Friends of Youth will hold its eighth annual Celebration of Youth Luncheon on Friday, March 15. Peggy Bunker of KOMO-TV will serve as emcee of the program from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Bellevue Hyatt Hotel.

Keynote addresses at the luncheon event will include several Friends of Youth clients and program graduates presenting their personal stories of success.

Friends of Youth’s first foster home for boys, Griffin Home, opened in 1954.

Since volunteers first started providing foster care services for difficult-to-place boys in 1951, Friends of Youth has expanded to serve more than 5,000 young people annually in East King and South Snohomish counties. The Landing, an overnight emergency shelter for young adults, expanded capacity at its new Redmond location last fall, and the Kirkland Youth Service Center opened in December at the heart of a new multi-service campus.

More information is available at 425-869-6490 or friendsofyouth.org.