Parenting can come with its challenges. Rewarding and joyful, but also difficult at times. This past year, parents and primary caregivers have been called upon more than ever to be the buffer for the traumatic experiences our world has faced.

This month both Patrick Dowd from the Office of the Family and Children's Ombuds and I testified in a House committee about hotel stays.

Gov. Jay Inslee signed a proclamation today that would prevent foster youth from aging out during the pandemic. 

Right before the change in administration earlier this month, the federal Health and Human Services agency repealed a rule that prohibited government contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression (SOGIE) or on religion.