Through the Capitol Classroom program in Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR), young people have the opportunity to work alongside peers and youth engagement specialists to learn about and propose legislation that can dramatically affect juvenile justice.
Fall is in the air, and we’re kicking off September with School Attendance Awareness Month. Did you know that missing 10% of school days for any reason can translate into having difficulty learning to read by third grade, achieving in middle school years, and graduating from high school? Just two absences per month are enough to dramatically impact academic success.
DCYF's Adolescent Programs and Youth Villages recently awarded new contracts to Catholic Charities of Central Washington<
DCYF’s Adolescent Programs division oversees implementation of the Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) initiative for Washington State, coordinating with each local Public Housing Authority.
The Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) applauds legislators for funding $10.6 million in stipends for youth aging out of the agency’s Extended Foster Care (EFC) program.
Passed during the 2020 Legislative Session, House Bill 2607 aims to assist young people under age 25 experiencing homelessness with obtaining state identification (ID) cards.
Providing the young people in DCYF’s care an opportunity to write about their lived experiences achieves many goals at once – writing is often therapeutic and strengthens writing skills while helping youth to claim their stories, thereby fostering personal growth.
DCYF's Adolescent Programs division is hosting four town hall meetings to provide ongoing updates regarding the Transition and Independent Living Program Redesign Project.
We want to thank the Office of the Family and Children’s Ombuds team for the insights they provided in the 2021 Office of the Family and Children's Ombuds (OFCO) Annual Report.
January is National Mentoring Month – a month dedicated to celebrating mentors and their positive influence on young people. Youth who have mentors experience many benefits. They are more likely to enroll in college and less likely to drink or do drugs.