The Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is offering Positive Indian Parenting (PIP) Train-the-Trainer courses at no cost. Trainings are designed to prepare facilitators to educate and support Native parents using a culturally specific approach. 

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Join DCYF for an online Community Child Care Forum from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. This is a great opportunity to meet DCYF leadership, connect with local licensing administrators and licensors, get the latest updates, ask questions, and share your experiences.

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is pleased to welcome Cassie Anderson (she/her) as the new director of the Office of Tribal Relations (OTR).

Young people at Echo Glen Children’s Center experienced music from the Seattle Symphony during a special performance that brought classical sounds to the juvenile rehabilitation facility. 

A podcast series focused on young people in juvenile rehabilitation, the programs they participate in, and the staff that support them was launched last week by The Bridge Music Project in partnership with the Washington Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF).

DCYF is investing funding in fatherhood support programs for American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) fathers and father figures. The intent of this initiative is to build capacity to support fathers, leading to increasing family strengths, enhancing child development, and reducing the likelihood of abuse and neglect. 

Recordings from the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) 5th annual Indigenous Children, Youth, and Families (ICYF) conference are now available on the

DCYF published and distributed the Early Care and Education Newsletter | November 2024 (English | Español | Soomaali) on Thursday, Oct. 31. 

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