“ It is a privilege and honor to serve as MISSION current Board President for the KYFS KYFS promotes healthy development of children, Board of Directors. The services KYFS youth and families in South King County by providing Message offers and supports in the community professional counseling, education and support services. are integral to developing the future On behalf of Kent Youth and Family Services, Board of Kent. Educating the community STATEMENT OF VISION of Directors, President Brandy Reed, KYFS staff and about tolerance and equality for all Helping youth and families achieve their goals for a who live here, while respecting one better future. volunteers and most importantly the children, youth another is crucial to ensuring a and families who turn to KYFS for assistance, “thank you” healthy community to thrive in.” VALUE STATEMENT to each of you who supported KYFS throughout 2017. - Brandy Reed, Board President Equity and cultural inclusion, accountability, partnering, advocacy, and responsive to clients and community.

The KYFS Board of Directors adopted Investigative Unit as part of the “sting” a new Strategic Plan in February 2017 operations KPD and other local/regional culminating the yearlong work of staff and law enforcement conduct. In the final Contents board towards this goal. You’ll note the quarter of 2017 the KYFS CSEC Case new Mission Statement and newly created Manager worked with 15 trafficked young Message from Mike Heinisch ...... X Vision and Values statement in this 2017 women, assisting them with a path “out of report. Significantly the newly created Values the life” and also doing many community Programs Impact...... X leads with “Equity and Cultural Inclusion” a presentations on CSEC early warning signs Our Team...... X principle that drives everything KYFS stands and symptoms. for and works toward in our programs and Resources & Fiscal Management...... X community involvement. • KYFS joined with YMCA, Somali Youth and Family Club and Coalition for Refugees Thank you to our Supporters...... X Working together in coordination, collaboration of Burma to receive an award for greatly and partnerships with many colleagues, a long enhancing Out of School Time programs for standing value and fabric of KYFS, during 2017… children living at Birch Creek, King County Housing Authority. These Best Starts for • Partnering with Kent School District, Kids funds are administered by Schools Out because of YOU King County, five agencies in Kent and , another longtime partner of 2017 brought on exciting and much needed support to 26 total across King County KYFS began KYFS and the After School Program. We are participating in the Youth and Family Kent and the surrounding areas. Because of your dollars, excited with “FEED” (Fortifying Education Homelessness (Best Starts for Kids) your voice and your support; Kent Youth and Family Enrichment & Development). Initiative in January. This initiative Services welcomed two new programs into our home. seeks and succeeds in preventing family These are a small sampling of the partnerships, homelessness before it occurs. Our collaboration and coordination of efforts KYFS partnership with KSD helps identify these fostered and participated in 2017. at risk families throughout the KSD schools. KYFS’s YFHPI Case Manager worked with In addition to partnering and collaborating more than 100 families in 2017 in this within this 2017 annual report you will find the groundbreaking effort. various highlights for each of the KYFS programs. KYFS continues to position itself for the many • KYFS and Kent Police Department launched years to come as we quickly approach a 50 year a unique effort combating human celebration of KYFS in the communities of South trafficking in August 2017. This, nationally King County coming in 2020. unique approach, has a Commercially Sexually Exploited Children (CSEC) Case MIKE HEINISCH Manager imbedded in the KPD Special Executive Director

3 Did you know After School THE NATIONAL AVERAGE for the first time a child is exploited is This year the KYFS AfterSchool program continued to provide caring adult role models and a safe place for youth to engage in academic, enrichment, physical, and social skill activities. Hopefully the impact of these activities will make a true difference in the lives of children, and families within Kent. This year’s highlights include:

• FEED (Fortifying Education Enrichment & Development) program created as a result of of Best Starts For Kids resources. . • KYFS AAU program (Amateur Athletic Union) was also enhanced thanks to King County Parks 13YEARS OLD5 resources. (that’s an 8th grade child.) • Summer reading program to help eliminate summer reading loss. Average reading growth per grade group was: 1st–3rd: .11 years; 4th–6th: .1 years; 1st–6th: .12 years • Partnership with YMCA continues to grow with a plethora of activities that include Academic, Life Skills, Enrichment, and Physical Fitness for teens. • Lingering issues still needing to be addressed: Lack of funding has increased the need to provide youth with healthy snacks during school year. Budget gaps also create a need for more caring adult role models with adequate experience. This always increases the need for volunteers CSEC Case Management and professionals to help from the community KYFS serves. Long term sustainable funding to COMMERCIALLY SEXUALLY EXPLOITED CHILDREN continue work being done.

