Welcome To Fostering Together

Fostering Together is a collaborative program between the State of Washington and Olive Crest Foster Family Agency, a national leader in therapeutic focused services for children in the foster care.

Dedicated to finding prospective foster homes within Washington State, Fostering Together provides support and information for potential foster parents and assists them through the licensing process.*

Fostering Together offers on-going support to caregivers through support groups, liaison services and genuine encouragement.

* King, Island, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish and Whatcom Counties are served by Fostering Together

Are you a foster, adoptive or kinship care provider needing tax information??

Foster Parents: Here is the 2009 NFPA Federal Tax Benefits Guide - for Foster, Adoptive, and Kinship Caregivers.

Foster Care Fact

As of 2009, 2,837 foster children in the state of Washington were waiting to be adopted.

Foster & Adoption Agencies

Foster Care Fact

African-American children make up 4.2 percent of the general population in Washington State, but 10.5 percent of children in foster care.

More African-American and African Immigrant Foster Families are needed! Please contact us today!

Foster Care Fact

In Washington, Native American children make up 2 percent of the child population and 8.4 percent of children in foster care.

Native American Families Needed

Become a foster parent...it's a family tradition.