Access our student homelessness trainings.

In 2025, Building Changes is pleased to offer virtual trainings for homeless student liaisons, school building staff, and community-based organizations in Washington State to help them better support students and families experiencing homelessness.

Upcoming Trainings in 2025:

• McKinney-Vento 101
  Thursday, August 21 | 9:00am – 11:00am Pacific Time
  With our partners the Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness, we will cover the basics of McKinney-Vento, the federal law that supports the educational rights of students experiencing homelessness. We will hear from local McKinney-Vento liaisons and share resources to support students and families.
  Register here
• Motivational Interviewing
  Wednesday, September 17 | 12:30pm Pacific Time
  With our partners at the Institute for Individual and Organizational Change, we will cover the fundamentals of motivational interviewing and behavior change. This approach helps professionals learn how to impact sustained long-term behavior change through effective communication.
  Register here

To find recordings of our past trainings, see 2021-2023 Response to Student Homelessness Training Series