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.
Senate Bill 6560 required the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) and the Office of Homeless Youth (OHY) to develop a plan that ensures no young person will be discharged into homelessness from a system of care.
