Welcome, new YDEKC staff!
We are so excited to introduce you to two new phenomenal women who have joined our small but mighty staff team at YDEKC! As we continue to shape our programming and policy work moving forward in service of our renewed mission, we are thrilled to have Na’Quel Walker join our program team, and [...]
Topic: Hiring, Newsletter
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 [...]
SEL & Wellness Resources — Final Update 12/15
This list was updated regularly from April-December 2020, and it includes many resources (relevant to the ongoing COVID-19 situation and beyond), which YDEKC had shared in our newsletters. This list will remain posted for posterity, but please sign up for our newsletters for more monthly [...]
Highlights from YDEKC’s 10 Year Reunion & Celebration
It was such a highlight of the year to be able to celebrate and bring some joy and light together at our 10 year celebration! If you weren’t able to join us, read more here to see highlights and some of the very cool documentation of the work we’ve done together these past ten [...]
Topic: Annual YDEKC Summit, Newsletter
YDEKC Monthly Newsletter – November 2020
Greetings YDEKC Members and Friends: The last year has been like no other in living memory. With COVID-19 cases rising here in Washington, another four weeks of restrictions have begun, designed to stop the spread and ensure that our medical system doesn't get more [...]
Topic: COVID-19 Resources, Newsletter