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Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families, 2019
The Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF), in collaboration with the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), submits this report to detail the status of overpayments in the Child Care Subsidy Programs (CCSP). This annual report complies with Substitute Senate Bill (SSB) 5883, Section…
Descriptors: Child Care, Grants, Social Services, State Legislation
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Levin, Stephanie; Espinoza, Daniel; Griffith, Michael – Learning Policy Institute, 2022
Approximately 1.3 million K-12 public school students across the United States were identified as experiencing homelessness in 2019-20. In all cases, the stress, instability, trauma, and school mobility created by homelessness increase risks to physical, social, and emotional health and to educational engagement and achievement. Districts play an…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education, At Risk Students
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, 2008
Washington State has experienced a significant increase in the number of children entering licensed child care. In 2005, the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) conducted a study of licensed child care, including both licensed home and facility care. The DSHS study concluded that the number of children in child care…
Descriptors: Health Services, Technical Institutes, Early Childhood Education, Lifelong Learning
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Yette, Rebecca; And Others – 1994
This report describes clients who were served by the Washington State Department of Social Health Services (DSHS) from July, 1991, through June, 1992. The 1992 Washington State Legislative District Boundaries were used. The report provides data on the following: (1) how many unduplicated clients from each Legislative District used each division…
Descriptors: Human Services, Program Effectiveness, Social Services, State Agencies
Lassey, William R.; And Others – 1985
Three metropolitan and five rural counties in Washington State were studied to determine relationships between budget change decisions--particularly expenditure decreases--and public service consequences. Demographic, economic, social, and budget data for 1979-1982 from census sources, state and county agency reports, and 214 questionnaire…
Descriptors: Budgeting, County Officials, Decision Making, Human Services
Yette, Rebecca; And Others – 1994
This report describes clients served by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) from July 1990 through June 1991. The report lists the number of clients served in ten DSHS programs--broken down by county--and the direct service dollars spent on those clients. Researchers also grouped the clients by age and by…
Descriptors: Community Services, Health Care Costs, Health Needs, Health Programs
Lowin, Aaron; Demirel, Sinan; Estee, Sharon; Schreiner, Bari – 2001
The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services conducted a study to collect information about homeless families in the state who are relying on shelters. Information was obtained from census reports from all shelters in the state, from interviews with a parent from each of the 411 families living at the shelters, and from a review…
Descriptors: Employment, Family Financial Resources, Family Needs, Family Violence
Carlile, Collin – 1973
Purpose of the Lummi Indian Demonstration Project was to improve the efficiency and utilization of services by locating a Department of Social and Health Services office on the Lummi Indian Reservation, involving Indians as project staff, and identifying and utilizing social welfare resources. Among its activities were to: establish a career…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Citizen Participation, Community Services
Washington State Office of Financial Management, Olympia. – 1995
This document is intended to present, in tables and graphs, a diversity of information on Washington State, its people, economy, and government. The information was obtained from state and federal agencies and from private businesses. The data are organized into 11 major chapters which cover the following topics (sample subtopics in parentheses):…
Descriptors: Crime, Criminal Law, Demography, Economics
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Levin, Stephanie; Espinoza, Daniel; Griffith, Michael – Learning Policy Institute, 2023
This brief summarizes a study of five school districts that have been recognized for their efforts to provide high-quality services to students experiencing homelessness. The districts worked hard to identify students experiencing homelessness and supplemented modest federal funds with private funding, district funding, community-based resources,…
Descriptors: School Districts, Homeless People, Educational Quality, Federal Aid
Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families, 2019
The Washington State Caseload Forecast Council (CFC) is required by RCW 43.88C to forecast the number of children who are eligible to participate in the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) as defined in RCW 43.216.505 (4). ECEAP is Washington's pre-kindergarten program that prepares 3- and 4-year-old children furthest from…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Early Childhood Education, Federal Programs, Low Income Students
Unco, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1974
This profile describes the characteristics of day care providers and federally supported day care settings in Washington State. The report evaluates the quality of child care services and the impact of the Federal Interagency Day Care Requirements (FIDCR) both from the perspective of the state and local agencies which must administer federal day…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Day Care, Educational Assessment, Educational Background
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Washington State Office of Community Development, Olympia. – 1991
Washington State's Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) provides a comprehensive, family-focused preschool program designed to help low-income children succeed in the public school system and help families support and participate in their children's success. Findings from an ongoing longitudinal study of the ECEAP program…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, At Risk Persons, Child Health, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
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Lee, Stephanie; Aos, Steve – Research on Social Work Practice, 2011
Since 1983, the Washington State Institute for Public Policy has conducted applied research as a nonpartisan agency of the state legislature. Over the years, discussions in the state have turned toward emphasizing "evidence-based" programs and policies in decision making, and research requests of the legislature have evolved to reflect…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Public Policy, State Government, Intervention
Indian Education Training, Inc., Albuquerque, NM. – 1981
Designed as a supplementary resource for special education directors and teachers, this directory covers a five state area which includes Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas, and Washington, and concentrates on targeted resources for Indian and migrant children with exceptional needs. After general discussions of services available for migrant…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Children
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