Domestic Violence Victim Impact Panel at Gateways for Youth and Families

Gateways for Youth and Families provides the Domestic Violence Victim Impact Panel to educate Domestic Violence offenders about affects of actions on all parties involved. An offender's actions reach beyond the victim to the community faced with the task of breaking the cycle of violence. The Domestic Violence Victim Impact Panel offer declarations from survivors of domestic violence as well as (GALs)guardian ad litems, therapists, attorneys, medical provider's first responders and others. During the impact panel, time is available for question and answer after the panel shares information with the participants. The impact panels are held in a safe and closely monitored environment for everyone involved. The participants receive a certificate at the end of the class to give to the courts.

Impact of Divorce on Children - Parenting Class at Gateways for Youth and Families

Gateways for Youth and Families provides Impact of Divorce on Children (IDC) parenting classes for parents divorcing, making custody changes, changing parenting plan, or seeking third party custody arrangements. The class teaches stages of child development, age appropriate expectations, identifying stress in children, the grief process, reducing the stress in children, and communication between parents who are separated. Gateways provides the parenting class for parents with court order parenting class requests. The classes are currently every Sunday from 9 am to 1 pm at our Gateways Bingo facility in Lakewood. Registration is required before attending the parenting class. The address of the class is 11605 Bridgeport Way SW, Lakewood, WA 98498. For more information about our IDC Parenting Class and the other programs we offer, please visit our official website at www.gatewaysforyouth.org.  Gateways for Youth and Families provides programs that shape the lives of youths since 1890.

Adoption Home Study Program at Gateways for Youth and Families

The newly implemented Adoption Home Study Program at Gateways for Youth and Families offers a service to families planning on adopting a child from the foster care system. Individuals using the services receive guidance through the pre-placement report process and match families available with children that are a good match for both the child and the families. Gateways for Youth and Families provides the services as another way to shape the lives of children, our promise to the community since 1890.  For more information about this service and all the services Gateways for Youth and Families offers, visit our official website www.gatewaysforyouth.org

New Program - TRAYN - Transitional Aged Youth Network

Gateways for Youth and Families created the TRAYN program to help youths who age out of the foster care system but are not prepared to care for themselves in the community. Youths in the TRAYN program can finish school, get a GED, and get assistance for the next step in the working world. Gateways for Youth and Families provides a working farm for the youths to gain skills while the youths decide what they would like to do for a living. Part of the responsibility for the youths in the program is to care for a community garden and raise crops for local farmer markets using the principles of permaculture and intensive organic agricultural technologies. The Transitional Aged Youth Network is another positive way that Gateways for Youth and Families provides continued support for shaping the lives of youths. For more information on the TRAYN program and other programs Gateways offers please visit the official website at www.gatewaysforyouth.org

Gateways Live Auction Extravaganza

Friday August 9 8 PM

Vivian La Cher is hosting a live auction of fabulous items that everyone who attends will be sure to enjoy. We have baskets, tickets among other surprises...

The Loch's Tacoma

928 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, Washington 98402

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A review of The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce. By Judith Wallerstein.

This book will not make feminists and libertines happy, but it may result in happier children. Judith Wallerstein has been tracking children of divorce for over 25 years now, and she doesn’t like what she sees. Nor should we. Despite all the rhetoric and denial by the feminists and the detractors of marriage, divorce hurts children, and it hurts them even when they have long ago ceased being children.

Please visit the link below for a summary of the book.

The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce. By Judith Wallerstein

Gateways Bingo

Come join us at Gateways Bingo,

Gateways has celebrated over 30 years of operating the bingo hall in Lakewood. Proceeds benefit youth and families in your community through a variety of programs. Over the years, Gateways Bingo has raised millions of dollars to support foster children, at-risk teens and homeless youth. 

Bingo is fun for all ages, and children eight years of age or older may play when accompanied by a parent or guardian. Join us four days a week to have some fun and support Gateways! (We also have the best burgers in town at our snack bar.)

Game Days and Times
Regular Bingo Sessions
Sunday	7:00 p.m.
Monday	11:30 am and 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday	No Bingo
Wednesday	11:30 am and 7:00 p.m.
Thursday	No Bingo
Friday	11:30 a.m., 7:00 p.m. and 10:40 p.m.
Saturday	7:00 p.m. and 10:40 p.m
Moonlight Bingo Times
Friday and Saturday	10:30 p.m.
Location 11605 Bridgeport Way SW Tacoma, WA 98499 Just west of I-5 at exit 125. Phone: (253) 581-4424