Celebrating the opening of the first School Based Health Center in the Auburn School District

King County, Auburn Mountainview High School and Sea Mar Community Health Centers celebrated the opening of the first school-based health center located in the Auburn School District March 7.   School-based health centers offer health services to students at their school – usually for no cost and have positive impacts on students’ well-being and school participation. These health … Continue reading Celebrating the opening of the first School Based Health Center in the Auburn School District

New Actions to Stop the Surge of Fentanyl Overdoses and Expand Behavioral Health Treatment in King County

On Monday morning, King County Executive Dow Constantine announced a multi-part strategy across five priority areas to address the surge of fentanyl and stop the record overdose deaths in the region. The strategies expand behavioral health treatment, increase access to medications for opioid use disorder, and make overdose prevention tools and resources more widely available. … Continue reading New Actions to Stop the Surge of Fentanyl Overdoses and Expand Behavioral Health Treatment in King County

King County selects Homestead Community Land Trust for a potential affordable homeownership venture in Skyway   

Representatives from Homestead Community Land Trust and the Skyway Coalition gather for a community meeting. The Coalition represents a broad spectrum of individuals, agencies, and organizations involved in Skyway's Brooks Village, including the West Hill Community Association, Childhaven, and Community Land Conservancy. King County, through its Department of Community and Health Services (DCHS) and Facilities … Continue reading King County selects Homestead Community Land Trust for a potential affordable homeownership venture in Skyway   

King County program helps reduce veteran homelessness by 40%

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%

New VSHSL funding opportunity: Veteran Outreach and Resource Programs

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