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Why should homeless service providers care about maternal health and mortality?

Stabilizing pregnant and postpartum moms in housing not only improves their housing outcomes but may...
  • Health
  • Families
  • Maternal Health
  • Policy
  • Racial Equity

Publish Date: November 19, 2019
  • Brief

Maternal Mortality and Unstable Housing: An Overview of Data and Recommendations from the Washington State Maternal Mortality Review Panel

In its second annual report on maternal deaths to the legislature, the Washington State Maternal...
  • Health
  • Maternal Health
  • Racial Equity

Publish Date: November 19, 2019
  • Article

Not Just a City Issue

Student homelessness is not a geographic-specific issue; it is a statewide issue that affects all...
  • Education
  • Racial Equity
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: October 30, 2019
  • Article

System that apportions homeless housing is limiting access for people of color

Citing study, Building Changes calls on communities to reconsider their use of VI-SPDAT standardized assessment...
  • Housing Crisis
  • Coordinated Entry
  • Racial Equity

Publish Date: October 10, 2019
  • Article

Housing assistance over the phone can speak volumes

We invest in South Sound 2-1-1 to offer Diversion to families as a method to...
  • Housing Crisis
  • Diversion
  • Families
  • Family Homelessness Initiative
  • Flexible Funding

Publish Date: October 9, 2019
  • Article

Academic outcomes for students experiencing homelessness are low across the state of Washington

Our in-depth data analysis finds academic outcomes for students experiencing homelessness far below their housed...
  • Education
  • Data Analysis
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: September 29, 2019
  • Article

Student Homelessness Data: Local and On-Demand

Our dashboards offer instant access to the latest data broken down by school district, legislative...
  • Education
  • Data Analysis
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: September 29, 2019
  • Report

Students Experiencing Homelessness in Washington’s K-12 Public Schools: Trends, Characteristics and Academic Outcomes, 2015-2018

Our annual in-depth analysis of student homelessness data from public schools across the state demonstrates...
  • Education
  • Data Analysis
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: September 27, 2019
  • Article

Creativity Abounds! Diversion in Housing & Schools

By Katara Jordan, Megan Veith, Klarissa Monteros, and Mehret Tekle-Awarun Building Changes has seen the...
  • Education
  • Diversion
  • Racial Equity
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: July 10, 2019
  • Article

Students and families of color help shape our student homelessness strategies

Wanting to ensure the menu is shaped by community expertise, we interviewed the people most...
  • Education
  • Families
  • Racial Equity
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: June 25, 2019
  • Article

A small county goes big on Diversion with assistance from Building Changes

Asotin County revolutionizes how it serves families by putting them in charge of their own...
  • Housing Crisis
  • Diversion
  • Families
  • Flexible Funding
  • Racial Equity

Publish Date: June 25, 2019
  • Article

Understanding family homelessness data—beyond the Point-in-Time count

Multiple data sources paint a clearer picture of the scale of homelessness in our region....
  • Housing Crisis
  • Coordinated Entry
  • Data Analysis
  • Families

Publish Date: June 25, 2019
  • Article

Powerful voices propel legislative win for Homeless Student Stability Program

By Katara Jordan Last week marked an important milestone for Washington’s three-year old Homeless Student...
  • Education
  • Homeless Student Stability Program
  • Policy
  • Students
  • Youth/Young Adults

Publish Date: May 31, 2019
  • Brief

Building Changes: Preventing Homelessness

Many communities are making real progress in moving people from a state of homelessness to...
  • Housing Crisis
  • Diversion
  • Families
  • Flexible Funding
  • Racial Equity

Publish Date: April 25, 2019
  • Video

Building Changes: Advancing Solutions

Building Changes helps communities across the state of Washington make progress in the fight against...
  • Housing Crisis
  • Diversion
  • Families
  • Racial Equity
  • Students

Publish Date: April 25, 2019

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