Rashad Norris is the Director of Community Engagement at Highline Community College and Associate Adjunct Professor of Social Justice and Equity at City University.
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) partners with Naselle Youth Camp (NYC) to provide firefighting training and job skills to youth in residence. During this very difficult fire season, a crew of 10 residents was dispatched from the facility to assist with the Evans Canyon fire in Central Washington.
The Performance-Based Standards (PbS) program encourages juvenile justice agencies to provide work opportu
Passed in 2019, House Bill 1646 allows young people sentenced in adult court for crimes committed under age 18 to go to Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR) until age 25.
Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR) strives to make communities safer and help youth and young adults returning from confinement to become productive citizens. Successful reentry is based on a strong, culturally-responsive continuum of care and support, effective treatment services, comprehensive education, vocation and employment programs and more.
Last week, eight young men at Green Hill School graduated from the ANEW Pre-Apprenticeship Program. In partnership with Pacific Mountain Workforce Development Council, the ANEW program provides classroom instruction and real-world application of various construction trades.
The death of George Floyd and the ongoing protests happening across the nation are deeply felt by the youth and young adults in our Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR) facili
Echo Glen recently participated in a pilot project aimed at developing cultural adaptations to improve access to evidence-based trauma interventions for youth of color and to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in their treatment.
“This painting is about how I kinda, sorta found who I am. For a while I was confused as to who I was, and then I found out that it isn’t something that is predetermined. I realized that the person I am is up to me. With that, I decided I want to be good, kind, supportive, loving and loyal.
The young women at Ridgeview Community Facility in Yakima have generously sewn nearly 200 masks for their neighbors in need. The masks are in particularly high demand at a local nursing home heavily impacted by the COVID-19 virus.
“We just took over and dropped off masks for them outside. They called and asked us to make them more,” said Ridgeview Administrator LeeAnn Delk.