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…Jun 20, 2018Jun 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…Jun 15, 2018Jun 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 contractingJun 8, 2018Jun 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…May 30, 2018May 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…Apr 18, 2018Apr 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…Apr 16, 2018Apr 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…Apr 11, 2018Apr 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…Apr 9, 2018Apr 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…Mar 31, 2018Mar 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…Mar 23, 2018Mar 23, 2018