
Finding forever homes for the Pacific Northwest’s wild mustangs
For 15 years, Mustang Yearlings Washington Youth has been training wild horses and placing them with private owners to help prevent overpopulation.
Elizabeth Whitman is a freelance journalist in the Seattle area. She can be reached at elizabeth.whitman@proton.me.
For 15 years, Mustang Yearlings Washington Youth has been training wild horses and placing them with private owners to help prevent overpopulation.
The outgoing director of the state Office of Homeless Youth noted that staff departures and the closure of A Way Home Washington caused “a tidal wave of change.”
Officials ordered a lobbying firm to pay back money meant for a state-funded Lifeline pilot hotline that connects at-risk young people to services.
Though the funds helped dozens of young people secure housing, delays and slow spending stalled some programs in their first year.
A Way Home Washington launched an internal investigation after health and safety information on hundreds of young clients was made public.