Programs

AdoptUSKids

www.adoptuskids.org

AdoptUSKids is a national project, funded by the US Children’s Bureau, working to ensure that children and teens in foster care get safe, loving, permanent families.

Since 2003, Northwest Resource Associates has developed and maintained the national AdoptUSKids websites and photolisting. We are also responsible for project communications, additional software development, content marketing, and brand stewardship. The AdoptUSKids digital media team, based in our Seattle office, carries out this work in collaboration with teams from six partnering organizations and the Ad Council.

Alaska Center for Resource Families

www.acrf.org

Alaska Center for Resource Families (ACRF), funded by the Alaska Department of Family and Community Services, provides a continuum of services to ensure that families can meet the needs of children and youth who are in foster care or who have been adopted. ACRF provides information, training, and support to "resource families”—prospective and current foster parents, adoptive parents, relative caregivers, and guardians. ACRF has offices in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Wasilla.

Northwest Adoption Exchange

www.nwae.org

One of our oldest programs, Northwest Adoption Exchange (NWAE) began in 1976. Based in Seattle, Washington, it is a regional program that provides a range of adoption recruitment services for Washington state and beyond. Services include a regional photolisting, a state photolisting, information for Washington families who are interested in foster care and adoption, and the Washington State Recruitment Information Tracker.

NWAE is an innovator in youth engagement, using In-Depth Profiles to combine youth voice and digital storytelling to empower youth in foster care.

Oregon Adoption Resource Exchange

www.oare-kids.org

The Oregon Adoption Resource Exchange (OARE) features photos and profiles of foster children in Oregon. A password-protected website, OARE is a collaborative partnership between Northwest Adoption Exchange and the State of Oregon's Department of Human Services (DHS).

Oregon Post-Adoption Resource Center

www.orparc.org

Funded by the Oregon Department of Health Services (DHS), the Oregon Post-adoption Resource Center (ORPARC) connects Oregon caregivers to the community supports that promote health and healing for their children. This statewide program provides information and referrals, training for families, therapeutic listening and personalized parenting consultation, online parenting support groups, a library of parenting support resources, and resources and supplies for youth in foster care.