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Statewide poverty reduction team gathers to celebrate, keep the work moving forward
Statewide poverty reduction team gathers to celebrate, keep the work moving forward

When you’ve been working toward something, whether it’s for a few months, a few years or your entire life, you celebrate your successes. That’s

230,000 of You Have Not Claimed Your “Working Families” Tax Rebate
230,000 of You Have Not Claimed Your “Working Families” Tax Rebate

Editor’s note: This article was originally published in the Stranger, May 23, 2023 And Thanks to a New Law, Domestic Violence Survivors Can Now

Aligning Toward Justice, Co-governance, and Well-being in Washington State
Aligning Toward Justice, Co-governance, and Well-being in Washington State

Editor’s note: This blog post was co-authored by Laura Nash of the People’s Economy Lab and Lori Pfingst of DSHS. How can we achieve

Department of Revenue Interviews DSHS Sr. Poverty Director on Working Family Tax Credit
Department of Revenue Interviews DSHS Sr. Poverty Director on Working Family Tax Credit

The Department of Revenue (DOR) recently launched the Working Families Tax Credit to help low-to-moderate income families in Washington State. Since then, more than

The Working Families Tax Credit is now open for applications!
The Working Families Tax Credit is now open for applications!

Editors note: This blog comes courtesy of our friends at the Washington State Budget and Policy Center and their Schmudget Blog. Check out our

Two Great Job Opportunities to Support Poverty Reduction and Economic Justice in WA

Our team is growing, and we need your help! We have two open positions to support our goal of advancing economic justice and generational

Department of Revenue’s Working Families Tax Credit Can Help Families
Department of Revenue’s Working Families Tax Credit Can Help Families

Editor’s note: This blog post comes courtesy of Nikki McCoy from the Washington State Department of Revenue. The Department of Revenue (DOR) is ready

Come work with us! We are hiring a Director of Strategic Partnerships.

DSHS Office of the Secretary is seeking a Director of Strategic Partnerships to support our goal of advancing economic justice and generational joy in

MacKenzie Scott Makes $8M Contribution to Children’s Home Society to Strengthen Families, Reduce Poverty
MacKenzie Scott Makes $8M Contribution to Children’s Home Society to Strengthen Families, Reduce Poverty

The Children’s Home Society of Washington, one of the state’s and nation’s leading children and family organizations, announced this week that it has received

Blueprint Revealed: What is the Governor Doing to Support the 10-year Plan?
Blueprint Revealed: What is the Governor Doing to Support the 10-year Plan?

Each week, Dismantle Poverty’s Megan Matthews answers a question about the Poverty Reduction Work Group’s mission to reduce poverty and inequality in Washington State.