Exceptional Placement Report and Recommendations
This month both Patrick Dowd from the Office of the Family and Children's Ombuds and I testified in a House committee about hotel stays.
This month both Patrick Dowd from the Office of the Family and Children's Ombuds and I testified in a House committee about hotel stays.
Right before the change in administration earlier this month, the federal Health and Human Services agency repealed a rule that prohibited government contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression (SOGIE) or on religion.
Washington State recently published a 10-Year Plan to Dismantle Poverty. As a lead agency tasked with improving outcomes for all Washington children, youth, and families, we see ourselves closely aligned with the work of the state’s plan to dismantle poverty.
In December 2020, 11 young men from Oakridge Community Facility celebrated their graduation from the Manufacturing Academy (MA), a 12-week pre-apprenticeship for Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR) youth who reside in less restrictive community facilities.