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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
  • Brief

Integrating Diversion into Maternal Health Programs in Yakima & Pierce Counties

Building Changes successfully worked with two communities in Washington State on projects that integrated Diversion...
  • Health
  • Housing Crisis
  • Families
  • Maternal Health
  • Policy

Publish Date: December 17, 2023
  • Brief

Washington Youth and Families Fund (WYFF): 2024 Policy Brief

Building Changes administers the Washington Youth & Families Fund (WYFF), awarding grants to nonprofit organizations...
  • Housing Crisis
  • Policy
  • Washington Youth & Families Fund
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: November 1, 2023
  • Brief

Homeless Student Stability Program (HSSP): 2024 Policy Brief

In the 2024 state legislative session, Building Changes is advocating for $2.6 million in ongoing...
  • Education
  • Homeless Student Stability Program
  • Policy
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: November 1, 2023
  • Brief

Key Learnings from the Equitable Homeless System Design Project

Building off our learnings from the 10-year Family Homelessness Initiative and with additional funding from...
  • Housing Crisis
  • Families
  • Family Homelessness Initiative
  • Racial Equity

Publish Date: February 28, 2023
  • Brief

Washington Youth & Families Fund (WYFF): 2023 Policy Brief

In the 2023 state legislative session, Building Changes is advocating for an additional $6 million...
  • Housing Crisis
  • Policy
  • Washington Youth & Families Fund
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: January 31, 2023
  • Brief

Homeless Student Stability Program (HSSP): 2023 Policy Brief

In the 2023 state legislative session, Building Changes is advocating for a $5.6 million increase...
  • Education
  • Homeless Student Stability Program
  • Policy
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: January 31, 2023
  • Brief

Lessons in Family Homelessness: Coordinated Entry

Coordinated Entry, which is considered the front door of the homeless system, is intended to...
  • Housing Crisis
  • Coordinated Entry
  • Families
  • Family Homelessness Initiative

Publish Date: June 27, 2021
  • Brief

Lessons in Family Homelessness: Diversion

A primary outcome of the 10-year Family Homelessness Initiative is the evolution of Diversion as...
  • Housing Crisis
  • Diversion
  • Families
  • Family Homelessness Initiative

Publish Date: June 27, 2021
  • Brief

Lessons in Family Homelessness: Racial Equity

Racial equity is a value and practice that should permeate every aspect of homeless services,...
  • Housing Crisis
  • Families
  • Family Homelessness Initiative
  • Racial Equity

Publish Date: February 2, 2021
  • Brief

Lessons in Family Homelessness: Rapid Re-Housing

Rapid Re-Housing connects people experiencing homelessness to permanent housing in the private rental market. Applying what...
  • Housing Crisis
  • Families
  • Family Homelessness Initiative
  • Racial Equity
  • Rapid Re-Housing

Publish Date: February 1, 2021
  • Brief

About Maternity Support Services (MSS), Racial Equity, & Housing Instability

Policy brief that outlines the importance of Maternity Support Services in Washington State and its...
  • Health
  • Maternal Health
  • Racial Equity

Publish Date: January 28, 2021
  • Brief

About the Homeless Student Stability Program

Policy brief that underscores the importance of the Homeless Student Stability Program (HSSP) in supporting...
  • Education
  • Homeless Student Stability Program
  • Policy
  • Students

Publish Date: January 28, 2021
  • Brief

About the Washington Youth & Families Fund

Policy brief that underscores the importance of the Washington Youth & Families Fund (WYFF) as...
  • Housing Crisis
  • Families
  • Washington Youth & Families Fund
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: January 27, 2021
  • Brief

Centralized Diversion Fund: A Necessary Tool for Addressing Homelessness in King County

The Centralized Diversion Fund (CDF) is a common-sense, cost-effective solution to homelessness currently transforming hundreds...
  • Housing Crisis
  • Diversion
  • Families
  • Flexible Funding
  • Racial Equity

Publish Date: December 8, 2020

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