Kent Youth And Family Services

Programs: The head start program and the early childhood education and assistance program (eceap) provide free preschool education and support services to children, ages three to five years old, and resource referrals and training opportunities for families who meet the income eligibility criteria and who live within the kent school district boundaries. 848 children and their families were served in 2017.

kent youth and family services provides professional behavioral health clinical services in the form of mental health counseling and substance use disorder treatment. The youth and family counseling program provides professional therapeutic services to children, youth, and their families. Through individual, family and group sessions, youth and families learn healthier ways to manage emotions, conflict and mental health challenges thereby allowing them to function better across environments. 560 children, youth, and their families were served in 2017. The substance use disorder program provides assessments, early intervention groups, treatment group, referral services, family support, parent coaching and aftercare to meet the needs of parents and youth in the kent community. 56 youth were treated for substance use disorder in 2017.

kent youth and family services provides several offsite assistance programs. The after school programs provide youth development and academic support, for children/youth age k-12, on a drop in basis every day after school, weekends and all day during summer break at three king county housing authority, kyfs managed, youth centers on kent's east hill. 1,085 youth were served in 2017. The watson manor transitional living program provides up to eighteen months of transitional housing and support to single, homeless, extremely low-income youth and young adult mothers (age 16-25 on entry) and their children. Services include case management, parent education, life skills training, counseling, substance abuse services, and referral to childcare and education/vocational programs. 22 individuals were provided housing and assistance in 2017.