Horn of Africa Services

2023-25 Award - Systems & Policy Change - $200,000/year

This partnership between the Horn of Africa Services, Somali Community Services of Seattle, and the Oromia Center in Washington addressed 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 were some of the strategies funded with this proposal.