Next month, I am hosting two town hall meetings: one in South Bellevue and one on the Enumclaw Plateau—and you’re invited!
I am excited for the chance to connect with you and provide updates on how King County is working for you. This is a great opportunity to connect with local leaders, learn about the issues that impact our community, and get your questions answered. I hope to see you there!
SOUTH BELLEVUE TOWN HALL
Tuesday, July 16
6-8 PM
With special guests from the Bellevue Police Department
South Bellevue Community Center
14509 SE Newport Way
Bellevue, WA 98006
ENUMCLAW PLATEAU TOWN HALL
Wednesday, July 17
6-8 PM
With special guests from the King County Sheriff’s Office and the Department of Local Services
Neuwaukum Event Hall
38402 180th Ave SE
Auburn, WA 98092
This week, the Law and Justice Committee discussed my motion that would state that it is the intent of the King County Council to keep the county's juvenile detention center open and providing secure detention. My proposal comes amid efforts to close the youth jail and end secure juvenile detention, even for the most dangerous and violent offenders.
My position has always been clear: we need to keep the juvenile detention facility fully operating and stop reaching for the unrealistic goal of closing the jail. Not only will there always be a need to keep the most dangerous offenders behind locked doors, but the longer we contemplate closing the facility, the longer the county contributes to the staffing shortages and morale issues that are detracting from efforts to rehabilitate the youth being held in the jail.
To learn more about this issue, I encourage you to read this article by The Seattle Times Editorial Board: King County voters want secure youth detention; council should listen.
 See you in July at a Big Backyard Movie Night in Ravensdale or Fairwood!
Come and enjoy a free Big Backyard movie with friends, family, and neighbors in one of King County’s Parks! Bring picnic blankets and low beach chairs and watch a blockbuster on a 40’ inflatable screen under the stars. See you there!
Saturday, July 20, 2024
Showing of Wonka
Ravensdale Park - 27200 SE Kent Kangley Rd, Ravensdale, WA 98051
8 PM - Seating opens
9:20 PM - Movie starts
Saturday, July 27, 2024
Showing of Barbie
Petrovitsky Park - 16400 SE Petrovitsky Rd, Renton, WA 98058
8 PM - Seating opens
9:20 PM - Movie starts
 King County Behavioral Health and Recovery Division (BHRD) Capital Improvements
The purpose of this RFA is to support organizations to make necessary capital improvements, repairs, renovations, and/or expansions in behavioral health treatment facilities located in King County. The goal of these improvements is to improve access to and availability of behavioral health services by assisting with costs associated with building repairs, renovations and/or expansion of existing behavioral health provider facilities.
Applications are due Friday, June 28th by 2 PM and can be submitted here. If you have questions, please email Tiffany Ngo, RFA Lead, at dchscontracts@kingcounty.gov.
King Conservation District Regional Food System Grant Program
This grant program supports the following Local Food Initiative goals:
- Better connect local farms to consumers.
- Increase access to healthy affordable foods in underserved areas.
- Support farmers and protect farmland.
- Create a sustainable farm-to-plate pipeline more resilient to the effects of climate change.
If you need support with the grant portal or would like to request for language and/or technical assistance, please contact Jessica.Saavedra@kingcd.org or call/text her at 425-773-9065.
Applications are due Thursday, July 18, 2024 by 8pm. Find more information at the King Conservation District website.
VSHSL Resilient Communities Reentry Spanning Services Funding
The Veterans, Seniors, and Human Services Levy (VSHSL) team seeks to support one or more entities to provide services that support reentry of formerly incarcerated persons in King County including, but not limited to, interim housing and systems navigation, family support services, employment resources, flexible financial assistance, and access to culturally responsive healing practices. There is approximately $1.9 million in funding available.
Applications are due Friday, July 12th by 2 PM. For more details, please visit the grant website here, or if you have questions, please email Kile Beaudry at kbeaudry@kingcounty.gov or 206-477-4360.
Healthy and Safe Environments RFP
This funding opportunity will support work on healthy and safe environments in four investment areas: (1) Healthy food and food access; (2) Physical activity; (3) Unhealthy substances and dangerous products; and (4) Safe and health-promoting environments. There is a total of $2.9 million in funding available.
Applications are due Tuesday, July 23rd by 2 PM. For more details, please visit the grant website here, or if you have questions, please email Phillip Thompson at phithompson@kingcounty.gov or (206) 477-8939.
VSHSL Senior Villages Funding
The Veterans, Seniors, and Human Services Levy (VSHSL) team seeks to fund the ongoing development and operations of geographically based or culturally affiliated Senior Villages, or organizations like Senior Villages, to support diverse and low-income Seniors to age well in their communities of choice and remain stably housed. There is approximately $2.3 million in funding available.
Applications are due Tuesday, July 30th by 2 PM. For more details, please visit the grant website here, or if you have questions, please email Claudine Wallace at cwallace@kingcounty.gov or 206-477-5157.
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