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The state has renewed efforts to keep kids released from foster care and detention centers from becoming homeless.

The state agreed to provide new support for older teens, foster parents and children with disabilities. But since the lawsuit was filed, hotel stays have only increased.

The nonprofit FIRST Clinic works to prevent family separation by pairing parents in addiction recovery with healthcare and legal support.

Arthur Longworth became a model of redemption. Despite earning policy and legal support, it was still incredibly difficult to get him out of prison.

Studies show charging child support extends family separations and can spur years of debt for parents in poverty. WA is pushing to change the practice.

Echo Glen School is still one of the worst performing schools in the state. We’re not doing enough to change that.

As the state looks to reform its juvenile justice system, special attention is being given to foster children.

The state has been in violation of a federal injunction numerous times in the 30 days since the agreement was signed.

To reconnect parents and children, the tribe opened a supportive family housing center.

The state has until November to fix an ‘egregious problem’ affecting hundreds of Washington children.

Poor outcomes and disproportionate impacts on kids of color have propelled a once-fringe idea into the mainstream in Washington state.

It’s laudable that the state law focuses on preventing family separations, but is it enough?