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Current Projects

Journalism Projects

Read how our current Journalism Fellows have helped to tell the story of family homelessness in our region.  For the original 2010 Fellowships coverage, click here.

• Pierce County, South Sound Magazine
• Snohomish County, The Herald of Everett  

Advocacy

Take action with us on these civic engagement activities.

• Social Media 101 for Housing Advocates, Feb. 6
• Housing & Homelessness Advocacy Day 2013, Feb. 11  
• "Stable Housing and Education Go Hand in Hand": Facts you can share with your lawmakers about why school success is inextricably linked to a stable home

Sharing Stories

Read our posts about family homelessness on the YWCA's Firesteel blog, the leading local source of content for advocacy to end homelessness:

• School Stabilizes Families: What Back to School Means for Homeless Children (September 2012)
• "I'm Grateful for a Safe Warm Home":  Seattle Children's Theatre uses art to create awareness about family homelessness (October 2012)
• Everyone Counts:  Join a Point In Time Count and Provide Important Community Data (January 2013)
• Everyone Counts:  Homeless Youth & Young Adult 2013 Count Us In (January 2013)
• Everyone Counts: Including Vehicle Residents Hiding in Plain Sight (January 2013)
• Everyone Counts: "Walking Through Bedrooms" as a First-Time One Night Count Volunteer (January 2013)
• Everyone Counts: The Difference is Night and Day Between Homeless Counts (February 2013)

Past Projects

Art to End Family Homelessness

Learn how we used arts events to engage the public to end family homelessness.

• "Danny, King of the Basement": Seattle Children’s Theatre
• "Kicking It": Street Soccer to End Youth Homelessness
• "Looking Into Light": Photo Exhibit on Family Homelessness, Seattle and Olympia
• "Motel Kids": Filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi Visit
• "The Spiral – A Spiral of Hope": A Public Art Project

2010-2011 Journalism Fellowships on Family Homelessness

Seattle University's Center for Strategic Communications hosted a groundbreaking Journalism Fellowships program to help build public awareness of family homelessness in Washington state.

• Click here to learn more.  

Veterans and Family Homelessness 

We turned to experts for advice on how to help thousands of active-duty servicemen and servicewomen return to civilian life and prevent the fast-growing numbers of family homelessness among veterans.

• Preventing Family Homelessness among Women Veterans
• ABC News Reporter Bob Woodruff’s Visit
• "Stand Down Seattle" 2011