DCYF’s We Are Family event, held in collaboration with the Seattle Mariners, has been postponed. The event was scheduled for May 3, 2020. 

The youth at Echo Glen are brewing their resumes with work experience at Café Success! As part of Echo Glen’s Resident Culinary Program, Café Success provides vocational training for future baristas and the hospitality industry.

March 18, 2020 Update: The Delridge Way office is now open. 

Due to water damage, the DCYF office at 4045 Delridge Way SW, Seattle, is closed until further notice for necessary facility repairs.

Some staff are teleworking today and others are being relocated to nearby offices. 

The Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF) is required by both federal and state law to conduct background checks on anyone who is authorized to care for or have unsupervised access to children in child welfare, juvenile justice and early learning programs.