How does this impact our community? OVER Annual back-to-school party Addressing an identified community need, Kent Police Department and Kent Youth and Family GAVE AWAY OVER Services have hired a Case Manager to provide services to victims of commercial sexual exploitation (sex trafficking) and other at-risk populations. This collaborative partnership was awarded a grant 3000 though DSHS in June of 2017 to provide services to youth in Kent ages 12–25. • • • HOURS OF • • • 5498 SUMMER LUNCHES 180 COMPUTER served thanks to KSD partnership BACKPACKS Why we do what we do... LAB TIME AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES After engaging in services at KYFS, Client, age 17, has had some severe ups and downs. They have experienced homelessness, dropped out of school, and struggled with substance use disorder using The average attendance for several substances such as methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, marijuana and alcohol. Through a OVER 1ST–6TH GRADERS WAS variety of service providers wrapping around this individual, they are now enrolled in a high school completion program, employed part-time, and abstaining from substance use. What’s most miraculous 98% is that this person has not even turned 18 yet, and has had some challenging life circumstances, 1500 success rate of • • • HOURS OF • • • 24/27 including an unsupportive family. Sometimes services and support from service providers are all that KINDERGARTEN certain young people have to move forward and make a different future for themselves. TUTORING & HOMEWORK HELP ACADEMY DAYS! PARTICIPANTS

Why we do what we do… Homelessness Prevention One client, age 39 years old came to our program with $3723.75 in back-due rent, utilities, and late fees. Recently divorced, with a 16 year old son, she had accepted the responsibility for the PROGRESSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT lease when her husband left and fell behind. Working in conjunction with another agency, we were able to provide continuing case management and also were able to pay the balance owed. How does this impact our community? This is one of the first programs in South King County that offers services to families on the brink of This client now has a full-time job that will allow her to stay current on her rent and bills and her homelessness. We provide progressive case management tailored to each client based on the needs and her son are very happy to be able to stay in the same home and school with his friends. and goals they identify. 5 Substance Abuse Counseling Prevention and Treatment Services Offered: YOUTH & FAMILY CENTERED SERVICES • Group Counseling Services • Assessments Treatment Philosophy Behavioral and Mental Kent Youth & Family Services’ Substance Abuse Treatment • Drug Court Program Programs believe abstinence is an essential part of all Substance • Diversion Program Abuse Treatment. However, treatment is not complete by a youth • Recovery School at Kent Health Services only demonstrating this ability. They are also required to make Phoenix Academy changes in their life, typically in areas that have been negatively PROFESSIONAL THERAPEUTIC SERVICES • Individual Counseling impacted by their substance use. This includes: improving Services Counseling Services relationships, improving academic performance, avoiding illegal • Family Counseling The Youth, Family & Co-Occurring Counseling program at KYFS provides counseling services for activity, and building a peer-group supportive of abstinence and infants, toddlers, youth up to age 25 and families throughout Kent and surrounding communities. pro-social behaviors. • Back on Track – Early inter- vention/prevention program Our program is dedicated to those seeking help by creating services that are compassionate, Your dollars at work...2017 accomplishments • Parent Support Group effective, efficient and culturally informed. In our Substance Use outpatient program we’ve expanded the • Youth Oriented Alcohol/Drug number of staff trained in evidence-based practices such as Information School “ We came to counseling, my son (who is 4) and I, a little more than a year ago because we were 7-challenges (a group evidence-based program), and in the number experiencing difficult things in our life, and it was hard for me to see my son struggling with nightmares of staff certified in the full GAIN–I Evidence-based assessment tool. “Our youth-centered approach and losing control, hitting others, pulling his hair, pinching himself, and crying without a