A new King County initiative prevented more than 3,000 people from becoming homeless in 2017
A new initiative launched a year ago by Executive Dow Constantine has prevented more than 3,000 people in King County from becoming homelessness. Results from Jan. 1 through Sept. 30 – the latest data available – show that 96 percent of the 1,024 client households still had a place to live, which prevented the need for additional shelter beds. It also decreased the number of children who suffer the trauma that homelessness can cause, which can affect brain development. Read more in the official press release.
New employee grateful for fresh start after hurricane
The Bellevue Reporter recently featured Rafael Muñoz-Cintrón who, with his family, left the devastation caused to Puerto Rico by Hurricane Maria, to begin a new life in Bellevue. Less than two months after arriving in King County, Rafael successfully applied for a Legal Secretary position with the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. “We thank God every day we were able to get on our feet so quickly,” Rafael Muñoz-Cintrón said in the article. Read more at the Bellevue Reporter.
Get crafty this season with Green Holidays
Get in the holiday spirit with a do-it-yourself (DIY) project this season. DIY gifting can be fun if you want to get crafty. Best of all, “Green Holidays” give a second life to items you already have at home, while reducing the environmental impact during the holiday season. For many years now, Project Manager Tom Watson has managed King County’s EcoConsumer Public Outreach Program. One of the programs that Tom coordinates is Green Holidays. “The program started in the late 1990’s as the “Waste Free Holidays,” working with businesses to promote giving “experience… Read More
Tech Tip: Office Delve coming to you soon
On Dec. 19, KCIT is rolling out a new Office 365 product called Office Delve. Delve is part of Office 365 and finds the documents you need no matter where they’re stored – from SharePoint to Planner to Excel. It’s designed to be a time saver. You no longer have to hunt through each application one at a time to find something or see if it’s been changed and by whom. It’s a great work hack or shortcut, fully supported by KCIT and accessible through your O365 waffle. We strongly recommend checking… Read More
Changes coming to Healthy Incentives
Last summer, we asked you for your input on our health and well-being program. With the support of our labor partners, we heard from more than 2,400 employees throughout the County. Thank you for sharing your candid feedback. Getting your input is an important part of our commitment to Investing in You and essential to continuous improvement. Your ideas and suggestions will help us provide a program that works for you and meaningful resources to help you do your best work for our customers. We’ll continue to share more survey information in the coming… Read More
Social Media Spotlight: Best Starts for Kids Facebook
Best Starts for Kids builds on the strengths of communities and families so that more babies are born healthy, more children thrive and establish a strong foundation for life, and more young people grow into thriving members of their community. Follow the Best Starts for Kids on Facebook today! Click here to view all King County social media pages.
Featured Job: Family Planning Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
Closing Date/Time: Continuous Salary: $40.64 – $57.19 Hourly Job Type: Career Service Location: Kent Public Health at East Hill, Washington Department: Department of Public Health–Community Health Services Description: The Kent Public Health Family Planning Clinic is looking for a skilled, motivated and enthusiastic ARNP who is committed to serving men, women and teens to provide high quality sexual and reproductive health and education services. Family Planning ARNP’s work with a multi-disciplinary health care team to provide care and treatment in various clinics. The ARNP works in the ambulatory care setting integrating knowledge and data from… Read More
Employee discounts to Monster Jam and Disney Live
Employees can access discounted tickets to Monster Jam at the Tacoma Dome, Jan 12 – 14 and Disney Live at the ShoWare Center in Kent, Jan. 28. Buy Monster Jam tickets here and Disney Live! tickets here. Monster Jam – Employees can get discounted tickets to Monster Jam at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, WA, January 12-14, 2018. Click here for instructions. Disney Live! Mickey & Minnie’s Doorway To Magic – Employees can get discounted tickets to Disney Live! at the ShoWare Center in Kent, WA, January 28, 2018. Click here for instructions. See all available discounts on the Employee Discount webpage.
Tech Tip: Microsoft Office update
New year, new laptops, new software! Starting January 1, 2018, every new PC setup will come with Office 2016. To get a sneak peak of the new features, check out the Microsoft training materials at the Office 365 Training Center. Can’t wait for your next PC replacement to get the new version? KCIT will soon have a self service upgrade package available that you can use to upgrade your current PC Office version.
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