Employee safety contacts: Save them in your phone
Employee safety is essential to providing a supportive work environment. Below are several contacts and resources to help every King County employee feel safe and secure. What: 911. When to call: When you have a Police, Fire; or Medical emergency; a situation that could, or does, pose a danger to life, property or both; suspicious activity involving a person(s) or vehicle that appears to have criminal intent; any situation that requires immediate dispatch of an officer; to report a serious crime, such as robbery, domestic violence, or sexual assault. How: Call 911…. Read More
TicketsatWork offers continued discounts for exciting family friendly activities
King County employees can take advantage of TicketsatWork, an exclusive membership discount site offering a variety of discounted opportunities. Employees will get instant access to exclusive deals, limited-time offers and members-only perks on the products, services and experiences you need and love. With something to excite every interest, it’s time to spend less and enjoy more this season. This fall, employees can enjoy discounts on everything from spooky Halloween deals and other fall specials, to mental health assistance, flights, and travel. To get started: Visit www.ticketsatwork.com. Click “Become a Member” Enter the company… Read More
Celebrate the harvest with your local producers: Visit King County pumpkin patches this October
Crossposted from Keeping King County Green Autumn is making its presence known with chilly mornings and earlier sunsets. October is the perfect time to visit King County’s farms as they wind down for the year, especially festive pumpkin patches! There are pumpkin patches for every budget, type of family, variety of pumpkins, and activities. Pumpkins take three to four months to grow, requiring a significant investment of labor and land from farmers who choose to produce this fall favorite. As such, pumpkin patch sales can often financially make or break a farmer’s… Read More
QTBIPOC mental health and wellbeing
Crossposted from KC Balanced You King County recognizes the importance of raising awareness and sharing resources available to meet the unique needs of Queer and Transgender Black Indigenous People of Color (QTBIPOC). QTBIPOC represents a combination of various identities that intersect and influence a person’s mental health experiences. Individuals who identify as QTBIPOC face unique challenges and disparities in mental health care due to the intersections of their identities as well as historic and current systemic injustice. There are also a multitude of diverse experiences and perspectives within the QTBIPOC community. Individual… Read More
Stay informed about county emergencies
King County offers an alert and warning system called KCInform that notifies King County staff about county emergencies. You can add your personal email, home phone number, and work email and phone number to stay informed. Providing your personal contact information is voluntary, but will help King County reach you at home, work, or on the go in an emergency. KCInform will only contact you during an emergency or to test the system. To register, update, or verify your current information, email kcinform@kingcounty.gov. Click here for more information. King County will conduct a test of KCInform… Read More
Consider ways you can support and honor Indigenous People and Native American causes
In recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Monday, Oct. 9, King County’s ARWAG (Anti-Racist White Action Affinity Group) encourages you to consider ways you can support and honor Indigenous People and Native American causes. Consider volunteering your time or donating all or part of a day’s pay in support of Native American causes. Take a look at nonprofit organizations participating in this year’s Annual Giving Drive for ideas. You can also use up to three days of sick leave to volunteer at an Employee Giving Program nonprofit or at a local school. Also, take a moment… Read More
DAJD recognizes National Custodian Day
Crossposted from DAJD Did you know that there are 109 custodial and floor care staff who service all King County buildings, including the Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention’s (DAJD) three secure detention facilities? These employees with King County’s Facilities Management Division take out more than 300 bags of trash a day. Across King County Correctional Facility, Maleng Regional Justice Center, and Judge Patricia H. Clark Children and Family Justice Center, they clean more than 200 restrooms a day. Please join us in recognizing their great work as part of National Custodian… Read More
Helping King County’s older adults prepare for emergencies
Crossposted from Cultivating Connections Every September organizations and local governments across the country observe National Preparedness Month to raise awareness about the importance of preparing for disasters and emergencies that could happen at any time. This year, the nationwide theme “Take Control in 1, 2, 3” focuses on preparing older adults for disasters, specifically older adults from communities that are disproportionally impacted by hazardous events. To learn more about the Department of Community and Human Services’ (DCHS) work to prepare older adults for emergencies in King County, Taylor Gaston, the Veterans, Seniors and… Read More
35 years of giving and 35 reasons to give
The 2023 Employee Giving Program’s Annual Giving Drive is now underway, which runs from October 2 through November 17, 2023. This year is the 35th Anniversary of the Annual Giving Drive so we will be sharing 35 reasons to give throughout the drive. October includes National Substance Use Awareness Month, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Indigenous Peoples’ Day so we have shared organizations that are doing work in each of these areas. There are many reasons to give, so much more than 35, and we know there are myriad of causes that King County employees are passionate… Read More
Are you prepared?
In September, we recognized National Preparedness Month and highlighted some of the efforts to raise awareness of the importance of preparing for disasters and emergencies. The Safety and Emergency Management Unit (SEMU) of the Solid Waste Division works to engage, equip, and educate their staff for the various disasters and emergencies that are possible in the Puget Sound region. Throughout September, SEMU organized both in-person and virtual activities that prepared leaders to protect the safety of employees and the security of Solid Waste Division programs; and educated employees on how to increase… Read More
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