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Public Hearing: Aging and Disability Services Area Plan

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Date:   Thursday, July 18, 2019

Time:  10–11 a.m.

Place:  Central Building 1st Floor Conference Room, 810 3rd Avenue, Seattle

Every four years, 622 Area Agencies on Aging across the nation prepare a plan that describes their major goals and objectives for the coming four years. Those plans are submitted to the state unit on aging. In turn, the state units submit a plan to the federal Administration on Aging. This process is mandated by the Older Americans Act of 1965.

Aging and Disability Services—a division of the Seattle Human Services Department—is designated by the state as the Area Agency on Aging (AAA) for King County. On Thursday, July 18, director Cathy Knight and ADS Advisory Council vice-chair Dick Woo will share the agency’s draft objectives for 2020–2023 at an Age Friendly Seattle Coffee Hour in downtown Seattle. The draft objectives describe the agency’s response to emerging issues.

Those who cannot attend can watch the event on Facebook Live (facebook.com/AgeFriendlySeattle) or view it later on YouTube (bit.ly/ADSonYouTube). Comments are encouraged—online and/or via e-mail (AgeFriendly@seattle.gov or AgingInfo@seattle.gov). 

A second hearing is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Monday, August 5, at the Sullivan Center at Tukwila Village, 14350 Tukwila International Blvd, Tukwila.

“Area Agencies on Aging help older people and adults with disabilities live with dignity and choices in their homes and communities for as long as possible and help build a society that values and supports people as they age,” said Knight. “Aging and Disability Services already funds and coordinates a robust network of countywide services and supports, not only for older people and adults with disabilities but caregivers and family members. This public hearing will help us determine if our draft objectives reflect local priorities on issues we anticipate addressing in the next four years.”

Aging and Disability Services receives federal, state, and local resources to help meet the needs of King County’s aging population. Some of the services are provided directly by Aging and Disability Services while others are subcontracted. As the largest Area Agency on Aging among 13 in Washington state, the agency’s services contribute to Washington state’s #1 ranking on the AARP Long-Term Services & Supports State Scorecard.

For more information about Aging and Disability Services, visit www.agingkingcounty.org. Area Plan information is posted under Data & Reports. For questions regarding the plan, e-mail Aging and Disability Services planner Karen Winston at karen.winston@seattle.gov.

HSD Releases 2018 Annual Report

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2018 was a remarkable year! There are changes at the national level that we are trying to stay current on— many of which are making our work locally that much more critical. And changes here at the City have also had an impact on our work. We elected a new mayor, prepared for changes in the HSD directorship with the departure of Catherine Lester, and experienced growth in our budget and staff as well as changes to some long-standing programs.

HSD 2018 Annual Report Cover Page and Link to Report
Click above to view the report

Instead of letting it slow us down, we focused on the work and our department’s core values of racial equity, results, stewardship, innovation, and our collective experience as employees. Together we accomplished much.

You’ll see this work and its impact described in this 2018 Annual Report, but I want to highlight a few items from the year that I think we all should celebrate:

  • Racial Equity – 211 staff attended race and social justice trainings.
  • Results – We conducted six funding opportunities investing more than $11 million in community-based providers.
  • Stewardship – We had zero audit findings, and tripled the number of contracts executed on time.
  • Innovation – We have an indicator library available to staff who need population level data to help identify the disparities we address with our funding.
  • Employee Experience – 200+ staff were trained in Results-Based Leadership and Facilitation.

That’s just a fraction of our informal work in 2018 – there were direct services provided, important convenings with stakeholders, expertise offered, and investments managed daily that were core to a successful year. There’s certainly always more to do, and we rolled straight into an ambitious work plan in 2019. A big thank you to all of our staff and our community partners for your work that makes our community stronger and Seattle a better place to live!

