The DCYF King Street Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR) Parole Office has transformed its walls with equality-centered collages.

November is Native American Heritage Month. Indigenous peoples have overcome many hardships over many years and now hold a vital cultural, political, social and moral presence in our society. Tribal Nations are distinct sovereign Nations whom are “partners” with the State of Washington.

Important Information About Required Annual Immunization Reporting

The Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF) is partnering with the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) to help early learning and child care providers navigate submitting their annual immunization status report this year.

On November 4, Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF) Secretary Ross Hunter joined representatives of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Administration on Children and Families (ACF) in a roundtable focused on improving access to high-quality child care.  

The “public charge” test has been part of federal immigration law for more than 100 years. It was created to identify people who may depend on government benefits as their main source of income. If the U.S. government determines someone is likely to become a “public charge,” they can deny admission to the U.S. or refuse an application for lawful permanent residency.

[Nov. 6 Update: The South Bend office is now open]

Due to facility repairs, the DCYF office in South Bend, located at 307 East Robert Bush Dr., will be closed until further notice. 

If you need assistance with reporting abuse, neglect or child care concerns, please call the local intake office at 1-866-764-2233.

November is National Adoption Month and Nov. 23 is National Adoption Day. 

Stacey Gillette (DCYF) and Joanna Kuang (Third Sector) 

“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.” - Albert Einstein 

The Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF) is excited to announce the release of its first Request for Application (RFA) for Early ECEAP (Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program). 

As a new leader in the child welfare space, I thought it would be worth my while to do some listening before I made any big changes. So I went on a tour all over the state of Washington. I talked to caseworkers, foster parents, birth families, judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys and anyone else I could find who had an opinion. I got an earful.