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 [...]
Highlights from YDEKC’s “Thriving as a Leader in Changing Times”
Thriving as a Leader in Changing Times, the first quarterly event in our new Thriving Leaders series, drew leaders of youth-serving non-profit organizations to be in community for a day of reflection, connection, and learning on April 9, 2021. Thank you to our 82 attendees (and 110 total [...]
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 [...]