Serving homeless youth with a continuum of customized care YouthCare's Orion Center in Seattle is part of an ecosystem of care for homeless youth. by Judy Lightfoot / February 23, 2014
For foster kids, grownup mentors make all the difference Janice Chambers, a UW Champions program alum (UW '13) by Judy Lightfoot / December 19, 2013
Politics Should Washington create special family courts? An expert panel argues for specialized family courts in Washington. by Judy Lightfoot / December 12, 2013
New hub home approach helps support - and recruit - foster parents Degale Cooper's "hub" home in the Columbia City foster care community. by Judy Lightfoot / October 6, 2013
When kin step in Extended family make better foster caregivers. by Judy Lightfoot / September 2, 2013
Crosscut members talk "Kids@Risk" Member ideas and solutions surfaced throughout the evening in Crosscut's newsroom in Pioneer Square. by Judy Lightfoot / August 5, 2013
Keeping Families Together Home visits help parents become their baby's best early teachers by Judy Lightfoot / July 29, 2013
Uphill Slog: Reforming DSHS to keep foster kids safe Braam Oversight Panel chair John A. Landsverk (standing) talks with plaintiff attorneys Timothy Farris and Casey Trupin. Attorney William H. Grimm is in the foreground. by Judy Lightfoot / June 27, 2013
Independent panel: Seattle Times unfair to psychologist Dr. Richard Wollert presents his case to a Washington News Council hearing board on June 1, 2013, at Seattle's Town Hall. by Judy Lightfoot / June 2, 2013