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Amara Domestic Adoption Services
Amara serves children in foster care and relinquished infants
Amara serves children who, through no fault of their own, have been removed from their birth families and need an adoptive family. Many of these children are in Washington state foster care for their safety and protection (foster to adopt). Some are infants who have been relinquished by their birth parents into Amara’s care (private adoption). The children are of all ages, ethnicities and backgrounds and may have a sibling. What they have in common is that they are waiting for an adoptive family to offer love, security and prospects for a healthy, stable future.
Amara’s domestic adoption process
We follow a comprehensive adoption process to create the best possible match for both children and parents. Our experience and high standards ensure families receive the training, support and services they need throughout their adoption process. We bring to each family the benefit of our team’s combined education and experience in social work, counseling and family therapy. Adoption fees are paid incrementally as families move through the adoption process. Attending an adoption information meeting is the first step for all families considering adopting through Amara.
Amara’s adoptive families are diverse
Amara has no single definition of “family.” We are proud to offer our domestic adoption services to everyone age 21 or older, regardless of marital status, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, ethnic background, home ownership, income or education. As a domestic adoption agency we support traditional and non-traditional families, including single parents and gay adoptive parents. Success stories of Amara adoptive families.
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Learn more about getting started at Amara, your domestic adoption agency
- Request a domestic adoption information packet
- Attend a domestic adoption information meeting
- Call 206.260.1700
Learn more about children in foster care
- The fact sheet “How the Child Welfare System Works,” explains the purpose of the foster care system, why children enter foster care and what happens when they enter foster care.
- AdoptUSKids provides general information about children in foster care.
- Children’s Action Network presents the adoption story of four families who adopted children from foster care.
- The Center for Adoption Medicine gives tips to help children in foster care transition to their foster to adopt families.
