Amara

05/28/2026

Just a reminder that as we wind down Mental Health Awareness Month, mental health matters every day. Self care isn't a luxury. It's necessary. Working hard and giving of yourself for others means also taking time to make sure your own cup is full. So yes, take time to smell the flowers, take that walk, or do any of the other little things that make your heart happy.

05/27/2026

Visit our no-hassle Family Resource Center in Tacoma for help with immediate needs, like food, clothing, and diapers, and for connection to other resources such as baby necessities, transportation, and more. Families don’t need to “prove eligibility.” Just stop by when we’re open. Find out more and check our open hours online: https://amarafamily.org/family-resource-center/

Visite nuestro Centro de Recursos Familiares en Tacoma, donde le brindaremos ayuda sin complicaciones para cubrir sus necesidades inmediatas, como alimentos, ropa y pañales, y le conectaremos con otros recursos, como artículos para bebés, transporte y mucho más. Las familias no necesitan demostrar su elegibilidad. Simplemente visítenos durante nuestro horario de atención. Obtenga más información y consulte nuestro horario en línea: https://amarafamily.org/family-resource-center/

05/26/2026

Did you know that when parents are supported to build their own networks of caring friends, families have a better chance to thrive? Plus, when kids in foster care see all the adults in their lives cooperating with each other, they feel less stress. Our Families Building Community Program helps all the important adults in a child’s life bridge the gaps between them to best care for kids while in foster and kinship care, and also before foster care becomes necessary. When everyone in a dependency case works together, kids and families experience less trauma.
https://amarafamily.org/programs-resources/families-building-community/

05/22/2026

The Pierce County Early Childhood Court program, a partnership with Amara and the Pierce County Juvenile Court, received the Lee Ann Miller Award! Given by Washington State’s Children’s Justice Task Force, the award recognizes programs that have made an "outstanding contribution toward advancing the goals of the Children’s Justice Act.”
This recognition reflects the strength of our collaborative partnership that makes this work possible, and results in families stabilizing and beginning to heal.

05/22/2026

We are so thankful to the Klein Party & Seattle Fiddlesticks for the incredible concert last Sunday benefiting Amara. We deeply appreciate how you are standing with children and families in our community who are experiencing, or who are at risk of experiencing, foster care.
Thank you to our CEO for sharing her lived experience with the great audience at the .
❤☀️

05/20/2026

Sharing from the wonderful people at FOCS - Families Of Color Seattle:

"😊We welcome BIPOC families of all ages to our BIPOC Family Wellness Event!
💛Enjoy an afternoon with lunch, speakers, wellness activities, supervised activities for kids, giveaways, resource information, and BIPOC wellness vendors.
🔗Free but please register at: bit.ly/FOCSevents
📅Saturday, May 23, 2026
🕚12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
📍Garfield Community Center, 2323 E Cherry St, Seattle
🔗Free but please register at: bit.ly/FOCSevents
📣If you are interested in tabling and/or vending, please submit an interest form at:
https://bit.ly/FOCSVT "

😊We welcome BIPOC families of all ages to our BIPOC Family Wellness Event!

💛Enjoy an afternoon with lunch, speakers, wellness activities, supervised activities for kids, giveaways, resource information, and BIPOC wellness vendors.

🔗Free but please register at: bit.ly/FOCSevents

📅Saturday, May 23, 2026
🕚12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
📍Garfield Community Center, 2323 E Cherry St, Seattle
🔗Free but please register at: bit.ly/FOCSevents

📣If you are interested in tabling and/or vending, please submit an interest form at:
https://bit.ly/FOCSVT

05/20/2026

Drop by our free teen center on Wednesday afternoons (today!) from 2 – 5 pm at our Family Resource Center at 3501 104th St. E. in Tacoma and enjoy hoops or pickleball on our new sports court. It's ready for players! Our teen center is staffed by our supportive Youth Development Specialists.

05/19/2026

We're so grateful that Rep. Emily Randall took time out of her busy schedule to learn about the work of our Pierce County Early Childhood Court, a program helping families experiencing the child welfare system in partnership with Pierce County Juvenile Court.
Visit us online to learn more about how wrap-around, individualized support can change a family's trajectory. https://amarafamily.org/programs-resources/pcecc/

Had the chance to connect with Pierce County’s Early Childhood Court Program and see firsthand the incredible work they’re doing to support kids and families in our communities.

They’re making a real difference — helping parents get the tools and support they need, and building strong partnerships so families can truly thrive.

So grateful for the work you’re doing every day to show up for our neighbors.

05/16/2026

An upcoming concert at the Royal Room in Seattle will benefit Amara, presented by The Klein Party and the South Hudson Music Project. The concert will feature two sets of klezmer music, an instrumental musical tradition of the Jews of Central and Eastern Europe going back hundreds of years. One set will be performed by Seattle Fiddlesticks, an ensemble of young musicians between the ages of 8 and 18. The second set will be a performance of music written and published by Herman S. Shapiro in 1902, that has not been heard for over 100 years. It will be performed by a “supergroup” of Seattle klezmer musicians drawn from several ensembles, including Kesselgarden, the Klein Party, the Talne Trio, and Tzepl.
Over the past year, musicians affiliated with the Klein Party group have benefitted multiple nonprofits doing important work in our region, including the Jewish Coalition for Immigrant Justice NW, La Resistencia, the Northwest Immigration Rights Project, Donkey Saddle Projects, Food Lifeline, and the Rainier Foodbank. The Royal Room is located in the Columbia City neighborhood near our Seattle office.
We hope to see you there to support the wonderful musicians donating their time and to benefit the children and families Amara serves.
Details:
Date: Sunday, May 17
Time: doors open at 6:30 pm / concert starts at 7:30 pm
Venue: The Royal Room, 5000 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle
Cost: $20 in advance / $25 at the door

Doors: 6:30pm Show: 7:30pm           Tickets: $20 advance, $25 doors Advance tickets can only be purchased online-we do not sell advance tickets at the venue. Refunds are not available within 48 hours of the event. Tickets do not guarantee seating during shows at the R

05/15/2026

Our Family Support Services program offers families in Pierce County free support and resource navigation to promote the safety and wellbeing of kids and families. Our goal is to build upon family strengths and increase access to resources to provide stability. Our approach creates collaborative partnerships between parents and peer navigators/certified peer counselors who have lived experience. Our parent mentors lead with compassion to help bring healing to families who are involved in, or who may be impacted by, the child welfare system in Pierce County. Our Peer Navigators have flexible schedules and can meet with parents virtually. Learn more:

Amara’s Family Support Services provide free peer support and resource navigation for families in Pierce County. Our mission is to promote the safety and well-being of children and families through trusting and collaborative partnerships between parents and peer navigators/certified peer counselor...

05/14/2026

At Amara, we know foster caregivers can change the lives of children and families for the better. When caring people open their hearts and homes to children and teens, they can turn ordinary moments into touchpoints for connection, stability, and hope.
We welcome new foster caregivers from diverse backgrounds and regardless of marital status, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, home ownership, income, or education.
Children and teens in foster care come from many different backgrounds, faiths, and cultures. They range in age from newborns to 21 and have been placed in out-of-home care through no fault of their own. Circumstances beyond their control have resulted in the state removing them from their homes.
If you are foster curious, please visit us online to learn more: https://amarafamily.org/amara-fostering/