BSK Materials & Action Items!
On June 3, we had our YDEKC family, friends, and community members join us as we hosted our first annual King County Youth Development Advocacy Day! We shared stories and advocacy tips to help get the vote out for the upcoming Best Starts for Kids 2.0 Renewal. We had a great turnout and are excited [...]
Washington State Legislative Session Wrap 2021!
Celebrate!! Did you attend an advocacy event? Make a call? Write an email? Share a post about an issue important to children and youth? If the answer is yes, then YOU were a part of one of the most historic legislative sessions for children, youth, and families in decades! The 2021 [...]
A Deep Dive into the American Rescue Plan and ESSER III Funding Stream
by Guneeta Chadha The American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act is the third Federal COVID-relief package passed by Congress as an economic-relief package that aims to build a bridge to an equitable economic recovery. The ARP Act was signed by President Joe Biden in March 2021, aiming to create millions of [...]
Reflections — a YDEKC “Year in [Pandemic] Review”
by Jessica Werner One year ago, my fourth grader came home from school for the last time. It was to be two weeks, then a month, then a year. We've now adjusted to this new reality (individually and collectively) with a false sense of normalcy in the day-to-day, yet it's almost impossible for me [...]
Advocacy Works — How To Advocate for Youth in 2021
by René Murry Dear YDEKC Community, We are in a period of deep turmoil and concern. However, I would like to draw you to an article in the Seattle Times, where several of our leaders spoke to our current issues. An idea that rose to the top for me was that 2020 was a year of questions and [...]