Applicants are invited to apply for the Washington Youth & Families Fund for Projects Serving Families.
Donor Name: Building Changes
State: Washington
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/04/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
The Washington Youth & Families Fund (WYFF) was created by the Washington State Legislature in 2004 and amended to include youth in 2014. Building Changes administers this fund of public and private dollars to make grants across the state focused on innovative housing interventions and strategies. They fund organizations and tribes that have built trust in their communities and can nimbly and effectively assist youth and families with culturally appropriate services. To date, they have awarded $62.7 million to 122 grantees, including two tribes, across 26 counties.
Through the WYFF grantmaking, they:
- Identify and test promising practices in partnership with providers and communities.
- Collect data and evaluate interventions, models, and programs.
- Advance strategies informed by research and the communities.
- Support housing and service providers through peer learning, training, and capacity building.
Strategic Objectives
- End homelessness through flexible funds housing assistance.
- Provide healing services that strengthen cultural identity, community, and a sense of belonging.
- Provide healing services that connect and ensure communities have nutrition access grounded in their culture.
- Provide healing services that inform, support, and connect communities to information on COVID-19. This includes education and access to vaccines and addressing health complications exacerbated by the virus.
- Provide healing services that provide access to behavioral health.
In 2024, Building Changes will make approximately $1,975,000 available in funding to support WYFF Family programs. Funding will be available to housing and social service agencies, nonprofit community-based organizations, federally recognized tribes, and culturally specific organizations that are led by and serve Black, Indigenous, and People of the Global Majority (BIPOGM) communities, particularly immigrants and refugees, in Washington State. WYFF will fund projects introducing emerging healing services focused on trauma recovery , culturally informed nutrition, behavioral health access, and flexible housing supports for families experiencing homelessness. It will also provide services related to COVID-19, such as providing communities with education and access to vaccines and treating health complications exacerbated by the virus. Building Changes will provide funding, technical assistance, and support with building capacity for organizations and partners up to three years per project.
Grant Period
May 2024 – May 2027.
Target Populations
- Families enrolled in or receiving housing services such as Rapid Re-Housing, Diversion, or hotel or motel assistance
- Families experiencing homelessness
- Families at risk of homelessness
- Families interested in healing services
- Families made up of immigrants and refugees who are Black, Indigenous, and People of the Global Majority (BIPOGM).
Eligible Applicants
Nonprofit community or neighborhood-based organizations, regional and statewide nonprofit housing assistance organizations, federally recognized Indian Tribes, local housing authorities, and public development authorities are invited to apply
For more information, visit Building Changes.
