Ensure Classroom Success Through the Homeless Student Stability Act

During the 2013-14 school year, more than 32,000 students in Washington schools were identified as homeless. Students who don’t have a stable home struggle to learn. This chart shows the learning gap between… [More]

Fair Tenant Screening Act: Remove Barriers to Housing

Thomas Green is an outspoken advocate for the Fair Tenant Screening Act.

For years, housing advocates have worked to make the rental screening process more transparent and fair. We had some important victories in 2012 and 2013, including passing provisions to protect survivors of… [More]

Invest in the Housing Trust Fund

Monica and her son Eric were on the verge of homelessness a few years ago. Then they found an affordable apartment at YWCA Family Village at Issaquah, a community built in part by the Housing Trust Fund. Image credit: Degale Cooper.

The top solution for ending homelessness is creating more affordable homes. The Housing Trust Fund is Washington’s best tool for building and maintaining affordable homes. Because soaring market-rate rent prices are out… [More]