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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.
// Read more...2014 Legislative Session: How did homelessness and health care fare?
A list of key priorities impacting housing and homelessness.
// Read more...Elementary School Pilot Program Helps Family Escape Homelessness
NW News Network, 3/11/14
A family helped by Tacoma Housing Authority's McCarver Elementary School Program is highlighted. The unique program received funding from Building Changes through a Washington Families Fund Systems Innovation Grant award.
Vital state funding resource for homeless programs in jeopardy
State lawmakers are battling to find a way to pass ESHB 2368, which would prevent the sunsetting of document recording fees.
// Read more...Seasoned Leader Joins Building Changes
Declan Wynne of Sound Mental Health will join Building Changes in early February as a director.
// Read more...Hopeful progress on gun violence and homelessness
Seattle Times columnist Lance Dickie sees reason for optimism in "smart, data-driven efforts" like King County's Rapid Rehousing for Families pilot program.
Mark Putnam named new director of Committee to End Homelessness in King County
Long-time staff member Mark Putnam is leaving Building Changes to become the new director of the Committee to End Homelessness.
