On June 19, 2020, DCYF’s revised Program Improvement Plan (PIP) was approved and finalized by the Federal Children’s Bureau.

Family, Friend and Neighbor (FFN) providers that have continued to serve children receiving subsidy during the COVID-19 pandemic may be eligible for a one-time payment of $250 from the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF).

Who is Eligible?

Any FFN provider in Washington State that:

In a May 13 memo, the Office of Financial Management (OFM) directed state agencies to identify operating budget savings options to reduce state spending by 15% from the fiscal year 2021 state appropriation.

View the full June Secretary Newsletter.

Advancing Racial Equity

I want to begin by acknowledging the range of emotions you may be feeling, including anger, confusion, grief, disbelief and numbness evoked by recent events. By now, we’ve all seen the brutal murder of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis –  officers who are supposed to “serve and protect” the community.

After spending 948 days in foster care, Christopher Hankins, 5, and De’Andre Porter, 7, were officially adopted by relatives living in Michigan.

The Child Care COVID-19 Grant, which provided critical support and stabiliza

Under the governor’s Stay Home, Stay Healthy order, many parts of our lives have been put on hold, postponed or cancelled. For people that struggle with addiction, this has been an incredibly difficult period as many if not all in-person support groups have been cancelled. 

Gabriel and Holly Gregory have been licensed foster parents since August 2013. 

During this time, they opened their home to foster children with a wide array of care needs and have been champions for keeping sibling sets together, increasing emotional and behavioral stability for children and supporting successful permanency plans (both reunification and alternate options).

In Washington State and around the country, Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) are disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.