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Northwest Resource Associates (NWRA) was created as a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation in the State of Washington in 1980 as a vehicle through which carefully selected, well-organized teams of professionals could respond quickly and effectively to emerging issues in the child and family welfare field. NWRA has an established record of almost 30 years of providing services in six western states (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, and Washington), as well as nationally. NWRA's Headquarters Office is in Seattle, Washington. We also have offices in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, and Wasilla, Alaska, and in Portland, Oregon.
NWRA has successfully completed major training, curriculum development, public policy, evaluation and research projects funded by
grants and contracts from Federal and state governments, universities, foundations, national professional and voluntary associations, and non-profit
organizations.
The agency's Board of Directors has established the Northwest Resource Associates Mission:
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To provide a resource of knowledge and expertise to strengthen the work of organizations and programs that promote and enhance the welfare, health and safety of children, individuals, families and communities.
In addition, the Board of Directors has stated Northwest Resource Associates' Strategic Intent
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We emphasize a rapid response to emerging issues in areas such as special needs adoption, foster care, mental health and victim services, juvenile
justice and homelessness.
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We cultivate and establish productive alliances and partnerships with public and private agencies, units of government, community organizations and
educational institutions.
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We advance knowledge and understanding through sound research and evaluation.
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We stress quality and excellence, teamwork, diversity, and community involvement as core organizational values.
Special attention has been focused on the issues of special needs adoption, child abuse and neglect, out-of-home care, family-centered practice (family
preservation and family reunification), services for the severe and chronic mentally ill (including homeless populations and mentally ill offenders),
and services for victims of sexual abuse/assault. NWRA also has conducted projects in the fields of child care licensing, early childhood education
and Head Start, Indian Child Welfare, juvenile justice, domestic violence and foster care citizen review boards.
NWRA provides a wide range of services in the human service arena. It's staff members:
- Facilitate the adoption of special needs children
- Provide information and support for foster and adoptive parents
- Design, develop and evaluate projects and programs
- Conduct research into issues and problems affecting children, youth and families
- Synthesize available knowledge into timely, concise, and accessible documents
- Develop curricula and provide training to improve the skills of foster and adoptive parents, professionals, and volunteers
- Facilitate and enhance the work of task forces, advisory committees, Boards of Directors, and other results-oriented groups
- Maintain the accreditation system for all sexual assault victims services providers in the State of Washington
- Perform agency program and management reviews and audits.
In all of our programs and projects, we have consistently demonstrated a commitment to the highest standards of practice and quality assurance.
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