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Calling people with lived experience in foster/kinship care! Do you wish more people knew what it’s like to experience the child welfare system? We have a great opportunity to help you do that! We’re creating a traveling photo exhibit, Through the Foster Lens, to share photos taken by people with lived experience. Photos can represent: -Something about your foster care experience -What you wish your foster care experience had been -What you hope for the future of children and families involved in foster care Through the Foster Lens will create a space for anyone with lived experience to share their thoughts and hopes to deepen our broader community’s connection and commitment to Amara’s work. This event will also serve as a fundraiser for Amara, as guests will be invited to donate to support our work with kids and families. Please submit your photo by 11:59pm on Sunday, August 4th, 2024. Visit us online for full details and to submit a photo: https://lnkd.in/dGKhYS4w #fostercare #kinshipcare #childwelfare #livedexperience #photography

One hundred percent of the kinship families we served last year reported positive impact. Amara is proud and grateful to support the wonderful families taking care of family. Learn more about our impact: https://lnkd.in/g5eEu4gg #familywellbeing #childwelfare #kinshipcare

We are looking for new team members! If you have passion for working with children and families, please consider applying. We're looking for a new kinship placement manager, youth development specialist, and licensing & home study manager. https://lnkd.in/g3xUe5Ea #piercecounty #kingcounty #childwelfare #kinshipcare #fostercare #hiring #jobs

We’re looking for new Amara Ambassador Board members to help champion our work in the communities we serve. Our Ambassadors play a key role in expanding our network of supporters by sharing about our mission and inviting people to attend fundraising and community events. If you consider yourself to be a champion for kids and families experiencing the child welfare system and you’d like to gain board experience while joining with others who share your passion, please attend our summer kickoff and information session July 17 from 6 – 7:30 pm on our Seattle campus at 5907 MLK Jr. Way S. https://lnkd.in/gnig6izH

Eighty-two percent of kids in Amara foster homes reported increased well-being. You can learn more about our impact in our 2023 Impact Report: https://lnkd.in/g5eEu4gg #fostercare #childwelfare #familywellbeing #fosteryouth #impact

Thanks to the support of our compassionate community, Amara’s Family Resource Center (FRC) in Tacoma has been open and serving families for over a year. One family, who recently arrived in the United States, was having an especially hard time finding resources because they spoke no English. They didn’t have a place to live or know where or how to register their oldest child for school. When a new friend referred them to our FRC, our staff learned about their journey to the U.S. and what the family needed using an app-based Spanish translator. We helped the family find food, stable housing, health insurance, and register their child for school. Our super-helpful FRC staff also helped them find a car and even accompanied them to get a driver’s license. When families have what they need, the chance that they will be mistakenly reported to Child Protective Services is reduced. #resourcecenter #piercecounty #tacoma #helpingfamilies

Youth have been enjoying our free after-school drop-in center in our Tacoma office. We want to make sure we have the supplies they need on-hand. If you can help, please consider gifting us items from our new Amazon Wishlist! We hope to give many of these items, like books and school supplies, to youth to take home, as well as to have for them when they are with us on Wednesday (and soon to be Tuesday) afternoons. Thank you very much! https://lnkd.in/gv4qFJgC #ittakesavillage #franklinpierceschooldistrict #afterschool #Tacoma

Great story about WA's extended foster care program allowing more foster youth to stay in care if they choose. The new law, passed in 2022, goes into effect June 6. Thanks to reporter Conner Board and KING 5 Media Group for covering foster care. https://lnkd.in/geTpEkHd #fostercare #fosteryouth

All of us at Amara are sending a big, size-12 thank you to the Seattle Seahawks Players Fund for their recent very generous gift. Their big-heartedness will allow us to help more kids and families impacted by the child welfare system through programs that help keep kids connected to their loved ones. When family connections are supported, families can begin to heal. #ittakesavillage #gratitude #fostercare #kinshipcare #Seahawks

Sending out heart-felt thank-yous to all who supported us this year during Give Big! We couldn't do this important work without our amazing community of supporters! #GiveBig24 #gratitude #fostercare #kinshipcare #fosteryouth #familywellbeing #childwelfare