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Adoption
Foster Care
Sometimes,
a child's birth family is unable to provide a stable, nurturing
home. In such cases, specially trained foster parents can provide
such a home, with the goal of returning the child to his or her
birth family. Children's Home Society of Washington recruits foster
parents and helps them through the licensing process. CHSW also
provides professional support to make a foster home placement a
positive experience for the child.
Interested
in becoming a foster parent? Download
an application (in pdf
format, 43 KB).
Email
Judy Wood or Sherry Rosing
for more information about CHSW's foster care services.
Foster-to-Adopt
Program
Through this innovative program, children are placed in homes with
the intention that when they are legally free (the legal connection
with their birth family has been ended) they will be adopted into
their foster family. Program staff are diligent in their efforts
to match families and children, thus reducing the chances that a
child will endure multiple foster placements before a permanent
placement is decided. The purpose of the program is to find permanent
homes for children soon after they come into foster care when their
casework plan indicates, for various reasons, that they may be unable
to return home. Trained foster-adopt families receive ongoing support.
Interested
in becoming an adoptive parent? Download
an application (in pdf
format, 103 KB).
Email
Judy Wood or Sherry Rosing
for more information about CHSW's foster care services.
Specialized
Recruitment Project
The Northwest Adoption Exchange is happy
to announce a Specialized Recruitment Project focusing on specially
selected children. These children, and families interested in them,
will receive individualized attention. We invite you to click
here
to see the children.
Adoption
Resource Center
The Adoption Resource Center (ARC) is dedicated to promoting the
health and well-being of those whose lives have been touched by
adoption (adopted persons, birth parents, adoptive parents, professionals
and others). The ARC specializes in services for preparation for
adoption, including home-study services, information, consulting
and education, as well as support services following adoption, such
as consulting, search assistance and advocacy.
Family
Support & Parent Education
Key Peninsula
Family Center
This community-based center offers a wide variety of activities
and services for families. By providing information, education and
support, as well as links to other available community resources,
the Centers seek to promote the self-sufficiency and well-being
of families.
CHSW's
Parent Information and Resource Centers (PIRCs) serve children,
parents, and educators in school districts throughout Washington
by providing a variety of services that assist schools and parents
in building closer home-school connections, increase parents' involvement
in their children's education, and foster the developmental process
of children.
For
more information about specific classes and programs at the PIRCs,
please visit CHSW's parent
information and resource center online and go to the
local
calendars section.
PIRCs
are funded in-part by the U.S. Department of Education.
Alternative
Response System (ARS)
When a report of suspected child abuse and neglect is filed with
Child Protective Services (CPS), state caseworkers assess the potential
risk to a child. If workers find that the level of risk for future
harm is low, the case is referred to an outside agency as part of
the Alternative Response System. Children's Home Society provides
special support services to these low-level-risk families, with
the goal of keeping the child safely in the home and improving family
functioning.
Healthy
Families
This community-based support program for parents of newborns helps
parents develop the skills and resources needed to ensure a strong
and healthy future for their family. The program offers home visits
from public health nurses, social workers, family advocates and/or
volunteer Parent Aides. By providing parents with useful information
and advice about healthy early child development and education and
positive parenting skills, program staff help participant families
get off on the right foot and lay the groundwork for long-term family
health and success.
Parents
as Teachers
A parent education and school readiness program for children from
birth to three years old. Parents receive information regarding
their child's social, emotional, intellectual, language and motor
development. They learn ways and techniques to encourage the positive
growth and development of their child. Parents meet regularly with
a certified parent educator. They also spend time with other parents
to gain insights and share experiences. Some material is available
in Spanish. Selected sites also have staff certified to deliver
similar services for families with children ages 3 to 5 years.
Fostering
School Success
Readiness
to Learn
The Readiness to Learn school-linked program provides family advocates
who help families access needed community and school resources to
address problems that may be interfering with their child's success
at school. The assistance may include access to necessary health
care, parent education, counseling, home visitation and more.
Locations
Regional
Headquarters
5929 Westgate Boulevard
Suite D.
Tacoma, WA 98406
(253) 472-3355
Key
Peninsula Family Resource Center
17010
S Vaughn Rd
PO Box 123
Vaughn, WA 98394
(253) 884-5433
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