The F-Factor

04/29/2021

❗️Final Post ❗️We'll be officially signing off after this post, but you can stay in the know with what we're up to by giving Ruby Room a like!

04/29/2021

❗️UPDATE ❗️With the merge of F-factor and Ruby Room under the Ruby Room name, we'll no longer be using this account. To stay in the know of what we're up to, give Ruby Room a like!

04/26/2021

F-factor was born from the passion to support foster youth, created by our Executive Director Ellen Young back in 2006, growing and operating since. With the urgent, ongoing need to support Washington State youth living in foster care and experiencing homelessness, we at F-factor recognize the potential we have to serve more youth at-risk and to provide everyday necessities, but only in partnership with our sister organization, Ruby Room.

As a result, we’re thrilled to announce and debut the merge of Ruby Room and F-factor, under the Ruby Room name.

The new organization brings together a variety of fashion-driven workshops, personal styling services, formal clothing selection programs, a bespoke annual fashion show and more. Formerly two organizations, both inspired by the power of fashion, Ruby Room and F-factor joined forces in 2016.

Ruby Room empowers youth through fashion by channeling the strength of personal style as a tool for building self-confidence.

Stay in touch with what we’re up to and explore what the new Ruby Room is all about rubyroomseattle.org!

01/09/2021

In 2020, because of your support, we were able to provide essential clothes, shoes, toys and hygiene products throughout the year to youth in need around Washington State. Because of you, we raised...
- 226 items for our Kits of Kids program in May, Foster Youth Awareness Month
- 455 items for our Back to School program in partnership with National Charity League, Seattle chapter
- 2,469 items for our Virtual Giving Tree program in partnership with The Beyond Project

Our appreciation for each one of you is endless; thank you!

12/30/2020

As we close out the year, we want to give a huge thank you to everyone who donated to our Giving Tuesday and Virtual Giving Tree programs. With your help, we gifted more than 1,360 toys, clothes, shoes, blankets, arts and crafts, books and face masks to foster youth and youth experiencing homelessness for a warm holiday season.

In partnership with The Beyond Project, we gifted 100 haircuts for foster children! Working together we also gifted more than 1,000 pieces of Thrive Causemetics to fill stockings and individual care packages for social workers and shelter employees as a way to say “thank you” for their hard work and continuing to provide essential services through this pandemic.

12/18/2020

Thank you to everyone who donated to our Virtual Giving Tree! 🎄 Because of you, we were able to deliver gifts to social workers in the area, including more than 200 self care kits for their networks and gifts for youth in foster care and experiencing homelessness so that they have their own presents to open during the holidays (we felt like Santa himself!). Your contributions are making sure children in need are able to have special memories during this time of year to look back on.

Never forget the difference YOU have made! ❤️

12/16/2020

Today is the last day to give to our Virtual Giving Tree! 🎄

When you give a gift or donate to fund the program, you're not just giving a present to a child in need. You're giving foster youth and children living in homelessness the chance to be kids again, to have the feeling of opening a gift of their own during the holiday season with a smile as wide as they can get. You're giving them a holiday they'll look back on as a positive memory in their childhood, one they'll cherish and remember for years to come.

We'll deliver all gifts to social workers so they can bring them directly to children in need. If you're able, visit our website to give today: https://www.f-factor.org/virtualgivingtree-2020

12/13/2020

"It feels like Christmas morning" is a phrase people often use to describe the giddy feeling they get when experiencing something new or exciting. No matter what holiday you celebrate, we all know the kind of feeling where you can't keep a smile off your face, or the one where you can't sleep because you're looking forward for what's to come...

That feeling is exactly what you're giving a child in foster care or experiencing homelessness when you gift to our Virtual Giving Tree. If you're able, visit our website to give today: https://www.f-factor.org/virtualgivingtree-2020

We're only accepting gifts until Dec. 15!

12/11/2020

When you buy a gift for or donate to our Virtual Giving Tree this year, you're putting gifts under the tree for children who don't always get to open a present of their own during the holidays. When you contribute to our Virtual Giving Tree, you're making a child in need feel loved and bringing some light to their holiday season.

If you're able to give, visit our website: https://www.f-factor.org/virtualgivingtree-2020 🎄

12/10/2020

Thank you, Seattleite, for including us in this article! ❤️ There’s no better time than the holidays to give, so if you’re able to, we’re accepting gifts for our Virtual Giving Tree until Dec. 15!

This is certainly a different holiday season than in years past, and we’re searching for ways—big or small—to shed a little light on the scene. Looking to give as 2020 comes to a close? The o…

12/06/2020

We're excited to announce as part of our Virtual Giving Tree program, we're partnering with The Beyond Project to gift beauty and wellness baskets to not only foster youth but also the social workers who support them. 🎄

Interested in giving products for the beauty and wellness gifts baskets? We're in need of self-care, personal hygiene and wellness items to include (we're accepting products suited for any gender). We'd like to thank Thrive Causemetics for its generous donation that will be included in these special gifts.

Head to our website for more information on how to give: https://www.f-factor.org/virtualgivingtree-2020

12/03/2020

The holiday season is officially here, and we're so excited to announce our Virtual Giving Tree, in partnership with Ruby Room! 🎄 This year, we're asking you to give gifts virtually so a child in need has presents to open under the tree.

Whether you shop yourself and send to us, buy from our Amazon wish list or donate to fund purchases, your generosity will warm the hearts of foster youth and youth experiencing homelessness this holiday season. ❤️ Visit our website for more information: https://www.f-factor.org/virtualgivingtree-2020