News & Updates from YouthCare
This past Friday, King County released their 2019 Point-In-Time Count, including the number of youth and young adults experiencing homelessness. For the first time in recent years, the number of… Read More of “YouthCare Responds to 2019 Count Us In Results”
Jayden was placed in a foster home when he was nine years old. His foster family was big—three little sisters and two big brothers. He liked his new home and… Read More of “All Young People Deserve to Dream: Jayden’s Story”
The first day Nia started YouthCare’s Tile Project, she barely spoke a word. Growing up, Nia’s family moved often, finding sporadic shelter in rooms with relatives. Tensions rose with every… Read More of “Finding Her Voice Through Art: Nia’s Story”
Last Sunday was sine die: the last day of the 2019 state legislative session. It was a big year for housing and homelessness priorities—and there’s lots of reason for advocates… Read More of “2019 Session Recap”
The remaining bits of snow from February’s snowstorm had just melted before eight young people stepped foot into the YouthGrow garden to start the first cohort of the year. Despite… Read More of “Growing Futures: Congratulations to YouthCare’s YouthGrow Graduates!”
KOMO’s recent one-hour special, “Seattle is Dying,” has sparked heated conversations about homelessness in our city. In the piece, reporter Eric Johnson claims Seattle is experiencing a homelessness crisis. We… Read More of “Homelessness is a Crisis: Jail is Not the Answer”
Last Friday, almost 1,200 people from around the community joined us at the Westin Seattle for a lunch of hope and inspiration at YouthCare’s 34th Annual Luncheon. Together, we met… Read More of “Thank You for Another Successful Luncheon!”
#NSPWeek2019 kicks off this week with an official recognition by both Seattle City Council and King County Council proclaiming National Safe Place Week! Safe Place, run in collaboration with YouthCare… Read More of “Celebrating National Safe Place Week: It Takes a Village”
YouthCare’s Barista Training and Customer Service Program, run in partnership with FareStart, graduated its first cohort of 2019 on Friday afternoon! YouthCare’s Barista program is an eight-week training program that… Read More of “Meet Espresso Patronum: The First Barista Graduates of 2019!”
Today, YouthCare’s UDYC hosted Soul Food Day to celebrate Black History Month. Each staff member chose their favorite soul food specialty to share, pot-luck style, with fellow staff and for youth accessing services.… Read More of “YouthCare’s University District Youth Center (UDYC) Celebrates Black History Month with Soul Food Day!”
