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  • Article

Our top two state policy priorities

Having a stable home provides youth and families with a foundation for economic success, quality...
  • Education
  • Housing Crisis
  • Families
  • Homeless Student Stability Program
  • Policy
  • Students
  • Washington Youth & Families Fund
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: January 31, 2023
  • Article

New project aims to reduce homelessness for young people exiting systems of care

Through the Youth Diversion Infrastructure Project (YDIP), Building Changes and A Way Home Washington are...
  • Housing Crisis
  • Diversion
  • Flexible Funding
  • Unaccompanied Homeless Youth
  • Youth Diversion Infrastructure Project
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: January 31, 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
  • Report

Washington State Diversion Study: A Study of Diversion Services for Families

Diversion is an approach that homeless response systems can use to help people quickly resolve...
  • Housing Crisis
  • Diversion
  • Families

Publish Date: December 5, 2022
  • Training

McKinney-Vento Deeper Dive into Practice #3

Targeted to school district McKinney-Vento (MKV) liaisons and support staff, this training is supplemental to...
  • Education
  • Students
  • Unaccompanied Homeless Youth
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: November 23, 2022
  • Other

Building Changes 2023 Legislative Agenda

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

Publish Date: November 22, 2022
  • Article

New tool helps school districts strategize support for students experiencing homelessness

When students experiencing homelessness are supported in schools, that experience lays the groundwork for their...
  • Education
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: November 8, 2022
  • Article

Healthy Youth Survey findings underscore mental health needs of students experiencing homelessness

The first time Ava* experienced a panic attack at school, she was in kindergarten. It...
  • Education
  • Health
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: November 8, 2022
  • Article

Our state’s Homeless Student Stability Program deserves more funding – here’s why

Every student deserves a fair shot at success in and out of schools. For students...
  • Education
  • Homeless Student Stability Program
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: November 8, 2022
  • Article

Student homelessness training series has wide-reaching impact

At Building Changes, we recognize that schools and community-based organizations are often a lifeline to...
  • Education
  • Housing Crisis
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: November 8, 2022
  • Report

Mental Health, Hope, and Adverse Childhood Experiences Among Students Experiencing Housing Insecurity

This resource summarizes findings from the 2018 and 2021 Healthy Youth Survey (HYS), which is...
  • Education
  • Health
  • Data Analysis
  • Policy
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: November 8, 2022
  • Training

Diversion in Schools: A Snapshot

Targeted to school building and district staff working with students experiencing homelessness and community-based organizations...
  • Education
  • Diversion
  • Families
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: October 28, 2022
  • Article

From communities for communities: A people-centered approach to finding solutions to homelessness

Building Changes is excited to announce six partners that will receive new grant awards totaling...
  • Housing Crisis
  • Families
  • Washington Youth & Families Fund
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: July 13, 2022
  • Article

Reflections on the overturning of Roe v. Wade and how it impacts people experiencing homelessness

As someone who has worked in health policy with a legal perspective for several years,...
  • Health
  • Maternal Health
  • Policy
  • Unaccompanied Homeless Youth

Publish Date: July 12, 2022

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