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.
Repost from Seattle YMCA Step Out and Level Up: Life Skills & Employment Conference for Young Adults Step out and level up at the Y Social Impact Center’s annual young adult life skills and employment conference, Level Up! This four-day, online conference offers life skills workshops, employment forums, lunch pickups, swag giveaways, prizes and more!…
Terry R., a 73-year-old veteran, walked into the King County Veterans Program (KCVP) Tukwila office and said: “Paul sent me because I served in the Air Force in the sixties and I need some help… I don’t even know if I’m an eligible Veteran as I’ve never needed to reach out for services before.” Paul,…
Continue reading ➞ New outreach reaches veterans across King County with KCVP services
In March, to help prevent and slow the spread of COVID-19, King County (Department of Community and Human Services and Public Health-Seattle & King County), City of Seattle and United Way of King County joined forces to solve a critical problem that many of our communities’ homeless service providers were facing, a shortage of sanitation…
The Veterans, Seniors and Human Services Levy (VSHSL) is composed of three programs based on the populations we serve: Veterans, Seniors and Resilient Communities; formerly Vulnerable Populations. Shifting our program name from Vulnerable Populations to Resilient Communities acknowledges communities’ strengths and focuses on communities’ ability to survive and thrive despite oppression and harm. We are…
Continue reading ➞ Why we changed our name: VSHSL’s Resilient Communities program
“Recovery Life” by Clifford S. Parsons received 1st Place in the 2019 Recovery Poster Art Contest In preparation for National Recovery Month, which occurs every year in September, King County Behavioral Health and Recovery Division (BHRD) has announced their Recovery Poster Art and Poetry Contest. This year’s theme is “Rising Above it All: Wellness, Resilience,…
Continue reading ➞ Enter the Recovery Poster Art and Poetry Contest!
For the Veterans, Seniors and Human Services Levy (VSHSL), 2019 was a busy year! The year was marked by: Intentional community engagement. Thirty community planning sessions were held across King County to capture diverse perspectives to inform program implementation centering community voice, particularly the voice of those from underserved and underrepresented communities. Funding and launching…
Continue reading ➞ Innovation and continued connection: VSHSL’s progress in 2019
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