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
DCHS selects Connections Health Solutions as operator for future Seattle Crisis Care Center
Summary: Connections Health Solutions will operate King County’s Crisis Care Center in Seattle — a key step forward in meeting the pressing need for urgent crisis care in our region’s largest city, as part of the transformational investment to expand 24/7 behavioral health crisis services so they are readily available to everyone in King County. … Continue reading DCHS selects Connections Health Solutions as operator for future Seattle Crisis Care Center
Announcing the 27 awardees of the Youth Healing Project
This was originally posted on the Best Starts for Kids blog. Young people have deep expertise about the resources and supports they and their peers need to be well. That's why Best Starts funds the Youth Healing Project, which provides mini grants to young people to create mental health supports for their peers. The Youth … Continue reading Announcing the 27 awardees of the Youth Healing Project
Learn about the child care workers enrolled in the Best Starts for Kids Child Care Wage Boost Pilot
This was originally posted on the Best Starts for Kids blog. Child care is the work that makes all other work possible. But for too long, child care workers have been underpaid and underrecognized for the essential work they do. We’re working to change that. That’s why we launched the Best Starts for Kids Child … Continue reading Learn about the child care workers enrolled in the Best Starts for Kids Child Care Wage Boost Pilot
Listening to Local Voices: Community Engagement for the Seattle Crisis Care Center Location
When King County voters approved the Crisis Care Centers Initiative in 2023, they asked for urgent and accessible behavioral health care in every part of our region. Today, this initiative is ushering in one of the largest investments in our history so that everyone has someone to call (988), someone to respond (mobile rapid response … Continue reading Listening to Local Voices: Community Engagement for the Seattle Crisis Care Center Location
New Funding Opportunity for Mental Health Residential Treatment Facilities—Apply by October 17
The King County Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) recently released a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking Behavioral Health Agencies (BHAs) to create new residential facilities and beds for mental health and substance use treatment in King County. DCHS is hosting an information session at 10 a.m. this Friday, September 19 for interested proposers. … Continue reading New Funding Opportunity for Mental Health Residential Treatment Facilities—Apply by October 17
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