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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.
// Read more...Building Changes endorses Facing Race Report
Report urges lawmakers to “actively pursue legislation and budget decisions that undo racial inequity.”
// Read more...Seeking Advisory Committee members
Help inform our statewide funding strategy for homeless youth and young adult services. Committee applications due Feb. 4.
// Read more...Statement from Building Changes on report showing 1 in 33 Washington students is homeless
Statement from Alice Shobe, Executive Director of Building Changes, in response to the latest report released by the state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
// Read more...Governor Inslee & 38 Partners Pledge to Make Youth and Family Homelessness Rare, Brief and One Time
Washington Youth & Families Fund ten-year anniversary celebration culminates in signing of new Memorandum of Understanding.
// Read more...Washington Youth & Families Fund: A decade of progress, and more to come
The Fund is expanding its focus to embrace youth and young adults, building on ten years of groundbreaking collaboration.
// Read more...New grants fund landlord outreach, efforts to reduce shelter stays
$2M in new Washington Families Fund System Innovation grants reflect collaborative investments in systems to better align efforts and serve more families.
// Read more...$1.6 Million in New Grants Announced
Washington Families Fund service grants will target rapid re-housing interventions that work for a broader range of families.
// Read more...Federal eye on Washington State
Promising local practices and cross-sector partnerships are catching the eye of the federal government.
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