Profile: Patrick Gogerty

Patrick Gogerty grew up the angry child of an alcoholic father who beat him and a fortune-teller mother who parked him in foster care. This is the story of how he used political skill and high-level connections, hitched to his single-minded conviction, to build the state's premier organization for treating the youngest victims of abuse and neglect.

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The History of Childhaven

A century of caring for children

Since 1909, Childhaven has been a safe and nurturing place for children. From our earliest days as one of Seattle’s first child care centers for working mothers to our position today as a national leader in caring for abused and neglected children, we’ve healed old hurts, nurtured young lives and empowered families to break the cycle of abuse and neglect and create lifelong loving relationships.

2004—Following a successful five-year, $15 million capital campaign, the new Broadway Center opens on the First Hill site of the former Seattle Day Nursery. More than 2,000 individuals, corporations and foundations contribute to the campaign to modernize and sustain their treasured community resource.

2004—The John Wilson Branch is merged into the new expanded Broadway Center.

2005—Childhaven’s Lake City Branch opens in North Seattle.