Adult Services (ASD): Focuses on adult education and employment; civil legal aid; older adult services; service members and military families; survivors of domestic abuse, sexual assault and trafficking; and the King County Veterans Program, which includes several unique services in itself
This week, King County Executive Dow Constantine, King County Councilmember Jorge Barón and Compass Housing Alliance celebrated the opening of the Blaine Veterans Center, the first all-veteran 24/7 enhanced shelter in King County. The center will provide onsite services and supports to 36 veterans experiencing homelessness in King County, including case management, housing navigation support,…
A new funding opportunity is available from the Veterans, Seniors, and Human Services Levy (VSHSL) to provide housing navigation services for veterans experiencing homelessness in King County. This investment seeks to provide housing navigation and related stabilization services to veteran households experiencing homelessness, including those assessed for housing but who are still waiting for a housing resource and necessary…
Continue reading ➞ New VSHSL funding opportunity: Navigate Homeless Veterans to Housing
A new funding opportunity is available from the Veterans, Seniors, and Human Services Levy (VSHSL) to improve access to civil legal advice, civic engagement, and resources for immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers residing in King County. This investment seeks to increase the number of immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers who feel welcomed, valued, and that they belong as members…
Continue reading ➞ New VSHSL funding opportunity: Support Services for Immigrants and Refugees
This blog was originally posted on Executive Dow Constantine's Medium account. https://vimeo.com/913210824?share=copy The Collaborative Case Management Program, or CCM, has provided housing for 162 veterans since its launch in 2021, helping reduce veteran homelessness in King County by 40%. CCM is a first-in-the-nation, award-winning program that supports low-income veterans experiencing homelessness by providing rent assistance…
Continue reading ➞ King County program helps reduce veteran homelessness by 40%
A new funding opportunity is available from the Veterans, Seniors, and Human Services Levy (VSHSL) to provide outreach and resources to King County veterans, military servicemembers, and their respective families who will benefit from connection to and provision of community resources. Funded outreach and resource programs will provide direct services, connect veterans with a service hub such as the…
Continue reading ➞ New VSHSL funding opportunity: Veteran Outreach and Resource Programs
Beginning in mid-November, a team of King County Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) volunteers, led by Leon Richardson, Adult Services Division Director, coordinated with the pastor at Riverton Park United Methodist Church in Tukwila to relocate 24 people seeking asylum from an encampment into eight rooms at a hotel in the area, with…
Continue reading ➞ King County Providing Temporary Support for Asylum Seekers in Tukwila
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