Last year, the King County Auditor’s Office released a report showing the need for stronger financial oversight at the Department of Community & Human Services (DCHS). The report also detailed 10 recommendations for DCHS to implement to strengthen internal controls and stewardship of public dollars. Now, the department is making progress on the 10 recommendations, … Continue reading Strengthening Oversight: DCHS Moves Closer to Completing Audit Recommendations
Cross-post from Public Health Insider Information in more languages / Información en más idiomas The health care coverage and access landscape is facing one of its most significant shifts in a decade, and here in King County, a mighty team of health insurance experts have been preparing for the impacts. As King County’s Lead Navigator Organization, Public Health’s Access & Outreach program works with state agencies, health care providers, and … Continue reading Changes are Coming: Impacts to Apple Health/Medicaid and What You Need to Know
Every day, the King County Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) helps residents find stable housing, access behavioral health care, strengthen their financial security, and connect with essential services. The updated 2025 DCHS Data Dashboard brings the scale and impact of that work into focus. In 2025, DCHS-managed programs and activities reached over half a million people across King County—demonstrating both the … Continue reading New data shows DCHS reached over half a million people in 2025 and other impacts across King County
Older adults in Bothell have a new affordable place to call home with the opening of Samma Senior Apartments, bringing 76 deeply affordable homes to a community where rising housing costs are putting increasing pressure on seniors living on fixed incomes. King County joined Imagine Housing, the City of Bothell and community partners to celebrate … Continue reading Samma Senior Apartments opens 76 affordable homes for seniors in Bothell
This month, community members, first responders and city officials from across South King County gathered in Renton for a Lunch & Learn focused on the growing network of free, 24/7 crisis care services available to everyone. The presentation highlighted key resources such as the 988 Crisis Line, mobile crisis response teams, and progress toward opening … Continue reading South King County Community Event Recap: Expanding Crisis Care Across the Region
Last year, the King County Auditor’s Office released a report showing the need for stronger financial oversight at DCHS and identified 19 contracts for further review. Since then, DCHS has not only implemented stronger oversight and internal controls over public dollars, but the department—in partnership with King County’s Finance and Business Operations Division (FBOD)—has now confirmed that no public funds were … Continue reading Final Review of Audited Contracts Shows No Loss of Funds to Fraud
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