FOCS - Families Of Color Seattle

10/02/2026

Are you or someone you know a BIPOC young mom, between the ages of 13 and 23? Join our FREE weekly group for support, discussions & community building! Children are welcome.

🔗 Register today at bit.ly/FOCSgroups

💗In this group join two peer facilitator, one who is currently a BIPOC young mom and another who is a BIPOC mom whose kids are grown now but used to be a young mom, and other BIPOC young moms weekly for discussions, support, and building community.

🍁Seattle BIPOC Young Moms🍁
(BIPOC moms ages 13 to 23)
Children welcome!
📅Saturdays, October 17 - December 5
🕚 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
📍Central District Neighborhood, free street parking
(location provided after registration)
🔗 Register today at bit.ly/FOCSgroups

Please click the link to complete this form.

09/18/2026

🎃This year for our Halloween event, we are partnering with Garfield Community Center for their annual Creepy Carnival for Kids on Friday, October 30. Come join us! Volunteer if you can!

🔗Registering ahead is recommended but walk-ins welcome:
bit.ly/CCK2026

🔗If you are interested in volunteering, please let us know here:
bit.ly/FOCSVolunteer

Enjoy!
🎳Carnival games
🎨Face painting
🤩Bounce house
🎶DJ music
😊Low sensory room
🍿Snacks and treats

🔗Registering ahead is recommended but walk-ins welcome:
bit.ly/CCK2026

🔗If you are interested in volunteering, please let us know here:
bit.ly/FOCSVolunteer

09/02/2026

Free 5-day learn-to-swim lessons for children 5 to 18! still has spots available for their upcoming session that is Monday thru Friday, September 14th -18th, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM, at Seattle University. No More Under is a local BIPOC-founded non-profit.

Register at: bit.ly/NMU_FreeSwim

Questions? Email [email protected]

08/28/2026

📣Our fall newborns group has room for four more families before it is full to capacity!🍂

🍁Our fall toddler groups are both full to capacity and registration closed for these groups.

🔗 Register today at bit.ly/FOCSgroups

In our groups join a peer facilitator and other parents weekly for discussions, support, and building community.
Please note that foster parents or anyone else of any race who is parenting a BIPOC child is welcome to join our parent groups.

🍂Seattle Parents of BIPOC Newborns🍂
(ages newborn through 6 months)
Newborns and siblings welcome!
📅Sundays, September 13 - November 1
🕚 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
📍Columbia City Neighborhood, free street parking
(location provided after registration)
🔗 Register today at bit.ly/FOCSgroups

08/18/2026

🍂Swipe to see all of our fall parent groups! Groups are free but spots are limited!

🔗 Register today at bit.ly/FOCSgroups

In our groups join a peer facilitator and other parents weekly for discussions, support, and building community.

Please note that foster parents or anyone else of any race who is parenting a BIPOC child is welcome to join our parent groups.

🍁Seattle Parents of BIPOC Newborns🍁
(ages newborn through 6 months)
Newborns and siblings welcome!
📅Sundays, September 13 - November 1
🕚 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
📍Columbia City Neighborhood, free street parking
(location provided after registration)
🔗 Register today at bit.ly/FOCSgroups

🍁Seattle Parents of BIPOC Toddlers🍁
(Ages 18 months through 3 years)
Toddlers and siblings welcome!
These groups will be at the Seattle Children's Museum. Free street parking. After the group, enjoy getting to play in the museum for the rest of the day at no cost to you.
📅Sundays, October 4 - November 22
📍Seattle Children's Museum, free street parking
Group A: 🕚 9:45 AM - 11:15 PM
Group B: 🕚 11:15 AM - 12:45 PM
🔗 Register today at bit.ly/FOCSgroups

08/06/2026

🌞Please register and join us for our August Park Day! Sunday, August 23, from 11am to 2pm, we will be at Judkins Park. We will be at picnic shelter #1 near the playground and just up the small hill from the main parking and water spray area - with a free a lunch, free mini farmers market (fill a bag of items to take home for free!), cultural presentation, and activities for all ages.

💦Please note that this park has a playground and a water spray area. Bring a towel and change of clothes, if you or your child might want to play in the water.

Things to bring:
✅Towels and change of clothes for water play
✅We also welcome you to bring picnic blankets, chairs and/or canopies so you have a place to sit in the shade of the shelter or a canopy.

🔗Free but please register so we can order food accordingly: bit.ly/FOCSevents

😊 Reach out to families you attend groups or workshops with in the past and make a plan to meet up and reconnect here! Meet new families!

💖All families with one or more BIPOC child are welcome. You do not have to have participated in any of our previous programming.

📆Sunday, August 23
🕚11am to 2pm
📍Judkins Park, see directions below
Directions:
In Google or Apple Maps type in: Judkins Park and Playfield
After you get to this location, keep going forward down the road for parking to your right and at the end of the alley like road.
We will be at picnic shelter #1 by the playground, which is up the hill from the main parking area.

🔗Free but please register so we can order food accordingly: bit.ly/FOCSevents
We hope to see you there!

07/11/2026

🌞Please register and join us for our July Park Day! Sunday, July 26, from 11am to 2pm, we will be at Carkeek Park. We will be near the playground and the salmon slide - with a free a BIPOC catered lunch, free mini farmers market (fill a bag of items to take home for free!), and activities for all ages.

🔗Free but please register so we can order food accordingly: bit.ly/FOCSevents

😊 Reach out to families you attend groups with in the past and make a plan to meet up and reconnect here! Meet new families!

💖All families with one or more BIPOC child are welcome. You do not have to have participated in any of our previous programming.

📆Sunday, July 26
🕚11am to 2pm
📍Carkeek Park, see directions below
In Google or Apple Maps type in: Parking - Carkeek Park Beach
This will get you to the part of the park where we will be. There are multiple parking areas in this part of the park. We will be by picnic shelter #1 and nearby picnic tables, just to the west of the playground and the salmon slide.

🔗Free but please register so we can order food accordingly: bit.ly/FOCSevents
We hope to see you there!

07/08/2026

📣FOCS is still looking for our next Executive Director. While we have started interviews this week, we are committed to finding the right person for this role and encourage people to still apply!

Visit our website to see if you or anyone you know might be a good fit as our next Executive Director!
🔗https://www.focseattle.org/jobs

📆While applications will be considered until the position is filled, we encourage applications to be submitted as soon as possible.

Work with FOCS Join us in connecting parents to build a loving community of families of color! Current Openings We are not currently hiring Check back soon for updates!

07/01/2026

🌈As Pride month concludes, we share some photos of our 2SQTBIPOC crafting workshop and acknowledge that Two-Spirit, Q***r and Trans BIPOC people exist every day of the year.✨

🌈 For any families in the greater Seattle area with one or more BIPOC 2SLGBTQIA+ parent, caregiver, child, or youth - we invite you to join our new Facebook group:

FOCS Community - 2SQTBIPOC

https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1HEvkWoATN/?mibextid=wwXIfr

06/14/2026

📣Calling BIPOC youth who are 2SQTBIPOC or 2SLGBTQIA+ allies and their families! Register and join us in celebrating Pride at our 2SQTBIPOC Pride
Youth and Family Crafting Workshop next Saturday, June 20! Free but limited spots. Register today!

🌈Families will be able to connect while crafting charm jewelry, keychains, glitter bottles, aromatherapy, decorating rocks, and/or personalizing bandanas. Younger siblings welcome. Lunch provided.

📅Saturday, June 20, 2026
🕚11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
📍Garfield Community Center, 2323 E Cherry St, Seattle
🔗Register at bit.ly/FOCSPride

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