As 2025 comes to a close, the King County Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) reflects on a year marked by challenges and meaningful progress. Amid federal funding uncertainty, rising housing instability, and growing behavioral health needs, on top of an audit that underscores the need for more policies, procedures and infrastructure, DCHS focused … Continue reading 2025 Year in Review: How DCHS Helped Build Healthier, Thriving Communities Across King County
The Department of Community and Human Services' Veteran, Seniors, and Human Services Levy (VSHSL) is proud to announce the funding recipients for the Regional Human Services Coalitions Request for Proposal. This funding will help support regional human services coalitions in partnering with DCHS’s Adult Services Division to: Disseminate information on funding opportunities to organizations … Continue reading VSHSL Announces Awardees for the “Technical Assistance & Capacity Building: Support for Regional Human Services Coalitions” RFP
The King County Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) is pleased to announce the release of a new Veterans, Seniors, and Human Services Levy (VSHSL) Request for Proposal (RFP) for FS 6: DCHS-Wide Human Services Workforce Stabilization. This funding opportunity was released on December 18, 2025, and applications are due by 2 pm PT, … Continue reading New RFP for Human Services Workforce Stabilization – Apply by February 19!
King County came together for two days of learning, connection, and celebration at the 2025 Veterans, Seniors & Human Services Levy (VSHSL) Summit and the Community Resources Fair. The events highlighted community, resilience, and leadership that together empower human services across the county. VSHSL Summit The summit opened with keynote speakers, including Gloria Hatcher-Mays of … Continue reading Recap: 2025 VSHSL Summit & DCHS Community Resources Fair
A recent audit showed that during a period of rapid growth, DCHS’s internal controls and compliance standards didn’t keep up, and that staff and providers need more tools and support to effectively do their jobs. Over the last several months, DCHS has made progress in responding to every recommendation made by the auditor and launched … Continue reading An Update: Responding to the Audit
Summary: Connections Health Solutions will operate King County’s Crisis Care Center in Seattle — a key step forward in meeting the pressing need for urgent crisis care in our region’s largest city, as part of the transformational investment to expand 24/7 behavioral health crisis services so they are readily available to everyone in King County. … Continue reading DCHS selects Connections Health Solutions as operator for future Seattle Crisis Care Center