The Puget Sound Taxpayer Accountability Account (PSTAA) team is proud and excited to share a report highlighting early impacts of Love and Liberation (L&L). L&L is a racial justice initiative focused on self-liberation and systems change to improve outcomes for young people of color. L&L is implemented by the Racial Equity Coalition (REC), a collaborative … Continue reading Learn About the First Year of Love & Liberation’s Impacts on BIPOC Youth
Family Child Care Facilities Request for Proposal Round Two Delayed until Fall 2022
The Housing, Homelessness and Community Development Division (HHCDD) of King County's Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) is delaying the release of the second round of the Family Child Care Facilities Fund (FCCFF) Request for Proposal (RFP), anticipated to release this month. The funding is now scheduled to be released in the Fall of … Continue reading Family Child Care Facilities Request for Proposal Round Two Delayed until Fall 2022
King County Announces Funding For Two Partnerships Aimed at Advancing Equitable Access to Education Through King County Promise
King County’s Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) is excited to announce two funding awards for King County Promise (KCP), a program model designed to develop a comprehensive student support model, helping historically underserved young people to obtain postsecondary credentials. KCP is a public-private partnership engaging local K-12 school districts, Community Based Organizations (CBO), … Continue reading King County Announces Funding For Two Partnerships Aimed at Advancing Equitable Access to Education Through King County Promise
Five Recommendations to Support Our Youth
New data reveals that local youth are the experts on their needs and should be at the center of youth-serving systems. In this report, authored by a five-member Youth Commission sponsored by United Way of King County, youth are clear: youth-serving systems must meaningfully engage the young people they seek to serve in order to create … Continue reading Five Recommendations to Support Our Youth
New Funding Opportunity: Family Child Care Home Upgrades
King County Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) is pleased to announce a new funding opportunity. The Family Child Care Facilities Fund (FCCFF) Request for Proposal (RFP) is now open. This funding stream will support family child care providers with the maintenance, repairs, and renovations needed for their programs. The RFP, driven by the … Continue reading New Funding Opportunity: Family Child Care Home Upgrades
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