Developing an Organizational Structure for DCYF

DCYF Organizational Function Model

As promised, we are presenting our next level of organizational structure for the new Department of…

Foster Care Placements — What I’ve Learned So Far

Using Data to Improve Outcomes for Washington’s Children, Youth, and Families

Welcome to a new DCYF blog series from the Office of Innovation, Alignment and Accountability (OIAA). Though our team is still fairly new (staff came aboard in January) we’ve been hard at work…

Thinking About Racial Equity at DCYF

In doing big projects like the DCYF creation there are tasks that have crazy deadlines (getting a payment system in place, payroll, filing new rules on time, etc.) and tasks that are often more important, but don’t have the same emergent time deadlines. It’s easy…

New Year — New Agency

Up until now, merging into the Department of Children, Youth, and Families has seemed like a far-off prospect, something happening “next” year. Well, that year is now upon us. In six short months we will come together to form a new agency, an agency with a relentless focus on outcomes for…

Exciting New Addition to the DCYF Team

I’m excited to announce that Jody Becker will be joining us as Deputy Secretary of Programs for Children and Families. She’ll start on March 16th. She has a long work history and series of successes in supporting families and children, including receiving the…

Nearing the Finish Line

We 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 out our leadership team with dedicated and experienced professionals, each of whom will contribute meaningfully to our vision to ensure that…