Spark Change Podcast Episode 14: “Finding Our Way”

...the “Finding Our Way” stories echoes the presentation on the StoryCorps website. Registration information for the Conference On Ending Homelessness, where we’ll co-present a workshop about this StoryCorps resource and...

Social Media 101: Using Social Media to Advocate on Advocacy Day and Beyond

...Firesteel, the Washington Low Income Housing Alliance, and the Seattle University Project on Family Homelessness will host a free training session for individuals who want to learn the basics...

Increase Economic Security Through Paid Family and Medical Leave

When cancer forced Terri to lose work income, she drained her retirement account. She advocates for paid medical and family leave, which would have made her illness less financially painful. Image courtesy Washington Work and Family Coalition.

...When Terri’s cancer diagnosis came, she had family support and a financial cushion. But none of that proved quite enough to last through two years of treatment and...

Increase Economic Security Through Family and Medical Leave Insurance

...When a new child comes into a family or a serious illness strikes, people need longer periods of time off. Several states already provide programs so all workers have...

Connecting the Dots Between Homelessness and Health

A doctor checks on a young patient. Health care professionals and service providers are building partnerships to help ensure that all families -- including those who experience homelessness -- get access to the care they need. Image courtesy Building Changes via Seattle University School of Theology & Ministry.

...did. On the Seattle University Faith & Family Homelessness Project blog, Anna Markee, Senior Manager at Building Changes, discusses the intersections of homelessness and health, and offers ideas and hope...