Join us for one of our annual events and help us continue our mission in Washington State’s South Sound Region!

Family Education & Support Services’ special events help raise much-needed funds that support our vital programs and services, and increase our exposure to the community, to educate and promote the valuable work we do.

Join Us!
We love our sponsors and volunteers! If you would like to volunteer at or sponsor an upcoming event, please contact Lynsi Polanco at lynsip@familyess.org

Join us for a FREE, in-person, 2-part series discussing topics affecting our community.

Strengthening Families: Community Conversations provides an opportunity to discuss best practices and tools for parents, kinship and foster caregivers, early childhood, home visiting, family support and other human service professionals. Add to your repertoire of tools and strategies, discover new ideas and make new contacts.

Join us as we host as a two-part in-person series of community conversations discussing the challenges of raising school-aged children.

The location for this series is set for ESD 113 in Tumwater.

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Past Events

The 2025 Seeds of Hope Gala was held on Saturday, Feb. 8 at SPSCC. Over 250 people joined FESS to celebrate a quarter of a century serving our communities, where an impressive $151,000 was raised! That couldn’t have happened without such caring individuals in our wonderful community! We are beyond thankful for the valuable difference being a made in our community. Collectively, we are working together to empower participants to reach their full potential and create pathways to success.