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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.
// Read more...Leadership conference in Tacoma accelerates work to help homeless families
Pierce County Television reports on the Pierce County Leadership in Action Program (LAP).
Mayor Strickland and Executive McCarthy Kick Off Leadership Program to End Family Homelessness
Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy joins Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland as Executive Sponsors of the Pierce County Leadership in Action Program (LAP), which launched on September 8.
Health Care and Homeless Families
Preliminary findings from the High-Needs Family evaluation reveal common health care themes.
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