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
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 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
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
Equity 'Nosotras solo queremos trabajar': Las trabajadoras agrícolas de Washington dicen 'basta' a la agresión sexual Un nuevo currículo bilingüe destinado a poner fin al acoso se enfoca en los productores y gerentes agrícolas de Washington. by Emily McCarty / December 11, 2019
News 'It affects the entire family': Washington parents now work alongside teens in mental health recovery Almost six months after House Bill 1874 passed, guardians are applauding it for integrating care into the family. by Emily McCarty / January 8, 2020
News A small team in southeast Washington is leading the charge in telepsychiatry A collaboration between UW and Dayton, population 2,500, is changing how Washington brings mental health care to rural communities. by Emily McCarty / January 6, 2020
Equity 'We just want to work': Washington farmworkers say enough to sexual assault A new bilingual toolkit targets the state's growers and farmers in preventing harassment. by Emily McCarty / December 11, 2019
News One-third of Washington's rural hospitals are at risk. What will happen if they close? These hospitals can mean the difference between life and death. by Emily McCarty / December 3, 2019
Politics Why this conservative, rural county is joining the legal battle against Washington's I-976 Garfield County voters helped pass the initiative for $30 car tabs. But its elected officials are worried they'll lose their entire transit system as a result. by Emily McCarty / November 20, 2019