News & Updates from YouthCare
Thu, 08/09/2012 Hear Star, a peer outreach intern with YouthCare, and Executive Director Melinda Giovengo discuss youth homelessness in Seattle from their perspectives on KUOW's The Conversation: A recent tally… Read More of “KUOW: The State of Homeless Youth”
Mon, 08/13/2012 It has been one year since National Safe Place launched in King County – providing immediate help to teens in crisis and connecting them to resources. Since its… Read More of “Celebrating a Safe Place for Youth In King County”
Mon, 07/16/2012 Ask people what dishes they think of when they think of feeding the homeless and you’ll most likely get responses like casserole, meatloaf and pasta. It’s understandable –… Read More of “We Love Thai Cooking!”
Tue, 07/17/2012 “In King County, Washington, 685 youth and young adults were homeless or unstably housed on May 16, 2012.” This is the conclusion of a new report on “Count… Read More of “Measuring Youth Homelessness in King County”
Mon, 07/02/2012 This summer, seven out of ten teenagers nationally will be unemployed. For low-income kids, young people without stable housing, the youth we serve, the odds of landing summer… Read More of “Summer Jobs Scarce for Homeless Teens”
Fri, 06/15/2012 On June 13th, YouthCare was awarded a grant of $100,000 by the Washington Women’s Foundation to support our GED program. This is a highly prestigious and highly competitive… Read More of “YouthCare’s GED Program Receives $100,000 Grant”
Thu, 05/17/2012 On May 16, 2012, service providers throughout King County, in coordination with United Way of King County, hosted a point in time count of homeless and unstably housed… Read More of “1,104 Homeless/Unstably Housed Youth At Count Us In”
Tue, 05/15/2012 A fresh coat of paint might seem like a simple change, but it can transform a house into a home. In the summer of 2011, YouthCare was contemplating… Read More of “A Fresh Coat of Paint”
Tue, 05/15/2012 The team at Windermere Property Management / Lori Gill & Associates (WPM/LGA) recently joined YouthCare for a tour of its James W. Ray Orion Center to learn more… Read More of “Windermere Foundation Supports YouthCare”
Tue, 05/08/2012 A recent piece about human trafficking featured Noel, one of YouthCare's case managers at our Bridge Program. She spoke about her own story and how it motivates her… Read More of “KOMO: Local Women Working to Expose, Eradicate Human Trafficking”