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July 28, 2025

Building a Stronger Network for Families: 2024 Highlights from Help Me Grow Washington 

At Help Me Grow Washington, we believe every family deserves access to the resources they need, when they need them. The 2024 Impact Report reflects the power of collaboration across local, regional, and statewide partners to make that belief a reality.
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November 10, 2025

Help Me Grow WA Network leverages funding to support local Help Me Grow efforts

Through the Preschool Development Grant (PDG) awarded to the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) underspent dollars, Help Me Grow Washington received a total of $100,000 to invest in communities exploring or implementing Help Me Grow at the local level. Four communities were granted funding through this opportunity, including: Island, Grays Harbor, Skagit, and Whatcom. This funding wrapped up September 30, 2025.
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October 31, 2025

2025 Federal Government Shutdown: What You Need To Know

The federal government shutdown may impact benefits like SNAP and WIC. Learn which programs are affected and find local food and family resources.
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October 24, 2025

Bi-Directional Referral Pathway Phase 2 Evaluation Report 

The purpose of this evaluation was to assess the roll out of the permanent bi-directional referral pathway between the Help Me Grow Washington (HMG WA) and Child Care Aware of Washington (CCA-WA) systems. The overarching goal is to assess the impact of this pathway on connections between these two service systems, each of which provide essential infrastructure that supports families with young children in Washington State.
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September 25, 2025

Meet the Help Me Grow King County Team!

We are excited to introduce you to the Help Me Grow King County Team! We are so grateful for their leadership, partnership, and collaboration within the Help Me Grow WA network!
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July 28, 2025

Building a Stronger Network for Families: 2024 Highlights from Help Me Grow Washington 

At Help Me Grow Washington, we believe every family deserves access to the resources they need, when they need them. The 2024 Impact Report reflects the power of collaboration across local, regional, and statewide partners to make that belief a reality.
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July 24, 2025

Help Me Grow WA Attends and Presents at the 2025 Help Me Grow National Forum

Read more about the two presentations that Help Me Grow WA delivered at the 2025 Help Me Grow National Forum!
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July 23, 2025

Meet Minnette Mason: A New Voice in Our Community

Department of Children, Youth, and Families has hired a new staff member in support of the Help Me Grow Network! Minnette Mason, Family & Community Navigation Supervisor! Please join us in welcoming her to the Help Me Grow Network!
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July 22, 2025

Washington State Faces Significant Budget Shortfall

On April 27th, the Washington State Legislature adjourned the 2025 session. This year’s “long session” spanned 105 days and centered around writing the state’s full 2025–27 biennial operating, transportation, and capital budgets.
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January 8, 2025

Announcing WithinReach’s 2025 Learning Series: Navigating Parenting in Times of Crisis

Registration now open for WithinReach’s 2025 Learning Series!
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August 13, 2024

2023 HMG WA Impact Report Released

Read the latest from HMG WA in our 2023 Impact Report.
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June 28, 2024

Embracing the Season: How Families Can Maximize WIC Benefits at Farmers Markets This Summer

This is the perfect time for families to embrace healthy eating habits by taking advantage of the Women, Infants, and Children Farmers Market Nutrition Program (WIC FMNP).
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January 26, 2024

Seattle/King County Clinic Returns

From February 15-18, Seattle/King County Clinic will offer FREE dental, vision, and medical services to anyone who struggles to access or afford healthcare.
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January 23, 2024

Help Me Grow Washington Tribal Adaptation Project Update

Over the last year, in partnership with Native-owned firm, Kauffman and Associates, Tribes were invited to share programmatic strengths, gaps, and challenges to guide Help Me Grow adaptations in their communities.
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June 22, 2023

Help Me Grow Washington Announces New Strategic Plan 

Help Me Grow WA’s new strategic plan sets the course for Help Me Grow Washington’s future and lays out six focus areas and nine strategic initiatives that we’ll work to accomplish in the next five years.
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April 11, 2023

Help Me Grow Washington 2022 Accomplishments Report

Read about our collective impact in the new Help Me Grow Washington 2022 Accomplishments report.
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April 10, 2023

Help Me Grow Strategic Planning: Recent Developments and What’s to Come

We continue to co-design with our state and local partners to flesh out a vision, shared purpose, six focus areas, and nine strategic initiatives of the HMG system to guide us over the next five years.
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March 8, 2023

WithinReach Shares Priorities for New Legislative Session Including Increased HMG WA Funding

We are in session and seeing a lot of important efforts in our key focus areas, including requesting funding to increase HMW WA’s capacity.
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February 10, 2023

Help Me Grow Washington Strategic Planning Update

Help Me Grow Washington is in the process of refining a vision and shared purpose, and planning out strategic priorities and alignment of initiatives in our five-year strategic plan.
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December 13, 2022

Help Me Grow Washington Strategic Planning in Full Swing

Help Me Grow Washington is in the midst of a 6-month strategic planning process to examine and co-design strategy and structure while articulating a shared vision for the network’s growth for the next five years.
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October 24, 2022