HSD Launches Mayor Durkan’s Safe Parking Pilot by Supporting Full Utilization of Existing Program and Seeking Faith Community Partners to Expand Services

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The Human Services Department (HSD) has moved forward with a partnership with the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle (Urban League) and Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Ballard to support an existing program that helps people who are living in their cars connect to case management services and stable permanent housing. In her budget, which was approved by City Council, Mayor Durkan proposed a Safe Parking Pilot to help more people move into housing from vehicles. In addition, HSD will work with other faith community leaders across the City to fully implement the pilot to serve up to 30 households living in their cars.

Over the last seven years, Our Redeemer’s Church has successfully hosted people experiencing homelessness and sheltering in their vehicles. The Road to Housing program, created in 2012, has previously received support from the City and state. Starting earlier this year, the church began partnering with Urban League to manage the program, which includes ensuring participant and community safety, managing participant referrals and helping people find permanent housing.  The program has capacity to serve up to seven households but currently serves two to three households living in their cars. Over the past six months, all nine households served were able to move to permanent housing. The City will partner with Urban League and Our Redeemer’s Church to consistently serve seven households at a time and achieve full utilization of the program with funds from the Safe Parking Pilot. Any further expansion would be informed by the success of the program in helping people move from their cars to safer spaces and the input of the faith community and its neighbors.

Mayor Durkan included $250,000 in the 2019 City of Seattle budget to support a Safe Parking Pilot. This pilot program is inspired by a similar and successful program in Santa Barbara, which also serves people living in their cars, who were often working during the day and needed a safe place to stay overnight. The pilot will only serve participants that have been referred to the program and are actively seeking permanent housing. Continuing the practice of the current program at Our Redeemer’s Church, participants will be required to sign an agreement to abide by a code of conduct to protect participants and community members.

While this program has been serving individuals and families since 2012, the City of Seattle has conducted additional community engagement and outreach, including conversations to notify community organizations and commitments to attend the next Ballard District Council meeting and the Ballard Community Taskforce on Homelessness and Hunger meeting. This week, neighbors will receive an email with this blog post attached and city staff will conduct a canvass to ensure that neighbors are aware of the program and have a contact person to reach out to with any questions.  The City will also attend additional community meetings upon request. Please contact homelessness@seattle.gov with any questions regarding the current Road to Housing program at Our Redeemer’s Church.  

In the coming weeks, HSD and the Department of Neighborhoods (DON) will conduct additional meetings with faith communities across Seattle, and their neighbors, to gauge interest in expanding the Safe Parking Pilot. Once fully implemented, the pilot will serve up to thirty households of individuals and families living in vehicles across the City. 

If you are a member of a faith community and are interested in learning more about participating in the Safe Parking Pilot, please contact homelessness@seattle.gov. HSD would be happy to meet with you and your neighbors to discuss the proposed model and share the best practices from the existing program at Our Redeemer’s Church.   

Faith communities are critical partners in addressing the crisis of homelessness in Seattle, providing essential care to people experiencing homelessness in the form of emergency shelters, financial assistance, hot meals and programs that build supportive communities. Building upon the best practices learned from the successful Urban League and Our Redeemer’s Church partnership and funds from Mayor’s Durkan’s Safe Parking Pilot, HSD is confident that Seattle can provide more safe places for people living in their cars to stay while they are looking for permanent housing.

The Human Services Department Announces Plan to Reduce LGBTQ Discrimination in the Homeless Response System

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A plan to reduce discrimination and bias

The Human Services Department (HSD) is excited to announce a plan to reduce bias and discrimination in the homeless response system toward LGBTQ-identified people experiencing homelessness. The plan, created in partnership in with the Ingersoll Gender Center and the Pride Foundation, identifies thirteen goals to decrease discrimination in homeless services and ensure that people of all identities can access necessary services.  

Conversations between HSD, Ingersoll Gender Center and the Pride Foundation revealed that the most critical concerns of the LGBTQ community are access to and discrimination in emergency shelter. Based on this input, the plan begins with goals to improve emergency shelters and help them better serve LGBTQ clients. Lessons learned during this process will inform the improvements made to other services, like homelessness prevention and housing programs, in the homeless response system.

