FIELD NOTES
Thriving leaders. Thriving organizations. Thriving youth.


October 2021
Greetings YDEKC Members and Friends:

As a coalition committed to building the capacity of the youth development field in King County, we have challenged ourselves over the past year to assess how we could be more intentional about the ways we are centering well-being in our programs and activities, and how we are supporting our member organizations to do the same, especially for staff who identify as people of color. It is out of these commitments that our new Thriving Leaders of Color Fund was born. YDEKC will distribute $100,000 in one-time investments to fund projects that support YDEKC member organizations to advance, rejuvenate, and/or celebrate leaders of color. 
YDEKC Trainings & Events
Advocacy & Funding
Learning and Leading
Southeast Youth and Family Services (SEYFS) has been a YDEKC Member organization since 2011, and Executive Director Anthony Austin joined the YDEKC Advisory Board in 2018. Anthony now co-chairs YDEKC's Advocacy Committee. Since 1974, SEYFS has worked to lead young people, their parents, and caregivers on a path to healing, hope, and healthier lives. As a Black-led organization, SEYFS acknowledges that systemic racism has caused deep and lasting trauma to the youth and families we serve, especially those in Black, Indigenous, and communities of color — who live in unrelenting fear of police violence.

The mission of SEYFS is to assist children, youth, and families in achieving safe, self-sufficient, and stable lives. SEYFS provides comprehensive early learning and mental health services based on the needs and strengths of the people who turn to us for help. They are a licensed mental health center and provide skilled, evidence-based, best-practice mental health treatment and prevention services.
Check out more SEYFS success stories and news, which focus on the southeast Seattle community, sign up to their newsletter (at the bottom of the page), and follow them Facebook to see their work. 
SEYFS is currently hiring for several positions, including a licensed therapist, an associate level therapist, an early learning specialist, and more!
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