Last week, Dr. Gupta joined King County Executive Dow Constantine, DCHS Director Leo Flor, students, a parent of an alumni, and staff for a tour of the Interagency Recovery Academy, the state’s only publicly funded recovery high school. DCHS supports behavioral health outreach and recovery activities at the Recovery Academy by contributing state and federal funding. … Continue reading ICYMI: White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Dr. Gupta visits King County to learn more about efforts to support youth
The Newcomer Club: a Youth Healing Project building community for recently immigrated young people
Photo provided by the Newcomer Club. This was originally posted on the Best Starts for Kids blog. In the World School library, in one of the rare quiet corners of Capitol Hill, a group of high school students gather, cracking jokes and giggling, after the last school bell rings. They sit on a mismatch of … Continue reading The Newcomer Club: a Youth Healing Project building community for recently immigrated young people
New report: The Love and Liberation Assessment Report highlights the importance of community leadership to support racial equity in education
Photo Courtesy of 4C Coalition The Puget Sound Taxpayer Accountability Account (PSTAA) team is excited to announce the release of the Love and Liberation Assessment Report. Love and Liberation is a racial justice initiative focused on self-liberation and system change to improve academic and life outcomes for young people of color. This work is led … Continue reading New report: The Love and Liberation Assessment Report highlights the importance of community leadership to support racial equity in education
Celebrating the more than 100 young people who graduated from DCHS youth programs this school year
Photo: Alejandra Castro Garibay More than 100 young people celebrated earning their secondary credentials (GEDs or high school diplomas) last month with programs in the Children, Youth, and Young Adults Division (CYYAD). Many of these young people also earned college credits simultaneously. What the graduates are saying Students in CYYAD programs highlighted how they were … Continue reading Celebrating the more than 100 young people who graduated from DCHS youth programs this school year
Digging into the details on upcoming child care facilities projects
A strong child care sector is key when it comes to supporting racial equity in our communities, because kids receive high quality care while their families work, contribute to their community, and take care of other basic needs. Through the General Child Care Facilities Fund (GCCFF) and in partnership with the Enterprise Community Partners, King … Continue reading Digging into the details on upcoming child care facilities projects
Child care wins in the state legislative session
King County families with young children are already keenly aware that the cost of child care is unaffordable. But an Annie E. Casey Foundation study puts it in perspective: with a median annual cost of more than $14,000, Washington parents with toddlers will pay more for child care than the cost of college tuition. … Continue reading Child care wins in the state legislative session
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