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The Intersection of Intellectual/Developmental Disability and Homelessness From the Perspectives of Service Providers

People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) experience elevated risk for poor health and social outcomes in adulthood and are at risk for expe...

Climate Action for Vulnerable Communities | 2025 Network Learning Session | [Recording]

Here you will find a recording of the September 17, 2025, learning session sponsored by North Sound ACH on “Climate Action for Vulnerable Communities, fea...

Loma Linda University Health: Community Health Needs Assessment 2025

This resource outlines the health status, social conditions, and priorities of the region through data, community input, and strategic goals to guide health equ...

Housing Hope

We heard from many of our partners about their work, at the January 2025 Partner Convening, and its only a small percentage of the amazing work being done in ou...

The Way Station – Luminary Award

The Way Station was awarded for Community Collaboration in 2022 by the Whatcom Housing Alliance. Watch this video about the folks behind The Way Station.

Partner Spotlights – Slides

Review all the slides from the partner and ACH spotlights, shared at the January 2025 Partner Convening, including: Targeted Universalism community of practice,...

Distressed Communities Index

The Distressed Communities Index (DCI) brings attention to the deep disparities in economic well-being that separate U.S. communities. Using the latest Census d...

Shades of Divinity

Shades of Divinity, is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to “promote reproductive justice and equity in Washington state by uplifting BIPOC families. ...

Report: 2021 March of Dimes Report Card

This resource discusses the March of Dimes Report Card, providing insights into the current state of maternal and infant health across the U.S., including state...

Article: Black, Native infants in King County die at higher rate than white babies – Seattle Times

This resource delves into the challenges surrounding infant mortality in King County, highlighting significant disparities and the urgent need for comprehensive...

Podcast | Shelterforce: Essential Reporting on Affordable Housing

“For effective and inclusive community planning, it’s important that community development groups and local governments work closely with residents who ...

Chelan County Jail & Reentry Program

“The Chelan County Jail and Reentry Program is a holistic approach to reintegration of incarcerated adults into society. Designed to address the complex n...

Measuring Well being | Recording | Building Bridges for Collective Action: August 2023 Partner Convening

September Network Learning Session (Recording): Incarcerated and Justice Involved Equitable Solutions

Whatcom County | Incarceration Prevention and Reduction Task Force

“The purpose of the Incarceration Prevention and Reduction Task Force is to continually review Whatcom County’s criminal justice and behavioral health p...

September Network Learning Session (Slides): Incarcerated and Justice Involved Equitable Solutions

Slides – Network Learning Session – Incarcerated and Justice Involved Equitable Solutions

First Step Act Annual Report

“The First Step Act (FSA or the Act), passed into law in December 2018, was heralded as the culmination of a bipartisan effort to improve criminal justice...

Frequent Users Services Enhancement ‘FUSE’ Initiative New York City FUSE II Evaluation Report

“Housing instability/homelessness increases risk for incarceration and, conversely, incarceration increases the risk for homelessness. To address these ri...

Housing First, consumer choice, and harm reduction for homeless individuals with a dual diagnosis

“Current rates of homelessness in New York City are the highest ever documented.1 A small percentage of this population remains chronically homeless, eit...

Best Practices for Engaging the Reentry Population in Health Care | Transition Clinic

“The Transitions Clinic Network (TCN) is a national organization committed to reversing the harms of mass incarceration by eliminating racial health and e...

CHART Showing Success in Everett

“CHART (CHronic-Utilizer Alternative Response Team) is a program where people who have been identified as chronic users of emergency services get intensiv...

Diversion & Treatment | Everett Community, Planning & Economic Development

“Everett alternative response programs offer policing and prosecution models proven to reduce recidivism for low-level offenders, as well as offer support...

Grace Program – Whatcom County

“The Whatcom Ground-Level Response and Coordinated Engagement (GRACE) program is a community-based effort to find solutions for individuals who are high u...

LEAD Program Evaluation: Recidivism Report

“This report describes findings from a quantitative analysis comparing outcomes for LEAD participants versus “system-as-usual” control participants on...

Evaluation of the Allegheny County Jail Collaborative Reentry Programs

In 2010 and 2011, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, launched local reentry programs under the auspices of the Bureau of Justice Assistance Second Chance Act Adult...

Guidelines for Successful Transition of People with Mental or Substance Use Disorders from Jail and Prison: Implementation Guide

The purpose of Guidelines for Successful Transition of People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders from Jail and Prison: Implementation Guide is to provide b...

