DCHS COVID-19 Response, Department of Community and Human Services

COVID–19 vaccine appointments available in south King County through April 26th!

A large number of COVID-19 vaccine appointments are available at King County’s Auburn Outlet Mall and Kent ShoWare clinics for South King County residents. Appointments are open today, April 22 through Monday, April 26. Additional appointments are anticipated to be available next week. Eligible residents can register for an appointment at Public Health’s vaccine website, CovidVaccine.KingCounty.gov. For assistance … Continue reading COVID–19 vaccine appointments available in south King County through April 26th!

Carley Thompson Adult Services, Department of Community and Human Services, Veterans, Seniors and Human Services Levy

New VSHSL funding opportunity: Remote Access from Rural Food Banks Pilot

Geography, traffic, limited mobility, limited access to transportation, limited resources, and complex or confusing systems can challenge an individual's ability to seek and receive the housing, financial, social, or health services they need to thrive. Food banks are important gathering points in which diverse groups of persons of whom the Veterans, Seniors and Human Services Levy (VSHSL) can help are … Continue reading New VSHSL funding opportunity: Remote Access from Rural Food Banks Pilot

DCHS Department of Community and Human Services, Housing and Community Development

North King County Enhanced Shelter Opens

A former nursing home has taken on a new purpose: providing safe shelter for up to 60 people experiencing homelessness. On April 1, Lake City Partners opened the doors of the former Oaks nursing home on Aurora Avenue North, creating a new North King County Enhanced Shelter in Shoreline. The City of Shoreline worked in … Continue reading North King County Enhanced Shelter Opens

Antonio Herrera Garza Department of Community and Human Services, Developmental Disabilities and Early Childhood Supports

Join us at the 2021 King County School-to-Work Virtual Transition Fair

You Are Invited! The 14th Annual King County School-to-Work Transition Fair, sponsored by the Developmental Disabilities and Early Childhood Supports Division (DDECSD), is a chance for students with disabilities and their families to get info and resources about life after school! The virtual fair goes through May 31st, 2021, and includes helpful resources, educational videos, … Continue reading Join us at the 2021 King County School-to-Work Virtual Transition Fair

DCHS Department of Community and Human Services

DCHS will be updating the Insurance Provisions required for all contractors

Beginning April 15, 2021, DCHS will be updating the Insurance Provisions required for all contractors. You can find the updated provisions and a crosswalk document explaining the changes from the previous versions on the DCHS insurance requirements site. Please note, these new provisions will ONLY be required for NEW contracts effective after April 15, 2021. … Continue reading DCHS will be updating the Insurance Provisions required for all contractors

Antonio Herrera Garza COVID-19 Response, Department of Community and Human Services

View Our Interactive DCHS COVID-19 Response “A Year in Review Timeline”

We were the first A little over a year ago, King County became the first U.S. epicenter of an unprecedented global pandemic that robbed us of over 550,000 human lives in this country alone. Many know people affected by the disease. And some of us remember those among the more than half-million who died from … Continue reading View Our Interactive DCHS COVID-19 Response “A Year in Review Timeline”