Every year, from April 29 through May 5, the National Week of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) calls the nation and the world to rise up to challenge the silence, tolerance, and inaction in response to this crisis.
Washington Tribal Nations are comprised of strong communities rooted in family, culture, and tradition.
Nearly 150 prospective caregivers and stakeholders attended a caregiver recruitment and retention program virtual launch hosted by the Department of Children, Youth, and Families.
The Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is joining other states and organizations across the nation for Child Abuse Prevention Month to acknowledge the powerful work that parents, primary caregivers, and community members do every day to help children succeed.
Students in Foster Care may not be excluded from in-person learning due to a lack of immunization records.
Families with a home study and a desire to adopt youth ages 12-17 from foster care who are invited to participate in a reverse matching event.
Do you know any siblings that are currently separated as a result of adoption, foster care or relative care?
Camp to Belong Washington reconnects siblings, strengthens ties and gives hope and happy memories at camp and other sibling reunification events.
In order to ensure the health and safety of children, families, parents and caregivers, DCYF is providing this COVID-related guidance for travel considerations and approvals. This memo serves as interim policy guidance related to policy 5800 – Travel and Transportation.
This memo includes:
Early learning and child care providers have spent the last year adjusting to a new way of providing care to the children and families in our communities, and we know it hasn't been easy.