reason. During to treatment services creates our sessions, we were able to find a way to manage the big feelings and find a way to reduce the Substance Abuse a welcoming and supportive environment for clients and anxiety. It was very helpful for me, first of all, to understand what was going on; this way I could help Nine counselors provide services to youth ages 12-19 in a variety families struggling with substance him to go through those feelings and calm down. He became more successful in school and more of settings. The program includes school-based assessment, use. By offering a judgement-free counseling, and prevention/early intervention services as well as comfortable with himself. We were able to finally sleep in separate rooms, there are no nightmares; treatment experience to clients and he feels more secure now. We are able to talk things out better, difficult things, and he is not afraid a full outpatient treatment program. We work closely with King families, and a positive approach to to tell me something. He became more open.” County Juvenile Superior Court including Drug Court, Community recovery, we empower our clients to Diversion Boards, all local area schools - especially the Kent School practice the skills necessary to avoid District, Kent Police Department, Kent Drug Free Coalition, and the substance use, make thoughtful Youth LINC Gang Prevention Coalition. decisions, and achieve their goals.” 309 PARTICIPANTS 91%ACHIEVED GOALS 825CLIENTS SERVED 285 PARTICIPANTS qualified to be MEASURED FOR achieved their OUTCOMES

SUCCESS (attained 67% or more

FAMILIES SERVED 395 of treatment goals) 531 OUTCOMES 2016 DISCHARGES 89%of participants in our SUBSTANCE ABUSE Our programs also increased referrals and relationships with primary care facilities both through our Navos consortium and also independently—including health clinics and PROGRAM Health-Point as well as MultiCare. complete the program, • compared to a • In our Mental Health Counseling program we expanded many counseling staff trained in CBT plus STATEWIDE AVERAGE (Cognitive Behavioral therapy-plus) and DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) both evidence-based practices. Both therapeutic techniques are being used currently with clients in both group and Did you know of 56.2% individual sessions. 7 Early Learning Financials HEAD START AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ECEAP) EXPENSES REVENUE Our Programs Since 1998, KYFS has developed the Early In 2017, there were 58,549 classroom contacts Learning program from four classes serving the children had with teachers during the 72 children to the current level of 21 classes 130-154 day school year and over 3,253 case serving 410 children, offering both part and management sessions held with families. full-day models.

There is a need for early school readiness The children in the part-day classes receive interventions as demonstrated by poor a total of 130 child contact days or 393-458 kindergarten readiness and achievement classroom hours annually depending upon rates. Less than half (43.1%) of all children program model; and full-day children attend entering kindergarten in the KSD meet a total of 154 child contact days/ or 1001 developmental expectations in all six areas of classroom hours annually. development and learning: Social-Emotional, Language, Physical, Cognitive, Literacy, & New This Year Math. (Washington State’s Kindergarten Entry To ensure families receive the program Assessment, 2017–18). Even fewer enter option that meets their needs, KYFS conducts school with these skills among children with centralized recruitment, sharing applications Early Learning: 39% Government Agencies: 77% limited English, 30.5%, or from families with with the other EL providers serving the KSD. Behavioral Health: 20% Donated Facilities & Services: 14% low incomes, 30.9% or homeless 18.8% (OSPI, Community Based: 16% Contributions: 4% 2017). By contrast, 78% of the 4019 children in The recruitment of participants for our preschool Donated Facilities & Services: 13% Campaigns: 2% PSESD’s Head Start and ECEAP programs met program is designed to enroll the neediest Administration: 10% Program Fees: 2% school readiness rates at the end of preschool families, with priority given to children who are Development: 3% Other Revenue: 1% as measured by TS GOLD in 2016–17. experiencing homelessness, foster or kinship care, have developmental or behavior concerns, TOTAL: $5,942,220 TOTAL: $5,722,194 are immigrants or refugee, or are of color.

