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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

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“Kim” is a survivor of domestic violence. Kim experienced multiple forms of abuse including mental, emotional, and financial. The violence was also beginning to escalate for her kids which prompted her to leave. She was very fearful of the uncertainty because everything she had was in her husband’s name (i.e. house, car). After years of living in fear, Kim chose to flee and sought assistance with a local domestic violence (DV) program for her and her children. Once she began working with a the agency, Kim discovered that she could independently advocate for herself. With the agency’s assistance, Kim received funding support for housing, enrolled in counseling and support groups, and obtained employment. Client assistance funds provided by the City of Seattle covered Kim’s move-in expenses, clothing for her and her children, transportation costs, and therapeutic services.

Banner image with purple ribbon and text October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM). It is a time to remember victims/survivors of abuse and exploitation, to raise awareness of violence and its effect on families and communities, and a time to acknowledge and highlight those working to address ending gender-based violence. Kim is one of 10,931 individuals/families assisted in 2020, by the Seattle-funded network of providers. Our providers work in collaboration to provide wrap around services for survivors and their families including advocacy, counseling, therapeutic services, housing/shelter, legal assistance and representation, and systems enhancement. In addition, some also participate in regional coalition building efforts such as Access to Advocacy, Peace in the Home Helpline, Day One, Coordinated Effort Against Sexual Exploitation (CEASE), Criminal Justice Committee, Domestic Violence Prevention Council (DVPC), and Domestic Violence Intervention Project (DVIP), which convene regularly to assess, identify, plan and address systems needs and gaps, and to ensure that Seattle’s regional response is seamless.

Along with the Mayor’s proclamation of the month, we would like to take this opportunity to thank the following agencies for their partnership and commitment to ending gender-based violence:

  • Abused Deaf Women’s Advocacy Services
  • ACT & T
  • API Chaya
  • Asian Counseling and Referral Service
  • Atlantic Street Center
  • Aurora Commons
  • Casa Latina
  • Chief Seattle Club
  • Coalition Ending Gender-Based Violence
  • Consejo Counseling and Referral Service
  • Domestic Abuse Women’s Network
  • Eastside Legal Assistance Program
  • Filipino Community of Seattle
  • Gender Justice League
  • Green Light Project
  • Harborview Center for Sexual Assault and Traumatic Stress
  • InterIm CDA
  • Jewish Family Service
  • King County Sexual Assault Resource Center
  • King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office
  • La Esperanza
  • LifeWire
  • Mother Nation
  • Multi-Communities
  • New Beginnings
  • Northwest Immigrant Rights Project
  • Northwest Justice Project
  • Northwest Network
  • Organization for Prostitution Survivors
  • Powerful Voices
  • Real Escape from the Sex Trade
  • Refugee Women’s Alliance
  • The Salvation Army
  • Seattle City Attorney’s Office
  • Seattle Indian Health Board
  • Seattle Municipal Court
  • Seattle Police Department
  • Solid Ground
  • Somali Family Safety Task Force
  • WA Anti-Trafficking Response Network (WARN)
  • YouthCare
  • YWCA King, Pierce, Snohomish

Please click on the image above of Seattle Human Services Department (HSD) Acting Director, Tanya Kim, and Safe and Thriving Communities Division Director, Rex Brown, for a video message thanking our partners for their commitment to ending gender-based violence and calling on everyone to help us raise awareness during the month of October. Thanks again for your work, support, and partnership!

Seattle Great Wheel lit up in purple at night

During DV Awareness Month, our partners at the Columbia Center Tower, Lumen Field, and The Seattle Great Wheel will be changing their lights to “wear purple” on Thursday, October 21, 2021 for #PugetSoundPurpleThursday.

HSD’s Mayor’s Office on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault and the Seattle Office of Labor Standards are inviting everyone to join us to raise awareness of domestic violence NEXT THURSDAY, and share your photo on social media with the hashtags #PurpleThursday and #PugetSoundPurplethursday. Include in your photo a sign stating why you are wearing purple on this day or why this cause has special meaning for you.

Sign image with purple ribbon and text which reads I wear purple for all victims and survivors of domestic violence

City of Seattle Recognizes October as “Domestic Violence Awareness Month” to Raise Awareness and Support for Survivors of Abuse

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Seattle – (October 1, 2021) – Each year, the City of Seattle’s Office of Labor Standards (OLS) and Human Services Department (HSD) mark the month of October as a time to remember victims and survivors of abuse and exploitation; to raise awareness about violence and its effect on families and communities; and acknowledge and highlight those working to end gender-based violence. 

During the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen an increase in domestic violence reports with deep impacts on survivors. We can still be a lifeline during this unprecedented time, remember to check in on your neighbors who may be suffering abuse in silence. Now more than ever, it’s crucial that we help those who may be suffering by raising our voices and awareness.

Mayor Jenny A. Durkan

Mayor Durkan proclaimed the month of October as “Domestic Violence Awareness Month” in Seattle to help raise public awareness and support for victims and survivors of gender-based violence. The City also takes seriously its responsibility to its own employees and to serving as a role model for other large organizations. In addition to sick leave, Seattle’s Paid Sick and Safe Time (PSST) Ordinance provides workers with paid leave for absences that result from critical safety issues arising from domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. PSST COVID-19 amendments also require employers with employees in Seattle to provide paid leave when their family member’s school or place of care has been closed.

Taking steps to end gender-based violence is a shared responsibility. This month, we take this moment to increase awareness about resources and legal protections available to workers dealing with gender-based violence, like Seattle’s Paid Sick and Safe Time Ordinance and the additional Covid-19 amendments. Safe time, especially after more than a year of COVID restrictions, has enabled survivors to seek the assistance they need. Our workplaces can play an important role in a survivor’s physical safety and financial security, especially when they offer paid safe leave for absences related to domestic violence and sexual assault.

