Youth homelessness
Shifting Priorities – Annual WA Low Income Housing Alliance Conference
The Washington Low Income Housing Alliance held its 26th annual state conference in Spokane at the Convention Center on May 10th and 11th. With approximately 700 hundred people in attendance…
Read MoreSandra Turns to the AM Rapid Re-Housing Team for Help
Associated Ministries Rapid Re-Housing Team is Making a Difference! by Alexis Agee-Cooper, AM Housing Counselor Sandra* packed up herself and her two teenage daughters and drove across the country to…
Read MoreThe Impact of Homelessness on Kids – New Report
A new report highlights the impact homelessness has on children. This report from the Children’s HealthWatch Research Network shows how susceptible children are to a wide variety of risks. Images from…
Read MoreHouse approves Gov. Inslee’s Homeless Youth Prevention and Protection Act
Progress is being made on the needs of youth who are experiencing homelessness. Gov. Inslee’s office sent this statement on Mar 5, 2015: On any given night, more than 32,000…
Read More"I feel untouchable" – Associated Ministries is making a difference
Where do I start….. My life was weird and violent before I met you guys [Associated Ministries staff]: people passing away, never staying at one school, always having to make…
Read MoreThere is no need for a kid to sleep in Wright Park!
This piece was written by Maureen Larson Bonck and Mike Bonck, Proud SHS Host Family. Associated Ministries, Shared Housing Services, REACH, VADIS, and Oasis Center partner closely to provide housing…
Read MoreTogether We Can Make a Difference – The Host Home Program
Carley Cysensky, a staff member at Shared Housing Services, wrote this description of their Host Home Program. Associated Ministries works closely with this organization to change the lives of homeless…
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