Federal Advocacy
Federal Policy Issues Affecting Washington State
Child Welfare and Well-Being
- McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Youth and Children Program: The McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Youth and Children Program provides grants to state and local educational agencies to ensure that all homeless children and youth have equal access to education. These funds, which the U.S. Department of Education oversees, provide transportation and academic support for homeless children, and allow schools to better collaborate with community partners to support homeless children.
- Family Unification Program (FUP): The Family Unification Program (FUP), which is administered by the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), provides Housing Choice vouchers to communities to help preserve and unify families in the child welfare system.
Employment
Health Care
- Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (FMAP)
- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
- Medicaid today
- Medicaid under health reform
- Medicare overview
- State Children's Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP)
- Washington Apple Health for Kids FAQs
- Washington Apple Health for Kids policy news
Housing
- Cross-agency Initiatives - Departments of Housing, Health and Human Services, and Education - 6,000 vouchers for families with children
- Homeless Emergency and Rapid Transition to Housing Act (HEARTH)
- Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing Program (HPRP)
- Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA)
- Section 8 rental assistance
- Section 811 for people with disabilities
Plans
- Opening Doors: USICH Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness: In June 2010, the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) released the Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness. The plan sets a path for ending homelessness among families, veterans, youth and children, and people who are chronically homeless. The USICH brings together 19 federal agencies including the Departments of Housing and Urban Development, Health and Human Services, Education, and Veterans Affairs to coordinate efforts that will help end homelessness in the United States.
Veterans
- Department of Labor Statistics - Aid to homeless female veterans and veterans with families
- Department of Labor Statistics - Aid to formerly incarcerated veterans at risk for homelessness
- HUD Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) Vouchers
Welfare and Income Supports
- SSI/SSDI (Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability Insurance)
- SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR)
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
- TANF Emergency Contingency Fund
