Dec 30, 2020 | Gracious Giving, Youth Chaplaincy
Today, while doing my morning devotional, the question rose: What encounter or moment changed the way you fundamentally do things? I recall an encounter with James, an incarcerated youth, in 2009. He put the choice before me. Hope or despair? What will you choose?
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Dec 15, 2020 | Gracious Giving, Youth Chaplaincy
Gracious Giving Bringing you some thoughts from Nate, one of our chaplaincy mentors. Please join us in our continued efforts to offer mentoring and chaplaincy to our youth! We know that just one long-term adult relationship can repair important neural pathways with...
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Dec 11, 2020 | Gracious Giving, Youth Chaplaincy
In the most recent data for Washington state, Black youth were incarcerated at 3.9 times the rate of white youth.
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Oct 28, 2020 | News, Youth Chaplaincy
By The Rev. Terri Stewart, Director of the Youth Chaplaincy Coalition In the quest to expand the cultural competency that serves the youth in juvenile detention, we have created an inter-religious calendar of holy and sacred days across traditions. Last week, we had a...
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Oct 28, 2020 | Feature, News, Youth Chaplaincy
By The Rev. Terri Stewart, Director of the Youth Chaplaincy Coalition Earlier this month, a youth in juvenile detention experienced one of the most difficult realities incarcerated people face: the death of a loved one. His grief was amplified by his family being...
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Oct 14, 2020 | Youth Chaplaincy
King County’s juvenile detention numbers have gone down since the COVID-19 pandemic, but there is more that can be done! In June, we joined a coalition of over 40 community organizations and leaders, including elected officials, in co-writing a follow-up letter to the...
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