Steven Marchese, Office of Labor Standards Director

In 2021, HSD stood up a new Safe and Thriving Communities (STC) Division which consolidates the department’s safety investments. STC was created in response to Black Lives Matter protests and community advocacy to focus on BIPOC communities and shift safety investments into community-based organizations. STC unites teams, including the Mayor’s Office on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (MODVSA), Crime Survivor Services’ (CSS) Victim Support Team and Victim Advocates, and Community Safety, that fund community-based organizations that increase community safety.

External pressure like the pandemic is not the cause of domestic violence, but through the incredible work of tireless advocates Like Lan Pham in MODVSA and the larger division as a whole, we do understand those root causes and the impact of the pandemic better.

Rex Brown, HSD Safe & Thriving Communities Division Director

While domestic violence does not discriminate, language barriers, lack of culturally relevant services, threats of deportation, and fear of isolation put marginalized communities at an increased risk of experiencing gender-based violence. Women of color and Native women are two-to-three times more likely to experience a gender-based, violence-related fatality than their white counterparts. MODVSA partners with more than 30 diverse service providers to increase access for all survivors with the ‘no wrong door’ approach to advocacy.

The City of Seattle invests more than $10 million annually in community-based programing focused on gender-based violence outreach and education, prevention and advocacy, therapeutic services and counseling, shelter and housing, and offender accountability programming. Through these investments, HSD and partners support more than 10,000 survivors each year.

Domestic violence impacts individuals from all genders, races, ethnicities, and socioeconomic backgrounds. In Washington State, 41 percent of women and 32 percent of men report experiencing violence from an intimate partner.

Interpersonal violence, family violence and community violence impact all of us. Thus, we must work jointly to prevent, intervene, and end violence in our communities.

Lan Pham, HSD Mayor’s Office on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Manger

The issue of domestic violence is widespread and thrives when we are silent. With so many of us working or supporting community from home this year, OLS and HSD’s Mayor’s Office on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault are inviting everyone to wear purple every Thursday during October in solidarity with survivors of domestic violence. Post a photo, hold a sign, or share a personal story if you are comfortable and use the social media hashtags #DVAM and #Purple Thursday.

The Seattle Great Wheel and Columbia Center office building downtown will join us on Thursday, October 21 for #PugetSoundPurpleThursday and for awareness events nationwide. For more ideas and action steps that you can take to end domestic violence, visit: https://endgv.org/ or https://wscadv.org/dvam/. As WSCADV writes this year, “it doesn’t have to be perfect to have an impact. Just making an effort is what matters most.”

Please visit the OLS website for more information on the PSST Ordinance or call 206-256-5297. And, visit the Seattle Human Services Department for more on supportive victim services.

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HSD Announces Funding Awards to Address Racism and Intolerance Toward the API Community

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The Seattle Human Services Department (HSD) is pleased to announce the results of the Asian and Pacific Islander Resiliency RFP which closed July 26, 2021.

Young Asian woman in cultural costume in foreground with line of Asian women standing behind her ready to perform
Courtesy: Seattle Municipal Archives, Hing Hay Park expansion and re-opening – March 24 2018

In response to the racism and intolerance toward the Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Seattle City Council passed Ordinance 126308 which allocated $300,000 in one-time funding to HSD to contract with Community Based Organizations (CBOs)  and volunteer-led grassroots organizations to help support API community resiliency.

This expedited, low-barrier process, started with community conversations in April followed by the release of the Request for Proposal (RFP) in early June. The RFP identified the following desired goals:

  1. People understand racism;
  2. People feel safe;
  3. Communities are supported; and
  4. Communities are unified.

The review committee consisted of 15 members representing diverse perspectives and experiences, including lived experience from the API community. The majority of the committee were community members and others were from other city and county departments, non-profit organizations and retirees affiliated with Aging and Disability Services. Members worked, or previously worked, in various sectors, and/or led their organizations’ equity teams. Some were also current or former board members of API-focused organizations.

HSD received 37 applications totaling $1,438,888 in requested funds. Successful applications clearly aligned proposed activities with the goals of the RFP. Organizations could request up to $50,000 in funding. The application also asked if organizations would like to receive funding if they were not able to receive their full requests; and to identify the minimum amount of funding needed to deliver services proposed in their RFP response. The funding recommendations considered total requests as well as organizations’ minimum requests.

Eight organizations received funding:

  • Kandelia
  • Khmer Community of Seattle King County
  • Massage Parlor Outreach Project
  • South Park Senior Citizens
  • South Seattle Emerald
  • Southwest Youth and Family Services
  • United Communities of Laos
  • UTOPIA (United Territories of Pacific Islanders’ Alliance) Washington

“Khmer Community of Seattle King County is grateful to be selected for funding,” wrote Thyda Ros, their Executive Director. “Since resettlement in the U.S., the Khmer community has experienced many health and access disparities that have gone unrecognized and unaddressed, leaving many of our elders, families, and youth very vulnerable.”

As the COVID-19 pandemic worsened, anti-Asian violence increased, and existing disparities exacerbated, our vulnerable community members have resorted to living in fear in order to survive. This resurgence of survival mode has weakened their ability to stand up for themselves, their families, and neighbors.

Thyda Ros, Khmer Community of Seattle King County Executive Director

“With this funding, we plan to deepen our community engagement through various hands-on and engaging intergenerational activities, as a way to uplift one another, build courage from within, and ultimately realize an empowered Khmer community,” continued Ros.

