News & Updates from YouthCare
Dear Friends, As most of you know, Melinda Giovengo ended her 15-year tenure as YouthCare’s CEO on August 31. We are grateful to Melinda, and especially to YouthCare’s outstanding Executive… Read More of “Meet YouthCare’s Interim CEO: Colleen Echohawk”
YouthCare’s mission is to support young people who need immediate shelter, basic needs, food, and stability to build a better future. We do this for young people in our community,… Read More of “YouthCare’s Support for Immigrant & Undocumented Youth from the Border”
“I plan on spending as much time as a I can hearing from the employees, hearing from the youth, hearing what happened, what the pain was, and offer opportunities for… Read More of “Former Seattle mayoral candidate to lead youth homelessness nonprofit troubled by allegations of racism”
Dear Friends, Well, my final hour at YouthCare is now here. As I look back on my 15-year tenure as CEO & President and my 10 years of direct service at YouthCare, I can say it… Read More of “A Special Message From Dr. Melinda Giovengo”
Dear Friends, After 15 years of service to our community, I will be transitioning out of my role as CEO & President of YouthCare, effective August 31, 2021. The last… Read More of “Special Announcement from YouthCare’s Leadership”
Today, YouthCare is thrilled to announce its’ partnership with Starbucks, Seattle Kraken, Climate Pledge Arena, and One Roof Foundation! These organizations use their platforms to impact youth experiencing homelessness in… Read More of “YouthCare Partners with Starbucks to Help End Youth Homelessness”
Many of us have spent the last few months eagerly waiting for updates on when we can get the COVID-19 vaccine, and we can finally feel the sense of relief… Read More of “YouthCare Partners with Kaiser Permanente to Offer COVID-19 Vaccines to Youth in Our Community”
June 16, 2021, SEATTLE – YouthCare announced the hiring of Jennifer Patterson to the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective June 1, 2021. Patterson will report to Melinda Giovengo,… Read More of “YouthCare Hires Jennifer Patterson as its Chief Operating Officer”
The philanthropic arm of the Seattle Kraken and Climate Pledge Arena provides a ten-year, $10 million partnership of funds and in-kind donations to fight homelessness May 4, 2021 – SEATTLE… Read More of “YouthCare Becomes One Roof Foundation’s First Beneficiary”
Happy Volunteer Appreciation Month At a time when we all felt more isolated than ever, at a time when it would be so easy to turn inward, YouthCare’s compassionate team… Read More of “Thank you Volunteers!”
THANK YOU to our Safe Place community members who made on-call support possible for runaway and homeless young people The best way to end youth homelessness is to intervene as… Read More of “Volunteer Spotlight: Safe Place”
