The Veterans and Human Services Levy has provided funding for a variety of important services throughout King County.
These services include:
The majority of these funds have been distributed to community based agencies who are implementing services to help veterans and their families and others in need in King County.
Below is a list of the community based agencies that have been awarded Veterans and Human Services Levy funds through July 31, 2008. These awards are categorized by levy strategy.
King County will update this list as more information is available.
Strategy |
Description – Status and/or Fund Recipients |
Overarching Strategy 1: Veterans | |
1.1 |
Expand geographic range of King County Veterans' Program – Increase availability of services outside the City of Seattle via new office site at WorkSource Renton and mobile outreach for North and East King County |
King County Veterans' Program | |
1.2 |
King County Veterans’ Program service enhancements - Increase capacity for Veterans’ Incarcerated Project, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder counseling, financial aid, employment services, etc. |
King County Veterans' Program subcontractors: | |
The Compass Center | |
Salvation Army - William Booth Center | |
WDVA-Veterans' Incarcerated Program | |
WDVA-PTSD Services | |
WDVA-Homeless Veterans | |
1.3 |
Veterans’ services dedicated phone resource – Centralized source for veterans and their families to get information on range of veterans’ services |
1.4 |
Training for cross system providers on federal VA, other vet services – Increase knowledge for providers of range of veterans services to be able to better help vets and their families access their benefits |
Overarching Strategy 2: Homelessness | |
2.1 |
Initiatives to identify/engage/house long term homeless and high utilizers in South King county |
King County DCHS (MHCADSD) & subcontractor: | |
Sound Mental Health | |
2.1 |
Initiatives to identify/engage/house chemically dependent chronically homeless in Seattle |
King County DCHS (MHCADSD) & Health Care for the Homeless | |
2.2 |
Increase permanent housing w/support – Largest single investment is for the development of new, permanent housing units throughout King County |
Compass Center | |
St. Andrews Housing Group | |
Catholic Community Services | |
Friends of Youth | |
Plymouth Housing Group | |
Valley Cities Counseling & Consultation | |
Low Income Housing Institute | |
Highline West Seattle Mental Health | |
YWCA of Seattle-King-Snohomish Counties | |
Community Housing Mental Health Agency | |
Archdiocesan Housing Authority | |
2.3 |
Landlord risk reduction – Risk reduction fund to help persuade landlords to rent to higher risk tenants, making it easier for them to find housing |
YWCA | |
2.4 |
Investment in support services for housing – Improve the ability of formerly homeless people to retain permanent housing by providing comprehensive on-site services and connection to community resources |
King County DCHS (CSD) & subcontractors: | |
Downtown Emergency Service Center | |
Valley Cities Counseling & Consultation | |
Evergreen Treatment Services | |
Public Health-Seattle & King County & subcontractors: | |
NeighborCare Health | |
HealthPoint | |
2.5 |
KC Criminal Justice Initiative – Housing and coordinated services for chronically homeless individuals involved in the court and jail system |
King County DCHS (MHCADSD) & subcontractor: | |
Forensic Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) Sound Mental Health | |
2.6 |
Increased supportive housing for parents coming out of jail/institutions – Criminal justice histories make housing harder to find and levy will help with housing placement supports for parents with children |
2.7 |
Housing stability program – Countywide housing stability program to provide emergency financial assistance to prevent homelessness (rent, utilities, etc.) |
Solid Ground & subcontractors: | |
Hopelink | |
Catholic Community Services | |
Friends of Youth | |
YWCA - Renton | |
Valley Cities | |
Multi-Service Center | |
Senior Servics | |
Vashon Youth & Family Services | |
First Place | |
Neighborhood House | |
Salvation Army - Seattle | |
YWCA - Seattle | |
Crisis Clinic - Community Info Line | |
YWCA Landlord Liaison | |
2.8 |
Increased employment connections for homeless people – Expansion of education and employment programs linked to supportive housing to help individuals achieve stability |
Overarching Strategy 3: Behavioral Health | |
3.1 |
Integrate MH/CD into primary care clinics |
Public Health-Seattle & King County & subcontractors: | |
HealthPoint | |
Valley Cities Counseling & Consultation | |
King County Behavioral Health Safety Net Consortium | |
HealthPoint | |
Country Doctor Community Health Centers | |
International Community Health Services | |
Harborview Medical Center | |
Public Health-Seattle & King County | |
NeighborCare Health | |
Sea Mar Community Health Centers | |
Seattle Indian Health Board | |
University of Washington School of Medicine | |
3.2 |
Increased trauma/PTSD services – Address unmet need for veterans and their families, children, and survivors of domestic violence |
3.3 |
Increased PTSD evidence based training – Increase service providers' understanding of PTSD to improve services to survivors |
3.4 |
In-home services to treat depression in elderly vets, others – PEARLS (Program to Encourage Active, Rewarding Lives for Seniors) model |
City of Seattle, Human Services Department, Aging and Disability Services | |
African American Elders Project | |
International Drop-In Center | |
University of Washington, Health Promotion Research Center | |
Overarching Strategy 4: Strengthening Families | |
4.1 |
Expand Nurse Family Partnership services – Increase access to successful nurse/home visiting program as a proven early intervention with young, first-time pregnant women |
Public Health-Seattle & King County | |
4.2 |
Pilot new services for maternal depression – Six pilot sites will be selected to serve low-income mothers suffering from maternal depression to aid healthy maternal-child attachments and early child development |
Public Health-Seattle & King County & subcontractors: | |
HealthPoint | |
Country Doctor Community Health Centers | |
International Community Health Services | |
NeighborCare Health | |
Sea Mar Community Health Centers | |
Valley Cities Counseling & Consultation | |
University of Washington School of Medicine | |
4.3 |
Increased training on child development for care givers and informal supports – Expand curricula and training programs for those who care for children (formal and informal caregivers) to increase access to child care that is provided in culturally and linguistically relevant ways and aids healthy early child development; provides supports for immigrant and refugee families |
Public Health-Seattle & King County & subcontractors: | |
University of Washington | |
Friends of Youth | |
Northshore Youth & Family Services | |
Renton Area Youth Services | |
Center for Human Services | |
Youth Eastside Services | |
Chinese Information Service Center | |
Childcare Resources | |
Odessa Brown Clinic | |
Family Services | |
Highline West Seattle Mental Health | |
4.4 |
Increased services for single parents coming out of jail and exiting transitional housing – Service enhancements such as housing, treatment services, other supportive services |
4.5 |
Increased education and employment services for parents out of jail – Helps parents achieve and maintain employment to promote family stability and prevent recidivism |
4.6 |
Treatment connections for people in Family Court – Helps parents involved in dependency cases by intervening to ensure treatment needs and culturally relevant services are provided to promote family stability |
King County Juvenile Court | |