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 ‘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
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
Environment Human Elements: Why an octopus might think like an alien Researcher Dominic Sivitilli goes to the bottom of the sea to study the bizarre mind of the giant pacific octopus. by Sarah Hoffman & Ted Alvarez / February 3, 2020
Environment Crosscut Documentaries presents: The Rising Facing climate upheaval on Washington's coast, members of the Quinault tribe take to the sea in the canoes of their ancestors. by Sarah Hoffman & Ted Alvarez / December 2, 2019
Environment Apocalypse: Now What? When will museums be safe? A reader wants to know why people can't go to their favorite museum — and when they can. by Ted Alvarez / July 23, 2020
Environment Apocalypse: Now What? Knowing when it’s safe to fly A reader asks: How will we know when it's safe to travel by airplane again? by Ted Alvarez / July 16, 2020
Environment Apocalypse: Now What? Fauci’s tools to fight the pandemic A reader asks: If the U.S. is beyond contact tracing, how can we contain COVID-19? by Ted Alvarez / July 9, 2020
Environment Apocalypse: Now What? A recipe for heroism A reader asks: Is it safe to wear a mask in a professional kitchen? by Ted Alvarez / June 25, 2020