It takes a village to raise a child, is an ancient proverb.

At Voices of Tomorrow, we also realize it takes a village to empower parents.

Anyone who’s raised children will certainly agree that there is no “manual” or “handbook” for raising children, as every child is different.

And all circumstances in which a child is born, vary from family to family; making parenting an activity where skills are needed, but where do parents go to get prepared?.

Voices of Tomorrow works to empower and prepare King County families to elevate their voices and to forge new ways to engage in what they want and need to support children in their families.

VoT has built a program to help the most vulnerable families in the Greater Seattle region – East African migrants and refugees from Somalia, Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, or Kenya.

Metro Seattle is home to more than 40,000 people who were originally born in a country in East Africa but have now made Washington State their new home.

Thus VoT has advisors fluent in Somali, Amharic, or Oromo – common languages spoken in East African homes and communities.

As VOT strives to give children roots of community connection and shared language — we firmly believe that providing supports to families and caregivers is critical to turning this idea into action.

VOT views its early learning services as an anchor to the community and while our early learning programs provide valuable support to children, we know that there must be a seamless connection between school and home.

To learn more about our Adult Education services, that include financial literacy training, basic needs support, and other tools to help your family raise strong and happy children, visit our services page here or contact [email protected].