Training & Support
The Alliance for Child Welfare Excellence - Free trainings for caregivers.
Alliance Cares - Online and local support groups, events, and learning opportunities.
Families Rising - Supports, educates, and advocates for adoptive families.
Kinship Care Support and Services
Special Needs Adoption Tax Credit
Washington Information Network 2-1-1 - Find things like food banks, shelters, transportation, health clinics, rent or utilities assistance, legal help, and more.
Health Care & Medical
Coordinated Care/Apple Health Core Connections, 1-844-354-9876
Foster Care and Adoption Support (FCAS) Medicaid Customer Service, 1-800-562-3022 ext. 15480
Washington Health Care Authority (Apple Health)
- Premium Payment Program - Provides reimbursement for private health insurance coverage when an Apple Health (Medicaid) client can access private health insurance coverage, such as through an employer or private policy.
- Transportation Services (non-emergency)
Mental & Behavioral Health
Adoption Support Preauthorized Counseling Program
Children's Long-term Inpatient Program (CLIP) - The most intensive inpatient psychiatric treatment available to Washington State residents ages 5 to 18.
Evidence-Based Practices (Adoption Support EBP Pre-Authorization)
National Alliance for Mental Health (NAMI) - Mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 24/7, 1-800-273-8255
Washington Recovery Helpline (24-hour help for substance abuse, issues with gambling, and mental health), 1-866-789-1511
Washington State Behavioral Health and Recovery
- Mental Health Crisis Lines by County
- Wraparound with Intensive Services (WISe) - Helps Medicaid-eligible children, youth, and their families with intensive mental health care. Services are available in home and community settings and offer a system of care based on the individualized need of the child or youth.
Disability Resources
Developmental Disabilities Administration
Social Security Administration
Childcare & Preschool
Child Care Assistance Program - Helps families living in Seattle who have a parent working or attending school to pay for childcare for children from one month old until their 13th birthday.
Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP)/Head Start
- ECEAP (pronounced "E-Cap") is the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program funded by Washington State for children 3 and 4.
- Head Start is funded by the federal government for children ages 3 and 4 and, in some locations, for pregnant women and children birth to age 3.
Working Connections Child Care - Helps eligible families pay for child care.
Education
Treehouse - Makes sure that every child that has experienced foster care has the opportunities and support they need to pursue their dreams and launch successfully into adulthood.
Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction - The agency responsible for public K–12 education in Washington state. OSPI gives funding, tools, resources, and technical assistance, so every student in Washington is provided a high-quality public education.
For Teens
Foster Youth Services - Information about services and supports youth who were previously in foster care may qualify for.
TeamChild - Helps youth in the juvenile justice system, child welfare, education, and mental health systems in Washington state.
Family Research Resources
Washington Adoptive Reunion Movement (WARM) - Nonprofit organization dedicated to reuniting families separated by adoption.
