Businesses foster family, too. Sometimes situations arise that can disrupt a parent’s ability to care for their children. When a child can’t be at home, foster families can help make sure they’re cared for and nurtured for as long as they need—whether a month, a year, or forever. Fostering Family is a new initiative to raise awareness of children in foster care and increase community-wide support for kids and families. Businesses have a role to play in supporting children and families in our community. Katie Ferguson 206.981.2196 [email protected] FosteringFamilyWA.org There are more than 5,000 kids in foster care across the Puget Sound region. That number keeps growing. Join our network of organizations and businesses stepping up for families: Volunteer Invest in Kids and Families LEARN MORE Spread the Word

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Businesses foster family, too.

Sometimes situations arise that can disrupt a parent’s ability to care for their children. When a child can’t be at home, foster families can help make sure they’re cared for and nurtured for as long as they need—whether a month, a year, or forever.

Fostering Family is a new initiative to raise awareness of children in foster care and increase community-wide support for kids and families.

Businesses have a role to play in supporting children and families in our community.

Katie [email protected] FosteringFamilyWA.org

There are more than 5,000 kids in foster care across the Puget Sound region.

That number keeps growing.

Join our network of organizations and businesses stepping up for families:

VolunteerInvest in Kids and Families LEARN MORE

Spread the Word

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invest in kidsand families

Be a donor or sponsor.■■ Provide a product or service-based discount, or proceeds from sales.■■ Lead a giving challenge or supply drive in your company, with peer companies, or with

your consumers.■■ Sponsor this initiative—help us continue to invite our community to support kids in

foster care.■■ Hire youth who are in or have recently aged out of the foster care system.

volunteer Share your time and expertise.■■ Engage employees in a team-building volunteer experience.■■ Lead a volunteer challenge with other companies.■■ Include kids in foster care in your internship programs, or let them job shadow.■■ Be a mentor to youth who are in or have recently aged out of the foster care system.

Spread the word Use your voice, leadership, and network.■■ Send a message of support using your company’s owned channels.■■ Contribute sponsored advertising to this initiative through your company’s paid

media plans.

LEARN MORE Educate yourself and share what you learn.■■ Host an informational event for your company and employees to learn more about

kids in foster care, fostering, and how to help.■■ Learn more about how you can build a work culture that is more supportive of

families of all kinds—and the unique challenges faced by birth parents and foster parents navigating the foster system.

Katie [email protected] FosteringFamilyWA.org