United Territories of Pacific Islanders Alliance (UTOPIA) is a queer and trans people of color-led, grassroots organization born out of the struggles, challenges, strength, and resilience of the Queer and Trans Pacific Islander (QTPI – “Q-T-pie”) community in South King County. Funding will support their Talanoa dialogues, incorporating community conversations with a celebration of Pacific Islander culture. It’s a space for Pacific Islanders to feel safe while sharing their struggles and motivating change rooted in their needs.

“When we share our culture, we build understanding, increase visibility and promote safety of Pasifika People,” shared Tepatasi Vaina, Program Director. “When we are safe, we are empowered and our communities thrive.”

Contracts are expected to begin this month. For more information about this RFP, please contact Angela Miyamoto, RFP Coordinator, at Angela.Miyamoto@seattle.gov.

Fisher Pavilion at Seattle Center to open as an emergency cooling shelter

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With forecasted record breaking temperatures over the weekend through Monday, June 28, the Seattle Human Services Department (HSD) announced the planned opening of a 24-hour cooling shelter to provide relief from the elements for individuals experiencing homelessness. The cooling shelter will be open from 8 a.m. this Saturday, June 26, through 7 a.m. on Tuesday, June 29. The shelter will be operated by The Salvation Army with capacity for 73 individuals. Meals will be provided to guests by OSL. 

To support those living unsheltered in the excessive heat, over the coming days, the HOPE Team, in partnership with outreach providers, will be conducting welfare checks, handing out water and basic needs supplies, and providing other supports, including transportation to cooling centers and shelter. 

Lake City Community Center (15321 28th Ave NE), which has been serving as a day center, will be open this weekend and Seattle Parks and Recreation has arranged for evaporative cooling at that location. There will be extended hours of operation on Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.  

Day Centers for People Experiencing Homelessness 

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  • The Salvation Army Jefferson Day Center, 4th Ave & Jefferson Street 
    Hours: 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.; 7 days-a-week  
  • Community Drop-In Center (Seattle Indian Center), 1265 S Main St, Suite 105 
    Hours: 1 p.m. – 7 p.m.; Saturday – Sunday (NEW EXTENDED HOURS) / 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Monday – Friday  
  • Lake City Community Center, 12531 28th Ave NE 
    Hours: 9 a.m – 6 p.m.; Saturday – Sunday/ 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.; Tuesday 
  • Urban Rest Stop -Downtown, 1924 Ninth Avenue 
    Hours: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.; Sat. -Sun. / 5:30 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.; Mon. – Fri. 
  • Women’s Day Center, 1830 9th Ave 
    Hours: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.; Saturday / 7 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.; Monday – Friday  
  • God’s Lil Acre, 12521 33rd Ave NE  
    Hours: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. & 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.; Monday – Friday 
  • Immanuel Community Services, 1215 Thomas St 
    Hours: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.; Monday – Friday 
  • Peter’s Place/Compass Hygiene Center, 77 S Washington St 
    Hours: 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Monday – Friday 
  • Urban Rest Stop – Ballard, 2014-B NW 57th St  
    Hours: 6:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.; Monday – Friday 

For more information on cooling center locations and updated guidance on staying cool during the extreme heat – read the Mayor’s June 24 press release.

HSD Announces Awards for Food Bank Services in SW Seattle

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The Seattle Human Services Department (HSD) is pleased to announce the results of the 2021 Geographic Specific – Delridge, Georgetown, South Park – Food Bank Services Request for Proposal (RFP) which closed March 24, 2021.

Four organizations will receive a total of $153,307 in 2021 to support food bank services for low-income individuals and families in the Delridge, Georgetown, and South Park neighborhoods. Agencies interested in funding were asked to demonstrate their community-centered program model and cultural responsivity in providing services.

Volunteers in kitchen preparing and packagin home meals for delivery
HSD staff volunteering at South Park Senior Center to prepare meals for home delivery

HSD received four eligible applications for this RFP, requesting a total of $243,048, demonstrating a need in these communities for food bank services. A six-person rating panel composed of subject matter experts, institutional partners, and community members reviewed these applications for cultural responsivity, program model, and quality of services provided. After review, raters recommended that all four applications receive full or partial funding.

Raters expressed appreciation for the community-oriented nature of the applications, their strong grassroots networks, ability to consult with community members, and their provision of vital services to these communities.

The four agencies receiving funding awards are Cultivate South Park, St. Vincent de Paul of Seattle/King County, South Park Senior Citizens, and West Seattle Food Bank. Agencies received award letters on June 4, 2011.

Cultivate South Park, a coalition of South Park residents dedicated to building community through food and public spaces, expressed how essential these funds will be to continuing their “El Mercadito” program, an outdoor fresh food and produce market in the South Park Neighborhood.

South Park Senior Citizens explained how home deliveries of fresh produce from local farms and hot meals to their clients had proven essential to their clients during the COVID-19 pandemic. The positive response from community members for these services encouraged them to focus more on not just providing meals to their clients but including deliveries of fresh food as well. Across the board, agency staff expressed enthusiasm for building new or continued partnerships with HSD.

Contracts for this RFP will begin July 1, 2021. For further information on this RFP, please contact Planning & Development Specialist II, Amaury Ávalos at amaury.avalos@seattle.gov.

Meeting Notice: Ideas and Interest in Non-Congregate Shelter Communities

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The City of Seattle Human Services Department (HSD) is holding a listening session seeking input on provider interest in developing and operating a new model for non-congregate shelter communities. Tiny house villages and enhanced shelter have been effective service models that offer people experiencing homelessness a welcoming place to stay, access to essential services, and a pathway to stable, permanent housing. As Seattle seeks to continue to work for its unsheltered residents, we want to hear your ideas for creating non-congregate shelter communities, such as pallet shelters, modular units, “tents within tents,” pods or small cabins, and the community partners that may be interested in getting involved.

