Kelsey Parker of Olive Crest sat down with King 5’s Amity Addrisi on Sunday morning to talk about the current challenges the Washington state foster care system is experiencing and what her organization is doing to meet the needs of local kids. Check out the full interview here. If you want to learn more about Olive Crest, donate to the cause, and volunteer to help kids find safe and loving families, visit OliveCrest.com. There are currently 1,655 children in Washington without a foster family. If you know someone who would make a great foster parent, please share this story with them and encourage them to learn more about becoming a foster parent.

Local fashion fans who want to support the cause can also purchase tickets to the 5th Annual Wine Women & Shoes event taking place November 9th at the Fairmont Olympic.

Olive Crest is a non-profit organization dedicated to preventing child abuse, treating and educating at-risk children, and preserving the family, one life at a time. For over 40 years, Olive Crest has provided emergency and long-term shelter and care for abused, vulnerable and neglected children. We help families in crisis. Our key focus is on child abuse prevention. We provide homes for children, teens and aged-out youth, adoption placement and support, educational support and services, independent life skills, training and mentoring, counseling and mental health treatment, and family crisis intervention. Our vision is to ensure every child has a strong family, and our ultimate goal is to restore broken families. Every day Olive Crest serves 3,000 children and families in need. For more info visit www.olivecrest.org.