About WACF

Catholic Community Services - All children need a safe and caring home with a loving caregiver to grow and thrive. For children suffering from neglect and abuse, a foster home is a bridge to love and security at a time when they need it most.  At CCS, our mission is to provide a caring family for every child we serve. CCS is an innovative foster care service provider who can license your home for any type of foster care offered in Washington State including: community based, pediatric interim care, international and therapeutic. When you make the decision to provide foster care through CCS, we know that it’s a joint commitment and our responsive and dedicated staff will provide you with all the tools and support you need 24/7 to be successful. Join us in our mission by sharing your love and home with a child in need!

Youthnet - Youthnet offers educational and support services to children and families within the foster care system. Their services include transitional programs aimed at supporting youth as they transition from the foster care system into independent adulthood.

Community Youth Services - Community Youth Services empowers youth-at-risk and their families to meet their goals for safety, stability, belonging and success by providing a continuum of individualized services and advocacy.

Amara - Amara works to ensure that every child in foster care has the love and support of a committed family – as quickly as possible and for as long as each child needs. As a foster care agency, Amara works with potential foster parents from licensing through placement, and adoption where relevant.

Olive Crest - Olive Crest is a faith based agency that works with foster families to provide emergency care, short and long term care, and specialized therapeutic care for children while working towards reunification with their family.  Parents who choose to foster children through Olive Crest are partnering with an agency that will come alongside them every step of the way as they navigate the challenges and triumphs that come along with foster care. By providing support, guidance and training to our foster parents, we aim to ensure that every child who comes into care can be placed with a safe and stable family that will love and care for them until they return to their family or find permanency through adoption.

Friends of Youth - Friends of Youth helps young people in challenging circumstances get their lives back on track. Their 26 sites and programs in 18 cities across the Puget Sound region support 6,500 children, youth, and their families. Services include overnight shelters, in-home family support, and transitional housing services among others.

Secret Harbor - Secret Harbor works with youth who have experienced serious trauma due to abuse and neglect. With teams of caring adults and high quality, intensive services, Secret Harbor helps youth cope with trauma, regain some trust in adults, and feel empowered to eventually rebuild their lives.

Morning Star Boys' Ranch - Through its programs and services, Morning Star provides love, professional care, guidance and hope to children, youth and families, and nurtures their social, moral, educational and emotional growth.

Accelerator YMCA - The Accelerator YMCA provides youth and their families with the communication skills needed to strengthen their relationships. They also have a foster care program, a crisis outreach response system, and in-home parenting support.

Lutheran Community Services Northwest - With offices throughout Washington state, Lutheran Community Services Northwest offers parenting education, child development activities, support groups, resource fairs, community referrals, and connections to basic needs like food, clothing, health care, housing, and employment.

Comprehensive Life Resources - Comprehensive Life Resources offers accessible community-based behavioral health services, guided by recovery-oriented principles and best practices, for Pierce County adults and youth.

Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) - DCYF is the lead agency for state-funded services that support children and families to build resilience and health and to improve educational outcomes. They partner with state and local agencies, tribes, and other organizations in communities throughout Washington.

Skookum Kids - Skookum Kids takes a common-sense approach to help hopeful foster families navigate the licensing process and provide excellent foster care. They also facilitate child placement into families that fit with their needs and provide ongoing support for foster parents while they change lives.

Community & Family Services Foundation - Community & Family Services Foundation is dedicated to foster parents and the abused and neglected children they serve. They specialize in licensing and supporting foster parents who care for and nurture children who might be typically developing, or have high needs.

Pierce County Alliance - The mission of the Pierce County Alliance is to be a leader in the provision of human services, specializing in substance abuse and mental health services for individuals, families, and the community.

Service Alternatives offers wrap around support services that are tailored specifically to meet the needs of the child and family. We offer a wide variety of services that are included in our case management services, case aide support along with 24/7 on-call crisis support and trainings.