On January 1, two of Washington State’s largest human services providers combined to form a new organization called Akin. The merger of two healthy nonprofits perhaps reflects the alignment of business and outcomes to a new vision for how youth and families are served by governments and their partners.

Dave Newell, the first CEO of Akin, returns to The Imprint Weekly podcast to discuss how the merger came together, what to expect (and not) from the new organization, and his perspective on parts of the child welfare process that are not reformable.

Reading Room

“A Tsunami Is Headed Your Way.” The Pandemic, One Year Later
https://bit.ly/2OC4Erc

Sharon Osborne on Three Decades of Nonprofit Leadership and System Dismantling
https://bit.ly/3SBUrJQ

Keyon’s Case Heads to Washington Supreme Court
https://bit.ly/3sAirg1

Washington Supreme Court: ‘Meaningful Preference’ for Kin Is Required
https://bit.ly/3IcVdp1

Kinship Care Prioritized Under New Washington State Law
https://bit.ly/3uepodx

Breaking The Scarcity Mindset In The Nonprofit Sector
https://bit.ly/3SKyQy

Akin
www.akinfamily.org