Short-term Strategies to Improve Reentry of Jail Populations: Expanding and Implementing the APIC Model

“Almost all jail inmates will leave correctional settings and return to the community. Inadequate transition planning puts jail inmates, who entered the j...

Protecting Immigrant Rights: Is Washington’s Law Working? | University of Washington Center for Human Rights

“2019’s Keep Washington Working (KWW) Act and 2020’s Courts Open to All Act (COTA) place Washington state at the forefront of national efforts to prot...

Ear Hustle (Podcast)

“Ear Hustle launched in 2017 as the first podcast created and produced in prison, featuring stories of the daily realities of life inside California’s S...

Skagit County: North Star Project

This resource outlines the North Star Project which aims to better align resources and services to address the complex behavioral health and homelessness challe...

One WA School District Helped Homeless Students Graduate. Can Others?

This story on the Auburn School District in Washington State is about helping homeless students graduate by providing resources such as transportation, foo...

Washington Low-Income Housing Alliance

As a statewide champion for housing, the Washington Low Income Housing Alliance is a coalition of diverse organizations and individuals working together to buil...

It’s Harder To Buy a House. This City Fought Back by Outbidding Corporate Landlords

This story discusses a Cincinnati development agency that is helping tenants buy homes for themselves rather than letting large investors take affordable homes ...

Understanding Encampments of People Experiencing Homelessness and Community Responses: Emerging Evidence as of Late 2018

This paper documents what is known about homeless encampments as of late 2018, based on a review of literature supplemented by interviews with key informants. T...

Street Medicine Institute

The Street Medicine Institute (SMI) facilitates and enhances the direct provision of health care to the unsheltered homeless where they live. SMI does this by p...

The Power of Partnerships: Solving a Challenge for Healthcare

This blog discusses how healthcare systems are turning to multi-sector partnerships to build affordable workforce housing to sustain recruitment as the affordab...

Behavioral Health Discharge Planner’s Toolkit

Washington State Health Care Authority resource. Housing specialists, community health workers, social workers, and behavioral health providers can benefit from...

Sche’lang’en Village – Lummi Nation

In 2022, Children of the Setting Sun Productions showcased a new documentary film series, Tribal Approaches to Wellness. Each of the eight Tribes in the North S...

Mount Baker Presbyterian Ministry Update

Kevin Riley of Mount Baker Presbyterian Church describes community outreach efforts including addressing homelessness with a cold weather shelter, COVID vaccina...

Humane Housing

North Sound ACH webinar on Humane Housing, March 31, 2021 In this session, we discussed the historical context behind our nation’s lack of stable housing,...

Lo que las catástrofes anteriores han enseñado a los defensores de la vivienda sobre cómo responder al COVID-19

Ya sea por huracanes, incendios forestales o terremotos, las organizaciones sin ánimo de lucro de ayuda en caso de catástrofe han sentado las bases de la prep...

What Prior Disasters Have Taught Housing Advocates About How to Respond to COVID-19

Whether through hurricanes, wildfires, or earthquakes, disaster relief nonprofits have laid the groundwork for emergency preparedness. This article explores how...

The Most Segregated (And Integrated) Cities in the SF Bay Area

This publication by the Othering and Belonging Institute describes findings from their project investigating the extent, harm and solutions to racial residentia...

Humane Housing

People are able to thrive when they have safe, stable places to live.

Sesión de aprendizaje para socios: Viviendas dignas

En esta sesión, debatimos el contexto histórico que subyace a la falta de viviendas estables en nuestro país, las estrategias para satisfacer las necesidades...

Partner Learning Session: Humane Housing

In this session, we discussed the historical context behind our nation’s lack of stable housing, strategies to meet housing needs now, and opportunities t...

La vivienda digna como condición vital

La Vivienda Humana es un lugar estable y seguro para vivir, y vivir en comunidades diversas y vibrantes que conducen a vidas plenas y productivas. Las personas ...

Humane Housing as a Vital Condition

Humane Housing is about stable, safe places to live, and living in diverse, vibrant communities that lead to full, productive lives. People are able to thrive w...

Seven Vital Conditions for Health and Well-Being

This Community Commons collection introduces the Seven Vital Conditions for Well-Being.

Could The Latest In Medical Treatment Be… A Roof? Medicaid Says Maybe

This blog post looks at how healthcare providers may be able to address social determinants of health as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services explor...

Systemic Racism Starts and Ends with Housing

Along with standing up against police violence and systemic racism, we must also fight to end housing systems that devalue Black people.

We Are Here: Housing Insecurity in Cincinnati: The Collection

We believe in the power of storytelling and the importance of investing in the future by sharing those stories – whether they are stories of successful commun...

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