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EYE OPENING
My Name Is Not "Those People"
This video presentation was shown at Building Changes' Benefit Luncheon on May 5, 2009. It features a powerful poem about homelessness by Julia K. Dinsmore, as read by Danny Glover, our keynote speaker at this year's luncheon. 
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A Plan is Just a Plan – Until People Get Behind It
Community planning processes take a lot of work. I recently participated in one such process and worked on the resulting report, A Landscape Assessment and Strategic Plan for Increasing Economic Opportunities for People Experiencing Homelessness in Whatcom County. The goal of the plan is... -
Can You Hear Me Now?
As I stood outside in the frigid Olympia morning, I glanced up at the gray sky. No rain yet, but later we might not be so lucky. I took a deep breath and exhaled, forcing myself to relax. I gathered what intellectual courage I could... -
One Perspective on the One Night Count
By the time Inglourious Basterds and Harry Potter had slipped into our discussion, the One Night Count felt more like a fraternizing affair than a civic one. So far, our flashlit trek through Woodland Park had shed more light on the film tastes of my...
HEADS UP
Building Changes' Economic Opportunities Initiative Application Released
Building Changes' Economic Opportunities Initiative is a new training and capacity-building program designed to help nonprofit agencies statewide address broad economic recovery issues in their communities. Enrollment applications are due March 15, 2010.
Seattle Times Praises Families Fund
In an editorial written by columnist, Lance Dickie, the Seattle Times encourages lawmakers to be good stewards of state funds by renewing a $6M appropriation for the Washington Families Fund.
Building Changes Releases 5-Year Outcomes on More Than 1,000 Families Served by the Washington Families Fund
Newly available data on the Washington Family Fund’s first five years of operation demonstrates how the Fund has met the needs of homeless families through housing stability, increase in income, and stability for school-age children.