News – A Way Home Washington

Welcoming Meriça Whitehall, new Interim Executive Director of A Way Home Washington

Posted on April 3, 2024 in Uncategorized

Since October of 2023, A Way Home Washington (AWHWA) Strategic Communications Director, Ben Sung Henry, has served as Interim Executive Director during Julie Patiño’s continuing leave. Thanks to the leadership of Ben and many others, AWHWA is now in a place to continue moving forward in our mission to reduce and ultimately end unaccompanied […]

Creating Opportunities and Opening Doors for Young Adults with Our Inaugural Fellowship Cohort Program

Posted on March 31, 2023 in Lived Experience

Members of the first Fellowship Cohort bring diverse lived experience, talents, and voices to A Way Home WA To fully realize our core mission – preventing and ending homelessness of young people – A Way Home Washington (WA) doesn’t just want to “talk the talk,” but actually walk the talk. In addition to preventing and […]

The Intersection Between Homelessness and Foster Care

Posted on May 31, 2022 in Uncategorized

February 2022 Newsletter

Posted on March 7, 2022 in Uncategorized

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January 2022 Newsletter

Posted on January 27, 2022 in Uncategorized

Check out our January 2022 Newsletter here.

December 2021 Newsletter

Posted on January 18, 2022 in Uncategorized

Our December newsletter looks back at advancements made in 2021 to prevent and end youth and young adult homelessness, along with a preview of what’s on tap for 2022. Read it here

November 2021 Newsletter

Posted on January 18, 2022 in Uncategorized

Check out our November Newsletter with highlights of new staff, as well as our new COVID dashboard that details the impacts of the pandemic on young people experiencing homelessness and housing instability. Read it here

October 2021 Newsletter

Posted on January 18, 2022 in Uncategorized

Read our October Newsletter with highlights of our Centralized Diversion Fund and information about expansion of the Anchor Communities Initiative. Read it here

2021 CDF Press Release

Posted on July 2, 2021 in Centralized Diversion Fund, Uncategorized

New Report Demonstrates Effectiveness of Flexible Diversion Funds for Young People At Risk of Homelessness ‘30 in 30’ challenge leads to 86 young people in Pierce, Spokane, Yakima, and Walla Walla counties prevented from entering the homelessness system or diverted out last month WASHINGTON – A Way Home Washington (AWHWA), the campaign to prevent and […]

What Is the Centralized Diversion Fund?

Posted on June 16, 2021 in Anchor Community Initiative, Centralized Diversion Fund, Reducing Homelessness, Youth Homelessness

A Way Home Washington’s (AWHWA’s) Centralized Diversion Fund (CDF) is a cost-effective, young person-centered solution to homelessness and housing instability that is already transforming the four Anchor Communities. Since its launch last August at the height of the pandemic, Yakima, Pierce, Spokane and Walla Walla counties have collectively housed more than 220 youth and young […]