Introducing Balanced You
King County Executive Dow Constantine and Chief People Officer Whitney Abrams launched Balanced You last week, the successor to the County’s award-winning Healthy Incentives℠ program. Balanced You offers a variety of health and well-being tools to support employees so they can feel good, get the most out of life, and do their best work for the people of King County. Balanced You is built from the ideas and recommendations of employees across the County. Learn more about Balanced You in this short video and on the Balanced You website at KingCounty.gov/BalancedYou.
Pride T-shirt orders due Friday
If you want to pre-order a King County Pride T-shirt, orders and payment are due to Public Health by Friday, June 8. For guaranteed delivery of a specific size, download and complete the order form. T-shirts are $9 each and available in adult and children’s sizes. A limited number of T-shirts in adult sizes will be available for free on parade day, June 24, on a first-come, first-served basis. Completed forms and cash/checks can be delivered to Mariah Taylor, 12th floor of Chinook, CNK-PH-1250.
Applications for 2018 Bridge Fellowship Program due Friday
If you are looking for an opportunity to expand your skills, grow as a leader, and gain a deeper understanding of King County government, why not apply to be part of the 2018 King County Bridge Fellowship Program. The fellowship is an 18-week professional development program that expands participants’ mindsets, strengthens current competencies, and helps participants develop new skills. Applications for the 2018 Bridge Fellowship Program are due this Friday, June 8, 2018. Debra Baker, a Bridge Fellow herself, now manages the program and says, “The Bridge Fellowship Program is an energizing… Read More
2018 Equity & Social Justice Speaker Series
You’re invited! The next event in the ESJ Speaker Series is MOHIA, sponsored by KCIT, and takes place June 19 from noon to 1 p.m. in room 123 of the Chinook building.
Educating the community about restoring felon voting rights
Crossposted from Election Connection It’s important for voters to make their voice heard. Here in Washington State we take extra steps to ensure that all people who can vote, know they have the right to do so. This extends to felon voting rights, and helping each person understand their right to vote and need to register. Recently, a woman in Texas made headlines for voting in a general election while still on probation. She had broken a state law that does not allow convicted felons to vote until their entire sentence has… Read More
Celebrating Best Starts for Kids’ school partnerships
Crossposted from Best Starts for Kids Blog Schools have a lot of jobs. In addition to education, schools are tasked with helping children, young people, and families navigate challenges in their lives and connect to the resources they need to succeed. That’s why schools and the organizations that support them are critical partners in accomplishing Best Starts for Kids’ vision. On Tuesday, Best Starts for Kids partners working in the Bellevue School District met with Executive Constantine at Highland Middle School to celebrate these partnerships and discuss how Best Starts for Kids… Read More
Superior Court block party to celebrate Juneteenth, June 19
In observance of Juneteenth, the King County Superior Court is hosting a Juneteenth A Day of Remembrance block party celebration. It will be held Tuesday, June 19 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Spruce Street between 12th Avenue and 14th Avenue. The event is free and open to the King County work community. Join the Superior Court for exhibits, live entertainment and food! If there is rain, the event will be held in the Juvenile Court Lobby at 1211 East Alder Street, Seattle, WA 98122.
Bridge Fellowship Program application window closes Friday, June 8
We announced Applications now open for 2018 Bridge Fellowship Program in last week’s newsletter, and wanted to remind everyone this week that the last day to submit applications is Friday, June 8. Visit http://www.KingCounty.gov/Bridge for more information and application guidance.
Pride t-shirts are ready to order
The 2018 Pride “Beyond Borders” t-shirts are ready to order! Fill out an order form, get payment of check or cash ready (no credit or debit cards), and return the completed order form with payment to Mariah Taylor either in person or through interoffice mail (CNK-PH-1250) no later than June 5. If you work outside of the downtown core and want your shirt sent through interoffice mail, include your mailstop on your order form. View the original bulletin or contact Leah Holland with questions. Leah will send updates on t-shirt orders and… Read More
Employee engagement, health and well-being at DNRP
When the Department of Natural Resources and Parks’s Wastewater Comprehensive Planning and GIS group sat down to review their engagement survey results, they kept coming back to one thing – improving their well-being. To support each other in this engagement goal, they posted a list of 25 things they can do together, or alone, and place a check next to the item when they’ve done it so the team can encourage each other and hold each other accountable. “There are so many things I love about this engagement action plan,” said Employee… Read More
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