YouthCare

Lunar New Year is on February 5th, 2019. Check out The Stranger for a list of events to celebrate the Year of the Pig!    

How do you get around when buses are re-routed for winter weather? Who should you call to report safety issues? What additional resources are available to support our homeless community during the winter months? Join us and our partners as we share an evening discussing ways to navigate Winters in Seattle by focusing on Safety,…

"If you're not at the table, you're on the table." Mockingbird Society's 17th annual Youth Advocacy Day (YAD) -- brings together advocates from across the state to encourage our elected leaders to support solutions for transforming Washington State's foster care system and ending youth homelessness. Registration and participation in this day of change is free…

Join more than 600 housing and homelessness advocates in Olympia for a powerful day of action. At Advocacy Day you will: Gain inside information on housing policies; Attend workshops to build your advocacy skills; Meet your lawmakers alongside experienced advocates in pre-scheduled meetings; Stand with the growing movement fighting for safe, healthy, affordable homes for…

Welcome the Year of the Pig with traditional lion and dragon dances, other cultural performances, and food at Chinatown's annual Lunar New Year celebration. To fully embrace this year's zodiac sign, Dragonfly Farm will be onsite with mini pigs that you can take pictures with, and they'll be in a pig parade on the Main Stage…

Hinamatsuri, also called Doll's Day or Girls' Day, is a special day in Japan. Celebrated each year on 3 March, platforms covered with a red carpet-material are used to display a set of ornamental dolls representing the Emperor, Empress, attendants, and musicians in traditional court dress of the Heian period.  

Attend this pop-up cafe event focusing on advocacy and community involvement to address youth homelessness. Good conversation, hot coffee and delicious sandwiches will be provided!

It is our honor to invite you to be a part of young people’s pathways toward transformation. You can help raise awareness and support for YouthCare by attending our 34th annual luncheon! Click here to register!

Facilitated by Fran Partridge & Marlon Brown (A light breakfast and lunch included) Racial Equity Consultants LLC (REC) aspires to create a world in which each and every human being is seen and valued for who they are and the talents, brilliance and beauty they contribute to the healing of our communities We begin with…

Cesar Chavez Day is a U.S. federal commemorative holiday, proclaimed by President Barack Obama in 2014. The holiday celebrates the birth and legacy of the civil rights and labor movement activist Cesar Chavez on March 31 every year. Read more about Cesar Chavez here.

NOTE: This workshop is now completely SOLD OUT and there will not be a waiting list for this session.  Please register early for the next workshop on May 2nd with featured storyteller, Howie Echo-Hawk. Facilitators: Nikkita Oliver (featured) with youth storyteller, Azura Tyabji, Natasha Marin, Fleur Larsen, and Bert Hopkins. + Bios Available Here: https://ssdr-apr2019.paperform.co/ Storytelling…

Whether it is called diversity, equity and inclusion, multiculturalism, or anti-racism, the role of leading equity initiatives in the workplace can be challenging. Many organizations have created these positions in the past ten years, and those hired are coming in without any clear direction. Equity leaders often feel isolated and can quickly become frustrated or…

Khmer New Year, also known as Cambodian New Year is usually a three day public holiday in Cambodia. In Khmer, it is called 'Chaul Chnam Thmey', which means 'enter the new year'. Photo By: Ethnic Seattle Check out the White Center Cambodian New Year Street Festival event here!

Join activist and author Adrienne Maree Brown for a reading centered on her book "Emergent Strategy" and a celebration of community-led organizing in Seattle. This event is made possible with support from the Seattle Public Library Foundation and the Seattle Office of Civil Rights.

Passover, also called Pesach, is a major, biblically derived Jewish holiday. Jews celebrate Passover as a commemoration of their liberation by God from slavery in ancient Egypt and their freedom as a nation under the leadership of Moses. Photo By: Getty Images/iStockphoto

“In nature, nothing exists alone.” — Rachel Carson, 1962 In spring 1970, Senator Gaylord Nelson created Earth Day as a way to force this issue onto the national agenda. Twenty million Americans demonstrated in different U.S. cities, and it worked! In December 1970, Congress authorized the creation of a new federal agency to tackle environmental…

Volunteers are critical to us continuing our mission. They support everything YouthCare does, whether volunteering directly with youth or helping behind-the-scenes to ensure that young people have the environment and resources they need. Want to make a difference in the lives of homeless youth in our community? Join us for an information session, where you'll…

Passover, also called Pesach, is a major, biblically derived Jewish holiday. Jews celebrate Passover as a commemoration of their liberation by God from slavery in ancient Egypt and their freedom as a nation under the leadership of Moses. Photo By: Getty Images/iStockphoto

Girlvolution is Powerful Voices' annual youth-led, social justice conference! that invites the community to participate in collective dialogue and restorative change facilitated by youth voice and agency. Our Activistas program is a 12 week employment program for nine 14-17 year old girls who will be supported by 10 Adult Allies to create and present an…

Cinco de Mayo, or the fifth of May, is a holiday that celebrates the date of the Mexican army’s 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War. The day, which falls on Sunday, May 5 in 2019, is also known as Battle of Puebla Day. While it is a relatively minor holiday…

NPARC is excited to host Toi Sing-Woo, founder of New Directions Consulting, to facilitate a workshop for NPARC members who identify as people of color. People of color can never escape from the centrality of whiteness even when we're doing anti-racism work. People of color do not have the luxury to create spaces and build…

Eid al-Fitr, also called the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", is a religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. This religious Eid is the first and only day in the month of Shawwal during which Muslims are not permitted to fast. The holiday celebrates…

On June 6th, at 1:30 p.m., in City Council Chambers, Councilmember Mosqueda will be hosting a special committee meeting to hear from human service providers in the city. Our human service providers have direct, meaningful relationships with residents and provide vital and wide-ranging services to support Seattle residents on behalf of the City—ranging from shelter…

YouthBuild Graduation, Dec 2018

Independence Day is an annual national holiday in the Philippines observed on June 12, commemorating the independence of the Philippines from Spain.

