Department of Children, Youth, and FamiliesinDepartment of Children, Youth, and FamiliesThinking About Racial Equity at DCYFIn doing big projects like the DCYF creation there are tasks that have crazy deadlines (getting a payment system in place, payroll, filing…5 min read·Jun 20, 2018----
Department of Children, Youth, and FamiliesinDepartment of Children, Youth, and FamiliesNearing the Finish LineWe are excited to announce additional leadership hires for DCYF. As we get closer to our July 1 merger, we are pleased to be able to round…2 min read·Jun 15, 2018----
Department of Children, Youth, and FamiliesinDepartment of Children, Youth, and FamiliesTurning a Mandate Into a Movement:Taking an uncommon approach to performance-based contracting2 min read·Jun 8, 2018----
Department of Children, Youth, and FamiliesinDepartment of Children, Youth, and FamiliesCheck Out this Video — OIAA UpdateWondering what the Office of Innovation, Alignment and Accountability is up to? Here’s a quick video from director Vickie Ybarra that…1 min read·May 30, 2018----
Department of Children, Youth, and FamiliesinDepartment of Children, Youth, and FamiliesSearching for Leaders for Programs for Children and FamiliesAs Secretary Hunter mentioned in a previous post, my role at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families is to oversee the division of…3 min read·Apr 18, 2018----
Department of Children, Youth, and FamiliesinDepartment of Children, Youth, and FamiliesMore DCYF Leadership AnnouncementsI am pleased to announce we have selected more excellent managers for our agency. All of these positions take effect July 1, 2018. You can…2 min read·Apr 16, 2018----
Department of Children, Youth, and FamiliesinDepartment of Children, Youth, and FamiliesDCYF Organizational Function ModelAs promised, we are presenting our next level of organizational structure for the new Department of Children, Youth, and Families. What we…3 min read·Apr 11, 2018----
Department of Children, Youth, and FamiliesinDepartment of Children, Youth, and FamiliesRoss on the Road — Reporting OutWhen Ross Hunter was appointed last year as secretary of the new Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF), he made a commitment…3 min read·Apr 9, 2018----
Department of Children, Youth, and FamiliesinDepartment of Children, Youth, and FamiliesFoster Care Placements — What I’ve Learned So FarOver the past few months, I’ve visited a number of Children’s Administration offices while on my tour of the new DCYF offices. Two chronic…5 min read·Mar 31, 2018----
Department of Children, Youth, and FamiliesinDepartment of Children, Youth, and FamiliesUsing Data to Improve Outcomes for Washington’s Children, Youth, and FamiliesWelcome to a new DCYF blog series from the Office of Innovation, Alignment and Accountability (OIAA). Though our team is still fairly new…5 min read·Mar 23, 2018----