News & Updates from YouthCare
BNBuilders and several local subcontractors recently teamed up for a day of volunteer service in coordination with YouthCare, a non-profit organization providing basic services, educational resources, and emergency shelter to… Read More of “BNB and YouthCare Team Renovate the Orion Center”
The Seattle Times’ Angel Gonzalez shares the good news about the Barista Training and Education Program, founded ten years ago as a partnership between YouthCare and FareStart: The Schultz Family… Read More of “Starbucks, Schultz Family Fund National Expansion of Barista Program”
Seattle musical icon Macklemore joined YouthCare at Sunday’s Seattle Pride Parade to help raise awareness about LGBTQ youth homelessness. YouthCare’s parade entry was generously sponsored by Titan. A staggeringly disproportionate… Read More of “Macklemore & YouthCare Team Up to fight LGBTQ Youth Homelessness”
Crosscut launched a multipart series on youth and young adult homelessness, explored from many angles. The multimedia pieces—including written articles, videos, and audio portraits—showcase the diversity of homeless youth experience… Read More of “Crosscut Highlights Local Solutions to Youth Homelessness”
As part of YouthCare’s Project SAFE program, YouthCare is offering a series of FREE classes for parents and caregivers looking for tools to use in addressing the needs of their… Read More of “YouthCare Announces Parenting Workshops”
We are amazed! Thanks to everyone who joined us this year, YouthCare’s 29th Annual Luncheon raised an impressive $552,000! We offer many thanks to our Challenge Pool donors, whose generosity in… Read More of “YouthCare’s 29th Annual Luncheon Inspires and Informs”
Count Us In is King County’s annual effort to count youth and young adults (YYA) aged 12-25 who are unstably housed or homeless. In January 2014, King County held its… Read More of “Nearly 800 Youth Counted as Homeless During Count Us In”
Alarmed by cuts in federal funding for critical services to prevent and end youth homelessness in King County, three Seattle-based philanthropies have committed $450,000 to help bridge the gap. The… Read More of “Local Foundations Pledge $450,000 to Support Homeless Youth”
We are thrilled to report that the Macklemore & Ryan Lewis vs Pearl Jam vs Slog Holiday Charity Challenge (in which these three esteemed Seattle institutions compete to see whose… Read More of “Pearl Jam Wins the Holiday Charity Challenge!”
As I sit in my office reflecting over the past few weeks, there is so much to be thankful for. Despite significant federal budget cuts and expiring private funds, our… Read More of “A Message of Thanksgiving”