Watson Manor

Watson Manor Transitional Housing apartment building, along with support services The Watson Manor Transitional Living Program designed to help them overcome housing barri- provides up to 18 months (plus an extension of ers and secure permanent housing. up to six months if needed) of transitional hous- Did you know ing and support services to single, homeless, Your Dollars at Work Watson Manor receives extremely low-income teenage and young adult 22 homeless mothers and children were served government funding as well during 2017. mothers and their children. as support from United Way, The program routinely serves a very culturally local service clubs, businesses, The target age range is 16 to 25 at the time of diverse population; four of the young mothers that and individual donors. program entry. Each young mother is parent- entered Watson Manor in 2017 are immigrants. ing one to two children or at least six months 80% of all residents that exited the program pregnant. Program participants each receive a during 2017 moved into permanent housing furnished apartment in Watson Manor, a small upon exit. 9 Supporters Our Team INDIVIDUALS Robin Corak Dennis & Karyn Higgins Danae & Toussaint Myricks Steven Skeehan John Hinds & Amy Cadwell Rob & Jocelyn Craig Linda Holmes Jeff Natter, MPH Barbara Smith Bonnie Beers-Nakashima & Ed & Dorlene Crawford Susan Hoover Sadie Nguyen Megan Smith MIKE HEINISCH, Executive Director CYOON MCBRIDE, After School Bobby Nakashima Frank Crosswhite Steven Huff Bill & Carolyn Nirk Jordan & Christine Stair Josh Gerstman & Steve Daschle David & Kayla Huhs Ken & Kaila Nsimbi Jon & Angela Stave PAULA FREDERICK, Behavioral Health HEIDI CAREY, Human Resources & Facilities Heather Cutting David & Sabrina de la Fuente Daman & Julie Hunter Diana Oliynik Lois Stewart Watson Manor Financing & Contracts Steven Holmes & Karen DeBruler Lyn & Mary Johnson Andrea Paine Linda Stockham LAURIE PETERSON, TAMARA SARROZA, Kerry Robinson Shanece Dedeaux Maureen & Andrew Johnson Armilito Pangilinan Mary Ellen Stone THERESA LARONDE, Early Learning CARINA RADDATZ, Development & Community Relations Edward Lesnick & Alice Degen Laura Johnson Craig & Sharon Parrish Steve & Sue Strachan Lesley Hogan Alexia Dorsch Russell Johnson Brandon & Janet Pedersen Alex & Patricia Szabo Brandy Reed & Paul Paulson Galen Doud Kermit & Holly Jorgensen Patty & John Pedrini Jim and Deb Tanasse Our Board Cari Carlson-Cates & Ryan Cates Cory DuPuy Satwinder Kaur Laurie Peterson Ken Thomas Anil & Annie Abraham Patrick Eaton Senator Cathy Peterson Bernadette Thormahlen PRESIDENT: Brandy Reed SECRETARY: Cynthia Boyd Paul Addis Marvin Eckfeldt Louis Khazoyan Judy Pigott Jodi Thormahlen Kaiser Permanente Kent Clinic,Nurse Supervisor Kent Station, Marketing Manager Sadikifu Akina Joann & Charlesworth Elvin Lorena King Oriana Pon Rondi & Chuck Tiernan James Mark & Leslie & Mark Eskridge Palmer Dee Klem Rona Popp Anne Timlick 1ST VICE PRESIDENT: Lesley Hogan PAST PRESIDENT: John “David” Huhs Elizabeth Albertson Susan Fergason Audrey Kronick Jane Prestbye Robin & Josh Tosh Dolores & Steve Ashmore Brenda Fincher Kim Kuhry Sam & Carina Raddatz Brett & Toni Troutner Renton Technical College, Laurel Law Group, PLLC Michelle Avolio Tom & Vicki Foege Tina Kuramoto Dana & Shaw Ralph John & Theresa Turner Executive Director Human Resources 44% of current board memberships