 King County Veterans Program is hosting a virtual Reboot/Recruit Veteran Career Fair. The fair, which is open to veterans, servicemembers and their families, will be held from 9:00am to 12:00pm on Wednesday, October 13, 2021. Attendees will have the opportunity to connect with the following employers: Amazon Web Services, Bureau of Prisons, City of Seattle, Columbia Distributing, G4S, Pierce County, Salesforce, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Tacoma Screw, Transwest, Veterans Health Administration & Veteran Benefits Administration and Washington State Employment Security Department.
Learn more and register.
Panel-style trainings on fundraising and veteran culture are coming up in October and December.
Fundraising panels:
VSHSL partnered with four subject matter experts to offer fundraising ideas, tips and best practices in this current environment of social distancing.
- Identify Your Audience, Storytelling and Using Data | Wednesday, October 13, 2:00-4:00pm
- Opportunities, Resources and Overcoming Challenges | Wednesday October 27, 2:00-4:00pm
Veteran culture panel:
The veteran culture panel is perfect for organizations new to serving veterans, or those wanting a better understanding of serving the veterans they are already connected with.
- Veterans Culture | Wednesday, December 8, 2:00-4:00pm
For more information on the panels, subject matter expert bios and to register.
 In 2020, with funding from the Veterans, Seniors and Human Services Levy (VSHSL), the Coalition Ending Gender-Based Violence led a project to engage people across King County to better understand how communities can prevent domestic, sexual and family violence outside of systems of policing and punishment. The Mapping Prevention 2020 Survey emphasized the perspectives of Black and Indigenous people and other People of Color and focused on approaches to domestic and sexual violence prevention that directly address racism and its intersections with sexism and other forms of oppression.
The report, Lifting Up Transformative Approaches to Domestic & Sexual Violence Prevention, shares the results of the Mapping Prevention survey. Read the full report.
 Congratulations to Black Women’s Coalition to End Violence, Collective Justice, Community Passageways and Urban Family Center Association, our partners newly awarded under the Support Community Strategies to Address Gun Violence and Pathfinder Coordination VSHSL strategy!
Our new partners will increase community connection, support mental health and wellbeing, and enhance other protective factors associated with reductions in violence by supporting community-led violence prevention and response efforts within Black/African American communities, people experiencing domestic and sexual violence, and other communities disproportionately impacted by gun violence.
Learn more about Black Women’s Coalition to End Violence, Collective Justice, Community Passageways and Urban Family Center Association.
Learn more about other VSHSL partners by searching our new awards database.
 This year for Falls Prevention Awareness Week, which fell on September 20-24 this year, the VSHSL, City of Seattle’s Aging and Disability Services (ADS), Sound Generations and several local community-based organizations teamed up to spread the word about how to prevent falls. A virtual event helped raise awareness about the impact of falls among older adults and local falls prevention programs.
Watch the recorded event:
VSHSL Grantee Fall Prevention Programs in King County
Learn more about falls prevention on Cultivating Connections:
Check your hearing and vision to prevent falls
Keep your home safe to prevent falls
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