Investigations
‘Home was never a place’: One woman’s life in WA foster care
Now 30, Janell Braxton says she continues to reckon with the separations and instability stemming from her time in the foster system.
Sam Leeds
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Investigations
Researchers team up with court staff to help WA homeless youth
H-SYNC — Housing Stability for Youth in Courts — has piloted using evidence-based surveys to identify teenagers in need of support services.
Investigations
Washington’s new youth homelessness ‘Lifeline’ service lags
The $750,000 pilot program has struggled to meet promises after state officials chose a lobbying firm to build the hotline service from scratch.
Equity
How programs for homeless youth pivoted in the pandemic
Upended by COVID-19, some service providers went online, took to the road or otherwise found new ways to aid homeless youth and young adults.