are persons Joe Bauman Barbara Frazier Blishda Lacet Keiley Ramseur Michelle Beckley Paula Frederick, MEd, MS, Andrea Lafazia Faten Rashid Gloria & Patrick Vanzo ND 2 VICE PRESIDENT: Rona Popp of color and/or cultural diversity. One is a high Dana & Kelly Beckley LMHC, CDP Dawn Lake Hans Rasmussen Mark Vermilion Kent School District, Student & Family Support Services, school student. Eight females, eight males. John & Bonnie Beckwith Dave & Michelle Freed John & Jeanie Lambert Vernon Reed Jonathan Visaisouk Director of Categorical Programs Brianna Benton Jacqueline Garcia-Fauver Susan Lantz-Dey Norm & Karen Reed Peeranut Visetsuth Jim & Suzanne Berrios Rosalie Givens Ron & Nicole Lashley Caitlin Reed Darivanh Vlachos TREASURER: Hira Singh Bhullar Rhonda Berry Jeremy Glassy Rob & Bobbie Ledbury Jessica Richmond Jim Vollendroff Monica Besa Matthew Godwin Mary & Brooks Loop Sabrina Richter Carol Wartman Starbucks Coffee Company, Senior Software Developer Hira Singh Bhullar Krista Goodman Diane Lyons Clifford Ridgway Sandra Westman Cecil & Cynthia Boyd Judy Graf Linda & Larry Martinez Eli Rosa Jim & Edna White Jonathan & Bobbe Bridge Russ & Allyson Gregersen Mike & Sandra Mathews Allynn Ruth Jeanne Williams At-Large Members Kory & Roberta Brooks Mike & Terry Grennier Cyoon McBride Mark Scarff Ben & Lisa Wolters Anil Abraham Michael Mathews Susan Brown Greg & Debbie Haffner Christina McCartin Elizabeth & Doug Scharnhorst Holly Woo Puget Sound Homes LLC, Banner Bank - Kent Branch, Tom & Patsy Byrne Stephanie Hames Sarah McNiesh Mike Schmidt Tom Wood Michelle Campbell Kaitlyn Hammond Steven & Debra Meyers Sylvia Schultz Timothy Wood Managing Member Vice President/ Branch Manager Mike & Marlene Carter Nicole Hanson Marlla & Darren Mhoon Ted & Mary Ann Schwarz Judy Woods Sam Chalfant Donald & Karen Hauck Jennifer Minich Dave & Libby Seidel Samantha Young Jane Prestbye Wade Schwartz Susanna Cioch Bruce Hayashi Lisa Miranda Anne Shinoda-Mettler Jinja Yutzy Kent Lutheran Church, Blanc & Schwartz, Charles Combs Randy Heath David & Karen Moerdyk Kathi Shiver Troy Zehr Pastor Salon Proprietor Suzette Cooke Jennifer & Stephen Heath Bettie Moyer Diane Short Katherine Cooper Mike & Gail Heinisch Raphael Musher Billy & Julie Shott Ken Thomas Sadie Nguyen Kent Police Department Chief Kent Meridian High School Student ORGANIZATIONS Community Center For King County Facilities Pacific Food Service Northwest Seattle Times Fund for Advance Billing Systems Educational Results Management Pacific Northwest Engraving the Needy Israel Vela Shukri Olow “Canopy, LLC” Cook Family Dentistry King County Housing Authority Panera Bread Company Seattle University Kent School District, King County Dept. of Community & Human Services, Agave Cocina & Cantina Curran Law Firm King County’s Women, Panther Lake Community ShoWare Center All Pro Building Maintenance Daniel’s Day Camp Infant & Children Program Church Signature Landscape Chief School Operations & Academic Support Officer Project Manager, Best Starts of Kids Amateur Athletic Union DAWN KIRO TV Peridot Nail Salon Services Inc. AmazonSmile Emerald Downs Kiwanis Club of Covington Pete & Pat Curran SKCAC Industries Vicki Foege Sam Chalfant AMC Theater FB-CPA Group Kiwanis Club of Kent Family Fund Smile Partners HomeStreet Bank, Curran Law Firm American Cancer Society Fireside Hearth & Home Knowledge Point PetroCard Inc