Attendees sitting in rows of chairs in a community meeting room looking at a slide projected onto a screen
Members of the public attend a community meeting about a potential tiny house village in November 2019

Please join us for a Webex meeting on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Registration is required to receive the event password.

Event Number: 146 818 7040

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To join this online event

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1. Go to https://seattle.webex.com/seattle/j.php?MTID=e1e32b212c3626a3f0ffcc2abd1ab1c0a

2. Enter the event password: This event requires registration. After you register, you will receive instructions for joining the event.

3. Click “Join Now”.

4. Follow the instructions that appear on your screen to join the teleconference.

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There is an option to only join the audio conference, but you still must register ahead of time to receive call-in instructions. Parties needing language or ADA accommodations to attend the community engagement meeting may contact Carol Rozumalski, Planning and Development Specialist, at carol.rozumalski@seattle.gov.

CAN’T ATTEND THE MEETING? Or don’t like to speak up in a public meeting? We invite you to share your ideas and feedback by emailing to homelessness@seattle.gov or email Carol to request a phone call.

For more information, or to check if your electronic device works with the virtual teleconference service, please visit https://www.webex.com.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: This Webex service includes a feature that allows audio and any documents and other materials exchanged or viewed during the session to be recorded. By joining this session, you automatically consent to such recordings. If you do not consent to the recording, discuss your concerns with the meeting host prior to the start of the recording or do not join the session. Please note that any such recordings may be subject to discovery in the event of litigation.

HSD Releases New Funding Opportunity to Address Racism and Intolerance Toward the API Community

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ភាសារខ្មែរ / 한국어 / ພາສາລາວ / Tiếng Việt / 繁體中文 / ਪੰਜਾਬੀ — added 6/17/2021

Young Asian woman in cultural costume in foreground with a group lined up behind her waiting to perform
Courtesy: Seattle Municipal Archives,
Hing Hay Park expansion and re-opening – March 24 2018

2021 Asian and Pacific Islander Resiliency Request for Proposal

Asians are the fastest growing racial or ethnic group in the United States.[1] With origins tracing back to more than 40 countries,[2] each group has its own history, culture, language, and experience. Pacific Islanders are also a diverse group with its own unique identities although often combined into one category with Asian – Asian and Pacific Islanders or “API.”

Racism and violence against the API community increased substantially throughout the country during the COVID-19 pandemic. An organization out of California, Stop AAPI Hate, received 6,603 incidents of verbal harassment, physical assault, civil rights violations, and online harassments from March 2020-March 2021.[3] Seattle had an increase in hate crimes against Asians over the year, although many crimes are unreported.[4][5] From May to December 2020, King County Coalition Against Hate and Bias received 281 reports from individuals identified as Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. [6] In all of 2020, Seattle Police Department’s Bias Crime Unit received 54 reports of hate crimes or non-criminal bias incidents against Asians.[7]

The City of Seattle responded to the racism and intolerance toward the API community with Ordinance 126308 – Asian American and Pacific Islander Community Investments Ordinance. Through this ordinance, Seattle Human Services Department (HSD) received $300,000 from the General Fund to allocate to Community Based Organizations (CBO) to address the issue of racism and intolerance toward the API Community.

During community conversations, CBOs and volunteer-led grassroots organizations said the following outcomes are important in building API community resilience:

  • People understand racism
  • People feel safe
  • Communities are supported
  • Communities are unified

Activities that drive to these outcomes will be considered for funding through this Request for Proposal (RFP). Appendix A details outcomes, strategies and activities. Activities are not limited to the list. You may propose activities that meet the needs of your community if they also result in the outcomes listed above.

Up to $50,000 may be available per organization. You may be a fiscal sponsor for other organizations and also propose your own activity. The intent is to fund small Community Based Organizations. Awards are intended to be one-time only and will be made for the period of August 15, 2021 through July 31, 2022. All awards are based on funding availability.

For more information, and all RFP materials, please visit HSD’s Funding Opportunities web page: http://www.seattle.gov/humanservices/funding-and-reports/funding-opportunities.

HSD will not provide individual notice of changes; and applicants are responsible for regularly checking the web page for updates, clarifications, or amendments. Please contact Angela Miyamoto, RFP Coordinator, via email with any questions about this RFP or to request an accommodation for the information session: Angela.Miyamoto@Seattle.Gov

[1] Pew Research Center. (2021, April 9). Asian Americans are the fastest-growing racial or ethnic group in the U.S. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/04/09/asian-americans-are-the-fastest-growing-racial-or-ethnic-group-in-the-u-s/.

[2] Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence. Census Data and API Identities. https://www.api-gbv.org/resources/census-data.api-identities/.

[3] Stop AAPI Hate. (2021, May 6). Stop AAPI hate national report. https://stopaapihate.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Stop-AAPI-Hate-Report-National-210506.pdf

[4] KUOW/NPR. (2021, March 5). Anti-Asian hate crimes on rise in Seattle area, police say. http://kuow.org/stories/seattle-police-report-rising-trend-in-anti-asian-hate-crime.

[5] KIRO7. (2021, April 5). Why anti-Asian hate crimes go unreported. https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/why-anti-asian-hate-crimes-go-unreported/4NQP7CNMLBCYJBEJ63UUOPZWHU/.

[6] King County’s Office on Equity and Social Justice, personal communication, May, 12, 2021.

[7] Seattle Police Department Bias Crime Unit, personal communication, May 13, 2021.

