Eligibility for Extended Foster Care (EFC) is extended to Sept. 30, 2021, for youth that aged out of the program.

The Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) is known for supporting children and families while they are enrolled in its early learning and family support program. However, ECEAP’s long-term effects reach well beyond the preschool years for both children and their families.

More than 200 attendees convened virtually for the Mockingbird Society's annual Youth Advocacy Day, including First Lady Trudi Inslee. The Mockingbird Society is a statewide coalition that brings together young people with lived experience in the child welfare system or with homelessness.

The Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) Office of Innovation, Alignment, and Accountability (OIAA), in partnership with the Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice (RESJ) and the Office of Tribal Relations, has released its most recent report, Using Data in DCYF to Advance