DCYF recently launched an agencywide effort to grow

DCYF Secretary Ross Hunter provided the following update and welcome to the legislature on Monday, Jan. 9, the start of the 2023 Legislative Session.

Welcome to the 2023 legislative session.

The Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is making it much easier for individuals interested in becoming foster parents to apply.

In an effort to increase accessibility to high-quality child care for children and youth in foster care and increase placement capacity throughout the state, the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) now offer multi-licensing.

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.

Resources for families with special child-care needs

No-cost and low-cost health-care premiums reach thousands

DCYF Launches Effort to Grow Trauma-Informed and Healing Centered Practices

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) Executive Leadership Team recently launched an agency-wide effort to grow trauma-informed and healing-centered supports throughout the agency.

In December 2022, nine young people from Green Hill School (GHS) celebrated their triumphant graduation from Centralia College. Professors from the college performed the graduation ceremony at GHS in full robes, and friends and family cheered their loved ones on as they received their associate's degrees, trade certifications, and honors of high achievement.

As 2023 is quickly approaching, we are gearing up for our annual Unsung Hero campaign in honor of Parent Recognition month (February) and we are hoping you can help us spread the word far and wide.