Centering people with lived experience

HSD contracted with Ingersoll during the Spring to conduct listening sessions with community members who have been impacted by the homeless response system to ensure that the action plan was tailored to address the service gaps in emergency shelter. Ingersoll developed a list of recommendations from these listening sessions and submitted the list to HSD to inform the creation of the action plan.

HSD convened a work group, consisting of city staff and community activists, to create the action plan and worked closely with the Seattle LGBTQ Commission.

Recognizing the City’s role in reducing discrimination and bias

In its role as a funder of the homeless response system, HSD influences how dollars are allocated and how contracts are managed with agencies that receive city funding. In recognition that these funding systems can perpetuate bias and discrimination, HSD staff members will increase their cultural competency for serving LGBTQ persons experiencing homelessness in order to work more effectively with homeless services agencies. This work has already begun. Ingersoll provided a Trans 101 cultural humility training to staff members this Spring. 

In addition, HSD reviewed the action plan and determined that several of the items are relevant not only to improving the homeless services system, but across the department in service of youth and families, people who experience gender-based violence, older adults, and adults with disabilities.  The goals that are relevant to all divisions in HSD include:

  • Changing contract language to recognize the new Washington State gender X marker on identification cards,
  • Working with LGBTQ communities to develop standard training for agencies in serving LGBTQ participants
  • Working with the LGBTQ community to develop an LGBTQ Equity assessment tool to utilize in program monitoring and funding processes

These items will be developed and implemented across these services.

Identified Goals

The Action Plan identifies thirteen goals to reduce discrimination toward LGTBQ-identified persons in the homeless response system. Work toward nine of these goals will begin in 2019, including:

  • Creating a regular practice of HSD engaging with the LGBTQ community to inform policy and practice;
  • Implementing an LGBTQ equity assessment in partnership with community;
  • Making shelters safe and affirming places for LGB, Transgender and non-binary persons;
  • Collecting relevant data on LGBTQ persons experiencing homelessness to inform policy and practice;
  • Requiring programs to utilize self-identified gender for all participants;
  • Providing for adequate training on serving LGBTQ participants related to gender identity, gender diversity and cultural humility;
  • Create a process to better address participant grievances and inform processes at a new Ombudsperson Office;
  • Create a partnership between HSD and the Seattle Office of Civil Rights (SOCR) to increase capacity to better serve LGBTQ community members; and
  • Develop a more LGBTQ affirming culture at HSD.

HSD looks forward to working with our community partners and system partners, King County and All Home, to fully develop and implement the action plan.

Grateful for our community partners

By Jason Johnson, Acting Director, Human Services Department

I’m thankful for Mayor Jenny Durkan’s support of the partnership between HSD and community members to address discriminatory practices in the homeless response system.

This plan would not have been possible without the advocacy of the Pride Foundation and the Ingersoll Gender Center and their hard work in gathering and listening to the input of community members who have experienced homelessness. I especially would like to thank Karter Booher, Leo Segovia and Gunner Scott from these organizations who served on the workgroup to develop the plan.

I’m proud of the HSD and SOCR city staff members who worked with community members to identify how city processes contribute to discrimination and bias and developed a plan to address and mitigate these issues.

In addition, I appreciate the public service of the members of the Seattle LGBTQ Commission, particularly Commissioner Manuel Venegas, and their participation in this process. I look forward to our continued partnership to make Seattle a place that serves all people experiencing homelessness equitably.

Free summer meal program for youth starts July 1st

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Thousands of Seattle children ages 1 through 18 years will enjoy free breakfasts, lunches, and snacks this summer through the City of Seattle Human Services Department’s (HSD) Summer Food Service Program. The program is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and was formerly known as “Summer Sack Lunch.”

From July 1 through August 23, 2019, free meals will be served at approximately 125 programs across 115 sites around Seattle. The Summer Food Service Program will be open to children at designated Seattle Public Schools, community centers, Seattle Parks playgrounds, Boys and Girls Clubs, YMCAs and YWCAs, Seattle Public Library branches, and other sites throughout Seattle and parts of King County.

“Children and youth need access to healthy, nutritious food year-round to help them learn, play, and grow including the summer when school year resources are not available.”

