Parenting can come with its challenges. Rewarding and joyful, but also difficult at times. Sometimes families encounter challenges that are especially trying for both the parent and the child.
January is National Mentoring Month – a time to celebrate mentors and encourage new folks to take a child in need under their wing. As the month comes to a close, Secretary Ross is sending a special thanks to those who’ve shared their story and to underscore the importance of supporting mentoring programs in our community.
Earlier this month, DCYF dedicated dozens of staff to the Parkland area.
Though there is not a physical office just yet, a team of around 57 staff are now dedicated to serving the Parkland community in Pierce County.
Staff came together on January 10 to celebrate the launch of this satellite office with a space-themed get-together.
For the last four months, Denisse Diaz, a caseworker out of the West Seattle office, has not let her fractured toe stop her from continuing to provide services to her clients.
Diaz, a Child Protective Services (CPS) Family Assessment Response (FAR) caseworker, continues to head to the courthouse to file paperwork, visit clients and provide assessments, all while in a walking boot.
Join us as we observe Child Abuse Prevention month in April to raise awareness in communities about child abuse and neglect prevention.
As the Prevent Child Abuse Washington State Chapter, we encourage you to join the Pinwheels for Prevention initiative. This initiative uses pinwheels – a timeless symbol for childhood – to represent its campaign.
[Jan. 16 10 am. Update: The Forks office is now open.]
Due to severe weather, the DCYF office in Forks, located at 421 5th Ave, is closed.
If you need assistance with reporting abuse, neglect or child care concerns, please call the local intake office at 1-866-764-2233.
[Jan. 16 10 am. Update: The Port Angeles office is now open.]
Due to severe weather, the DCYF office in Port Angeles, located at 201 W. First St. Suite 2, is closed.
If you need assistance with reporting abuse, neglect or child care concerns, please call the local intake office at 1-866-764-2233.
Through his work with at-risk youth, DCYF staffer Zach Corbett realized that having a strong role model and mentor during his formative years made a world of difference in keeping his “head in the game.”
After nine months as an “unofficial employee” at DCYF, 1-year-old Zoë was joined by colleagues last month during her graduation from DCYF’s Infants at Work Program.
The Infants at Work Program allows eligible DCYF staff to spend time with their infants within the first six months of their life while continuing to work.
When her middle-school-aged client no longer had transportation to school in Puyallup, Heather Mimms, a caseworker out of the Martin Luther King office in Seattle, began driving the child to and from school herself.
After being discharged from a group home and put in juvenile detention for 10 days, Mimm’s client was moved to Seattle into night-to-night placements.