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Friends of the Children helps the most vulnerable youth–those who have a diminished chance for success–grow into strong, self-confident, contributing members of their communities.

  • 82% of our program graduates earned a H.S. diploma or GED, compared with the national graduation rate of 69%.*
  • 92% are not involved in the juvenile justice system, despite at least 60% having one parent who has been incarcerated.
  • 98% of adolescents in our program avoid early parenting, despite at least 60% having been born to a teen mother.

Program data from Portland Chapter, 2004-2008. 

*National data from 2005-2006, U.S. Dept. of Education, National Center for Education Statistics.

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