Hundreds of youth, community partners, DCYF leadership and staff attended the 14th Annual Mockingbird Society Youth Leadership Summit last week.
The event, held in Seattle, allowed youth from all over the state to identify challenges or barriers and propose solutions to issues foster and homeless youth currently face.
Update: The DCYF Kelso Office was reopened on Wednesday, Aug. 14.
The DCYF Kelso office, located at 711 Vine, Ste 2, is closed today due to repairs. If you need assistance with reporting abuse, neglect or child care concerns, please call 1-866-764-2233.
We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
One of the biggest problems our child welfare system has is how to care for children who are severely traumatized and have mental health or physical issues that make it difficult for a typical foster family to care for them. We don’t have enough “beds” in therapeutic group homes for the children who need that level of care, resulting in many pathologies in the system.
The Early Start Act of 2015 mandated that the Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF) update the child care licensing rules so that the early learning system has a unified set of foundational health, safety and child development regulations that are easy to understand.
Due to repairs, the DCYF office in Bremerton, located at 3423 6th Street, Suite 217, will remain closed today and is expected to reopen on Wednesday, July 17.
If you need assistance with reporting abuse, neglect, or child care concerns, please call the local intake office at 1-888-713-6115.
We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
Talon was born with Autism Spectrum Disorder. He was largely nonverbal, making no gestures and limited eye contact. Talon’s services with Kindering – the largest Early Support for Infants and Toddlers (ESIT) program in the state – began when he was 18 months old.
Katie Johnson. a social worker in Region 2, was recognized for the ways she interacts with families and takes early actions to address safety and permanency.
In addition to conducting her own shared planning meetings, Christie Funkhouser, a meeting facilitator in Region 2, said Katie recently filled in for social workers who were on leave.
The Emergency Alert System (EAS) is the national public warning system that provides the public with critical emergency and disaster alerts. The system is also used by state and local authorities to deliver important information targeted to a specific region.
As of today, we have fully transitioned all programs into DCYF and launched the new agency branding. Great work, and thank you to all DCYF staff throughout the agency.
We continuously feel inspired by the work that is done here, so we recently sat down with 3 current and incoming DCYF staff to talk about what their work at DCYF means to them and their vision for this new agency.
