DCHS Behavioral Health and Recovery, Crisis Care Centers, Department of Community and Human Services

Announcing the Award for King County’s Crisis Training Academy 

King County is taking another important step toward strengthening our community behavioral health workforce and crisis response system.   The Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) awarded the Behavioral Health Institute at Harborview Medical Center (BHI) to lead the new Crisis Training Academy, funded through the local Crisis Care Centers Levy.  Crisis care and services require specialized skills in de-escalation, risk assessment, triage … Continue reading Announcing the Award for King County’s Crisis Training Academy 

anmalpass Department of Community and Human Services

New Funding Opportunity: A Crisis Care Center in East King County 

King County's Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) today released the second Request for Proposals (RFP) to find a qualified partner to stand up and operate a new Regional Crisis Care Center in King County’s East Crisis Response Zone.    Thanks to the voter-approved Crisis Care Centers Initiative, King County is moving with urgency to open a network of five Crisis Care Centers countywide where anyone in King County can … Continue reading New Funding Opportunity: A Crisis Care Center in East King County 

DCHS Veterans, Seniors and Human Services Levy

VSHSL Announces Awardees for the Levy’s Human Services Workforce Stabilization Strategy  

The Department of Community and Human Services’ Veteran, Seniors, and Human Services Levy (VSHSL) is proud to announce the awardees for the FS 6: Human Services Workforce Stabilization Strategy. Through this investment, 29 provider organizations across King County have been awarded over $3.8 million to strengthen and stabilize the human services workforce that supports our communities.  These awards fund … Continue reading VSHSL Announces Awardees for the Levy’s Human Services Workforce Stabilization Strategy  

hkurowsk Department of Community and Human Services

King County Awards $23.7 Million to Eight Affordable Housing Developments, Creating 672 Homes Countywide

This week, we announced $23.7 million for eight affordable housing developments across South King County, East King County, and the City of Seattle. Together, these investments will create 672 affordable homes, reflecting both the scale of the region’s housing demand and King County’s ongoing commitment to meeting the needs of a growing and increasingly diverse … Continue reading King County Awards $23.7 Million to Eight Affordable Housing Developments, Creating 672 Homes Countywide

Erin Fenner Department of Community and Human Services, PSTAA

New funding opportunity aims to build and expand Early Learning Facilities in King County

The Department of Community and Human Services is excited to share a new funding opportunity to support the construction of new Early Learning Facilities (ELF) or the expansion of existing facilities.   Funding is available through the Puget Sound Taxpayer Accountability Account (PSTAA) General Child Care Facilities Fund. This RFP is aimed at expanding and strengthening the early learning system in King County.  Applications for the Request for … Continue reading New funding opportunity aims to build and expand Early Learning Facilities in King County

hkurowsk Department of Community and Human Services

2025 Year in Review: How DCHS Helped Build Healthier, Thriving Communities Across King County 

As 2025 comes to a close, the King County Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) reflects on a year marked by challenges and meaningful progress. Amid federal funding uncertainty, rising housing instability, and growing behavioral health needs, on top of an audit that underscores the need for more policies, procedures and infrastructure, DCHS focused … Continue reading 2025 Year in Review: How DCHS Helped Build Healthier, Thriving Communities Across King County