Responding to safety: Courthouse Vicinity Improvement effort
Over the summer, several incidents of assault were reported in downtown Seattle around the King County Courthouse building, including assaults on residents reporting for jury duty. As a result King County, the City of Seattle, Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC) at The Morrison and the Metropolitan Improvement District (MID) began working together on a new initiative – the Courthouse Vicinity Improvement effort – to improve the safety and cleanliness around the Courthouse for employees, visitors and residents of the area. Along with need for increased security, cleaning up the sidewalk areas outside… Read More
Kudos! Clinic staff receive rave from Seattle Times readers
This piece was featured at the top of the Seattle Times’ Rant and Raves list. Kudos to the people working at the Seattle/King County Clinic! “RAVE To the selfless, kind people who took time out of their busy working lives to provide free medical and dental care to people in need at the Seattle/King County Clinic at Seattle Center on Oct. 26-29.”
Social Media Spotlight: King County Emergency News blog
This blog is maintained by King County Emergency Management. In the event of a widespread disaster or other significant event, it will be used to inform residents in King County, Washington and the central Puget Sound region. The information provided may include safety tips, emergency directives, ways to stay informed, and important updates. Follow the King County Emergency News blog today! Click here to view all King County social media pages.
Reminder: Current Administrative Professionals are invited to attend a focus group
The Administrative Professionals Advisory Committee has scheduled a second series of focus groups to hear directly from administrative professionals regarding the success of the program and what is needed to improve it. Feedback provided will help the committee learn how to best support administrative professionals at King County. Register for one of the following focus group sessions: Tuesday, November 14, 2017 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. – Register here Thursday, November 16, 2017 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. – Register here Wednesday, December 6, 2017 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. – Register here
We will pay to train you
Crossposted from Clean Water Stories Our business is unconventional – and that works for a lot of our employees. We get it. Any of us who work here at King County’s Wastewater Treatment Division (WTD) have been asked what we do for a living – and we’ve seen the smirks and heard the giggles when we explain we help run the region’s sewer utility. Most of us did not seek out a career in wastewater, but many of us were pleasantly surprised when we found one. The people who operate our treatment… Read More
Success! Nonprofit Expo hosts a full house
Crossposted from KC Employee Giving On November 1, Chinook hosted the final Nonprofit Expo Roadshow for this year’s Annual Giving Drive. The conference room was filled from wall to wall with 14 nonprofit organizations, and 70 County employees filtered through from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Organizations that attended the Expo run the gamut from the Make-A-Wish Alaska and Washington to Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to Project Canine and Feral Cat Spay/Neuter Project. Other nonprofit organizations that attended offer services that empower women, provide assistance to marginalized groups and environment preservation. Read more at KC Employee Giving
Honoring our Veterans through workplace giving
Crossposted from KC Employee Giving In observance of Veterans Day 2017, we would like to encourage King County employees to give back to the men and women who have served to make America the land of the free. Here are some nonprofits who work to support veterans: Heartbeat Serving Wounded Warriors (9525) PO Box 704 Snohomish, WA 98291 – provides emergency assistance, morale building programs and innovative therapeutic services for Wounded Warriors and their families. Last year, Heartbeat assisted 4,730 Wounded Warrior families. Although the organization’s primary focus are families, 20% of soldiers are single. Most notably,… Read More
Prosecuting Attorney’s Office profile: Sean Goode
If you wanted to create a profile for the type of kid who would end up involved in drugs, in gangs, in the juvenile justice system, Executive Director of the Choose 180 Program Sean Goode says the description would match his childhood. Both of Sean’s parents struggled with mental health diseases: his father with schizophrenia; his mother with a personality disorder. His drug-and-alcohol-dependent father was also highly abusive. “We left my father when I was 8,” Sean says. “I lived in 12 different places in 12 different years of school. As a result, I dealt with… Read More
Honoring our military veterans
Dear fellow King County employee, Every year, our nation comes together to salute the men and women who answered the call of duty to serve in our nation’s armed forces. To protect and preserve our freedoms, they placed their lives in harm’s way, often thousands of miles from home and family. Among the more than 112,550 veterans who call King County home are 1,054 men and women with whom we work every day – fellow employees in every branch and every department in King County. Over the past year, 92 of those… Read More
All Are Welcome Here
Crossposted from Metro Matters As King County Metro grows and changes in our role as the regional mobility provider, there’s something we’ll never leave behind: our commitment to keeping Metro safe and welcoming for everyone who uses our services or works here. The recent terrible events in Texas, New York City and elsewhere are grim reminders of how important that commitment is. New signs you’ll see on our buses for the long term reflect our promise to always look out for one another. They assure customers that “all are welcome here,” regardless… Read More
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