Mockingbird Society Hosts 15th Annual Youth Leadership Summit
“It’s important for youth with lived experience to feel heard and empowered because so often they don’t feel empowered, they feel small.” – Mockingbird youth leader
“It’s important for youth with lived experience to feel heard and empowered because so often they don’t feel empowered, they feel small.” – Mockingbird youth leader
On July 1, 2020, the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) implemented an extension of the Homeless Grace Period in the Working Connections Child Care program from four to 12 months. Families eligible for the Homeless Grace Period can receive up to full-time care and no copay.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funding for the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) Home Visiting Services Account (HVSA) home visiting programs became a reality in Washington in 2014, with the first cohort of programs receiving funding in 2015 and another cohort in 2016.
Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) staff in Educational Service District (ESD) 123 provided critical support to continue serving the children and families of Walla Walla, Prescott, Finley, Pasco and Touchet school districts throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
In one of the first counties in the nation to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Snohomish County Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) teams saw firsthand the disproportionate impacts the virus had on ECEAP families.
Passed in 2019, House Bill 1646 allows young people sentenced in adult court for crimes committed under age 18 to go to Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR) until age 25.
Stable, high-quality early learning is shown to have lifelong benefits for children, especially among our most vulnerable populations.
Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR) strives to make communities safer and help youth and young adults returning from confinement to become productive citizens. Successful reentry is based on a strong, culturally-responsive continuum of care and support, effective treatment services, comprehensive education, vocation and employment programs and more.
Congratulations and kudos to caseworker Danielle Johnson in Region 4! Together with her team, she was able to finalize 11 adoptions in June. Nine of the children were placed with relatives. The other two were placed with their foster families and remain close to their biological families.