About the Adult Family Home Council
Our Mission: To improve the lives and well-being of vulnerable adults through the support of adult family homes.
Formed in 1993, the Adult Family Home Council (AFH Council) is a long-standing member organization driven by a mission to improve the lives and well-being of vulnerable adults through the support of adult family homes.
We support providers in their efforts to deliver high-quality individualized care with educational opportunities, targeted advocacy, direct one-on-one support, and marketing opportunities.
The Council advocates on behalf of AFH providers with the state legislature, the Department of Social and Health Services, as a member of the Washington State Senior Citizen’s Lobby, and is the exclusively recognized representative of adult family homes for purposes of collective bargaining.
Learn more about the benefits of membership here.
The AFH Council’s Board of Directors is made up of volunteer Adult Family Home providers elected to a three year term based on their regional location in the state. The purpose of the Board, on behalf of AFH Council’s membership, is to ensure the AFH Council achieves appropriate results for the membership at an appropriate cost. The Board commits itself and its members to ethical, professional, and lawful conduct, including proper use of authority and appropriate decorum when acting as Board members.
Board Responsibilities
- Determine the organization’s mission and purpose
- Recruit, supervise, retain, evaluate and compensate executive director
- Govern and support the organization and the relationship with the executive director
- Ensure effective organizational planning
- Ensure adequate resources
- Manage resources effectively
- Determine and monitor the organization’s programs and services
- Enhance the organization’s public image
- Assess its own performance
Board Meetings
Click here for information about upcoming board meetings.
Board Members
Region 1 / Secretary
Kim Erwin
Region 2 / Vice Chair
Jenna Hester
Region 3
Edwin Bondoc
Region 4 / Board Chair
Dorothy Schlimme
Region 5
George Kibunyi
Region 6
Michelle Simmons
Region 7
Dan Puravet
At Large Delegate / Treasurer
Rey Aquinde
At Large Delegate
Samuel Mbuthia
At Large Delegate
Osha Roberts
At Large Delegate
Endrias Wolderufae
The Executive Board of Directors can be contacted at board@adultfamilyhomecouncil.org
Regions
Region 1: Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane and Whitman counties
Region 2: Asotin, Benton, Columbia, Garfield, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and Yakima counties
Region 3: Island, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish and Whatcom counties
Region 4: King County
Region 5: Kitsap and Pierce counties
Region 6: Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Skamania, Thurston and Wahkiakum counties
Region 7: King County
We are pleased to present you with our annual reports. Please click on a link below to view the annual report for that year.