2021 የማህበረ2021 លំនៅដ្ឋានអ្នកកោះអាស៊ីនិងប៉ាស៊ីហ្វិក ស្នើសុំសំណើሰብ ደህንነት አቅም ግንባታ የፕሮፖዛል ጥያቄ

ជនជាតិអាស៊ីគឺជាក្រុមជនជាតិភាគតិចឬក្រុមជនជាតិដែលរីកចម្រើនរហ័សបំផុតនៅសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក។ ដោយមានប្រភពដើមវិលត្រឡប់ទៅប្រទេសជាង 40, ក្រុមនីមួយៗមានប្រវត្តិ វប្បធម៌ ភាសា និងបទពិសោធន៍ផ្ទាល់ខ្លួន។ អ្នកកោះប៉ាស៊ីហ្វិកក៏ជាក្រុមចម្រុះមួយដែលមានអត្តសញ្ញាណពិសេសផ្ទាល់ខ្លួន ទោះបីជាញឹកញាប់បានបញ្ចូលគ្នាជាចំណាត់ថ្នាក់មួយក្រុមជាមួយអ្នកកោះអាស៊ីនិងប៉ាស៊ីហ្វិក – ជនជាតិអាស៊ី ឬ “API.” ក៏ដោយ។

ការរើសអើងជាតិសាសន៍និងអំពើហឹង្សាប្រឆាំងនឹងសហគមន៍អ្នកកោះ API បានកើនឡើងគួរឱ្យកត់សម្គាល់នៅពាសពេញប្រទេសនៅអំឡុងពេលជំងឺរាតត្បាតកូវីត COVID-19។ អង្គការមួយក្នុងចំណោមអង្គការបញ្ឈប់ការស្អប់អ្នកកោះ (Stop AAPI Hate) នៅរដ្ឋកាលីហ្វ័រញ៉ា បានទទួលឧប្បត្តិហេតុការរំខានដោយពាក្យសំដី ការរំលោភបំពានលើរាងកាយ ការរំលោភបំពានលើសិទិ្ធជនស៊ីវិល និងការរំខានតាមអ៊ីនធឺណិតចំនួន 6,603 ករណី ចាប់ពីខែមីនា ឆ្នាំ 2020 ដល់ខែមីនា ឆ្នាំ 2021។ ទីក្រុងស៊ីតថល មានការកើនឡើងបទឧក្រិដ្ឋដែលស្អប់ខ្ពើមប្រឆាំងនឹងជនជាតិអាស៊ីមានពេញមួយឆ្នាំ ទោះបីជាមានឧក្រិដ្ឋកម្មជាច្រើនមិនត្រូវបានរាយការណ៍ក៏ដោយ។ ចាប់ពីខែឧសភាដល់ខែធ្នូ ឆ្នាំ 2020 សម្ព័ន្ធភាពខោនធី (King County) ប្រឆាំងនឹងការស្អប់និងភាពលំអៀង បានទទួលរបាយការណ៍ចំនួន 281 ករណី ពីបុគ្គលដែលបានកំណត់អត្តសញ្ញាណថាជាជនជាតិអាស៊ីដើមកំណើតអ្នកកោះហាវ៉ៃ ឬអ្នកកោះប៉ាស៊ីហ្វិក។  នៅឆ្នាំ 2020 អង្គភាពប្រឆាំងនឹងភាពលំអៀងនៃនាយកដ្ឋានប៉ូលីសទីក្រុងស៊ីតថលបានទទួលរបាយការណ៍ចំនួន 54 ករណី នៃបទឧក្រិដ្ឋស្អប់ខ្ពើមឬឧប្បត្តិហេតុមិនលំអៀងប្រឆាំងនឹងជនជាតិអាស៊ី។

ទីក្រុងស៊ីតថលបានឆ្លើយតបទៅនឹងការប្រកាន់ជាតិសាសន៍និងការមិនអត់ឱនចំពោះសហគមន៍អ្នកកោះ API ដោយមាន បទប្បញ្ញត្តិ 126308 – បទប្បញ្ញត្តិស្តីពីការធ្វើវិនិយោគសហគមន៍អ្នកកោះកោះអាមេរិកអាស៊ីនិងប៉ាស៊ីហ្វិក។ តាមរយៈបទប្បញ្ញត្តិនេះ ក្រសួងសេវាកម្មពលរដ្ឋទីក្រុងស៊ីតថល (HSD) បានទទួលថវិកាចំនួន $300,000 ដុល្លារពីមូលនិធិទូទៅដើម្បីបម្រុងទុកសម្រាប់អង្គការសហគមន៍ (CBO) ដើម្បីដោះស្រាយបញ្ហានៃការរើសអើងជាតិសាសន៍និងការមិនអត់ឱនបានចំពោះសហគមន៍អ្នកកោះ API។   នៅអំឡុងពេល មានការសន្ទនាសហគមន៍នោះ អង្គការ CBOs និងអង្គការមូលដ្ឋានដឹកនាំដោយអ្នកស្ម័គ្រចិត្តបាននិយាយថាលទ្ធផលនានាដូចខាងក្រោមនេះ មានសារៈសំខាន់ណាស់ចំពោះការពង្រឹងភាពអត់ធ្មត់នឹងការប៉ះទង្គិចរបស់សហគមន៍អ្នកកោះ API៖

  • ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋយល់ដឹងពីការរើសអើងជាតិសាសន៍
  • ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋមានអារម្មណ៍ថាមានសុវត្ថិភាព
  • សហគមន៍នានាទទួលបានការគាំទ្រ
  • សហគមន៍នានាទទួលបានការបង្រួបបង្រួម  

