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Friends of Youth and YouthCare report ending or cutting federal contracts; youth services, shelters and staff affected
Summary
Two major King County youth homelessness providers said federal contract conditions pushed them to end or reduce federally funded programs; Friends of Youth reported $5.1 million lost and about 41 layoffs; YouthCare warned day‑center and clinical services are at risk.
Paul Louwali, president and CEO of Friends of Youth, told the Committee of the Whole on April 22 that his agency "made the difficult and courageous decision to end our contract with the federal government" after concluding new federal conditions conflicted with the agency’s mission and legal obligations.
"Our decision affected about $5,100,000 of our budget, which is about a third of our entire budget," Louwali said. He reported that ending those federal contracts led to closure of several programs and layoffs of about 41 employees, and that roughly 68 young people in transitional living programs and about 38 foster‑care…
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