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Forging New Partnerships in Family Homelessness and Health
Local leaders gather to explore opportunities for cross-sector partnerships.
// Read more...GiveBIG on May 5th to Help Families Thrive
Your gift will help kids and families get back on their feet.
// Read more...Grantees Help Decipher Connections Between Housing and Health Care
Grantees are helping us understand findings from a multi-year study of homeless families with high needs.
// Read more...Grantees Selected for Immigrant and Refugees Families Project
Muslim Housing Services, Somali Youth & Family Club, and International Rescue Committee have been funded to help immigrant and refugee families at risk of homelessness.
// Read more...Legislative Updates - April 28, 2015
Homeless Youth Act signed into law; latest updates on the Washington Youth & Families Fund and other legislative priorities; side-by-side budget comparison.
// Read more...Legislative Updates - March 10, 2015
Latest status on the Washington Youth & Families Fund; Homeless Youth Act and Extended Foster Care move forward; board member Lori Kaiser on the power of advocacy.
// Read more...Leading the Learning
Mei Ling Ellis brings a passion for sharing results to her new role as Building Changes’ first Director responsible for Measurement, Learning and Evaluation.
// Read more...Why 'Rapid Re-Housing' May Be Key To Ending Homelessness In King County
KUOW, 3/6/15
In an interview with KUOW's Marcie Sillman, Building Changes Executive Director Alice Shobe talks about progress in ending homelessness in Seattle and King County, including how rapid re-housing is working to quickly respond to the crisis of homelessness for families.
A data-driven, cheaper approach for homelessness
The Seattle Times, 2/9/15
In a letter to the editor, Alice Shobe, Executive Director of Building Changes, points to promising local responses to homelessness and makes a case for "innovation, rooted in data-driven funding decisions."
New grants create support for immigrant and refugee families and conversion of transitional housing
$1.5M in new Washington Families Fund System Innovation grants awarded to projects in King and Pierce Counties.
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