Give the gift of your time. Join Friends of Family Paths today.

Why families
Research shows that 50% of children who are abused before the age of ten develop psychiatric problems later in life. Early exposure to violence increases the risk of adolescent violent behavior by as much as 40%. Working to strengthen families through positive intervention, Family Paths prevents child abuse and neglect now, and reduces future crime in the community.

Who we are
We are supporters of the mission and work of Family Paths a nonprofit community-based organization that serves parents and children throughout Alameda County with a vision of a healthy and safe home for every child. Family Paths' mental health and family support services give parents/caregivers the support they need to give their children the love and understanding necessary for a healthy life.

How you can help
Help parents/caregivers in your community build stronger relationships with their children in order for them to grow up happy and healthy. Here’s how you can get involved:

Become a member
Sign up to give ongoing support to our organization. Every dollar you contribute this year is an investment in our community and its future.

Join the event-planning
We’re planning an benefit event for April 2010. We welcome your energy and ideas to make this event memorable and successful.

Here’s how your donation makes a difference
$500 funds a 30 hour training for 8 new 24 Hour Hotline Volunteers. The 24 Hour Parent Support & Resource Line provides crisis support and case management for parents/caregivers experiencing stress in Alameda County.

$250 pays for 2 traveling play therapy kits for clinicians providing in-home therapeutic services to children who have been victims of abuse or trauma.

$100 pays for 1 12-Week Session of Parent Education for a mother or father living in Alameda County. Family Paths’ classes promote positive parenting techniques to help ensure that every child is well nurtured, emotionally healthy, and capable of reaching his or her own full potential.

You can also choose how much you would like to give. Whether it’s $5 or $1,500 every dollar will be greatly appreciated and spent on healing families and reducing the effects of trauma and child abuse on our future generations.

Visit our website at www.FriendsOfFamilyPaths.org to donate online and to learn more. To donate by mail, send to Family Paths at 1727 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Suite 109 Oakland, CA 94612.

Get in touch with us! Send an e-mail to Eliza Khuner at elizak@gmail.com, or call (510) 697-2903.