News
$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.
// Read more...Making Connections: Economic Opportunities and the Pathway to Ending Family Homelessness
Impatient Optimists, 7/16/14
David Wertheimer, Deputy Director of the Pacific Northwest initiative at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, reflects on the links between economic security and housing stability in the work to end homelessness, citing successful local and national efforts including Building Changes' Housing and Employment Navigator model.
First Lady Trudi Inslee focuses on youth and family homelessness
Local organizations joined First Lady Trudi Inslee for a day of learning about youth and family homelessness and collective efforts to work across systems.
// Read more...GiveBIG on May 6th to make family homelessness rare and brief
Your gift will create solutions that get kids and families back into homes quickly.
// Read more...Pierce County chosen for Leadership in Action Program (LAP)
Through LAP, Building Changes is helping develop strong leaders to sustain our communities’ progress and momentum in ending family homelessness.
// Read more...Rapid re-housing touches communities statewide
Funding for rapid re-housing and training has now been expanded to all 39 counties in Washington State.
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