 Jeannie and her caregiver Patrick laugh outside of her home in King County.
Imagine an online platform that connects families and individuals to the care support they need but with a fierce commitment to advocate for care workers so they can provide the best care possible for those who need it. That, essentially is Carina in a nutshell. Carina is funded by the Veterans, Seniors and Human Services Levy to expand, strengthen and maintain a mobile/web platform to connect seniors (55+) and people with disabilities across King County to qualified caregivers regardless of funding source.
Learn more about Carina and how Carina helped connect Jeannie to her caregiver Patrick.
2020 was a year marked with immense loss and hardship in our King County community. More than ever before, 2020 was a time to pull together – to unite in support of one another. The Veterans, Seniors and Human Services Levy (VSHSL) providers and partners, while faced with unforeseen challenges, did just that. VSHSL’s community partners remained adaptive, responsive and resilient, seizing opportunities and taking immediate action to provide critical services to the levy’s priority populations.
Read the first fully digital VSHSL Annual Report.
 Thank you Scarlett!
The Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) is lucky to be home to many employees dedicated to serving the King County community. One such employee who we are grateful dedicated her time and talents to DCHS is Scarlett Aldebot-Green, the Director of the Adult Services Division (ASD). Friday July 16th was Scarlett’s last day with DCHS, she will be assuming a critical leadership role in the King County community as the new CEO of Amara.
Learn more about Scarlett’s impact on VSHSL. We wish her the best of luck at Amara!
Welcome Leon!
DCHS would like to formally congratulate the new Division Director of the Adult Services Division, Leon Richardson. Leon is a proven leader as he co-led ASD and the successful implementation of the expanded Veterans, Seniors and Human Services Levy; in 2020 established and led operations for DCHS’s COVID-19 Isolation/Quarantine and Assessment/Recovery Facilities (AC/RC) and most recently was the leader of King County’s high-volume vaccination sites in Auburn and Kent – making a tremendous impact on our community and King County’s recovery from COVID-19.
Meet ASD’s new division director Leon Richardson
 This summer new virtual workshops will be available at no-cost for VSHSL-funded providers to attain and maintain competency in key skills relevant to their work.
Workshops include:
De-escalation | August 11 | 1:00 – 3:30pm
Trauma-Informed Care | August 25 | 1:00 - 4:00pm
Mental Health Literacy | September 14 | 1:00 - 4:00pm
Click here for more information about each workshop and to register.
 Looking for a way to serve your community? The VSHSL Advisory Board currently has vacancies on each committee. The board consists of three committees that represent a VSHSL priority population: Veterans, Seniors and Vulnerable Populations. Board members are nominated by nominating entities and then apply to fill vacancies. The VSHSL Advisory Board oversees the distribution of VSHSL proceeds and advises King County on matters that uniquely affect each of the VSHSL’s priority populations.
Learn more about which committees and nominating entities have board vacancies and how to apply.
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