College Place foster mom joins Olympia rally to reform Keeping Families Together Act

Jamie Williams advocates for changing Keeping Families Together Act, which critics say has led to the death and injury of children.

By: Erick Bengel

Outlets: Walla Walla Union-Bulletin

Published: January 15, 2026

Words: 1,031

Last Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago

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OLYMPIA — Jamie Williams, a former labor and delivery nurse from College Place, had spent years fostering newborns who had been exposed to drugs in their mother’s womb.

Although Williams is still licensed, "my phone stopped ringing," she said. Instead, the children now go home with their parents, who might still be in the throes of addiction.

The reason, she said: HB 1227, the Keeping Families Together Act, which passed the state legislature in 2021 …

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