Since 2008, DCYF and the Seattle Mariners have hosted We Are Family Day, an annual celebration of foster parents, kinship caregivers, and permanent families.

The Seattle Mariners provide discounted tickets, venue space, and a first pitch experience for a young person in foster care and a giveaway to everyone with an event ticket.

Join us on May 3 for a vendor fair, short program, and the opportunity to celebrate the important work you do as a caregiver with others in the community.

The Mariners will be playing the Kansas City Royals. Buy your tickets now.

Receive short text messages to help with caring for the children in your home.

This Help Me Grow resource covers it all: tantrums, nutrition, brain-building activities, local events, and more!

Signing up for Lantern is free and easy – text KIDSWA to 274 448.

In Snohomish County, you can find a family of three that goes on bike rides, celebrates with movie nights, adventures in the forest, and has lots of laughs. This family unit was formed about two years ago when Jaxon — who was 16 months old at the time — moved to Washington to live with his grandparents Shaun and Brenda.

When they couldn’t find books that spoke about kinship care, the couple decided to write one. “Jaxon and the Magic of the Forest” was inspired by the beauty of nature and the strength of kinship and foster families.

Today, the couple are now Jaxon’s full-time caregivers and are proud of their “energetic, smart, and empathetic” preschooler. Read More