Brandon’s life story speaks to the extraordinary resilience of the human spirit, a journey marked by both profound loss and enduring hope. Growing up in New Orleans, he learned early… Read More of “From Pain to Purpose: Brandon’s Journey of Resilience”
To Our Dedicated Community, I want to take a moment to address the recent Supreme Court ruling that allows cities to criminalize people experiencing homelessness for sleeping outside. This decision… Read More of “A Message from Our CEO: Defending our Youth: YouthCare’s Response to Harmful Supreme Court Ruling”
YouthCare is excited to form a new Youth Action Board (YAB) that officially kicks off this month! Designed to improve YouthCare services by amplifying youth voice, the YAB’s goal is to allow YouthCare clients to gather and discuss how different services and programs within the organization can be better aligned with the needs of clients. Read More of “YouthCare Creates a New Youth Action Board”
While it is crucial for us to acknowledge the sacrifices and hard-fought battles by brave individuals who stood against oppression, it is equally important to acknowledge how much work is still needed for the advancement of the Black community. Read More of “Black History Month”
The current legislative agenda is organized around broad themes that advocacy efforts will support this year: supporting youth exiting systems of care; advancing economic justice; and youth-centered capital budget investments. Read More of “A Look at 2024’s Advocacy Agenda at YouthCare”
In the November 7th election, Seattle voters have the opportunity to pass a transformational housing levy. This measure is a renewal of the existing levy, which will otherwise expire at the end of the year, ending a critical funding source in our city. Read More of “Advocacy Alert: Ballots coming soon…”
YouthCare is thrilled to endorse the 2023 King County Veterans, Seniors & Human Services Levy and City of Seattle Housing Levy. Both levies are funding sources for YouthCare programming and… Read More of “YouthCare 2023 Levy Endorsements”
Last week YouthCare’s CEO Degale Cooper, CPIO Emma York-Jones, and Director of Public Policy & External Affairs Jessie Friedmann, headed out to Washington DC for the National Network for Youth annual Summit & Hill Day. Read More of “YouthCare Goes to Washington DC”
From Degale Cooper, Incoming CEO: “YouthCare mourns alongside staff and clients who are grappling with the recent shootings in Texas, New York, and California. These horrific acts of violence have… Read More of “In Mourning – Again”
Join YouthCare’s Director of Public Policy, Jessie Friedmann, and our Director of Community Engagement, Randi Eseltine as they recap the legislative session as well as answer your questions. A zoom… Read More of “Lunch & Learn: Session Recap”
