Washington State Adoption & Foster Care Agencies

Each of the following agencies have provided their information as written. They have all signed FLO's non-discrimination policies in compliance with Washington State non-discrimination statutes. These are all FLO recommended placement agencies specific to adoption and foster care. 

FLO recommends that you review our Adoption 101, than interview each agency that has a focus that matches your specific goals. As a jumping off point, we've provided you suggested questions to ask a placement agency and lawyer. These are recommended questions that have come from your peer families, customize your questions to fit your specific family goals and needs.
 
If you need assistance in this process, FLO family support peer's are available.
 
FLO urges families to only use agencies that can provide services on behalf of children without discrimination towards families and children. While Families Like Ours, Inc agrees that every agency should be allowed to specialize, there is a difference between specialization and discrimination. Policies and attitudes that prolong a child’s wait for a loving and caring family only furthers the injury these children have suffered. Families Like Ours, Inc challenges agencies to treat children and families with respect, and fairness without discrimination. To provide factual adoption information without “selling” their service and maintain reasonable and acceptable rates for services provided.
 
Families Like Ours, Inc is not responsible for services, programs, fees, advice, placement or any other services provided by those resources on this list. Please contact us if you have any problems with discrimination or lack of follow up from any of the agencies on this list. This is a growing, changing resource list provided by FLO; if you know of an agencies or resource that should be included, please contact us. Please check back with us for changes and updates in this list.
 
709 S. Peabody Street
Port Angeles, WA 98362
Contact Person: Gay Knutson
1-888-481-4775
 
This agency works with:
  • Adopt-Foster Families
  • International Adoption
  • Inter-State Adoption
  • Married Couples
  • GLBT families
  • Single Individuals
Regional Constraints:
Works with families worldwide as long as one person in the couple is a US Citizen or the single adoptive parent is a US Citizen.
 
Agency Description:
AAI is a small and highly efficient agency that has been operating since 1983 and places over 250 children for adoption each year. Most of the staff has been working for AAI for over 20 years, so we are experienced and knowledgeable. We keep fees to a minimum, strongly advocate for our families and their children, and offer personal, timely and accurate advice and support.
 
Additional Information:
Our Foster/adopt program is for Washington families seeking to adopt children from WA and OR foster care system. The entire process, from licensing to home study, to placement and post placement support and reports, to finalization. Currently our International programs are in Ethiopia, China and Thailand. Our fees are on a sliding scale and offer affordable options in international adoption. Contact AAI for more detail on their international fees and program.
 
3300 Union St
Seattle, WA 98122
206-260-1700
 
This agency works with:
  • Adopt-Foster Families
  • Birth-parent adoption
  • Inter-State Adoption
  • Married Couples
  • GLBT families
  • Single Individuals
Regional Constraints:
Amara works with individuals in the greater Puget Sound Region from Tacoma through Everett and out to the Cascades.
 
Agency Description:
Amara is a trusted provider of parenting and adoption services for families in Western Washington. Since 1921, Amara has been bringing families together through adoption to ensure that every child receives the love and permanence they deserve so they may grow up to reach their full potential. We place children of all ages and needs from infants to teenagers, with a focus on children from foster care. Families receive a full range of services from information gathering to post placement support.
 
1123 23rd Ave
Seattle, WA 98122
Contact Person: Vergie Burks
206-322-6711
 
This agency works with:
  • Foster Parents
  • Respite Providers
  • Foster-Adopt (concurrent planing) Families
  • Married Couples
  • GLBT families
  • Single Individuals
Regional Constraints:
Families in King County able to provide a home for youth between the ages of 11 - 18 for foster and adoption.
 
Agency Description:
We are a private non-profit foundation with 9 offices throughout the western US. We do permanency planning for youth ages 11 - 18. We recruit, train and support foster parents who are willing to make a long-term commitment to youth through fostering, guardianship and adoption.
 
433 Minor Ave N
Seattle, WA 98109
Contact Person: Deb Fitchitt
206-964-5700

This agency works with:
  • Adopt-Foster (concurrent planning) Families
  • Foster Families
  • Married Couples
  • Single Individuals
  • GLBT families
Regional Constraints:
Works with families in Region 3 and 4 only (Washington State Families King County north to Canadian boarder)

Agency Description:
Permanency Planning Foster Care program; We work with individuals and families willing to be permanency-planning and foster adoptive parents. Foster families licensed with LCSNW accept legal-risk placements and work closely with the agency and with birth families.
 
22415 SE 231st St
Maple Valley, WA 98030
206-251-0241
 
This agency works with:
  • Foster Parents
  • Respite Families
  • Married Couples
  • GLBT families
  • Single Individuals
Regional Constraints:
Works with families in King County, Pierce County and Kitsap County.
 
Agency Description:
SA is an agency that supports families and children of many different backgrounds. Both therapeutic and non-therapeutic care is provided to the wide range of children we serve. Our program’s rules consist of excellence, integrity, customer service, community, satisfaction, and fiscal responsibility. We strive to provide highly professional services with an emphasis on outcome based measurements.
 
31500 W Entwistle
Carnation, WA 98014
Contact Person: Kim Ottagan
425-333-5425
 
This agency works with:
  • Adopt-Foster Families
  • Foster Families
  • Respite Families
  • Married Couples
  • Single Individuals
  • GLBT families
Regional Constraints:
Works with families in King, Mason, Island, Pierce and Snohomish counties
 
Agency Description:
Foster, Foster-to-Adopt; works with all children (0 – 17) while specializing in children of minority descents and origins. We do respite to long-term foster care. Provide Case Management. License homes in the counties listed above for foster placement
 
315 South 2nd Street
Renton, WA 98055
Contact Person: Claire Scranton
206-575-4550
 
Notice: GLBT families contacting this agency should ONLY be asking for Claire Scranton.
 
This agency works with:
  • Adopt-Foster Families
  • International Adoption
  • Birth-parent adoption
  • Inter-State Adoption
  • Married Couples
  • Single Individuals
  • GLBT families
Regional Constraints:
International Adoption includes China, India, Korea, Thailand and Russia. We have two U.S. adoption programs: African American Infants and U.S. Kids, for children coming out of the U.S. Foster Care System. We are not able to work with families in New York State.
 
Agency Description:
Children adopted through our Family Finder’s program which finds homes for waiting kids, are subsidized. The subsidies depend on the needs of the child to become part of a family, and are not dependent upon the parent’s resources.
 
Additional Information:
While WACAP does work with gay and lesbian families, those services are limited to their U.S. adoption programs only. WACAP does not provide international adoption services to gay and lesbian individuals or couples.
 
Additional Agency Information:
The Washington State Adoption Council's 2011 Adoption Information Exchange PDF is attached at the end of this page. While each of these agencies and resources should follow Washington State non-discrimination polices, FLO does not have any additional information other than provided in the above resource PDF. The above list was finalized in March 2011.
 
Another resource is Find The Best, which you can search by location for general adoption & foster care agency information 
 
Washington State is currently under going changes in their adoption and foster care contracting, services and programming that may affect the resources on this list. FLO has no control over those changes and there affects. Please consult your specific resource or contact FLO for further assistance.

 

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