Your Big Backyard 5K run and walk – fitness and more!
Since 2010, the Big Backyard 5K presented by Kaiser Permanente has promoted fitness and community involvement, and has raised more than $300,000 for King County Parks – your big backyard. Supporting King County Parks through the BBY5K helps keep our parks, trails and open spaces operating for all to enjoy, and you’ll have a lot of fun doing it! This family-friendly event is Sunday, June 3 at Marymoor Park. Get $20 off your registration fee using discount Code KPThrive The BBY5K is proud to have Kaiser Permanente* as its presenting sponsor. Kaiser… Read More
Expanding mental health services in King County middle schools
Crossposted from Best Starts for Kids From coping with stress and social pressure to the appearance of mental health needs, many middle schoolers benefit from mental health support as they find their way through adolescence. We’re thrilled to announce that beginning this fall, middle school students in over 40 King County schools will have more access to mental health screening and services at their school. Best Starts for Kids and the Mental Illness and Drug Dependency levy will combine funds to invest $12.6 million over three years to expand Screening, Brief Intervention,… Read More
Voter Education Fund kickoff was a success!
Crossposted from Election Connection It was a long day of training and information but the recipients of our Voters Education Fund program were happy to participate! Thank you to every organization who came to our kickoff today and who is doing great things to help expand voter education and outreach to underserved communities throughout King County! The Voter Education Fund is a government, philanthropic and community partnership led by King County Elections and Seattle Foundation to remove barriers to voting in underserved and underrepresented communities. Through this partnership, 33 organizations are receiving… Read More
Pet of the Week: Jeremiah
Crossposted from Tails from RASKC Gentle, loving Jeremiah is our Pet of the Week! This five-year-old gray tabby came in as a stray. His personality color is “Bashful Blue.” He likes to take things slow, and may need some time to warm up to his new family. But, once he does, Jeremiah will be a very devoted friend! Jeremiah does enjoy being around people once he feels comfortable. Some of his favorite things include food, being brushed, and being pet on his cheeks. He will enjoy being part of a calm, quiet… Read More
Executive Constantine is GeekWire’s Geek of the Week
Executive Constantine is GeekWire’s Geek of the Week this week, and he sent a Thank You tweet Monday. Geek of the Week profiles the characters of Pacific Northwest tech, science, games, innovation, and more. In Kurt Schlosser’s May 11 feature, Executive Constantine says, ““Preserving this amazing place and serving the people who live here are my lifelong passions.” He shares parts of his and his family’s story, his thoughts on our Best-Run Government continuous improvement campaign, and something else we can all consider: Your best tip or trick for managing everyday work… Read More
Metro receives national award for reduction in bus driver assaults
Crossposted from Metro Matters King County Metro was recognized this week with a national 2018 Bus Safety & Security Excellence Award for its Transit Operator Assault Program, which helped reduce assaults on operators by 53 percent since 2008. That drop is despite a 17-percent increase in ridership over that same period. Metro was presented with a “Certificate of Merit for Security” for transit agencies with more than 20 million riders at the American Public Transportation Association’s annual conference in Tampa, Florida. A Certificate of Merit is given to organizations in recognition of… Read More
Initiative brings people together, provides education and support for faith leaders
We’ve all heard the saying “there’s strength in numbers.” From volunteers coming together to build a home to the mass migration of monarch butterflies, when people (or even animals) come together, beautiful and powerful things can happen. King County is no different. When it provides opportunities for the community to come together, there are amazing results. For example, the American Muslim Empowerment Network, a program of the Muslim American Association of Puget Sound (MAPS), received funding from the King County Resilience Fund to strengthen community support for immigrants and refugees who are… Read More
Now Accepting Applications for Parent/Caregiver Education and Support RFP – Due June 14
Crossposted from Best Starts for Kids The request for proposals to fund Parent/Caregiver Education and Support services is now open and available here. Best Starts for Kids is investing in Community-Based Parenting and Peer Supports as one means of enhancing strengths and services within King County communities and improving child and family outcomes. This funding strategy is part of our Invest Early prenatal to 5 years old work. This RFP for Parent/Caregiver Education and Support, is one of five Community-Based Parenting and Peer Supports RFPs that Best Starts is releasing to partner with community-based organizations to promote… Read More
More accountability, higher customer standards: upcoming Access paratransit service will have both
Crossposted from Metro Matters By Chrissy Russillo, Managing Director of King County Metro’s Paratransit Rideshare Operations program With the help of customers and advocates, King County Metro is just a few weeks away from reaching a major milestone toward improving Access paratransit service. Later this month, we plan on calling on contractors to formally resubmit service proposals that will better meet the expectations and needs of our customers. A list of key changes was developed with Access customers and advocates of the disability community, built over the course of 11 workgroup meetings… Read More
Kudos! to RASKC’s Humane Education team
RASKC spent some time with Fairwood Christian Preschool students in Renton, and they were a hit! Animal Control Specialist Nickie Ford (pictured) and Animal Services Administrator Lluvia Ellison-Morales spent two days sharing RASKC’s Humane Education with more than 125 students as part of the school’s pet week. Fairwood posted on Facebook, “We had a visit from the Kent animal control today. The kids had a blast! @kingcountypets” Well done, Nickie and Lluvia!
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