New Funding Opportunity: Family Child Care Facilities Fund

The Housing and Community Development Division (HCD) of the King County Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) is pleased to announce that the Family Child Care Facilities Fund (FCCFF) 2025 Request for Proposal (RFP) is now open.  See the application and timeline below for deadline information. Apply here!  This funding opportunity provides home upgrades to … Continue reading New Funding Opportunity: Family Child Care Facilities Fund

RFP for Community Driven Behavioral Health Grants Now Open. Apply by September 11! 

At the Department of Community & Human Services (DCHS), we work toward every resident having the opportunity to be healthy, happy, and connected to community—a major element of which is connecting community to mental health care and wellness.  We are excited to announce that up to $2,120,000 in funding is available from the MIDD Behavioral … Continue reading RFP for Community Driven Behavioral Health Grants Now Open. Apply by September 11! 

Be Heard: What King County Communities Are Saying About Mental Health and Wellness 

One of the most important jobs we have at the Department of Community & Human Services (DCHS) is to connect communities to critical services, including mental health care and wellness. That means making sure King County residents can get the treatment and care they need when they need it and how they need it.   Everyone … Continue reading Be Heard: What King County Communities Are Saying About Mental Health and Wellness 

Celebrating a record number of graduates from King County Children, Youth and Young Adult Division programs! 

More than 234 young people celebrated earning their secondary credentials (GEDs or high school diplomas) last month thanks to several programs managed by the department’s Children, Youth, and Young Adults Division (CYYAD). Many of these young people also earned college credits.   CYYAD operates three learning centers for young people ages 16 to24. Run by our … Continue reading Celebrating a record number of graduates from King County Children, Youth and Young Adult Division programs! 

King County partners with Minority Veterans of America to open first-of-its-kind community center for underrepresented veterans

Yesterday, King County Executive Shannon Braddock joined Minority Veterans of America and local leaders to celebrate the grand opening of the Minority Vets Community Center. The center is a first-of-its-kind space designed to meet the needs of underrepresented veterans, including BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, women, religious, and non-religious minority veterans. The new center, funded by King County’s Veterans, … Continue reading King County partners with Minority Veterans of America to open first-of-its-kind community center for underrepresented veterans

Crisis Care Centers Update: RFP for Post-Crisis Care Now Open. Apply by August 15!  

In 2023, King County voters approved the Crisis Care Centers Levy to create a network of five Crisis Care Centers. A Crisis Care Center is a place for anyone to go to get urgent care for a wide range of mental health and substance use crises, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.   To … Continue reading Crisis Care Centers Update: RFP for Post-Crisis Care Now Open. Apply by August 15!