- DSHS Community Organization Sign-on LetterDSHS offices have been closed since March 2020 due to the pandemic. DSHS has communicated its intent to not fully reopen Community Service Offices across the state. A group of direct service providers and advocates (Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness, REACH, Solid Ground, Catholic Community Services, and others) have been meeting with DSHS since June …
- EIP/Stimulus checks: How you can help before November 15th!On Monday, November 8th, we held a training in partnership with REACH to offer assistance and information about how to support folks who still need to claim their EIPs (stimulus payments). The deadline to apply for stimulus checks #1 & #2 is November 15th, 2021. Included here is the recording of the training (with closed …
- November 18th, 2021 Membership MeetingThank you to all who attended our November Membership meeting. We look forward to seeing you and sharing space at our December 16th Membership meeting which includes our 2022 Legislative Preview! This meeting will be two hours from 9am-11am The Coalition on Homelessness is hiring! This is the CORE position of OFFICE MANAGER at the …
- October 21, 2021 Helping Homeless Students Workshop and General Membership MeetingSeattle/King County Public Health and COVID-19 Vaccines for Children Mel Koziol from Seattle/King County Public Health joined us to share information about COVID-19 vaccinations for children. The presentation included information about the mature minor rule and information for children and teens. If you would like to review the slides from the presentation they can be …
- September 16, 2021 Membership MeetingWashington Foster Care Pandemic Aid We will be joined by Jo Bechtold from the Mockingbird Society to learn about the Washington Foster Care Pandemic Aid. The funding is for young adult alumni of foster care in WA who are ages 23 through 26, who were dependent in WA (or dependent of tribe in WA) and …