សកម្មភាពនានាដែលជម្រុញឱ្យមានលទ្ធផលទាំងនេះ នឹងត្រូវបានគិតពិចារណាសម្រាប់ការផ្តល់ថវិកាតាមរយៈការស្នើសុំសំណើ (RFP) នេះ។ ឧបសម្ព័ន្ធ A រៀបរាប់លម្អិតអំពីលទ្ធផល យុទ្ធសាស្ត្រ និងសកម្មភាព។ សកម្មភាពនានាមិនត្រូវបានកំណត់ចំពោះបញ្ជីនេះទេ។ លោកអ្នកអាចស្នើសុំសកម្មភាពនានាដែលឆ្លើយតបទៅនឹងតម្រូវការសហគមន៍របស់អ្នក ប្រសិនបើពួកគេធ្វើឱ្យមានលទ្ធផលនៅក្នុងបញ្ជីខាងលើផងដែរ។  

អាចមានថវិការហូតដល់ $50,000 ដុល្លារ សម្រាប់មួយអង្គការ។ លោកអ្នកអាចជាអ្នកឧបត្ថម្ភថវិកានៃឆ្នាំសារពើពន្ធសម្រាប់អង្គការដទៃទៀត ហើយស្នើសុំសកម្មភាពផ្ទាល់ខ្លួនរបស់អ្នកផងដែរ។ គោលបំណងនេះ គឺដើម្បីផ្តល់មូលនិធិដល់អង្គការសហគមន៍ខ្នាតតូច។  

ការផ្តល់ជូនរង្វាន់មានបំណងផ្តល់ជូនសតែម្ដងប៉ុណ្ណោះ ហើយនឹងត្រូវធ្វើឡើងនៅអំឡុងថ្ងៃទី 15 ខែសីហា ឆ្នាំ 2021 រហូតដល់ថ្ងៃទី 31 ខែកក្កដា ឆ្នាំ 2022។ រង្វាន់ទាំងអស់ គឺផ្អែកលើលទ្ធភាពផ្តល់មូលនិធិ។

សូមទាក់ទង Angela Miyamoto, អ្នកសម្របសម្រួលសំណើ RFP តាមរយៈអ៊ីម៉ែលដែលមានសំណួរនានាអំពីសំណើ RFP នេះ ឬស្នើសុំការសម្របសម្រួលកិច្ចប្រជុំទាក់ទងនឹងព័ត៌មាន៖  Angela.Miyamoto@Seattle.Gov

2021 아시아인 및 태평양 섬 주민의 회복력 제고 제안 요청서

아시아인은 미국에서 가장 빠르게 증가하는 인종 또는 민족 그룹입니다. 그 기원을 거슬러 올라가보면 40여 개 이상의 국가에서 이주한 사람들로서, 각각의 그룹은 자신들만의 역사, 문화, 언어 및 경험을 공유하고 있습니다. 태평양의 섬 주민은 아시아인과 함께 “아시아인 및 태평양 섬 주민(Asian and Pacific Islanders, API)”으로 묶여져 하나의 범주로 취급되는 경우가 많지만, 그들 역시 고유한 정체성을 지닌 다양한 그룹입니다.

코로나19 팬데믹 기간 동안 API 커뮤니티에 대한 인종 차별과 폭력이 전국적으로 크게 증가했습니다. 캘리포니아의 한 단체인 Stop AAPI Hate는 2020년 3월부터 2021년 3월까지 총 6,603건의 언어 폭력, 신체 폭행, 인권 침해, 온라인 괴롭힘에 대한 사건을 신고받았습니다. 비록 많은 범죄 사건이 보고되지는 않았지만 시애틀에서도 지난 한 해 동안 아시아인에 대한 증오 범죄가 증가했습니다. 증오와 편견에 반대하는 킹 카운티 연합(King County Coalition Against Hate and Bias)은 2020년 5월부터 12월까지 아시아인, 하와이 원주민, 태평양의 섬 주민들로부터 281건의 신고를 받았습니다. 시애틀 경찰서의 편견 범죄 부서(Seattle Police Department’s Bias Crime Unit)에는 2020년 한 해 동안 아시아인에 대한 증오 범죄나 범죄는 아니지만 편견으로 발생한 사건이 54건 접수되었습니다.   

시애틀시는 126308 조례(아시아계 미국인과 태평양 섬 주민의 커뮤니티에 대한 투자 조례)를 제정하여 API 커뮤니티에 대한 인종차별과 증오에 대응했습니다. 이 조례를 통해 시애틀 복지부(Human Services Department, HSD)는 $300,000의 일반 기금을 조성하여 API 커뮤니티에 대한 인종차별과 증오 문제를 해결하기 위해 지역사회 단체(Community Based Organization, CBO)에 할당했습니다.  

관련 커뮤니티와 대화 중에서 CBO와 자원봉사자가 주축이 되어 운영되는 풀뿌리 단체는 API 커뮤니티의 회복력을 제고하기 위해서는 다음과 같은 결과를 이끌어내는 것이 중요하다고 말했습니다.

  • 인종차별에 대한 사람들의 인식 개선
  • 사람들이 안심할 수 있는 환경 조성
  • 지역사회의 유대
  • 지역사회의 통합  

이러한 결과를 이끌어내는 활동은 이 제안 요청서(RFP)을 통한 재정 지원의 검토 대상이 됩니다. 부록 A에는 결과, 전략, 활동이 자세하게 설명되어 있습니다. 활동은 목록에 나타나 있는 것들에만 국한되지 않습니다. 위에 제시된 결과를 가져올 수만 있다면 지역사회의 요구에 부합하는 어떤 활동이라도 제안할 수 있습니다.  

단체당 최대 $50,000까지 지원됩니다. 다른 단체를 재정적으로 후원하는 사람이거나 직접 사회활동을 하고 있는 사람이라면 누구든 상관없습니다. 소규모 지역사회 단체를 재정적으로 지원하는 데 그 목적이 있습니다.  

