For over 50 years, Southeast Youth and Family Services has dedicated itself to serving children and youth in our neighborhood.
Who We Are
Our staff are a diverse team who speak multiple languages and reflect the communities we serve. We are committed to providing family-directed services that are culturally relevant.
We rely on your donations to provide critical services to underserved communities. Donate today to help make a difference.
Donate Now
For over 50 years, Southeast Youth and Family Services has dedicated itself to serving children and youth in our neighborhood.
Who We Are
Our staff are a diverse team who speak multiple languages and reflect the communities we serve. We are committed to providing family-directed services that are culturally relevant.
We rely on your donations to provide critical services to underserved communities. Donate today to help make a difference.
Donate Now
Spring’s greeting from Southeast Youth and Family Services! With declining case rates and hospitalizations across the west, governor Inslee will adopt a new mask policy across the state of WA. After 11:59 p.m. on March 11, wearing masks in schools and most service locations will become “recommended” instead of required. To many, this new policy... View Article
Edmond Horton became a monthly donor to Southeast Youth and Family Services during the pandemic. He wanted to support an organization working directly with vulnerable youth and families. Our focus on mental health, helping families find stability, and combating systemic inequalities spoke to him. “We’ve basically been limping through time as a society, not dealing... View Article
In therapy, youth learn new ways to cope, get support, and build resilience during anxious times COVID-19 has taken a devastating toll on communities all over the world in the last year and a half. A virus that’s killed more than 5 million people has also fueled surges in anxiety, depression, insomnia, and the like,... View Article
Like a lot of folks in the foodservice industry, Earl Brown got laid off as soon as the pandemic struck. He loved his job as a chef at the Seahawks and Sounders’ stadium. Before COVID, he’d often cater on the side, but that work dried up quick, too. “It was really rough,” he said. “I... View Article
We are incredibly humbled by the outpouring of generosity our community gave us during our Give8/28 fundraiser. When the online day of giving for Black-led organizations officially wrapped up at 8pm on August 28, we came in 15th among 474 nonprofits nationwide. Then the donations kept coming. Our community kept showing up. Every dollar means... View Article
Every Friday night this August, Southeast Youth & Family Services is teaming up with our friends at FAST (Fathers and Sons Together) to distribute care packages of food and household goods to families in need. More than 100 families turned out for the first curbside pick-up on August 7. It was wonderful to see everyone... View Article
Southeast Youth and Family Services Executive Director Anthony Austin's statement of solidarity with protests against racism and police brutality
Our mental health is important now more than ever, as many people contend with heightened levels of stress and anxiety amid the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s why we’re launching a new virtual service called “Supportive Conversations” — a free, HIPAA-compliant telehealth service available to youth and adults. If you or someone you know is struggling, please... View Article
It takes time, staff, coordination, experience to successfully apply for grants — luxuries that many grassroots groups in our community don’t have. That’s why Southeast Youth & Family Services is sharing some of our Seattle Foundation COVID-19 response funding with Southeast Seattle partner organizations that are doing phenomenal work to support some of our most... View Article