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Helping Children in Foster Care
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Reflections from a Single Adoptive Mom
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SPECIAL THANKS!


We deeply appreciate the foundation and corporate partners who generously supported Amara in 2010.

 

Foundations

Anderson Foundation

Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc.

The James E. & Constance L. Bell Foundation

The Foster Foundation

Frazier Family Foundation

Freestone Capital Management Charitable Foundation

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Thomas V. Giddens Jr. Foundation

Glaser Foundation

Gibson Family Foundation

Grace Episcopal Church

Horizons Foundation

Lucky Seven Foundation

Luke 12:48 Foundation

Medina Foundation

Muckleshoot Charity Fund

Norcliffe Foundation

Norman Archibald Charitable Foundation

Northwest Children's Fund

OneFamily Foundation

Pleas Family Foundation

Pride Foundation

Puyallup Tribe Charity Fund

RealNetworks Foundation

Satterberg Foundation

The Seattle Foundation

Sharkey Family Foundation

Thomas C. Wright Foundation

Tulalip Tribes Charitable Fund

Windermere Real Estate/Capitol Hill

 

Corporations

Anchor QEA

Bank of America

Banner Bank

Boeing Employees Community Fund

Ezell's Famous Chicken

Kibble & Prentice

Laird Norton Tyee

Lakeside Industries

Lucent Medical Systems

McKinstry

Microsoft Giving Campaign

Morgan Stanley

Nintendo

Perkins Coie

Rainier Investment Management, Inc.

Safeway

Seattle Metropolitan Credit Union

Seattle Yoga Arts

Sprague Israel Giles, Inc.

Sweeney Conrad, P.S.

U.S. Bancorp Foundation

 

In-kind donors

Bistro Turkuaz

Dulces Latin Bistro

glassybaby

Hi Spot Cafe

Naam Thai Cuisine

Pedersen's Rentals

PhotoMura Images

Pyramid Brewing Company

Rock Meadow Cellars

St. Clouds

Tutta Bella

 

And special thanks to

Columbia Hospitality

CRG Events

Grand Hyatt Seattle

Puget Sound Business Journal

United Way of King County

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 February 2011
Dear Friends,

With your help, last year Amara served 128 children and 468 families in preparing and supporting stable, loving homes for children who need them.  

 

Some 2010 highlights include:

  • 59 children and their families celebrated the last step in the adoption process with a courtroom finalization. 26 were siblings welcomed together into a forever family.
  • We increased by 20% the number of families starting their adoption journey with Amara. We are pleased that more families are preparing to provide love and stability for the children in our community. 
  • Amara received increased philanthropic support from our community. As a result, we begin 2011 fortified to pursue our goal of providing permanence for more children.

We are comforted to have your partnership as we move children from at-risk to at-home. Together we can help make possible the universe of opportunities that a forever family provides.

 

Warmest regards,

John Morse, Executive Director

Helping Children in Foster Care 

"Amara helps create and build strong families for infants, children and teenagers in foster care, and I want to be a part of that," says Lynne Langseth. "By making regular financial contributions, I know that if I do nothing else good in a day, at least I've helped a foster child."

Lynne and her family
Lynne and her family, commited to helping children

 

In 2008, a good friend introduced Lynne to Amara. "We were talking about the challenges faced by teenagers who age out of the foster care system," says Lynne. "I'm a parent of two teenagers. I find it stunning that our community expects children in foster care to be self-supporting upon reaching the age of 18." 

 

Lynne learned more about Amara's success preparing families to adopt children in foster care. Then she made a commitment of her own-she signed up as a monthly donor. Three years later, she continues to make monthly contributions.

 

We at Amara are grateful to our friends who choose to support Amara with regular monthly gifts. To learn more about becoming a monthly Amara donor, please email us or call 206.260.1704. 

 

Join us for our Annual Luncheon

  

 Amara's Annual Luncheon

 

Monday, May 2, 2011

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Sheraton Seattle

 

Luncheon Honorary Chairs

Bill and Mimi Gates & Reverend Samuel and Louise McKinney

 

Keynote Speaker Regina Louise spent her childhood in over 30 foster homes, struggling to find permanency. Her mission is to give voice to the children lost in the foster care system.

 

To reserve your seat, please contact Megan.

 

Thank you to our generous sponsors

 

Premier Sponsors: Laird Norton Tyee, Moneytree

 

Leadership Sponsors: Lakeside Industries, Nintendo, Perkins Coie, and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

 

Benefactor Sponsors: Sheraton Seattle, Sprague Israel Giles

 

Community Sponsor: Sweeney Conrad 

 

Media Sponsor: Puget Sound Business Journal

Reflections from a Single Adoptive Mom

"It is love," Anne says, that compelled her to become a foster-to-adopt parent through Amara. "Children in foster care are just kids and they need homes."

 

"When I attended the Amara orientation meeting, I felt that they were really supportive of every type of family. As a single parent, that was what drew me to the agency."

 

Anne fostered two children in need of homes. Today, Anne is the proud adoptive mom of five-year-old Sarah. "I can't imagine loving anyone more."

 

Anne is pleased that Sarah is able to have an open relationship with Sarah's birth mother. When asked why, Anne echoed Amara's child-centered approach: "It's good for Sarah to know her birth mom and to know she has two moms who love her."

 

Names have been changed to protect the family's privacy.
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