“Children and youth need access to healthy, nutritious food year-round to help them learn, play, and grow including the summer when school year resources are not available,” said Jason Johnson, Interim Director of HSD. “The Summer Food Service Program meets this critical need and allows us to partner with community organizations across Seattle in pursuing HSD’s mission to support Healthy Communities, Healthy Families.”

Meals open to public: About 100 of the sites will be open to the public and all children 18 and under can come to have a meal. Open sites serve all youth regardless of their household income, race, national origin, citizenship/immigration status, gender identity/presentation, sexual orientation, religion, disability, and all other protected classes.

Meals for children enrolled in programs: About 20 of the sites will serve children enrolled in specific activity programs, providing free meals to all children enrolled in the program. To qualify, 50 percent or more of the children enrolled in the program must be from families that are at or below the following income levels:

Household Size Yearly Income Monthly Income Twice Per Month Every Two Weeks Weekly Income
1 $23,107 $1,926 $963 $889 $445
2 31,284 2,607 1,304 1,204 602
3 39,461 3,289 1,645 1,518 759
4 47,638 3,970 1,985 1,833 917
5 55,815 4,652 2,326 2,147 1,074
6 63,992 5,333 2,667 2,462 1,231
7 72,169 6,015 3,008 2,776 1,388
8 80,346 6,696 3,348 3,091 1,546
Each additional family member: +8,177 +682 +341 +315 +158

For a complete list of sites and hours for the Summer Food Service Program, please call 206-386-1140 or visit www.seattle.gov/summerfood. To locate a site near you, text “Food” or “Comida” to 877-877

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In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; fax: (202) 690-7442; or email: program.intake@usda.gov.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Funding for this program is provided in part by the City of Seattle’s Sweetened Beverage Tax.

HSD Announces 2019 Farm to Preschool and OST RFQ Funding Opportunity — Extended Deadline!

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UPDATE: The application submission deadline for this funding opportunity has been extended to Monday, July 1, 2019 by 4:00 p.m. and a second information session has been scheduled as a Webinar for Friday, June 21, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.

The Youth and Family Empowerment (YFE) Division of the City of Seattle Human Services Department (HSD) is seeking applications from agencies interested in supporting food procurement, food equity, and connections between Washington State farmers and Seattle public preschools and before and after school programs serving low-income children and families in Seattle.

This Farm to Preschool and Out-of-School Time (OST) RFQ is focused on building an equitable food system between farmers and preschool and before- and after-school programs. This RFQ will fund a lead agency that will support farmers (producers) to sell, and preschool and before- and after-school programs (consumers) to buy affordable, nutritious, culturally appropriate food and build long-term relationships. This lead agency will focus on two bodies of work:

  • Food Procurement: Assist participating preschools and OST programs in purchasing affordable, nutritious, culturally appropriate food from local farmers, farmers of color, and immigrant and refugee farmers.
  • 2020 Program Design Process: The selected agency will convene and facilitate a group of stakeholders for the program’s 2020 Farm to Preschool and OST design process, in partnership with HSD YFE. With funding from Seattle’s Sweetened Beverage Tax (SBT), the 2020 design process will gather community input from Farm to Preschool and OST participants to create a sustainable, community-centered, program model to implement in 2021 and beyond.

Approximately $233,612.00 is available through this RFQ. HSD intends to fund one (1) applicant. Initial awards will be made for the period of January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020. While it is the City’s intention to renew agreements resulting from this funding opportunity on an annual basis through the 2023 calendar year, future funding will be contingent upon performance and funding availability.

The City of Seattle Human Services Department seeks to contract with a lead agency to help ensure the result of HSD’s Farm to Preschool and Out-of-School Time investment results is that all people living in Seattle can meet their basic needs.

If you have any questions about the 2019 Farm to Preschool and OST RFQ please contact the RFQ Coordinator: Jules.Posadas@Seattle.gov or (206)684-5296. Click here to view more information and download application materials.

