One of the many benefits of youth placement in least restrictive community facilities is the opportunity to receive education and vocational training in the community, sometimes

Eligibility for Extended Foster Care (EFC) is extended to Sept. 30, 2021, for youth that aged out of the program.

The Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) is known for supporting children and families while they are enrolled in its early learning and family support program. However, ECEAP’s long-term effects reach well beyond the preschool years for both children and their families.

More than 200 attendees convened virtually for the Mockingbird Society's annual Youth Advocacy Day, including First Lady Trudi Inslee. The Mockingbird Society is a statewide coalition that brings together young people with lived experience in the child welfare system or with homelessness.