Friends of the Children featured on NPR

Money for Mentors: Portland Program Sees Success

A great story on NPR's All Things Considered aired on February 21st talking about the success of this unique program. All of us at SUM are so excited to be a part of the fundraising for such a wonderful organization.

4th Graders Thoughts on Designing a Dollhouse

We had a 4th grade class in participate in our project by asking how they would design a dollhouse. The responses were really great! Here are a few of our favorites.

Design Charette with Kids

We had a great time last night at the office design charette seeing how kids would design a doll house. Three pizzas and a box of crayons later, we had 5 great schemes from the kids. It was so much fun to get their take on the project and see them work together. A common theme throughout all schemes... Disco balls.