The Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is pleased to announce that the Child Care Stabilization Grant application is now available.
DCYF is providing direct support through a Child Care Stabilization Grant. Individual grants will be available for licensed child care providers and license-exempt Family, Friend, and Neighbor (FFN) providers. These individual grants will support providers in sustaining their child care business and ensuring affordable, high-quality child care services are available to families.
Young people in DCYF’s residential Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR) facilities now have an opportunity to earn industry-recognized certificates through a new health and wellness training program, Beauty From Ashes.
Earlier this year, Gov. Jay Inslee signed Proclamation 21-02: Extended Eligibility for Foster Care Services in response to the Federal requirement that states must not exit young people from care beginning in March 2020.
DCYF’s Office of Innovation, Alignment, and Accountability (OIAA) is developing a suite of early learning dashboards. These dashboards provide regular, up-to-date data on child care and early learning needs in local communities and address statutory requirements for regular data reporting.
There are several upcoming important dates for us to celebrate, honor, and recognize in Indigenous and Native American history.
For the past year, Echo Glen Children’s Center has partnered with Yoga Behind Bars (YBB) to provide trauma-informed yoga sessions for both staff and young people.
Last spring, Performance-based Standards (PbS), a DCYF partner and nationwide juvenile justice standards organization
The Treehouse CARES Project pays for tutoring, school-related items, and extracurricular activities, helping to eliminate financial barriers to success in school. Benefits are available to children and youth in foster care and young adults in Extended Foster Care (EFC).