재정 지원은 한 번만 제공되며 2021년 8월 15일부터 2022년 7월 31일까지 진행됩니다. 재정 지원 여부는 조성되는 최대 기금에 따라 달라집니다.

제안 요청서와 관련하여 질문이 있으면 담당자인 Angela Miyamoto 씨에게 이메일을 통해 문의하거나 정보 세션에 대한 편의를 요청하세요. Angela.Miyamoto@Seattle.Gov

2021 ຄວາມປານີປານອມຂອງຊາວເກາະອາຊີ ແລະ ປາຊີຟິກ ໃບຄຳຮ້ອງຂໍສະເໜີ

ແມ່ນກຸ່ມເຊື້ອຊາດ ຫຼື ຊົນເຜົ່າທີ່ເຕີບໂຕໄວທີ່ສຸດໃນສະຫະລັດ. ດ້ວຍການຄົ້ນຄືນຫາຕົ້ນກຳເນີດຫຼາຍກ່ວາ 40 ປະເທດ, ແຕ່ລະກຸ່ມມີປະຫວັດ, ວັດທະນະທຳ, ພາສາ ແລະ ປະສົບການຂອງຕົນເອງ. ຊາວເກາະປາຊີຟິກກໍ່ແມ່ນກຸ່ມທີ່ມີຄວາມຫຼາກຫຼາຍທີ່ມີເອກະລັກສະເພາະຂອງມັນເອງເຖິງແມ່ນວ່າມັກຈະລວມເຂົ້າກຸ່ມດຽວກັນເປັນ – ຊາວເກາະອາຊີ ແລະ ປາຊີຟິກ ຫຼື “API.”

ຄວາມຮຸນແຮງດ້ານເຊື້ອຊາດແລະຄວາມຮຸນແຮງຕໍ່ຊຸມຊົນ API ໄດ້ເພີ່ມຂື້ນຢ່າງຫຼວງຫຼາຍໃນທົ່ວປະເທດໃນໄລຍະທີ່ມີການແຜ່ລະບາດຂອງ COVID-19. ອົງກອນໜຶ່ງທີ່ບໍ່ຂື້ນກັບລັດແຄລີຟໍເນຍທີ່ມີຊື່ວ່າ, Stop AAPI Hate, ໄດ້ຮັບການລາຍງານເຫດການທັງໝົດ 6603 ເຫດການທີ່ເປັນການກໍ່ກວນທາງການປາກເວົ້າ, ການທຳຮ້າຍຮ່າງກາຍ, ການລະເມີດສິດທິມະນຸດ, ແລະ ການກໍ່ກວນທາງອິນເຕີເນັດນັບແຕ່ເດືອນມີນາປີ 2020- ມີນາ 2021. ເມືອງຊີແອດເທີລ (Seattle) ໄດ້ມີອາຊະຍາກຳທີ່ກຽດຊັງເພີ່ມຂື້ນຕະຫຼອດປີຜ່ານມາ, ເຖິງແມ່ນວ່າອາຊະຍາກຳຫຼາຍກໍລະນີຍັງບໍ່ໄດ້ຖືກລາຍງານ. ແຕ່ເດືອນພຶດສະພາເຖິງເດືອນທັນວາປີ 2020, ອົງກອນ King County Coalition Against Hate and Bias ໄດ້ຮັບການລາຍງານ 281 ກໍລະນີຈາກບຸກຄົນທີ່ຖືກລະບຸວ່າເປັນ, ຊາວຮາວາຍພື້ນເມືອງ ຫຼື ຊາວເກາະປາຊີຟິກ.  ໃນປີ 2020 ໜ່ວຍງານອາຊະຍາກຳເລື່ອງອະຄະຕິຂອງກົມຕຳຫຼວດໄດ້ຮັບລາຍງານ 54 ກໍລະນີກ່ຽວກັບອາຊະຍາກຳຄວາມກຽດຊັງ ຫຼື ເຫດການອະຄະຕິທີ່ບໍ່ແມ່ນອາຊະຍາກຳຕໍ່.  

ເມືອງຊີແອດເທິລໄດ້ຕອບສູ້ຕ້ານການຈຳແນກເຊື້ອຊາດ ແລະ ການບໍ່ຍອມຮັບຕໍ່ຊຸມຊົນ API ດ້ວຍຄຳສັ່ງ 126308 – ຄຳສັ່ງການລົງທືນຂອງຊຸມຊົນຊາວອາເມລິກາເຊື້ອສາຍອາຊີ ແລະ ຊາວເກາະປາຊີຟິກ. ຈາກຄຳສັ່ງດັ່ງກ່າວ, ກົມບໍລິການປະຊາຊົນເມືອງ ຊີແອດເທິລ (HSD) ໄດ້ຮັບເງິນ 300,000 ໂດລາຈາກກອງທຶນທົ່ວໄປເພື່ອຈັດສັນໃຫ້ບັນດາອົງການຈັດຕັ້ງທີ່ຕັ້ງຢູ່ໃນຊຸມຊົນ (CBO) ເພື່ອແກ້ໄຂບັນຫາການຈຳແນກເຊື້ອຊາດ ແລະ ການບໍ່ຍອມຮັບຕໍ່ຊຸມຊົນ API.  

