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Diversion can help families exit homelessness quickly, simply and safely

New publications from Building Changes show encouraging results from two Puget Sound area Diversion pilots....
  • Housing Crisis
  • Diversion
  • Families
  • Flexible Funding

Publish Date: April 16, 2018
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Addressing the Needs of Youth of Color Experiencing Homelessness – Part 2: Busting Myths

The Youth of Color Needs Assessment , a research project of the Northwest Network of...
  • Education
  • Racial Equity
  • Students
  • Unaccompanied Homeless Youth
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: April 9, 2018
  • Article

Prospects to secure stable housing improve when housing debt is addressed

Legal assistance project to lift more families past a problem that frequently blocks their path...
  • Housing Crisis
  • Families
  • Rapid Re-Housing

Publish Date: March 15, 2018
  • Article

Pongo Poetry at Schoolhouse Washington Awards Fellowship Grants to Four Washington Middle Schools/School Districts

New poetry fellowships will amplify the voices of vulnerable children experiencing housing instability and other...
  • Education
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: February 26, 2018
  • Article

Addressing the Needs of Youth of Color Experiencing Homelessness – Part 1: Breaking Down Barriers

Student homelessness disproportionately impacts youth of color – the result of a fusion of complex...
  • Education
  • Racial Equity
  • Students
  • Unaccompanied Homeless Youth
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: February 5, 2018
  • Article

Pongo Poetry at Schoolhouse Washington

The Pongo Poetry at Schoolhouse Washington project seeks applications for its Fellowships to establish school-based...
  • Education
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: December 4, 2017
  • Article

New projects will help more families find safe housing in King and Pierce counties

Building Changes is supporting three new projects to improve the effectiveness of the homeless-response system...
  • Housing Crisis
  • Diversion
  • Families
  • Rapid Re-Housing
  • Washington Youth & Families Fund

Publish Date: November 13, 2017
  • Article

No Answers. Just Connections.

No Answers. Just Connections. Guest post by Roxana Parise, Homeless Liaison, Bellingham Public Schools, Washington....
  • Education
  • Racial Equity
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: October 9, 2017
  • Article

Schoolhouse Washington comments on state’s ESSA plan

Schoolhouse Washington comments on state’s ESSA plan The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is a...
  • Education
  • Policy
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: September 12, 2017
  • Article

Q & A with Tukwila Superintendent Nancy Coogan

Schoolhouse Washington recently awarded an 18-month grant to the Tukwila School District, where 11.5 percent...
  • Education
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: July 18, 2017
  • Article

A refugee family avoids homelessness

Refugees from Somalia, Osman Mohamed and his family arrived in King County seeking a better...
  • Housing Crisis
  • Families
  • Flexible Funding

Publish Date: July 13, 2017
  • Article

Behavioral health and homeless services align to help families

Our summit that brought together more than 30 leaders in the housing and health systems...
  • Health
  • Families

Publish Date: May 24, 2017
  • Article

Solutions for ending youth homelessness rest within young people themselves

Young people who have experienced homelessness have tremendous strength. They also have terrific ideas. Hoping...
  • Education
  • Students
  • Unaccompanied Homeless Youth
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: May 15, 2017
  • Article

Infographics on student homelessness to share

The following infographics help illustrate what we know about student homelessness in Washington state and...
  • Education
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: April 26, 2017
  • Article

The Homeless Student Stability and Opportunity Gap Act: Stabilizing Homeless Students in their Schools and Communities

During the 2015-2016 academic year, school districts across the state of Washington identified 39,671 K-12...
  • Education
  • Homeless Student Stability Program
  • Policy
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: March 21, 2017

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