Our Work

This presentation featured findings from the ECMC Foundation Basic Needs Initiative second evaluation report that examined student access to basic needs services at 20 institutions supported by BNI grantees.

Education Northwest partners with Washington state’s Open Doors program to help the youth furthest from justice to reengage with learning and pursue their goals.

Working with the National Association of Counties, Education Northwest created tools to help local leaders promote cross-sector partnerships for education and employment.

The Oregon Department of Education partnered with us—with input from over 400 individuals in 60 focus groups—to develop a new Multilingual Strategic Plan for the state.

Edmonds School District—one of the most diverse in Washington state—partnered with us to help implement a multi-tiered system of support aligned with its strategic plan.

A growing number of professionals working on and around college campuses are using case management to support students’ basic needs. Doing that work well requires a way to capture, track, and assess multiple types of data.

Achieving the Dream’s Building Resiliency in Rural Communities initiative supports a cohort of seven rural colleges in helping students build digital skills.

To support multilingual learners, Beaverton School District partnered with us to assess the impact of its dual language programs.

Beaverton School District has Oregon’s third largest population of multilingual students, including English learners, who bring valuable cultural, linguistic, and individual strengths, assets, and diversity to the classroom.

Learn about the first longitudinal evaluation of a housing choice voucher program—Tacoma’s College Housing Assistance Program.

Evaluating the College Housing Assistance Program in Tacoma, which provided housing vouchers to students experiencing homelessness.

The integrated English language development model combines content and language instruction so all students, regardless of English proficiency, can access learning and meet standards.

Many college students struggle to afford the full cost of college attendance, which includes tuition and fees as well as food, housing, transportation, access to the internet, and other living expenses.

Two reports on the ECMC Foundation’s Basic Needs Initiative, which supported basic needs services at over 70 colleges and universities.

Ten recommendations for supporting college students who are parents—plus statistics to help you advocate for systems change to scale that assistance.