Causes: Adoption, Children & Youth, Foster Care
Mission: Amara is committed to positive long-term outcomes for children and families. We drive systemic change, promote healing, racial and LGBTQ+ equity, by offering programs and services to families engaged in foster care, and to adoptees and families, post-adoption.
Geographic areas served: We have offices located in Seattle and Tacoma and support families within a two-hour driving distance from either location.
Programs: Supporting child and family well-being starts with connection. When kids enter foster care, we keep them connected to their families through visitation and help establish connections between parents and foster families to build a strong community that works together to best support child(ren) while in foster care. We aren’t afraid to be the first – the first to try new ways of supporting families, to find innovative solutions to long-standing challenges within child welfare by listening to families directly impacted by foster care. That’s why we partnered with Pierce County Juvenile Court to pilot the Best for Babies program which supports families who have infants and toddlers in foster care by meeting more frequently to promote greater support for families and children. And while kids are in foster care, we promise to provide safe and affirming homes for as long as they need by providing quality support and training to foster and kinship caregivers. Kids do best when they have a team of people loving them and meeting their needs – together. We believe adoptees and birth parents are the rightful owners of their truth and that knowing your own truth has the power to heal. That’s why we’re leading the adoption community through comprehensive and ethical reviews of adoption files to make amends and evolve best practices. And, our expert staff are here to help adoptees and birth families in their quest for information. We believe openness is a lifestyle that has its ups and downs, just as all family relationships do. Our desire is for adoptees and their families to feel supported in pursuing healthy relationships with one another by receiving support and resources to navigate these complex relationships. We recognize the power of shared experience and seek to create opportunities for adoptive families to build community with one another. Understanding that birth families are oppressed within the child welfare system, we are always looking for ways to amplify their voice and understand their needs.
Mission: Amara is committed to positive long-term outcomes for children and families. We drive systemic change, promote healing, racial and LGBTQ+ equity, by offering programs and services to families engaged in foster care, and to adoptees and families, post-adoption.
Geographic areas served: We have offices located in Seattle and Tacoma and support families within a two-hour driving distance from either location.
Programs: Supporting child and family well-being starts with connection. When kids enter foster care, we keep them connected to their families through visitation and help establish connections between parents and foster families to build a strong community that works together to best support child(ren) while in foster care. We aren’t afraid to be the first – the first to try new ways of supporting families, to find innovative solutions to long-standing challenges within child welfare by listening to families directly impacted by foster care. That’s why we partnered with Pierce County Juvenile Court to pilot the Best for Babies program which supports families who have infants and toddlers in foster care by meeting more frequently to promote greater support for families and children. And while kids are in foster care, we promise to provide safe and affirming homes for as long as they need by providing quality support and training to foster and kinship caregivers. Kids do best when they have a team of people loving them and meeting their needs – together. We believe adoptees and birth parents are the rightful owners of their truth and that knowing your own truth has the power to heal. That’s why we’re leading the adoption community through comprehensive and ethical reviews of adoption files to make amends and evolve best practices. And, our expert staff are here to help adoptees and birth families in their quest for information. We believe openness is a lifestyle that has its ups and downs, just as all family relationships do. Our desire is for adoptees and their families to feel supported in pursuing healthy relationships with one another by receiving support and resources to navigate these complex relationships. We recognize the power of shared experience and seek to create opportunities for adoptive families to build community with one another. Understanding that birth families are oppressed within the child welfare system, we are always looking for ways to amplify their voice and understand their needs.
5907 Martin Luther King Jr Way S, Seattle, WA 98118
206-260-1700
Children & Youth
Seattle