Support young people in YouthCare's YouthGrow program! Youth sell the garden’s produce at the Columbia City Farmer’s Market in South Seattle and all proceeds directly benefit the program. Check out more dates in July!  

Join Human Services Providers to win an automatic inflation adjustment for Human Services Contracts. Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda is introducing legislation to stabalize human services contracts with an automatic inflation adjustment, show up at committee meetings in support and take action weekly! Adjust for Inflation ~ it’s the JUST thing to do!

Juneteenth, also known as Juneteenth Independence Day or Freedom Day, is an American holiday that commemorates the June 19, 1865, announcement of the abolition of slavery in the U.S. state of Texas, and more generally the emancipation of enslaved African Americans throughout the former Confederate States of America.

Join author Mehrsa Baradaran as she examines the fruits of past policies and the operation of banking in a segregated economy. The event takes place on Juneteenth, a day of celebration commemorating the abolition of slavery in the U.S. in 1865.

In the Northern Hemisphere, the June solstice (aka summer solstice) occurs when the Sun reaches both its highest and northernmost points in the sky. (In contrast, the June solstice in the Southern Hemisphere is when the Sun is at its lowest point in the sky.) The word “solstice” comes from Latin solstitium—from sol (Sun) and stitium (standing), reflecting the fact that…

We will be celebrating the graduates from the fourth cohort of the year! The graduates will be making drinks for guests from 3:30pm-3:50pm in the barista room. Graduation will begin at 4:00pm in the GED classroom. Please come show some love and support for this hardworking group of young folks who have been mastering their…

2019 SCHEDULE Trans Pride Seattle 2019 March Schedule 5:00pm – Lineup for march 6:00pm – Step into street, and March! 6:30pm – Arrive at Cal Anderson Park 7:00pm – Celebrate Trans Pride Seattle! Trans Pride Seattle 2019 will (tentatively) be taking place on Capitol Hill on Friday, June 28th, 2019. The Assembly will begin at 5:00pm and…

Seattle Central College Campus and Capitol Hill Pride March & Rally Sat. June 29, 2019 10am - 10pm North Plaza Seattle Central College Campus A community promoted event celebrating diversity and community pride, remembering Stonewall on its 50th Anniversary and local history. Speakers, Live Music and Artists Open to everyone, LGBT, straight and anyone of…

Celebrating 50 years since the start of the modern LGBTQ rights movement, ignited by the Stonewall Riots in New York. Come one, come all, to this free celebration, to honor the events where Pride began.

Partner Days are free events that are produced to engage with local organizations making a difference in our community in the areas of refugee support, homelessness, community engagement, and more. Hear about their missions and learn how you can get involved. No RSVP required.     Get to know a local organization in the galleries…

Join Human Services Providers to win an automatic inflation adjustment for Human Services Contracts. Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda is introducing legislation to stabalize human services contracts with an automatic inflation adjustment, show up at committee meetings in support and take action! Adjust for Inflation ~ it’s the JUST thing to do!

Join Human Services Providers to win an automatic inflation adjustment for Human Services Contracts. Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda is introducing legislation to stabalize human services contracts with an automatic inflation adjustment, show up at committee meetings in support and take action! Adjust for Inflation ~ it’s the JUST thing to do!

Join us for drinks, appetizers, and live music on the dock at the Center for Wooden Boats all while raising money for young people experiencing homelessness in our community. Our friends at the Lake Union Rotary are hosting Happy Hour 4 Good again this year, and 100% of proceeds from this amazing night will benefit…

On #IndigenousPeoplesDay, we're starting—first and foremost—by acknowledging that YouthCare's program sites reside on the land of the Duwamish People. We cannot call this city home without honoring the stewardship of the Duwamish Tribe throughout history and today. Below are a few resources to learn about the Duwamish Tribe, including their ongoing struggle to be federally…

I Do Bridal, a boutique dress shop in Seattle, has generously offered to donate $10 per dress sold during the month of November to YouthCare! These donations will go toward providing Thanksgiving meals to youth in programs.

StolenYouth hosts a ‘town hall’ each year to raise awareness about the growing problem of child sex trafficking in our region. In King County alone, more than 600 children and youth are bought and sold for sex annually, some as young as 11 years old. This year, StolenYouth’s Town Hall will focus on the links…

I Do Bridal, a boutique dress shop in Seattle, has generously offered to donate $10 per dress sold during the month of November to YouthCare! These donations will go toward providing Thanksgiving meals to youth in programs.

Eureka Restaurant in the University Village will be donating 15% of sales on #GivingTuesday to YouthCare!  

YouthCare would like to invite you to our next Virtual Lunch & Learn the SEATalk Edition: LGBTQIA and homelessness amongst youth on Friday, June 24th at 12:00 PM. Our Community Engagement and In-kind Specialist, Amanda Ayers-Ruiz, will be presenting on this month's topic and will be joined by our Director of Community Engagement, Randy Eseltine,…

YouthCare would like to invite you to our next virtual Lunch & Learn: Young People & the Fentanyl Crisis. According to the King County Medical Examiner, the number of people in King County who died from a fentanyl overdose more than doubled in 2021. Sadly, the County is on pace to break this record again in 2022. Please…

Please view a recording of the event below. Dear Friends, 2022 has been a dynamic year for YouthCare and the youth we serve! Please join us on Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at 12:00pm for YouthCare’s Virtual Annual Update. YouthCare’s CEO Degale Cooper and key agency leadership will share reflections on our progress to end youth…