Skookum Kids

The Landing - An emergency shelter for children entering foster care for the first time. The Landing was designed as a solution to "the 72-hour problem," which is that caring for children in their first three days of foster care is significantly harder and more complex than all the days that follow. Children who receive excellent care during this period are much less likely to experience behavioral challenges and much more likely to make up the learning loss too often associated with foster care placement, and much more likely to be reunified with their family of origin. With the unfortunate closure of two sister programs earlier this year, The Landing experienced the busiest 12-month period in its history, with half of its placements coming from Snohomish County. Each child who stayed at the Landing received medical care, new books, clothes, toys, and shoes, and most importantly, the undivided attention of two safe, healthy adults. At just $120 per child-night, The Landing is one of the most cost-effective child welfare placements available anywhere.

Skookum Parents - Skookum Parents is a reunification-focused foster care licensing and placement agency. We recruit, train, and license families to do the important and difficult job of foster care. Our goal is to cultivate a network of natural support around a child and their family improving the likelihood that they will successfully reunify and that recidivism will be unthinkable. Skookum Parents supported a team of more than 60 licensed foster families in 2024 who cared for more than 100 children. We are proud that the rate of reunification for children placed in our homes exceeds 80%, more than 15 points better than the statewide average.