Washington State Community Connectors

Washington State Community Connectors (WSCC) is a statewide, family-run nonprofit that equips parents and caregivers to transform Washington’s children’s behavioral-health system from the ground up. Rooted in lived experience and System of Care values, WSCC trains and supports hundreds of families each year to navigate services, build peer networks, and advocate for the care their children deserve.

Beyond individual support, WSCC elevates those voices to drive policy and systems change. Its parent leaders receive education and support that equip them to testify before the legislature, shape agency practice through their participation in advisory and stakeholder groups, and co-design statewide initiatives—ensuring that Washington’s policy decisions are well-informed by the people most affected.

Through WSCC’s Connecting Communities Initiative, WSCC links innovative, community-based solutions with formal state systems. By bringing together families, grassroots community leaders, providers, and policymakers, WSCC sparks creative collaborations that turn local wisdom into scalable, evidence-informed strategies.

This work builds stronger families, more responsive services, and a statewide system that learns directly from those it serves.