Children, Youth and Young Adults (CYYAD): Focuses on early intervention, prevention and promotion for children and youth ages 5-24; justice system alternatives; and youth education and employment
A fight breaks out in the cafeteria. In the heat of a disagreement between two high school students, a glass of water is thrown hitting someone in the head and splattering on the floor. Police are called to the school. From that moment in the cafeteria, the youth who threw the water is now involved…
King County, Auburn Mountainview High School and Sea Mar Community Health Centers celebrated the opening of the first school-based health center located in the Auburn School District March 7. School-based health centers offer health services to students at their school – usually for no cost and have positive impacts on students’ well-being and school participation. These health…
The Children, Youth, and Young Adult Division (CYYAD) works to ensure all young people in King County have equitable opportunities to be happy, healthy, safe, and thriving members of their communities. Below is an overview of our programs and who we reached throughout the year. CYYAD provides numerous direct services that connect young people…
Continue reading ➞ The Children, Youth, and Young Adult Division’s 2023 Year in Review
The Department of Community and Human Services is excited to share a new funding opportunity to support the construction of new center-based child care facilities or the expansion of existing facilities. Applications for the Request for Proposals (RFP) posted by Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. are due Nov. 16. Apply here! This RFP is aimed at…
Continue reading ➞ New funding opportunity to build or expand child care facilities due Nov. 16
Over the course of eight weeks, nine students worked with Urban ArtWorks and the King County Center for Education and Career Opportunities (CECO) at Shoreline Community College to design a mural that represented an inclusive pathway to job, language and social skills. The students, who spent the previous academic year attending GED preparation and post-secondary…
Continue reading ➞ CYYAD’s Mural Apprenticeship Artwork on Exhibit at Shoreline Community College
A message from DCHS Director, Leo Flor on the outgoing Best Starts leadership team. Since King County voters first approved the Best Starts for Kids Levy in 2015, Sheila Ater Capestany (she/her) and Marcy Miller (she/her) have grown a powerful idea into a cutting edge, nation-leading program that makes a meaningful difference in the lives…
Continue reading ➞ Thanking the leaders of King County’s Best Starts for Kids
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