 The Veterans, Seniors and Human Services Levy (VSHSL) is continuing its series of community conversations to receive YOUR input on issues related to the VSHSL as King County begins to plan for renewal.
Thank you to those who have joined us for a conversation this spring. We invite you to continue to join us at upcoming conversations. Please encourage your family, friends, colleagues and neighbors to attend a conversation. The conversations are open to all King County residents.
Upcoming conversations:
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Tuesday, May 24 from 5:30-7pm at the King County Veterans Program Tukwila Office with the option for virtual attendance.
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Thursday, May 26 from 5:30-7pm at the Jim Ellis Preston Community Center with the option for virtual attendance.
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Tuesday, June 7 from 5:30-7pm at the Federal Way Community Center with the option for virtual attendance.
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Thursday, June 16 from 5:30-7pm at the Enumclaw Community Center with the option for virtual attendance.
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Tuesday, June 21 from 5:30-7pm at the Phinney Neighborhood Association with the option for virtual attendance.
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Tuesday, June 28 from 5:30-7pm at the Redmond Community Center at Marymoor Village with the option for virtual attendance.
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Thursday, June 30 from 5:30-7pm at the King County Veterans Program Northgate Office with the option for virtual attendance.
Click here to register for a Community Conversation.
 With funding from the VSHSL, King County partnered with 501 Commons to conduct a countywide nonprofit employee engagement survey in 2021.The Employee Engagement Survey, the second portion of the King County Nonprofit Wage Survey, aimed to help support nonprofit organizations to better understand what contributes to successful employee recruitment, retention, and satisfaction in King County’s nonprofit sector. The resulting report provides insights into what attracts and retains employees in nonprofit jobs using direct feedback solicited from nonprofit employees in King County. It also identifies risk factors – especially low pay – that cause employees to leave their organizations.
Thank you to all who participated in the Nonprofit Employee Engagement Survey last year. Your participation has contributed to the creation of the report, Putting People First, providing an invaluable resource to King County’s nonprofit sector.
Read the Employee Engagement Survey report.
The VSHSL team has added more free trainings for VSHSL-funded providers!
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Strategic Planning Office Hours with Sandra Amolo and RHL Consulting- June 10, 1-3pm Learn and ask questions about: Setting the foundation and finding your ‘why’ (culture, values, mission, vision, core purpose); Creating a plan to use as a communication and coordination tool; Why process matters; Setting meaningful goals; and creating a 1-page actionable plan.
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Motivational Interviewing Skills in Trauma-Informed Care - June 21, 1-4pm This workshop will review the impact of trauma on our bodies, families and communities and how motivational interviewing can be a useful skill to address its impacts and partner with people in using their own wisdom and strengths to heal.
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Older Adult Resources Panel – July 20, 2-4pm Join us in this panel-format training as we learn about older adult services, programs and other resources to refer your clients who are over 55. Please note: Advanced questions are helpful to the panelists; please let us know any challenges serving older adults, frequently asked questions, resources you wish you knew about, etc when registering.
More training opportunities are posted here. Learn more and register.
 The VSHSL is now accepting applications to fund community-based entities and/or tribes to provide survivor-centered mobile advocacy for survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Successful applicants must demonstrate that their programs:
- Have established experience working with survivors of domestic and/or sexual violence
- Will work with, or demonstrate a willingness to build the capacity to work with, program participants throughout King County
- Have the ability to effectively deploy financial support for client costs, such as flexible financial assistance, to survivors
- Provide information and services that are linguistically and culturally-appropriate and low-barrier
Applications are due June 6, 2022 by 5pm. Learn more and apply.
 The VSHSL is now accepting applications for small grants of $25,000 that will fund senior-serving organizations for projects that reduce social isolation and loneliness and support community-building and social connection opportunities for seniors. Funded programs will:
- Address challenges faced by seniors who are experiencing social isolation and/or loneliness
- Support senior participants to build meaningful social connections
- Reflect the needs and interests of the community/communities being served
- Offer activities that are not currently funded through another VSHSL strategy, either because the applicant does not currently receive VSHSL funding, or because the proposed project is meaningfully distinct from current services funded through the VSHSL
Applications are due June 14, 2022 by 5pm. Learn more and apply.
 Thank you to all who attended the first ever VSHSL Summit!
From May 10-12, VSHSL providers and the larger human services community gathered together to share experiences, engage in new trainings, and make connections with each other.
Thank you to all of our presenters and trainers for sharing your knowledge and expertise at the summit!
In the next few weeks, video recordings of select trainings and presentations will be available on the VSHSL website for your viewing.
 King County’s Vets Engaged program is seeking new applicants and wants to hear your ideas to help bridge the civilian-military divide. By awarding grants of $10,000 to individuals or organizations to create free community-building events and activities, Vets Engaged seeks to build, strengthen and sustain social networks between veterans and their neighbors. Applications are due May 27, 2022 by 5pm.
To learn more and apply for a Vets Engaged grant.
In an effort to promote connections and highlight efforts by service providers in the VSHSL and wider King County network, we are sharing the resources below. Please note that the below was not created by, nor does their inclusion constitute endorsement by, the VSHSL or DCHS ASD. If you have a community resource you would like to share for potential inclusion in The Hub, please click here.
Child Care Resources Veteran Student Child Care Subsidy
To learn more and apply.
King County Disability Consortium webinar recordings
Understanding Ableism: part I - X
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