DCYF celebrated the graduation of 23 young people at Echo Glen Children’s Center and Green Hill School last month from a job-readiness program.
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.
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.
Juvenile Rehabilitation and Evergreen State College celebrated 29 years of partnership that has resulted in an estimated 500 young people obtaining college prep courses.
While social workers should always be celebrated for the difficult and critical work they do, March is Social Work Month, a special time to share gratitude. The theme for this year’s national celebration is “Compassion + Action.”
The Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is implementing a new Rule Violations and Hearing Process at Echo Glen Children’s Center and Green Hill School as part of a new Behavior Management System.
Green Hill School and Echo Glen Children's Center earned their Behavioral Health Agency (BHA) licensure from the Washington State Department of Health, which means they can now access additional Medicaid funding to expand services, recruit more professionals, and improve programming.
Over 30 young people in Juvenile Rehabilitation across the state had the opportunity to attend an educational boat tour of the Port of Tacoma as part of a new initiative to develop outdoor recreation programs that support successful reentry through community partnerships.
The Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) finalizes a more comprehensive review process for transitioning eligible young individuals from secure residential facilities to community programs.
Since January 2024, DCYF has conducted weekly multi-disciplinary committee meetings to assess placements for young people in community facilities.
Echo Glen celebrated 20 young people earlier this month, who graduated from a program dedicated to helping young people with self-improvement and building successful futures beyond Juvenile Rehabilitation.