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Foster Parenting: The Thompson FamilyErika and Brent Thompson cannot imagine a life that doesn't include being foster parents. The Thompsons have brought 9 children all under the age of 10 into their home since they began fostering 2 years ago, and four additional children for respite care. Read their story and find out how you can become a foster parent.
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Cobb Center Featured in the Latest Issue of CWLA's Children's VoiceThe Child Welfare League of America's November/December 2009 publication, Children's Voice, spotlights the approach that our Cobb Center takes to provide impacted youths and families with a stable environment in which to heal and grow.
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Anthony's StoryAnthony Godoy spent his childhood in Southern California until a destructive home environment brought him 950 miles north to Children's Home Society of Washington's Cobb Center for Youth in Seattle. He was 8 years old. Under the protective and supportive guidance of legendary counselors Scott Hanouer, Bob Jones, and Katie Blue, Anthony started to feel safe again. His counselors showed him how to play the guitar, taught him how to shoot and develop photos (Cobb had a darkroom at the time), and planted the seeds for a lifelong career in the creative arts.
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Foster Care Services

Children and adolescents are placed in our foster homes through referrals through the Washington Department of Children & Family Services. The goal is for these youth to eventually return to their birth families or to transition to a permanent, loving family through the Foster-to-Adopt program if return to home is not possible.

In this program, foster families commit to providing a stable home for a child until the child’s permanent plan is legally resolved. We recruit foster parents, help them through the licensing process, and provide support to make a foster home placement a positive experience. If the foster family is unable to adopt the child, they have the reward of knowing they provided a loving home for a child while the legal situation was being sorted out.

Think you have what it takes to be a foster parent? Read our FAQ and download an application (in PDF format, 43 KB).

If you would like to learn more about regular foster care or Foster-to-Adopt, contact Laura Pritchard at 206-388-5868.

This service is available in the following location(s). Click the link to learn more and find out how you can contact us for more information.

Tacoma

Wenatchee