Recently, we have gotten some questions about our work to support immigrant youth. We wanted to take some time to talk about YouthCare’s Casa de Los Amigos Program and clarify… Read More of “YouthCare’s Work With Immigrant Youth & Our Casa de Los Amigos Program”
What is YouthCare’s Casa de Los Amigos Program? YouthCare’s Casa de los Amigos Program (Casa) is a 20-bed emergency shelter program funded by the Office of Refugee Resettlement, which is… Read More of “FAQ on YouthCare’s Casa de Los Amigos Program”
Cultural holidays and the multicultural calendars of heritage months are more than months or days or moments: they are true history. These celebrations and acts of resistance are exercises of revolutionary work. Read More of “PRIDE is More Than a Month; PRIDE is Always. Canadian Indigenous Heritage is More Than a Month; it’s World History.”
YouthCare stands in strong opposition to anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation currently being considered throughout the United States, including horrific anti-trans legislation in Texas and the hateful “Don’t Say Gay” bill in Florida.… Read More of “In Support of Our LGBTQIA+ Community”
For over ten years, YouthCare has been running a program called Casa de Los Amigos (Casa) for unaccompanied youth arriving at the U.S. border. The majority of youth served at… Read More of “YouthCare Statement on Illegal Border Closure”
Five years ago, King County and the City of Seattle declared a state of emergency on homelessness. Nevertheless, despite modest declines in subpopulations like families and youth, homelessness rates continued… Read More of “YouthCare Endorses JumpStart Seattle Payroll Tax”
This has been an incredibly challenging and emotional time for our country and our world. Last week, our nation saw, yet again, video footage of a gruesome and traumatic murder… Read More of “YouthCare CEO: Responding to the Murder of Ahmaud Abery”
She was violated and raped in plain sight at all hours of the day and night. She was sold and threatened with violence and death. She scratched and kicked the… Read More of “Child sex trafficking survivors deserve to be protected, not criminalized”
As we marched and celebrated with so many others in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. last Monday, one word, in particular, stood out to us: community. “Our lives… Read More of “YouthCare Celebrates MLK Jr. Day 2020”
Youth without a high school diploma or GED have a 346% higher risk of experiencing homelessness. YouthCare’s robust education programs reduce that risk by helping young people build the academic… Read More of “More Than a GED Program: Art & Social Justice Curriculum Encourages Students to Be Active Learners”