Help Me Grow Washington Strategic Planning Process Kicks Off

Help Me Grow Washington is embarking on a 6-month strategic planning process. Learn more about this process and share your experience with HMG WA with a brief survey.
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October 13, 2022

Help Me Grow Washington 2022 Accomplishments Report: Mid-Year Update

This report integrates data across all Help Me Grow systems in Washington to showcase our collective impact from January to June 2022.
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April 19, 2022

Help Me Grow Washington 2021 Accomplishments Report

Read about our collective impact in the new Help Me Grow Washington 2021 Accomplishments report.
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March 11, 2022

Surveillance to Enhance Developmental Promotion and Early Detection

The CDC recently released updated developmental milestones and parent tips. Learn how HMG affiliates can talk about and utilize these new guidelines.
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December 14, 2021

Check out our new Help Me Grow Partner Toolkit!

The Partner Toolkit was created to provide communication tools to support partners with their communications about Help Me Grow Washington.
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November 16, 2021

Help Me Grow WA Mid-Year Accomplishments Report

Read about our collective impact in the new Help Me Grow Washington Mid-Year Accomplishments Report.
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October 29, 2021

Check Out Every Mother Counts’ Advocacy Toolkit!

This toolkit is an introduction to advocacy and the tools you can use to push for change in your communities to advance maternal health and health equity.
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September 10, 2021

Check out AAP’s Early Childhood Campaign Toolkit

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) offers a communication toolkit, including social sharables, posters and graphics to faciliate communicating with partners and legislators.
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June 15, 2021

We want to hear from you! Take and share the HMG survey.

Help Me Grow Washington has an exciting opportunity to hear from WA families and communities– take our new survey today!
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May 20, 2021

Free Materials and Assistance: Get Started Brain Building with Vroom

The Washington State Department of Health, Essentials for Childhood Program is offering free “starter sets” of Vroom print materials and technical assistance on how to use Vroom.
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March 8, 2021

Help Me Grow Washington 2020 Accomplishments Report

Read about our collective impact in the new Help Me Grow Washington 2020 Accomplishments report.
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February 17, 2021

Meet our new HMG Action Team Leads

Washington Communities for Children (WCFC) has filled all of the Help Me Grow Washington Action Team Lead roles. Read more about team leads here.
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January 6, 2021

Apply to the 2021 Help Me Grow Forum Planning Committee!

Learn more about FPC roles and responsibilities, time commitment, incentive and how to apply! Applications will be accepted until January 20, 2021.
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December 14, 2020

Call Help Me Grow Central WA!

Help Me Grow/Ayúdame a Crecer Central WA in Yakima and Kittitas Counties has a new phone number for families seeking support– call us today 509-490-3009!
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September 22, 2020

Watch Our Learning Series Event Video on Early Childhood Development

Watch and share the recording of WithinReach’s Learning Series event on early childhood development.
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August 20, 2020

Parents Who Lead on Racial Justice in their Communities

Register for the latest “Talking Race & Kids” conversation on August 25.
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August 20, 2020

Join a Help Me Grow WA Action Team!

You are invited to help design the expansion of a unified Help Me Grow Washington.
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July 29, 2020

WithinReach is Hiring a HMG Network Manager!

This position leads the planning, implementation, and spread and successful replication of the Help Me Grow model in communities across Washington.
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July 6, 2020

Building the Help Me Grow WA System

In this webinar, learn about how to get involved in creating an equitable Help Me Grow system in Washington.
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May 26, 2020

Annual Help Me Grow National Forum

Access the recordings, slides and materials from all of the sessions from the Forum.
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May 4, 2020

Resource Guide: Caring for Your Family During COVID-19

DCYF created this guide to help bolster the resiliency of parents and families during the pandemic.
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May 4, 2020

Help Me Grow Affiliate Responses to COVID-19

Read how the HMG system in different communities is working to address the needs of families during COVID-19.
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April 14, 2020

Building Capacity: Moving Beyond ACEs with HOPE in Times of Crisis

This webinar from Help Me Grow National discusses how our work can help buffer children from the negative effects of adversity.
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April 14, 2020

COVID-19: Infants and Toddlers in Emergency Child Care

ZERO TO THREE provides recommendations to design systems that deliver care and respond to the needs of kids of essential workers.
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March 27, 2020

Help Me Grow Affiliate Response to COVID-19

Take this survey from HMG National, to better support families with young children in identifying needs and provide linkage and referral.
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March 27, 2020

Community-Based Workforce Training for COVID-19

Are you working with people in your community during the COVID-19 outbreak? Join this online training on March 31.
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March 17, 2020

Our Commitment to You

We know that the COVID-19 situation is bringing stress and uncertainty for families; however, we are here to provide support.
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March 1, 2020

WithinReach is Hiring a Family Resource Navigator!

This person will serve as the first point of contact for Skagit County families seeking information about local resources and supports.
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February 24, 2020

Advocating for Long-Term Health Solutions for Families

The Help Me Grow Washington network advocates for long-lasting health solutions so that all children, families and communities may flourish.
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