April is Child Abuse Prevention Month! April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) –
This flyer contains information from DCYF on how (and if) you can count different activities towards required licensing training hours. Download here Approved training activities
Dear Foster Parents and Kinship Caregivers, As of Jan. 1, 2024, there will be changes in contracted pharmacies for those who have the foster care health
DCYF recorded the webinar presented on October 23rd and it is available to watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umYPl5xhiZQ A summary transcript generated by Chat GPT:
The Office of Tribal Relations hosted its 4th annual Indigenous Children, Youth, and Families (ICYF) conference on Nov. 1-2, 2023. This year’s theme was Honoring Our Past,
(Originally published at deewilsoncon.com, September 2023. All links added by FPAWS editing) By Dee Wilson and Toni Sebastian Last month’s Sounding Board discussed the utilization
Dear DCYF Caregivers, In order to reduce deaths due to opioid-related overdose, DCYF caregivers may administer Naloxone (common brand name Narcan) if an individual appears
There are about 18,000 kinship caregivers in King County alone, and over 100,000 children in WA living with someone other than their parents. As the
Dive into education topics with local experts as they provide tools, resources, and support to help you guide the youth in your care to academic
The DCYF oversight committee meetings are open to the public on Zoom, and accepts topics for the meeting agenda through this public survey (also linked
Foster Parent Information Session If you or someone you know is interested in becoming a foster parent, please share these links to attend one of
Thank you Foster Parents and Kinship Caregivers! Members of DCYF’s Targeted Recruitment Specialist (TRS) Team attended the FPAWS Pacific North West Caregivers Conference at Great
