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We deeply appreciate the generous corporate and philanthropic partners who supported Amara in the past year. With their invaluable support, and with gifts from hundreds of individual contributors, Amara is finding permanent, loving homes for vulnerable children.
Corporations
Banner Bank
ECF of the Boeing Company
Google
Grand Hyatt Seattle
Laird Norton Tyee Lakeside Industries
Microsoft Giving Campaign
Nintendo
Perkins Coie
Puget Sound Business Journal
Safeway
Seattle Children's
Seattle Metropolitan Credit Union
Sprague Israel Giles, Inc.
Sweeney Conrad, P.S.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Foundations
Anderson Foundation
Apex Foundation
Cooper-Levy Trust
The Foster Foundation
Frazier Family Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Matching Gifts Program
Thomas V. Giddens Jr. Foundation
Glaser Foundation
Grace Church
Horizons Foundation
Kawabe Memorial Fund
Lucky Seven Foundation
Luke 12:48 Foundation
McKinstry Company Charitable Foundation
Medina Foundation
Norcliffe Foundation
Northwest Children's Fund
OneFamily Foundation
RealNetworks Foundation
The Seattle Foundation
Sharkey Family Foundation
Tulalip Tribes Charitable Fund
United Way of King County
Windermere Foundation
Thomas C. Wright Foundation |
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Dear Friends,
Faced with an urgent community need and a worldwide economic freefall, Amara entered 2009 with ambitious goals: serve more children--especially children of color--and keep more siblings together when they are adopted. We are proud to have made great strides toward these goals.
In 2009, Amara found homes for 65 vulnerable children and served more than 400 families. We are pleased and proud of the growth this represents over our 2008 results:
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27% more children placed in homes
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47% more siblings placed in homes together
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94% more children of color placed in homes
This work could not have been achieved without the assistance of our generous community of supporters and the wonderful families who choose to work with us--like Sam and Mike whom we feature in this newsletter.
Thank you for your ongoing commitment to children in our community who need permanent, loving, forever families. With your support, 2010 will continue the gratifying momentum we have achieved for vulnerable children.
Best regards,
John Morse, Executive Director
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 In adopting siblings Robert and Hillary, Sam and Mike say it was a difficult process, but rewarding. "It meant a lot to us when Robert said: 'You're papa, you're daddy, and I am your son'," says Mike.
Hillary was just two days old when she needed a foster-to-adopt family. "Her State social worker asked if we'd be interested in adopting her and possibly also her 15-month-old brother Robert," recall dads, Sam and Mike. "We hardly knew a thing about Robert--but we took a leap of faith. We picked Hillary up from the hospital knowing that Robert might join our family too."
Complications with the legal process meant that Sam, Mike and Hillary had to wait a year before Robert could join them. But Robert was finally reunited with his sister and three months later, the adoption of both siblings was finalized. "The process of adopting Hillary and Robert was the most difficult thing I've ever gone through, but also the most rewarding," says Sam.
"Hillary adores her big brother," adds Sam. "Every morning when she wakes up she points her little finger towards Robert and calls out his name."
Read more Amara family stories. |
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Join us for our annual luncheon, From Hope to Home, to learn more about Amara's work to find permanent, loving homes for children in foster care.
Monday, May 3, 2010
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Grand Hyatt in Seattle
Special Thanks to Our Generous Sponsors
Leadership Sponsors: Laird Norton Tyee, Nintendo, Perkins Coie and McKinstry
Community Sponsor: Sweeney Conrad, P.S.
Media Sponsor: Puget Sound Business Journal
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and invite friends and colleagues who are likely to be touched by our work.
Contact Megan if you have questions. |
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 Amara has earned the Northwest Children's Fund's (NWCF) Evergreen Grant, a three-year renewable grant of $30,000 awarded to organizations whose programs have consistently demonstrated high impact, effectiveness and merit. We are so grateful for NWCF's generous support.
Also, as NWCF celebrates its first quarter century of connecting our community with children in need, NWCF has designated 25 past grant recipients as "Silver Anniversary Partners." Amara is one of those agencies, selected for its long, consistent and significant partnership with NWCF in the fight against child abuse and neglect. |
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With the generous support of our community, Amara is transforming the lives of vulnerable children who need permanent, loving homes. To further support this work, you can:
- Make a monetary gift or provide items from our Wish List.
- Join the community leaders who serve as Table Captains at our Annual Luncheon on May 3, 2010. Learn more.
- Host an informational gathering about Amara and the children we serve at your home, workplace or community organization.
- When you shop at Amazon.com, please use this link and Amara will receive 4 - 8.5% of your sales total (depending on what/how much you purchase).
To learn more about these opportunities, please email Megan MacCrellish or call her at 206.260.1704. | |
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