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Family Education and Support Services

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Our Mission
To inspire healthy child development through
the provision of quality family support services

Family Education and Support Services is a dynamic nonprofit 501c3 organization launched in 2000 with a purpose to inspire healthy child development by providing quality training and support services. As a result of our work families:
- Acquire sound parenting skills
- Develop parenting confidence
- Improve health and early childhood development outcomes
- Enhance relationships and attachment
- Connect to support networks in their local communities
Families receive services that are collaborative, accountable, evidence based and subject to external evaluation.

10/30/2026

10/30/2026

-ZOOM OPTION NOW AVAILABLE-

Do you find yourself asking questions about finances?
"What is a loan and when do I pay it back?"
"How do I save toward a vacation?"
"What happens if someone steals my identity?"
"How do I balance a checkbook?" (What even *is* a checkbook?!)

Ask and answer all of these questions AND MORE with real experts during our four-week Financial Fitness course. This course is available in-person for FREE at our Tumwater office. Dinner is included.

https://familyess.org/FinancialFitness

Thank you to our community partners at Peak Credit Union for supporting us in our efforts to raise financial literacy in Thurston County

10/30/2026

Every year, FESS turns to the community to join us in assisting hundreds of families in Thurston, Lewis, and Mason counties through our holiday giving programs. And we are now serving Grays Harbor families!

If you would like to adopt-a-family or if your business would like to host a Giving Tree, please reach out to Lynsi Polanco: [email protected].

Visit https://familyess.org/holidays/ for more information.

10/27/2026

It’s that time of year and we are looking for more folks/locations to help make the holidays special for our families in need.

For many families, the holiday season is a time of excitement, traditions and making memories together.

“But for families facing financial hardship, the holidays can also bring a painful question: How do I make Christmas special for my children when I’m already struggling to provide the basics?

This year, Family Education & Support Services (FESS) is asking local businesses, organizations, churches, schools, community groups and individuals across Lewis, Mason, Thurston and Grays Harbor counties to help make sure families don't have to choose between putting food on the table and putting gifts under the tree.

FESS is seeking community partners to host a Giving Tree or adopt a family for the holidays.

Last year, more than 385 family members across three counties received holiday gifts through FESS, according to a news release from the organization.

This year, FESS expects that number to grow significantly as the organization has expanded its Basic Needs Program and now extends PCAP services into Grays Harbor County.

The families receiving holiday assistance are not strangers to FESS. They are parents, caregivers and children who are already participating in FESS programs and working to build stronger, healthier and more stable families. Many are navigating circumstances that make meeting everyday needs difficult. For them, receiving a few carefully chosen gifts can mean far more than what is wrapped inside the package.

It can mean a parent doesn't have to sit awake at night wondering how they will create a holiday for their children.

It can mean a child gets to experience the excitement of opening a gift chosen just for them.

It can mean a family gets to focus, even for a moment, on being together rather than worrying about what they cannot afford.

"For many of the families we serve, these gifts are about so much more than presents," said Lynsi Polanco, FESS development director. "They tell a parent that their community sees them, cares about them and wants their children to experience the joy and magic of the holidays. That is incredibly powerful."

More here https://tinyurl.com/2z2pvyrc

10/27/2026

If you and your family are looking for a Halloween event and would like to support FESS, consider attending Woodlawn Trunk or Treat!

Saturday October 31 from 4-7pm

Address

6840 Capitol Boulevard SE, Building 3
Tumwater, WA
98501

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 5pm
Thursday	8:30am - 5pm
Friday	8:30am - 4pm

Telephone

+13607547629

Website

http://Familyess.org/

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