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MISSION

TeamChild upholds the rights of youth involved, or at risk of being involved, in the juvenile justice system to help them secure the education, healthcare, housing and other supports they need to achieve positive outcomes in their lives.

See our Vision and Values.

OUR LATEST COMMUNITY IMPACT REPORT IS NOW AVAILABLE

TeamChild attorneys and staff continue to strive to advance justice with our clients and community. Because we know that young people are the experts on their own lived experience, we engage young people and their expertise every step of the way to create lasting change.

TEAMCHILD IMPACT

TeamChild breaks the cycle of arrest and detention for Washington state’s most vulnerable youth, providing young people with the support they need.

COURTS

TeamChild services cut future juvenile court involvement in half

TAXPAYERS

Taxpayers save a dollar for every dollar invested in TeamChild

SCHOOLS

75% of youth are back in school after TeamChild services

EDUCATION IN THE WAKE OF COVID-19

Get Help from Youth Education Law Collaborative

SEAL YOUR JUVENILE RECORD

Create Opportunities for a Successful Future

ADVOCACY TOOLKITS AND RESOURCES

Stand With Youth and Advocate for their Rights

LEGAL SERVICES FOR YOUTH IN CRISIS

Help Youth Gain Access to Community Support

OUR LATEST

An illustration from Molly Costello (for a Syracuse Cultural Workers poster) features a pink and yellow flower growing out of the ground. The plower has 2 stems that separate at the base of the plant and there are roots underground. Text reads: The Gender Binary Has Its Roots in Colonization.

Intersectional Pride

Intersectionality describes the cross sections of one’s identities – how multiple identities interact and form emergent realities. It looks at bigger systems of oppression such as racism, sexism, homophobia, and asks that we identify where and how they interact with each other. What does it do when you add to the identifiers of race and gender the identity of a young person, who has fewer rights than an adult in seeking their own health care, school placement, or living arrangement? 

An image from Crosscut publication is featured on the left with this headline: Cashmere senior challenges WA schools to speak out against racism. On the right is a picture of TeamChild's youth advisory board and staff members on the capitol steps in Olympia.

Accountability and Inclusion – Youth Advisory Board Weighs In

TeamChild’s Youth Advisory Board seeks to find a systemic way to change the approach to bullying and harassment that can reduce the incidents that make some students unsafe, while increasing the services that can allow other students to stay in school without causing further harm.

Dark blue text on a turquoise background reads: Teaming Up with Teen Feed. Teen Feed and TeamChild logos appear below.

Teaming Up with Teen Feed

In King County, the legal team has been partnering with Teen Feed which runs drop in services throughout the week at Roots Young Adult Shelter in the University District, to offer legal clinics twice a month since November of 2022.

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TeamChild 2023 Town Hall Debrief with Diego and Seiha

We were delighted to gather in person with supporters in April for TeamChild’s 2023 Town Hall. Thanks to your support, we extended our impact through GiveBig May 2-3 and raised a total of $58,000.

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