Horn of Africa Services

2023-24 Award - Systems & Policy Change - $200,000

This partnership between the Horn of Africa Services, Somali Community Services of Seattle, and the Oromia Center in Washington seeks to address gun violence and the school to prison pipeline that affect BIPOC immigrant and refugee youth disproportionately in the New Holly, Rainier Vista, High Point and Yesler Terrace communities. Community-based development, education, engagement with, and education, of decision makers, data gathering, policy drafting and advocacy, and plans around policy implementation and enforcement are some of the strategies that will be funded with this proposal.