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A Way Home Washington Listening Tour—What We Heard

Posted on November 4, 2016 in Campion Foundation, Raikes Foundation, Washington Office of Homeless Youth, Youth Homelessness

By Sheila Babb Anderson A Way Home Washington recently embarked on a listening tour around Washington state to hear from local leaders about the state of youth and young adult homelessness in their communities. Each conversation was led by our honorary co-chair, First Lady Trudi Inslee, and Kim Justice, Executive Director of the Office of […]

A Way Home Washington Announces Jim Theofelis as Executive Director

Posted on October 11, 2016 in Campion Foundation, Raikes Foundation, Washington Office of Homeless Youth, Youth Homelessness

A Way Home Washington (AWHWA)—a movement to prevent and end youth homelessness in Washington state—today announced the hiring of Jim Theofelis as founding executive director. Theofelis brings nearly 40 years of experience serving children, youth and families, including 15 years as the founding director of the Mockingbird Society. “This is a very special and unique […]

What we know—and don’t know—about youth homelessness in Washington state

Posted on September 23, 2016 in Raikes Foundation, Washington Office of Homeless Youth, Youth Homelessness

If you are like many of us here at A Way Home Washington, you spent July and August soaking up as much of the Rio Olympics as possible. As you were watching, you might have asked yourself, What makes Simone Biles so dominant in gymnastics? Turns out, one reason is that Simone has such a powerful […]

Participants at A Way Home WA listening tour at Oasis Youth Center

Partners in Pierce County

Posted on September 10, 2016 in Washington Office of Homeless Youth, Youth Homelessness

By Trudi Inslee As a lifelong Washingtonian, I’ve seen time and time again that people in this state come together to solve problems and lend a hand when someone is in need. I am witnessing this commitment first-hand on a Listening & Learning Tour for A Way Home Washington. We are traveling to communities across […]

Trudi Inslee at A Way Home WA listening tour in Yakima

In Yakima, collaboration fuels solutions to help end youth homelessness

Posted on August 30, 2016 in Youth Homelessness

By Trudi Inslee Recently, I had the opportunity to visit the wonderful city of Yakima to learn more about what youth homelessness looked like in the region, and how they were tackling it. Yakima was the first stop on the A Way Home Washington Listening & Learning Tour—a trek across the state to learn more about youth […]