Greetings HSD Community,

June is upon us, and it finally feels like the warm weather is around the corner. It’s time to uplift Pride Month, Juneteenth, and more. We are also inviting you to join HSD this year in recognizing National Gun Violence Awareness Month and Wear Orange Weekend.

Pride Month
During the month of June, HSD and the City of Seattle celebrate LGBTQ+ community members, family, and friends. HSD advocates for equity and access year-round to the resources and solutions which help build strong, healthy communities for all people, including the LGBTQ+ community. Here are some ways to learn more and celebrate:

• Learn more about the history of LGBTQ Activism in Seattle.
• Seattle Pride coordinates and promotes pride events in the Seattle area—celebrating the present, envisioning the future, and honoring the past—including the Seattle Pride Parade through Downtown.
• Check out additional events and resources on Visit Seattle’s Pride 2022 page.

Juneteenth
Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the abolition of slavery in the United States. From its Galveston, Texas origin in 1865, the observance of June 19th has spread across the United States and beyond in recent years. Yet 2022 is the very first time that this holiday is being officially recognized by the City of Seattle. Join Atlantic Street Center and the Rainier Beach Community Center for a free event to commemorate a health conscience Juneteenth or the 6^th Annual Juneteenth Celebration in Othello Park.

National Gun Violence Awareness Month and Wear Orange Weekend
HSD is focusing on four engagement opportunities:

1. #WearOrange: June 3-5, 2022 wear orange to show solidarity and bring attention to Gun Violence Awareness Month. We encourage our community partners to continue wearing orange during the month of June.
2. Attend an event: Seattle Wear Orange will table at Pride in the Park on June 4, 2022. We encourage community members to stop by and show support and engage in dialogue on gun violence.
3. Attend the virtual Lunch and Learn with City of Seattle’s Human Resources Department (internal -- for City employees only)
4. Take individual and team pictures to upload to social media with the hashtag #GunViolenceAwarenessMonth

Other ways to participate can be found here: Ways to Participate | Wear Orange

Name This Newsletter?
Don’t forget to take just a minute or two to complete the survey below. Our monthly HSD E-newsletter has been called Lifelines for at least a decade now, and we want to know what you think about a renaming contest. Does the banner above still reflect the work we do and the mission we are carrying out today? Does it communicate our department logo’s tagline values of equity, support, and community? We want to help deliver the news and information you are looking for, and it all starts with the name at the top. I look forward to reading your feedback.

All my best,

Tanya Kim

This month we want to ask you about our name. Our monthly HSD E-newsletter has been called Lifelines for at least a decade now, and we want to know what you think about a renaming contest. (It was two words back in 2010 in this old graphic.)

Does the banner still reflect the work we do and the mission we are carrying out today? Does it communicate our department logo’s tagline values of equity, support, and community? We want to help deliver the news and information you are looking for, and it all starts with the name at the top.

Click here to take the short survey—only five (5) questions!—by June 30, 2022.

Seattle City Light (electricity) and Seattle Public Utilities (water/sewer/garbage) understand that the COVID-19 pandemic has made it difficult for some of their customers to afford utility services. They offer short- and long-term payment plans and bill assistance programs to help you get caught up and stay current on your utility bills.

Learn more online at seattle.gov/UtilityBillHelp or by calling (206) 684-3000 (interpretation services available).

On May 15, 2022, GenPride celebrated their first annual Pillars of Pride: Honoring our LGBTQIA+ Elders at the Century Ballroom on Capitol Hill. The event featured 12 honorees that were nominated by GenPride and partner agencies.

Also featured was Executive Director Steven Knipp’s update on Pride Place, the new LGBTQIA+ Senior Affirming Affordable Housing currently under construction on Capitol Hill. GenPride is building a 4,400 sq ft condominium on the ground floor of this exciting project to provide culturally relevant services and support that will include a community gathering space with a commercial kitchen, a health services center, and administrative offices.

With entertainment from the SuperTonics, a keynote address by George Dicks, and the extraordinary Aleksa Manila as the emcee, 150+ guests were treated to a special afternoon.

View the event video recording here and visit the blog to be inspired by information about the 2022 Pillars of Pride honorees.

2022 Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Survivor Services RFP

HSD's Mayor’s Office on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (MODVSA) is seeking applications from agencies interested in providing survivor-centered, gender-based violence survivor services. HSD seeks to contract with a range of providers who have expertise in the field of gender-based violence (GBV) victim services to provide client-centered services for the diverse communities and geographic areas of Seattle.

The purpose of this RFP is to establish a Seattle-based coordinated regional network of services under the umbrella of gender-based violence (GBV) for survivors of interpersonal violence including domestic violence (DV), sexual assault (SA), and commercial sexual exploitation (CSE). Service strategies included in this RFP are (1) Mobile Flexible Advocacy, (2) Shelter and Housing, (3) Therapeutic Services, (4) Civil Legal Aid, and (5) Specialized Services for Marginalized Populations.

Approximately $10,908,306.00 is available through this RFP from the HSD General Fund. HSD intends to fund approximately 30-40 proposals. Initial awards will be made for January 1, 2023-December 31, 2023; and up to a period of four years (2023-2026).

Look for a release announcement next week on our HSD Funding Opportunities page!

2022 Domestic Violence Intervention Project Services RFQ

HSD's MODVSA is also seeking applications from agencies interested in providing assessment and treatment services for persons with misdemeanor domestic violence charges referred by the Seattle Municipal Court.

Approximately $147,229 in HSD General Fund is available through this RFQ. Initial awards will be made for the period of January 1, 2023, thru December 31, 2023, with the possibility of renewal.

HSD seeks to contract with one or two provider(s) who are certified by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services and are required to provide domestic violence perpetrator intervention in accordance with Washington State laws and rules that were specifically designed for domestic violence perpetrator intervention programs.

Look for a release announcement next week on our HSD Funding Opportunities page!

2022 Child Care Facilities RFP

HSD is pleased to announce the availability of up to $5,000,000 of Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery (CLFR) Funds and up to $1,000,000 in Community Develop Block Grant (CDBG) funding to increase licensed capacity in preschool and child care facilities across the City of Seattle.

HSD is seeking applications from providers interested in capital improvements to their sites to increase licensed capacity and serve more children from birth to five years old. Funding awards will be made for the period of August 19, 2022-December 31, 2024. Please note HSD reserves the right to do partial allocations.

1. Nonprofit, center-based providers and preschools are eligible to apply for $25,000 (min) to $2,000,000 (max)
2. Nonprofit, home-based agencies are eligible to apply for $10,000 to $75,000.

Applications are due on June 28, 2022, by 12:00 Noon PDT. Click here to visit the RFP page for more information and to download materials.

2022 Seattle and King County Comparable Worth Wage Analysis of Human Services Work RFQ

HSD, in partnership with the Seattle Human Services Coalition, is seeking applications from individuals, teams, and organizations interested in conducting a comparable worth wage analysis of the City of Seattle and King County human services sector.

Applications were due on May 31^st and we expect to notify applicants by June 16, 2022. Click here to visit the RFP page for more information.

2022 Youth and Young Adult Behavioral Health RFP

Applications are closed and award notifications are planned for the week of August 15, 2022. Click here to visit the RFP page for more information.

2022 Farm to Table Support Services RFP

Applications are closed and award notifications are planned for the week of July 11, 2022. Click here to visit the RFP page for more information.