Family, Friend, and Neighbor (FFN) Appreciation Week
Family, Friend and Neighbor (FFN) Appreciation Week is celebrated yearly on the second week of September. FFN providers include grandparents, aunts and uncles, elders, older siblings, friends, neighbors, and others who help families by providing child care.
Echo Glen Hosts Field Day Event for Young People
In partnership with Friends of Echo Glen, the Echo Glen facility hosted a field day on Aug. 19, 2026, for young people. The event included a petting zoo, an inflatable obstacle course, and a dunk tank where several staff were dunked by enthusiastic young people.
Day in the Life at a Community Facility
Follow Juvenile Rehabilitation Counselor Colton Drake on a day at Canyon View Community Facility.
Every day at community facilities, staff are supporting young people in education, programming, and treatment to build a successful future beyond Juvenile Rehabilitation.
DCYF Recognized for Human Trafficking Awareness Efforts in Latest Audit
Report highlighted DCYF’s mandatory reporter poster, screening, and training.
The Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) was one of the agencies identified as “going over and above the legal requirements” to raise awareness of human trafficking, according to a recently published State Auditor’s Office (SAO) Audit.
