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Pursue expansion and develop long-term goals ethically by developing a meta-cognizant framework using the mission and values to consider the ethical implications of equitable service to foster youth.

This can be accomplished by three distinct actions:

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1. Maintaining a diverse portfolio of donors (public & private)

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1. Maintaining a diverse portfolio of donors (public & private)

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ensures financial stability to continue providing service & programs to foster youth

prioritizes foster youth needs over possible personal or political agendas;

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Actual Treehouse Primary Revenue Sources

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2. Reinstating a policy restriction on the acceptance of state funding (or any significantly large/regular donor)

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2. Reinstating a policy restriction on the acceptance of state funding (or any significantly large/regular donor)

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would prevent quantifiable gains at the expense of qualifiable outcomes

supports the effort to diversify donor portfolio for long-term organizational stability;

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Ratio of Treehouse Primary Revenue Sources

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3. Imbricating the voice of the foster youth clientele in organizational and strategic planning as an advisory board

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3. Imbricating the voice of the foster youth clientele in organizational and strategic planning as an advisory board

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completes top-to-bottom support for the mission and values

promotes more opportunities for mentorship and leadership acumen.

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North Louisiana Advisory Board                                      https://cfnla.org/25-caddo-bossier-students-selected-for-teen-advisory-committee/

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Timeline: Restrictions on Government Funding

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Timeline: Restrictions on Government Funding

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1988-1995: Small-scale independent fundraising efforts maintained
Treehouse.

2000: An informal partnership trial with Seattle Public Schools
& DCFS. Small-scale donations sustained Treehouse.

2011: 1 state funding agreement (DSHS) (Peter Sullivan LLP, 2012,
p. 6).

2015: +2 state funding agreements (3 total) - government support
still limited (Peter Sullivan LLP, 2015, p. 7).

2018: +1 state funding agreement (4 total) - government support
still limited (Moss Adams, 2019, p. 9).

2020: Traditional limits on government support completely omitted
(Moss Adams, 2020, p. 9).
Instead, a plan for statewide expansion introduced and new
goal: “youth in [foster] care throughout Washington state [to] graduate from
high school at the same rate as their peers, with support and a plan to launch
successfully into adulthood” (Moss Adams, 2020, p. 9).

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Treehouse Budget Trends Over The Last Decade

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Treehouse Current Collective Impact Model

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Treehouse Current Collective Impact Model

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Founded: Seattle, WA in 1988 by social workers

Purpose: To give foster kids a childhood and a future

Methodology: Significance of meaningful relationship building; collaboration with existing support systems; increased access to resources for educational achievement

Current Goal: Assist 90% of Washington foster youth to complete high school and develop a transition plan to move forward by 2027

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Reality of Foster Youth Alumni as Adults

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Reality of Foster Youth Alumni as Adults

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Washington Foster Youth Demographics (2020)

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Washington Foster Youth Demographics (2020)

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Extended Foster Care:

- Increase the “aged-out” criteria to 21 years old

- $400 million for aged-out and are 23-26 years old

- California bill, but no similar Washington bill yet

- Treehouse is working closely with legislative representatives and collaborating with other organizations

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Action Plan Addressing

1. Decision Making

2. Budget

3. Money From

4. Accountability To

5. Power and Pay

6. Location

7. Members

8. Culture

9. Programs

Current Action Steps

Internal reflection focusing on resiliency

Affinity groups

Asian Pacific Islander Affinity Group

B.E.A.T – Black Employees at Treehouse

Jews at Treehouse Affinity Group

LatinX Affinity Group

Multiracial/Mixed Race Affinity Group

PRIDE @ Treehouse – LGBTQ+ Affinity Group

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Intergenerational Model:
This model includes families who are fostering youth living in Treehouse affordable housing, senior cottages, and a community center.

Intergenerational model would offer a mentor that is of the same faith, sexuality, culture, race, and/or ethnicity, could offer another sense of community and belong to young people in foster care.

Elders educate, advocate, support, foster youth of their similar culture and provide guidance to government systems and organizations on how to equitably support the needs of foster youth and their families.

- “No youth arrests, no failed placements resulting in a child being returned to the Department of Children and Families, and no teen pregnancies" (Dolan, J. H., & Grotevant, H. D. 2014).

- Washington's Treehouse would need more funding to access land/property and more staff to be successful.

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https://www.treehouseforkids.org/

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Our journey began in 1988, when a group of social workers started raising funds through book sales to purchase everyday needs to help children in foster care feel loved and capable. We have learned a lot about what it takes to be in their corner, and we are more committed than ever to centering their voice, choice and experience to shape their own journeys and ours.
Follow Our Journey >

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Treehouse - Nonprofit Serving Youth in Foster Care

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Treehouse provides youth in foster care in Washington with academic & other essential support they need to graduate from high school & pursue their dreams.

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Assignment 8 - Organizational Analysis - Ethics - Bakken & Brown