DCYF’s Office of Tribal Relations (OTR) invites you to the Statewide Active Efforts Virtual Resource Fair from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22, 2025.
DCYF staff will join families and advocates at the Capitol building on Friday, March 28 to plant thousands of silver and blue pinwheels as part of Child Abuse Prevention Month.
The annual Pinwheels for Prevention campaign is anticipated to attract hundreds to Olympia for the annual planting near the water fountain starting at 2 p.m.
The Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is hosting a webinar from 3 to 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 3, 2025, to provide updates on the 2025 Legislative Session. You will hear updates on the funding included for DCYF in the proposed House and Senate budgets and other proposals affecting DCYF.
Language access support is now available on DCYF's website in 19 different languages. Visit DCYF's homepage and click on the globe icon at the top-left of your screen. Here, you can select from a list of languages, including English, Spanish, and Somali.
While social workers should always be celebrated for the difficult and critical work they do, March is Social Work Month, a special time to share gratitude. The theme for this year’s national celebration is “Compassion + Action.”
The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) reminds licensed child care providers that the 2025 Child Care Complex Needs Fund application will be closing at 5 p.m. on March 19, 2025.
Ever since she was a teenager, Lydia Gleason knew that she wanted to adopt. In January 2025, she and her husband Nick welcomed siblings (two brothers) into their growing family.
Like most adoptive parents in Washington, the Gleason’s adoption journey began as foster parents nearly four years ago.
DCYF’s Region 6 South Bend Field Office is closed on Feb. 26, 2025, due to a power outage. Please note that staff are available remotely via phone and email.
The Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is implementing a new Rule Violations and Hearing Process at Echo Glen Children’s Center and Green Hill School as part of a new Behavior Management System.
