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. by Elizabeth Whitman & Sam Leeds Youth Today / October 25, 2023
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. by Elizabeth Whitman & Sam Leeds Youth Today / November 21, 2023
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. by Elizabeth Whitman & Sam Leeds Youth Today / November 14, 2023
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. by Allegra Abramo & Sam Leeds Youth Today / February 7, 2022
Politics How useful is Bell Street Park, actually? Aerial view of Bell Street Park by tim gaydos / July 15, 2014
Culture A lesson in Thanksgiving of a different kind It's not about how we are, not what we have. by tim gaydos / November 27, 2013
Culture How would Jesus vote? Jesus cleansing the temple: out, you dastardly government bureaucrats! by tim gaydos / November 5, 2013
Culture The secular Seattle myth Why Seattleites are more interested in God than they let on. by tim gaydos / August 18, 2013
Culture A tale of light out of darkness How the strength of Seattle's community helped one young woman turn her life around. by tim gaydos / December 24, 2013