May 18 Kinship Caregiver Day in WA
May 18 is proclaimed as Kinship Caregiver Day in WA Since 1988, May has been designated nationally as Foster Care Month. But Washington also chooses one day of the month to recognize kinship caregivers, relatives caring for children who can no longer live in their birth [...]
One-stop shop for vaccinations
Helping get people vaccinated by Bob Partlow For months, Family Education and Support Services has been helping the community get vaccinated against Covid. FESS has had vaccination clinics at its Tumwater location and in other locations throughout the community in partnership with organizations like CHOICE Regional HealthCare [...]
New Director of Education named
Jody Smetak Hired as Director of Education for Family Education & Support Services. By Bob Partlow For several years, Family Education & Support Services (FESS) has wanted to hire a person to oversee its many parenting programs. In Jody Smetak, FESS found someone for the newly created [...]
Tips for keeping the “happy” in your Holidays
Tips for keeping the “happy” in your family’s holidays Written By: Shelly Willis, Executive Director, who draws from her experience teaching parenting classes for more than two decades. Many Parents and Caregivers greet the holiday season each year with a combination of joy, love and varying degrees [...]
Reestablishing Credit & Economic Health
OlyFed to offer help with financial grounding through new banking program Family Education & Support Services (FESS) is one of 40 non-profit organizations to partner with Olympia Federal Savings (OlyFed) on a new program aimed at what Ryan Betz, vice president for marking and public relations, calls [...]
From Program Participant to Board Member
From Program Participant to Board Member Few people’s lives exemplify resilience more than Lelah Fields. She is one of the reasons why the words “Regional Resilience Center” was added to Family Education and Support Services’ (FESS) identity a few years ago. Resilience, that quality of flexibility and successfully [...]