HSD Announces Results of the 2019 Food Access Opportunity Fund RFP

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The Seattle Human Services Department (HSD) is pleased to announce the results of the 2019 Food Access Opportunity Fund Request for Proposals (RFP) that closed on March 6. Applicants were invited to improve healthy food access by investing in community-based projects designed and led by the people most impacted by race, social, health, and environmental injustices.

The RFP guides the investment of $800,000 from the Food Access Opportunity Fund. This funding is provided by the City of Seattle’s Sweetened Beverage Tax (SBT) — established by City Council (Ordinance 125324) — and aligns with the SBT Community Advisory Board’s (CAB) Operating Principles:

  • Priority populations – Projects and activities should focus on reaching communities of color, immigrants, refugees, people with low income, youth and young adults, and English language learners.
  • Place-based focus areas – Projects and activities should be located in areas where communities of color, immigrants, refugees, people with low income, and English language learners live, work, play, worship or go to school.
  • Community-driven – Projects and activities should be led by community-based organizations with continuous connections to the focus population or community.
  • Culturally-responsive – Projects and activities should be culturally responsive and delivered in ways that are accessible and comfortable for the focus population or community.
  • Prevention-oriented – Projects and activities should focus on health equity by preventing sugary drink consumption and educating people about the chronic conditions caused by sugary drinks.

HSD received 24 eligible applications that were reviewed by a committee whose members have experience with food systems and food equity, as well as working with communities of color, immigrant and refugee populations, and low-income communities. The panel was gender, age and ethnically diverse and included representatives from the African American, Latinx, Native American, Caucasian, and immigrant communities.

The committee recommended 18 proposals receive funding, up to $50,000 each, to support a diverse range of organizations:

  • South Park Information and Resource Center
  • Indigenous Roots, LLC
  • Somali Family Safety Task Force
  • African Community Housing & Development
  • Black Dollar Days Task Force
  • East African Community Services
  • Puentes: Advocacy, Counseling & Education
  • Rainier Beach Action Coalition
  • Avole Coffee, LLC
  • Feest
  • Hip Hop is Green
  • First Tongan Seniors Association
  • Eritrean Association in Greater Seattle
  • Vietnamese Friendship Association
  • Hunger Intervention Program
  • Puget Sound Labor Agency
  • Temple Lifestyle
  • American Polynesian Organization

“On behalf of the Sweetened Beverage Tax Community Advisory Board, we congratulate the first grantees of the new Food Access Opportunity Fund,” said Christina Wong, Advisory Board Co-Chair. “We are excited to see the Sweetened Beverage Tax revenue supporting grassroots, community-led efforts to improve healthy food access in communities most affected by racial and economic inequities. We look forward to learning from your innovative and tailored strategies.”

The funding will support a number of efforts such as urban farming and increased access to healthy foods, farm stands, strategies to reduce sugary drink consumption, and healthy food and nutrition education focused on youth to seniors and students to families from diverse communities across Seattle.

HSD Announces 2019 Safety RFP Funding Opportunity

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The Youth and Family Empowerment (YFE) Division of the City of Seattle Human Services Department (HSD) is seeking applications from agencies interested in providing systems navigation and addressing trauma for 18 to 24-year-old people harmed by the criminal legal system in Seattle.

This Safety RFP is focused on people harmed by the criminal legal system in Seattle by investing in two strategies:

  • Systems Navigation – Individuals and families harmed by the criminal legal system get their basic needs met. This RFP defines a system as a structure that intersects with an individual’s or family’s ability to fully live their lives.  
  • Trauma Intervention – Individuals, families, and communities (of shared identity, culture, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and/or experience) address the harm caused by the criminal legal system. This RFP defines trauma as the result of an experienced event that has lasting, adverse effects on individual, familial, and community well-being.

Applicants must address both strategies. We will accept proposals submitted by one group or one agency. We will also accept collective proposals submitted by two or more groups and/or agencies. Collective proposals must identify a lead agency or group. If selected for funding, HSD will contract with the lead agency or group. All funded applicants will be required to participate in a data and learning cohort that will meet regularly.

