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DCYF has decided to pause the 2025 Community Child Care Conversations. Updates on in-person Conversations will be provided in late spring 2025 following the Legislative session.

The Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) will partner with the Roca Impact Institute (RII), to provide Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) at Harbor Heights, the new Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR) facility in Aberdeen. 

A multi-sport athlete, choir member, and avid Seattle Mariners fan will be throwing the ceremonial first pitch during the April 27 Mariners game to celebrate Foster Care Month.  

The Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) will be meeting with contractors this month as the agency takes steps towards building a fence around the perimeter of Echo Glen Children’s Center in Snoqualmie.