Politics Social workers fleeing troubled foster care system Lousy pay, a toxic workplace and excessive workloads are driving away the people who serve vulnerable kids and their families. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / December 7, 2016
Politics Foster parents abandoning troubled system Washington state lost nearly one in five foster homes between 2008 and 2015 amid complaints of discord and disarray. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / October 27, 2016
Equity State’s foster system sets kids up for failure When foster children spend the night in a hotel or in a foster home that agrees to keep them for only one night at a time, they typically don’t make it to school the next day. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / September 20, 2016
Politics Foster Care Crisis More than a decade after the courts ordered the state to clean up its foster care program, kids are still left rootless, vulnerable. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / September 19, 2016
Equity Native Intelligence Kay Fiddler's kids (left to right): Monica, Briana, Jesus and Kieth, with Annabelle in front. by Zachariah Bryan / November 4, 2013
Equity Temp Mom Katrina Hanawalt and Kai, her adopted foster son. by Zachariah Bryan / September 15, 2013
Equity "Kincare" keeps foster kids with family Kathy Vermillion is taking care of her grandkids Chance, Xena and Beverly. by Zachariah Bryan / August 19, 2013
Equity What's softball got to do with helping homeless youth? Seahawks receiver Golden Tate tests his skills at kickball during a benefit for homeless youth. by Zachariah Bryan / June 17, 2013
Equity Midday Scan: Birth control time travel; Rep. Dicks caught redhanded; caffeine powder hits the shelves U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Belfair. by Zachariah Bryan / February 8, 2012