Erin Fenner Best Starts for Kids, Children, Youth and Young Adults, Department of Community and Human Services

King County, City of Seattle partner to provide payments to child care workers, promote retention 

Sheila Ater Capestany, Director of King County's Children, Youth and Young Adult Division and DCHSLead for Best Starts for Kids King County and the City of Seattle announced this week a plan to provide one-time retention payments to eligible child care workers across King County. King County is dedicating $5 million from the Best Starts … Continue reading King County, City of Seattle partner to provide payments to child care workers, promote retention 

DCHS Best Starts for Kids, Department of Community and Human Services, MIDD Behavioral Health Sales Tax Fund

King County Awards Funding to 11 School Districts to Extend Critical Program Addressing Youth Mental Health

Washington youth are experiencing a mental health crisis. COVID-19 has exacerbated underlying issues felt by young people, including anxiety, depression and suicidal ideation. Over the past two months, national experts and senior officials have sounded the alarm. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ‘issued a warning on teen mental health.' The United States … Continue reading King County Awards Funding to 11 School Districts to Extend Critical Program Addressing Youth Mental Health

Carley Thompson Adult Services, Behavioral Health and Recovery, Best Starts for Kids, Children, Youth and Young Adults, COVID-19 Response, Department of Community and Human Services, Developmental Disabilities and Early Childhood Supports, Health Through Housing, Housing and Community Development, MIDD Behavioral Health Sales Tax Fund, PSTAA, Veterans and Military Family Services, Veterans, Seniors and Human Services Levy

Looking back: Supporting King County’s communities in 2021

Last year, 2021, was a busy year in the Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS). Staff and community partners launched a new program to help house homeless veterans, provided a safe place to isolate and quarantine from COVID-19, moved residents into the first Health Through Housing Hotel, ran two mass vaccination sites, provided rent … Continue reading Looking back: Supporting King County’s communities in 2021

DCHS Best Starts for Kids, COVID-19 Response, Department of Community and Human Services, Developmental Disabilities and Early Childhood Supports

Now Accepting Proposals to Distribute and Deliver Diapers Across King County

RFP Release date: 1/20/22 APPLY NOW on ZoomGrants Deadline to apply: March 3, 2022 I. RFP Overview The King County Department of Community and Health Services (DCHS) is pleased to release this Request for Proposal (RFP) for Diaper Delivery. As families in King County continue to confront economic hardships prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, this … Continue reading Now Accepting Proposals to Distribute and Deliver Diapers Across King County

Carley Thompson Best Starts for Kids, Children, Youth and Young Adults

Best Starts for Kids Virtual Open House

Cross-posted from the Best Starts Blog Best Starts for Kids will host a virtual open house for existing and prospective community partners to learn more about the opportunities for funding in the first quarter of 2022. Way back in 2017, Best Start for Kids headed out on the road to spread the word about the numerous … Continue reading Best Starts for Kids Virtual Open House