Carley Thompson Adult Services, Department of Community and Human Services, Veterans and Military Family Services, Veterans, Seniors and Human Services Levy

Community Resource Event District 7: Connect with VSHSL providers in your community

Are you interested in learning more about the resources and services available in your community? The Department of Community and Human Services’ Veterans, Seniors, and Human Services Levy (VSHSL) Supportive Community Outreach Programs and Engagement (SCOPE) team is hosting their next Community Resource Event at the Federal Way Performing Arts Center. Local organizations and services funded through the VSHSL … Continue reading Community Resource Event District 7: Connect with VSHSL providers in your community

Erin Fenner Children, Youth and Young Adults, Department of Community and Human Services

New funding opportunity: King County Youth Diversion and Intervention Program

To ensure all young people have equitable opportunities to be happy, healthy, safe, and thriving members of their communities King County invests in reducing the number of young people in the juvenile legal system and diverting them to community-based resources. The King County Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) has just released a request … Continue reading New funding opportunity: King County Youth Diversion and Intervention Program

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

Help Shape Affordable Housing in Unincorporated King County

Want to learn how King County can create more affordable housing in unincorporated communities? We’re exploring three policy tools that could improve housing affordability and stability — and we want your input. Multifamily Housing Tax Exemption (MFTE): A program that lowers property taxes for housing developers that include affordable homes. It can apply to housing like townhomes and condos. … Continue reading Help Shape Affordable Housing in Unincorporated King County

hkurowsk Department of Community and Human Services

King County Auditor’s Report Shows DCHS Continues to Make Significant Progress 

Improving how our government works and ensuring public dollars are well spent is a top priority at King County DCHS.   A recent report by the King County Auditor’s Office states that DCHS “made significant progress on audit recommendations, improving training and awareness” over the last several months as the department has implemented new policies and procedures.   The … Continue reading King County Auditor’s Report Shows DCHS Continues to Make Significant Progress 

eslharris Health Through Housing, Housing and Community Development

A Place to Land: How Copperleaf Northgate is Connecting Families to Stability, Transit, and Opportunity

Last week, the doors to Copperleaf Northgate opened, marking a new chapter for hundreds of residents. For residents like Grecia Guzman Carranza and her family, it’s more than housing. It’s relief. It’s stability. It’s the ability to finally exhale. Grecia with her husband and son in Copperleaf's outdoor courtyard. “My family and I struggled for … Continue reading A Place to Land: How Copperleaf Northgate is Connecting Families to Stability, Transit, and Opportunity

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

Full Speed Ahead: How the Crisis Care Centers Levy Is Unlocking Free, 24/7 Mental Health Support for King County  

Thanks to the voter-approved Crisis Care Centers (CCC) Levy, King County is expanding its services that offer immediate mental health and substance use care for people in a moment of crisis, including:  Someone to Call (988)  Someone to Respond In-Person (Mobile Response Crisis Teams)   Somewhere to Go (Crisis Care Centers)   Someone to Follow-Up (Post-Crisis Follow-Up Teams)  Less than two years into implementing … Continue reading Full Speed Ahead: How the Crisis Care Centers Levy Is Unlocking Free, 24/7 Mental Health Support for King County