King County Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) is excited to announce a new funding opportunity for community-driven affordable housing projects located in the Skyway-West Hill neighborhood (SWH). The Skyway $5 million Fund for Affordable Housing Requests for Proposals (RFP) is now open! This RFP is the result of years of community organizing. Skyway advocates worked with King County Councilmember Girmay Zahilay to successfully secure $5 … Continue reading New Funding Opportunity: $5 million to support equitable, community-driven affordable housing in the Skyway-West Hill (SWH) neighborhood
New Funding Opportunity: Community Driven Behavioral Health in King County
A new funding opportunity is available from the MIDD Behavioral Health Sales Tax Fund for creative, innovative, and culturally and linguistically responsive approaches to increasing awareness and access to behavioral health services, building communities of support, and promoting life and wellness assets within BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities in King County.
New funding opportunity: Record Expungement and Collateral Financial Consequence Relief
According to the Washington State Expungement Gap study published by Santa Clara Law and the King County Bar Association, the racialized impacts of Washington State’s criminal legal system are significant: African-Americans represent 4.2% of individuals in Washington but represent 11% of Washingtonians with a criminal record, 15% of Washingtonians with any felony record, and 22% … Continue reading New funding opportunity: Record Expungement and Collateral Financial Consequence Relief
New VSHSL funding opportunity: Community Strategies to Address Gun Violence
Firearms are the third leading cause of injury-related death in Washington State, killing approximately 625 Washington residents each year between 2009 and 2013. The health of communities will be improved by work seeking to prevent and reduce gun violence as well as work that supports individuals who are impacted by such violence. In King County, gun … Continue reading New VSHSL funding opportunity: Community Strategies to Address Gun Violence
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