Affiliates
City Human Service Programs
The five cities making up the North King County Sub-Region each administer a human services program that includes funding for human services. Funding is a combination of general fund and Community Block Grant revenue.
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City of Shoreline
The City of Shoreline's Community Services Department works with organizations and individuals to enable Shoreline residents to meet their individual and family's needs for physical, mental, social and economic well-being through an effective and accessible system of services. Funds for human services programs are allocated biannually and funds for capital projects are provided on an annual basis. The city's Human Services Plan is posted on the city website.
2010 Human Services Funding $480,750
Contact: Rob Beem, Manager, Community Services Division.
rbeem @ shorelinewa.gov
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City of Lake Forest Park
Lake Forest Park supports services that ensure quality of life and create a sense of community. The City’s human service funds go to the Shoreline/Lake Forest Park Senior Center, Teen Center, Kellogg Middle School Hang Time, and services for drug and alcohol prevention. The City also has a Domestic Violence Victim Advocate on staff.
Contact: Lauren Broudy, 206-957-2814, lbroudy@ci.lake-forest-park.wa.us
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City of Bothell
The City of Bothell provides human services funding on an annual basis using both general fund and Community Development Block Grant funds. A three member Council Committee analyzes the human service needs of the community and reviews applications for potential funding. Along with the annual human service grant program, one of the major issues to be looked at in 2010 is human service facilities in Bothell, particularly as it relates to the Downtown Master Plan.
Contact: Terri Battuello, Assistant City Manager, 425 486-3256, battuello @ ci.bothell.wa.us
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City of Kenmore
The City of Kenmore has $574,453 budgeted to support human service organizations in the 2009-2010 Budget. 36 agencies are currently receiving funding from the City for a variety of services to the community. Funding decisions are made every two years and funding applications from agencies are submitted to the E City Gov Alliance Human Service Portal.
Contact: Frederick Stouder, City Manager, 425.398.8900 fstouder @ ci.kenmore.wa.us
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City of Woodinville
Through the City's budget process, the City Council approves funding for human service providers. Area service providers may apply to the City, where their applications will be evaluated by staff from various city departments biannually (corresponding to the City’s budget cycle). Applications are evaluated and then ranked by how well the service provider’s goals match the City Council’s Human Service priority list. The application rankings are then forwarded to the City Council's Finance Committee for final review before being formally presented to City Council.
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- Contact: Zach Schmitz, Executive Department at 425.877.2267 jzachs @ ci.woodinville.wa.us
Planning and Funding Organizations in the North King County Sub-Region
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Hopelink
Hopelink is the designated anti-poverty agency serving North and East King County. Hopelink’s mission is to promote self-sufficiency for all members of our community.
Contact: Leslie Brooks, Shoreline Center Manager, leslieb@hope-link.org
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FACES: (Families and Children Early Support)
FACES is a consortium of early childhood educators, agencies, organizations, funders, school staff, advocates and community members who work to support early development, education and school readiness efforts throughout King County. The groups use a variety of strategies to ensure that all children and families are ready for their school experience and that schools welcome and support families in their diversity.
Contact: Bill Laainen, Staff Coordinator, laaninenbk@comcast.net
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Public Health (Seattle/King County)
The mission of public health is to achieve and sustain healthy people and healthy communities throughout King County by providing public health services which promote health and prevent disease.
Contact: Dennis Worsham, Regional Administrator, dennis.worsham@kingcounty.gov
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Department of Community and Human Services (King County)
Housing and Community Development strives to create and preserve decent affordable housing; to reduce homelessness; and to make other community investments which improve the livability of King County communities, especially for low- and moderate-income residents. HCD provides housing repair assistance and housing information to individuals and families and assists cities, community-based organizations, businesses, apartment owners, and special purpose districts.
Contact: Jackie Maclean, Director: jackie.maclean@kingcounty.gov
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North Shore/Shoreline Community Network
North Shore/Shoreline Community Network is a state-sanctioned volunteer board that works to prevent or reduce social problems in seven key areas and make recommendations for policy changes to improve state and local child and family serving systems.
Contact: Judy Parsons, nsslnetwork@shorelineschools.org
Contact: Lori Guilfoyle, Community Impact Manager, lguilfoyle@uwkc.org
- Northshore Human Services Consortium (NHSC)
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(NHSC) is a collaboration of community partners representing schools, parents, agencies, and organizations that share the vision of working together to promote the health and emotional well-being of children and families in our community.
The Northshore Community Services web site has accessible school-linked services that have been developed through the collaboration of these skilled community partners and the school sites. These resources work to empower, support and connect families to services which assist them in making and keeping their children school-ready and their families healthy.
Contact: Sandra Tracy, stracy@nsd.org or Karen Orgsinger korgsinger@nsd.org
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Lake City Task Force on Homelessness
The Lake City Taskforce on Homelessness collaborates to support neighborhood solutions to end homelessness in Lake City. Our group represents residents of Lake City (people living inside and outside), different community organizations such as Meadowbrook Community Council, North Helpline, Seattle University school of nursing practicum program and City Neighborhood liaison as well as faith-based communities and advocacy groups.
As a taskforce, we are supporting basic "stop-gap" measures while we anticipate affordable housing opening at the end of the year, including a drop-in center (with community kitchen, clothing depot, laundry, phone, internet, and support services), cold weather shelter, some permanent supportive housing, community meals, emergency financial, food, and referral services and free medical clinic.
Contact: Melanie Neufeld, seattlesdr@gmail.com
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Housing Development Consortium
(HDC) is the trade association for nonprofits and others developing and operating affordable housing throughout Seattle and King County. Created by its members in 1988, HDC is dedicated to promoting and facilitating the visibility, quality, sustainability and effectiveness of affordable housing as a critical part of a viable community.
Contact: Kelly Rider kelly@housingconsortium.org.