Approximately $4,910,333 in HSD General Fund dollars is available through this RFP. HSD intends to fund a maximum of 25 proposals. Initial awards will be made for the period of January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020. While it is the City’s intention to renew agreements resulting from this funding opportunity on an annual basis through the 2023 calendar year, future funding will be contingent upon performance and funding availability. For more information, and all application materials click here.

HSD seeks to contract with a diverse group to help ensure the result of HSD’s Safety investment is that people harmed by the criminal legal system in Seattle live their lives fully without further harm and that all youth in Seattle successfully transition into adulthood. 

If you have any questions about this Safety RFP, please contact: Leslea Bowling at leslea.bowling@seattle.gov or (206) 684-0520. 

Next Thursday, 5/16: Coffee with the Department of Neighborhoods!

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Join us for coffee and conversation with Andrés Mantilla, Director, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods Thursday, May 16 10:00–11:00 a.m. The Central Building 810 3rd Avenue 1st Floor Conference Room (between Columbia & Marion in downtown Seattle)
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Join us for coffee and conversation with Andrés Mantilla on Thursday, May 16, 10:00–11:00 a.m. at The Central Building, 810 3rd Avenue, 1st Floor Conference Room (between Columbia & Marion in downtown Seattle).

Seattle Department of Neighborhoods provides resources and opportunities for community members to build strong communities and improve their quality of life. Director Andrés Mantilla will address how the Department interacts with older adults and elevates their concerns to City decision making.

New for 2019! Subscribe to “Aging King County” on YouTube to view short video stories (“vlogs”) about each coffee hour: bit.ly/ADSonYouTube. Share them with anyone you think might be interested! For questions about accessibility or to request an accommodation, contact Lenny Orlov (206-386-1521 or agefriendly@seattle.gov) at least three days prior to the event.

Age Friendly Seattle Coffee Hours are held on the third Thursday of every month at the Central Building and on other dates in Seattle neighborhoods.

The events bring community elders closer to City officials to explore topics of interest. Presentations often include cutting edge information about healthy aging, legal and planning issues, and more.

Participants learn about City programs and services, and officials hear from their constituents. Coffee and refreshments are served. Visit the Age Friendly Seattle website to learn more — www.seattle.gov/agefriendly

HSD Announces Results of the Older Adult Community Transportation RFP

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The Seattle Human Services Department (HSD) is pleased to announce the results of the 2019 Older Adult Community Transportation RFP that was issued on January 14. Applicants were invited to submit proposals providing health services transportation and/or food access transportation in King County. Health Services Transportation enables older people to access healthcare by providing trips to medical and dental appointments, health-related services, and other essential appointments. Food Access Transportation enables older adults to access healthy food in the setting of their choice.

The RFP guides the investment of $711,500 in Federal Older Americans Act Title III-B funding and Washington State Senior Citizens Services Act funding. Additionally, City of Seattle Sweetened Beverage Tax (SBT) provides $150,048 to enhance and expand Food Access Transportation services for Seattle residents and allow full funding of the two top-ranked applications.

Three applications were received and reviewed by a diverse committee of subject matter experts and advocates for older adult services and community transportation. This included community members with extensive personal and professional experience with program activities, representation of or service to the focus populations, and understanding of participants’ needs, as well as representatives from the City’s human services, transportation, and legislative departments. In accordance with committee recommendations:

  • Sound Generations will receive $711,500 to support their Volunteer Transportation Service, Driver Companion, Nutrition Van Service, and Demand Response Service programs.
  • Catholic Community Services will receive $60,048 for their Volunteer Services Transportation program.
  • Northshore Senior Center will receive $90,000 for their Right Ride program.

“Transportation to and from community meal sites and health services is a service provided by many Area Agencies on Aging throughout the country,” said Cathy Knight, director of HSD’s Aging and Disability Services division, the Area Agency on Aging for Seattle and King County. “Each year, more than 2,000 people use these services to get the nutrition and health care they need for healthy aging.”  

The three funded agencies will engage in coordination activities and conduct client-level data reporting toward HSD goals of results-based accountability and racial equity.