YMCA
Family Services
and Mental Health
Address: 909 4th Ave
Seattle, WA 98104
www.seattleymca.org/branches
Contact person: Kim Jackson, Foster Home Recruiter
206-382-4921
Mission statement: YMCA believes in the intrinsic worth
of children and in our responsibility to provide a safe, accepting
and stable environment in which they may heal and grow. The
goal of the program is to support success within families
and communities, while developing a spirit, mind and body.
Primary Focus: Treatment foster care.
Geographical representation: King, Pierce, and Snohomish
counties.
Home studies: yes
Licensing: yes
Average length before placement: 6-8 weeks
Fees: no
GLBT friendly:
yes
Parenting/other classes: Mandatory 12-hour foster parent
training class, monthly support group, and twice monthly training
and workshops.
Other Services: Long term foster care and in-home services
through the Families First Program, and outpatient counseling
for youth to age 20.
