Webinar: Federally-funded Foster Care

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Come and get your questions answered on this specialized type of foster care!

• What exactly is federally-funded foster care?
• Who qualifies in Washington, and what sorts of placement options are there?
• How do youth arrive in the U.S. and what is their status while in foster care?

The presenters will also share the types of educational support services unaccompanied refugee minors can receive.

Please bring your questions, and we’ll cover them while discussing the unique strengths and needs of youth in this program. Presented by Molly Daggett of the Department of Social and Health Services and Dawa Sherpa of Lutheran Community Services Northwest 

Register here!

About the presenters: 

Molly is a Program Manager at the DSHS Office of Refugee and Immigrant Assistance, overseeing administration of the statewide Unaccompanied Refugee Minor (URM) Program. She is a member of the Passport Leadership team, and in her role works to ensure access to higher education for URMs through collaboration with Washington Passport Network and other partners. 

Prior to working for DSHS, Molly worked for almost 25 years with a local URM program in different capacities, from caseworker to Program Director. She has worked in refugee camps in Thailand and Kenya, and has a background in Anthropology and Social Work. Molly has been a foster parent with DCYF and is now an adoptive parent of a lively teenager. 

Dawa is the Independent Living Services (ILS) Case Manager Lead at Refugees Northwest Foster Care, a program of Lutheran Community Services NW.  

Dawa has been with the IL program for over 8 years: assisting youth to attain IL skills, supporting youth thru their post-secondary education, and transition to adulthood. As a member of Passport Leadership Team, she strives to provide support and advocacy for the URM youth pursuing higher education. 

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