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others to develop a more effective and efficient service delivery 1 system for Washington's women and minority-owned small businesses. 2 (((211))) (209) $1,000,000 of the general fund—state 3 appropriation for fiscal year 2023 is provided solely for a grant to 4 a business center that provides confidential, no-cost, one-on-one, 5 client-centered assistance to small businesses to expand outreach in 6 underserved communities, especially Black, indigenous, and people of 7 color-owned businesses, providing targeted assistance where needed. 8 Funding may also be used to collaborate the department, the 9 Washington economic development association, and others to develop a 10 more effective and efficient service delivery system for Washington's 11 women and minority-owned small businesses. 12 (((212))) (210) $200,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 13 for fiscal year 2023 is provided solely for the office of homeless 14 youth prevention and protection programs to colead a prevention work 15 group with the department of children, youth, and families. The work 16 group must focus on preventing youth and young adult homelessness and 17 other related negative outcomes. The work group shall consist of 18 members representing the department of social and health services, 19 the employment security department, the health care authority, the 20 office of the superintendent of public instruction, the Washington 21 student achievement council, the interagency work group on 22 homelessness, community-based organizations, and young people and 23 families with lived experience of housing instability, child welfare 24 involvement, justice system involvement, or inpatient behavioral 25 health involvement. 26 (a) The work group shall help guide implementation of: 27 (i) The state's strategic plan on prevention of youth 28 homelessness; 29 (ii) Chapter 157, Laws of 2018 (SSB 6560); 30 (iii) Chapter 312, Laws of 2019 (E2SSB 5290); 31 (iv) Efforts to reform family reconciliation services; and 32 (v) Other state initiatives addressing the prevention of youth 33 homelessness. 34 (b) The office of homeless youth prevention and protection 35 programs must use the amounts provided in this subsection to contract 36 with a community-based organization to support the involvement with 37 the work group of young people and families with lived experience of 38 housing instability, child welfare involvement, justice system 39 involvement, or inpatient behavioral health involvement. The 40 p. 830 ESSB 5187.SL