Announcing Family Paths' 2nd Annual Fundraiser!

We had such a great time at last year's fundraiser, and we are so excited to do it again! We are going to be tasting some great wines from Stage Left Cellars, eating appetizers, and bidding on some truly awesome silent auction items.

Save the date of April 30th, and buy your tickets today via this link!

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Thank You!

Family Paths, together with the Friends of Family Paths, wants to send a big thanks to everyone who came to Periscope Cellars on April 24th for our first annual Blue Ribbon Fundraising Event in honor of National Child Abuse Prevention Month! This event raised $8,000 to help build stronger families in the Bay Area.

The Friends of Family Paths worked hard to put on a successful event, and we were thrilled to see so many familiar faces. It was also exciting to meet a number of new friends and supporters of the work that we do to treat and prevent child abuse and build stronger families.

At the event, we unveiled our new promotional video, and a former client spoke about the services that Family Paths provided to help her through difficult times for her family.

We want to send out a big thanks to our generous community partners who donated goods and services to our silent auction! It was very successful, with a variety of items: from delicious cakes to art materials to spa services and excellent bottles of wine!

Our thanks go out, too, to the folks at Periscope Cellars in Emeryville. Their excellent selection of wines and their hospitality were much appreciated by all throughout the event.

Thanks, everyone, for a fun evening honoring the treatment and prevention of child abuse. Together, we can build stronger families in our community.

Friends of Family Paths’ April 24th Event

The recently created group, Friends of Family Paths, is a group of female professionals dedicated to supporting the mission and work of Family Paths through philanthropic activities. They are debuting their fabulous group with a very special evening of appetizers, entertainment and tasting local wines in honor of April, National Child Abuse Prevention Month. And, best of all, you’re invited!

This event, slated for April 24, is going to be a terrific evening at Periscope Cellars, an urban winery in the heart of the East Bay. We plan on raising awareness both of the importance of preventing child abuse and, of course, about the work that Family Paths does to treat the effects of child abuse and prevent its recurrence. One of the highlights of the evening will surely be the silent auction, for which we already have some exciting items! We are so thankful to the local businesses that have already pledged their support by donating some truly top-notch products and services. We are still looking for donations! Call Jessica Wright at (510) 893-9230 ext. 286 if you would like to donate a product or service for our silent auction.

We are selling tickets here. We truly hope to see all of you—our community of friends, colleagues and supporters—at Periscope Cellars on April 24th!

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Purchase Family Paths t-shirts, hats, mugs, etc. and support our mission. All proceeds from our sales on CafePress.com will go directly to serving our mission. So, check out our new online store and help us to build stronger families in Alameda County.

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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.