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Transformative strategies guide new statewide grants

Building Changes is excited to announce transformative new strategies and partnerships to improve the well-being...
  • Health
  • Housing Crisis
  • Families
  • Flexible Funding
  • Racial Equity
  • Washington Youth & Families Fund
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: July 30, 2024
  • Report

Students Experiencing Homelessness in Washington’s K–12 Public Schools: Trends, Characteristics, and Academic Outcomes, 2015-2022

  Imagine having a place to learn but no place to call home. According to...
  • Education
  • Housing Crisis
  • Data Analysis
  • Policy
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: November 2, 2023
  • Dashboard

Local Data and Outcomes Dashboards: Student Homelessness in Washington’s K-12 Public Schools

These dashboards provide data on the characteristics and outcomes of students experiencing homelessness during the...
  • Education
  • Data Analysis
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: November 2, 2023

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Building Changes 2025 Legislative Agenda

Building Changes advances equitable responses to housing crises that impact children, youth, and families, with...
  • Education
  • Housing Crisis
  • Families
  • Homeless Student Stability Program
  • Policy
  • Students
  • Unaccompanied Homeless Youth
  • Washington Youth & Families Fund
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: October 20, 2024
  • Article

ABC Tool: Building better support systems for students experiencing homelessness

When students experiencing homelessness receive the right support, they thrive. But to make this a...
  • Education
  • Evaluation
  • Students

Publish Date: September 30, 2024
  • Brief

Assessment & Building Capacity Tool (ABC Tool): Impact and Key Learnings

Developed by Building Changes, the Assessment & Building Capacity Tool (ABC Tool) is framework that...
  • Education
  • Evaluation
  • Students

Publish Date: September 30, 2024
  • Report

Youth Diversion Infrastructure Project: Year 1 Evaluation Report

This report documents evaluation findings from the first year of the Youth Diversion Infrastructure Project...
  • Housing Crisis
  • Diversion
  • Evaluation
  • Youth Diversion Infrastructure Project
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: August 26, 2024
  • Article

No wrong door: How the Youth Diversion Infrastructure Project (YDIP) is helping young people find stability

Who do you turn to in times of crisis? For those fortunate enough, it’s a...
  • Housing Crisis
  • Diversion
  • Evaluation
  • Youth Diversion Infrastructure Project
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: August 26, 2024
  • Article

Transformative strategies guide new statewide grants

Building Changes is excited to announce transformative new strategies and partnerships to improve the well-being...
  • Health
  • Housing Crisis
  • Families
  • Flexible Funding
  • Racial Equity
  • Washington Youth & Families Fund
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: July 30, 2024
  • Article

Community Spotlight: The REACH Center

A coordinated network of support is critical for addressing the needs of the nearly 40,000...
  • Education
  • Families
  • Homeless Student Stability Program
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: June 21, 2024
  • Article

Fostering collaboration: Communities of Practice

Finding time for reflection and building vital connections with colleagues and partners is often challenging...
  • Education
  • Families
  • Homeless Student Stability Program
  • Students

Publish Date: June 17, 2024
  • Article

Q&A: Insights into Building Changes’ education work

No child should have to worry where they’re going to sleep at night, but nearly...
  • Education
  • Families
  • Students

Publish Date: June 17, 2024
  • Article

Years of Progress: The Washington Youth & Families Fund in Yakima County

April marks the 20th anniversary of the Washington Youth & Families Fund (WYFF), a vital...
  • Health
  • Housing Crisis
  • Families
  • Washington Youth & Families Fund

Publish Date: April 29, 2024
  • Article

Community, Commitment, Change: Reflections on WYFF’s 20th Anniversary

Driving along Interstate 82, visitors to this fertile river valley are presented with a promise:...
  • Housing Crisis
  • Families
  • Washington Youth & Families Fund
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: April 29, 2024
  • Article

Homeless Student Stability Program: A new approach to grantmaking

The first program of its kind in the nation, the Homeless Student Stability Program (HSSP)...
  • Education
  • Housing Crisis
  • Homeless Student Stability Program
  • Students

Publish Date: March 27, 2024
  • Article

2024 Legislative Wrap-Up: Short session ends, MSS bill passes

March 7th marked the end of the 60-day legislative session. While the session was not...
  • Education
  • Health
  • Homeless Student Stability Program
  • Maternal Health
  • Policy

Publish Date: March 25, 2024
  • Brief

Youth Diversion Infrastructure Project (YDIP) Brief

The Youth Diversion Infrastructure Project (YDIP) is a joint project of Building Changes and A...
  • Housing Crisis
  • Diversion
  • Unaccompanied Homeless Youth
  • Youth Diversion Infrastructure Project
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: March 22, 2024
  • Article

2024 Legislative Update: Making progress during the short session

We’ve been hard at work on our legislative priorities. Because it’s a short session, February...
  • Education
  • Health
  • Housing Crisis
  • Families
  • Homeless Student Stability Program
  • Maternal Health
  • Policy
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: February 23, 2024

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