At the King County Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS), we manage a range of programs and services to help our county’s most vulnerable residents and strengthen our communities. We have five divisions in the department that help us offer services for our residents, and we mainly contract with community-based agencies to provide those services.
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged our community in many ways, but we are grateful for how our partners and community members have come together to support their neighbors. Self-isolation of vulnerable community members and unemployment due to business closures have unfortunately increased food insecurity across the region. In response to our communities’ most pressing needs, the…
By: Best Starts for Kids With more blue skies and school activities beginning to wind down, many of us are thinking about summer activities for children and youth. Amidst COVID-19, we know that both parents and providers have been anxious to know what this summer will look like for our children. DOH recently released state-level…
From @KingCountyWA On Memorial Day, we pause to remember every service member who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation. We honor the fallen as we work together to keep our community healthy and safe. Tahoma National Cemetery, located in southeast King County, is the final resting place for more than 40,000 service…
There are just over 100,000 U.S. veterans in King County. Military service can often cause or exacerbate behavioral health and wellness concerns among servicemembers and veterans. Federal benefits are an important primary source for veterans' behavioral health care, but some veterans may be ineligible for VA care while others may find that seeking services at…
Our King County Veterans Program (KCVP) offices in Tukwila and Seattle are usually buzzing with activity, but on March 19th KCVP transitioned to providing remote services to maintain social distancing to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Since then, KCVP Social Service Professionals (SSPs) have been hard at work continuing to serve King County’s veterans,…
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The current landscape in King County and across the world is unprecedented, but we are all in this together. Community matters now more than ever and we need each other during these stressful times, especially seniors in our community who often experience social isolation without the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many seniors in King…
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