Smith Brothers Farms Community Relations Manager Amerigroup Corporation First Place School Kroger / Fred Meyer Pinnacle Printing Foundation Society for Counsel Antioch University Freeman-Redick & Laufer Group Int’l Ltd Plemmons Industries, Inc. Representing Accused Apex Cold Storage Associates Legal Support Services Pro-Staff Mechanical Inc Persons (SCRAP) Honorary Members Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Garneau-Nicon Family LK Group, Inc. Puget Sound Energy South King County Human Aven Foundation Foundation Lowe’s Puget Sound Homes Resources Association Julia Patterson Brenda Fincher Badgley Phelps Green River College Maddock & Associates And Development LLC Southern Sudanese King County Council Member, Retired Holy Spirit Church Banner Bank Foundation Mama Stortini’s Raikes Foundation Community of Washington 5th District Banyan Tree Grocery Outlet McLendon Hardware Raven Commercial Stoel Rives Steve Strachan BECU Neighborhood Hand & Stone Medina Foundation Real Estate Sunrise Rotary Club Theresa Ahern Bremerton Chief of Police Financial Center Hilde Pfurtscheller Michael Campbell DDS Reds Wine Bar Sweet Themes Bakery Curran Law Firm, Partner Attorney Big Brothers Big Sisters Endowment Fund Microsoft Renton Area Youth Services Target - Kent Ed Crawford Bill & Melinda Gates Home Depot Mockingbird Society Republic Services Tarragon Property Margaret Whitney Kent Chief of Police Retired Foundation HomeStreet Bank MOD Pizza REWA (Refugee Women’s Services, LLC Brantley Janson Yost Kaiser Permanente Monarch Landscape Network) The Madison Team Kent School District, Retired & Ellison Cooperative Foundation Companies RFA The Ram Restaurant Volunteers: Carpinito Brothers KCMHCADSD Mongo Mongo LTD Riverbend Golf Complex Thrive Program Pat Sullivan Casey Family Programs Kelley Imaging Systems Multi-Service Center Road Runner Sports United Way of King County Washington State Legislature, We would like to send a heartfelt thank you Cedar Heights Food Pantry Kelly Ritson Designs NAVOS Mental Health Roland & Co., CPA, PS Unity Church Of Kent 47th District Representative CFD General Fund Kent Community Foundation Neighborhood House Rotary Club of Kent US Trust to all of our volunteers in 2017. We truly Childcare Resources Kent Downtown Partnership Neil Walter Company Rotary Club of Kent Valley Cities CC Linda Cattey could not do what we do without you. Children’s Home Society Kent Education Association Nexus Youth & Families Sunrise Valley Supply Co Community Volunteer Chipotle Mexican Grill Kent Holy Spirit Church Non Profit Insurance Safeco Insurance Foundation Wagner Family Charitable Fund City of Covington Kent Lutheran Church Program School’s Out Washington Walkley Foundation City of Federal Way Kent Phoenix Academy Norcliffe Foundation SeaMar WEX Program City of Kent Kent Police Dept Norm Maleng Regional Seattle Foundation WFIXnFly City of Seattle Kent Reporter Justice Center Seattle Thunderbirds Wild Wheat Bakery Coalition For Charitable Kent Rotary Club Foundation Northwest Linings Youth Development Fund Thank you to those of you that have graciously donated: jackets, shoes, cold weather gear, games and have Choice Kent School District NP Information Systems Seattle Times YWCA Communities In Schools Kent Station Order Point Global Z Ultimate adopted families around the holidays. 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