youth engagement team (YET)
Ages 12–17
Helping youth who are at risk of, or experiencing homelessness navigate life challenges, backed by a team of case managers, housing navigators, therapists, and legal help.
For more information:
Call 425.588.1150
The Youth Engagement Team (YET) includes a case manager, a housing navigator, a mental health therapist, and legal help (through Legal Counsel for Youth and Children) working with youth at risk of or experiencing homelessness in King County. YET offers family mediation and, when possible, reunification; legal advice when needed; and housing navigation and rental assistance if the family is homeless. Services are offered Monday through Friday.
YET coordinates care with other providers using a team approach — drawing in all available supportive people in a youth's life — and works intensively to help youth reach stability, making contact within 24–48 hours of referral. YET is mobile: case managers, therapists, and legal help can meet youth wherever is most convenient — school, home, shelter, library, or elsewhere.
For more information:
Call 425.588.1021 or 425.588.1150
Eligibility
-
Ages 12–17 (youth who turn 18 while enrolled may continue in the program)
-
Currently homeless or at risk of homelessness and not already under the care of a state department
-
Currently resides in King County
Services
-
Help obtaining personal identification and documentation needed to qualify for housing
-
Transitional Living Program placement, shelter, or rental assistance for families experiencing homelessness
-
Assistance navigating housing and rental assistance
-
Connection to resources for basic needs (food, clothing, phone and phone plan, hygiene products)
-
Connection to legal advice through Legal Counsel for Youth and Children (LCYC)
-
Individual mental health services, support with interpersonal relationships, and/or Family mediation or therapy, as needed
-
Building independent living skills, including education, employment, financial literacy, health, and general self-sufficiency
additional services
employment
& education services
Comprehensive employment and job-readiness services for young adults, with individualized support for education and employment development — including resume development, soft-skill building, career exploration, and education and/or employment navigation.
healthy start
Enriching child and family development for pregnant and/or parenting families with children under age 5, through an evidence-based curriculum, individual and community support, and more.