| Last updated on December 20, 2007 |
Vision: Our vision is a community where all youth have a safe and supportive home.
Mission:Through hope, respect,community and family, we build purposeful futures for youth.
Description:
Our primary focus is to provide a foster care program that has the ability to change the face of foster care as we know it. We are among those who are willing to step up and initiate programs that will change the way we care for our foster youth. We are a small, grass-roots agency with a 1 million dollar budget. Caseloads are small (12-15)and we provide supportive services like respite care, case aides, training and an educational specialist so that each youth's needs are met despite chronic contract underfunding. We are committed to creating community for foster youth, and our foster parents, staff and community partners work together to help keep these youth in school, feel safe and heal from the abuse and developmental set-backs they endured.
History:
YOuth Advocates was formed in 1969 as a drop-in center for adolescents who were living on the street or experiencing major conflict at home. Youth Advocates found itself working with the most deeply troubled children for whom returning home was seldom possible. During its early days, the agency spent substantial amounts of its' efforts planning programs for children who would have been detained for long periods of time in the juvenile detention facility because they could not return home and had nowhere else to go for services or treatment. Youth Advocates has continued to grow and change to better serve the needs of these troubled youth in our community. In 1975 Youth Advocates was licensed as a child-placing agency and became a member agency of United Way.
Contact people:
Office fax number: 206-781-2408
Address:
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7509 Aurora Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98103
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Web Site: http://www.youthadvocates.info
Directions:
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Exit I-5 at 85th Street NE exit and proceed West to Aurora Ave. North. Make a left(north) at Aurora and go to 7500 block. Parking is available in front of office or on side Streets.
Nearest Bus Stop: Metro #358, 0 minute walk |
Miscellaneous Information
| Liability |
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Yes
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| Does your organization welcome court-ordered community service volunteers? |
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No
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| Does your organization have volunteer positions for youth 12-18? |
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No
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