ໃນລະຫວ່າງ ການສົນທະນາຂອງຊຸມຊົນ, CBOs ແລະອົງການຈັດຕັ້ງຮາກຖານອາສາສະໝັກ ໄດ້ກ່າວວ່າຜົນໄດ້ຮັບຕໍ່ໄປນີ້ແມ່ນມີຄວາມສຳຄັນໃນການສ້າງຄວາມຢືດຢຸ່ນຂອງຊຸມຊົນ API:

  • ປະຊາຊົນເຂົ້າໃຈການຈຳແນກເຊື້ອຊາດ
  • ປະຊາຊົນຮູ້ສຶກປອດໄພ
  • ຊຸມຊົນໄດ້ຮັບການສະ ໜັບສະໜູນ
  • ຊຸມຊົນເປັນເອກະພາບ  

ບັນດາກິດຈະກຳທີ່ສົ່ງຜົນໃຫ້ບັນດາຜົນໄດ້ຮັບເຫຼົ່ານີ້ຈະໄດ້ຮັບການພິຈາລະນາສະໜອງທຶນໂດຍຜ່ານໃບຄຳຮ້ອງຂໍສະເໜີ (RFP). ເອກະສານຊ້ອນທ້າຍ A ລາຍລະອຽດຂອງຜົນໄດ້ຮັບ, ຍຸດທະສາດ ແລະ ບັນດາກິດຈະກຳ. ບັນດາກິດຈະກຳບໍ່ຈຳກັດສະເພາະໃນຕາຕະລັາງບັນຊີ. ທ່ານອາດຈະສະເໜີບັນດາກິດຈະກຳທີ່ຕອບສະໜອງຄວາມຕ້ອງການຂອງຊຸມຊົນຂອງທ່ານຖ້າວ່າມັນຍັງສົ່ງຜົນຕໍ່ກັບຜົນໄດ້ຮັບທີ່ລະບຸໄວ້ຂ້າງເທິງນັ້ນ.  

ອາດສູງເຖິງ $50,000 ອາດມີໃຫ້ກັບແຕ່ລະອົງກອນ. ທ່ານອາດຈະເປັນຜູ້ສະໜັບ ສະ ໜູນ ງົບປະມານສຳລັບອົງການຈັດຕັ້ງອື່ນໆ ແລະ ສະເໜີກິດຈະກຳຂອງທ່ານເອງ. ຈຸດປະສົງແມ່ນເພື່ອສະໜັບສະໜູນອົງການຈັດຕັ້ງຂະໜາດນ້ອຍທີ່ຢູ່ໃນຊຸມຊົນ.  

ການໃຫ້ງົບແມ່ນມີຈຸດປະສົງເພື່ອໃຫ້ເປັນຄັ້ງດຽວ ແລະ ຈະຖືກຈັດໃຫ້ລະຫວ່າງວັນທີ 15 ສິງຫາ 2021 ເຖິງວັນທີ 31 ເດືອນກໍລະກົດປີ 2022. ງົບທີ່ໃຫ້ທັງໝົດແມ່ນອີງໃສ່ການມີເງິນທຶນທີ່ມີ.

ກະລຸນາຕິດຕໍ່ Angela Miyamoto, ຜູ້ປະສານງານ RFP, ຜ່ານທາງອີເມວຖ້າມີຄຳຖາມໃດໆກ່ຽວກັບ RFP ຫຼື ເພື່ອຂໍທີ່ພັກສຳລັບກອງປະຊຸມໃຫ້ຂໍ້ມູນ:  Angela.Miyamoto@Seattle.Gov

Hồ Sơ Mời Thầu Sự Kiên Cường của Người Gốc Á và Người Đảo Thái Bình Dương 2021

Người Gốc Á là nhóm chủng tộc hay dân tộc có tốc độ phát triển nhanh nhất tại Hoa Kỳ. Với xuất thân được truy ngược dòng lịch sử từ hơn 40 quốc gia, mỗi nhóm đều có lịch sử, văn hóa, ngôn ngữ và trải nghiệm riêng của mình. Người Đảo Thái Bình Dương cũng là một nhóm đa dạng với bản sắc rất riêng, dù thường được gộp chung thành một nhóm với Người Gốc Á – gọi chung là Asian and Pacific Islanders (Người Gốc Á và Người Đảo Thái Bình Dương), hay là “API”.

Những hành vi phân biệt chủng tộc và bạo lực đối với cộng đồng API đã gia tăng đáng kể trên khắp cả nước trong đại dịch COVID-19. Một tổ chức bên ngoài California, có tên là Stop AAPI Hate (Ngừng Thù Ghét AAPI), đã tiếp nhận 6.603 vụ việc quấy rối bằng lời nói, tấn công thân thể, vi phạm dân quyền và quấy rối qua mạng, tính từ tháng 3 năm 2020 đến tháng 3 năm 2021. Số vụ phạm tội thù ghét đối với Người Gốc Á đã tăng tại Seattle trong năm vừa qua, dù nhiều vụ phạm tội chưa được báo cáo. Từ tháng 5 đến tháng 12 năm 2020, King County Coalition Against Hate and Bias (Liên Minh Chống Thù Ghét và Thành Kiến Quận King) đã nhận được 281 báo cáo từ những cá nhân có nhận dạng là Người Gốc Á, Người Hawaii Bản Địa hoặc Người Đảo Thái Bình Dương.  Trong cả năm 2020, Bias Crime Unit (Đội Xử Lý Hành Vi Phạm Tội Thành Kiến) của Seattle Police Department (Sở Cảnh Sát Seattle) đã nhận được 54 báo cáo về hành vi phạm tội thù ghét hoặc vụ việc thành kiến chưa cấu thành hành vi phạm tội, chống lại Người Gốc Á.  

Thành Phố Seattle đã có phản ứng với các hành vi phân biệt chủng tộc và thiếu khoan dung với cộng đồng API bằng Sắc Lệnh 126308 – Asian American and Pacific Islander Community Investments Ordinance (Sắc Lệnh Đầu Tư vào Cộng Đồng Người Mỹ Gốc Á và Người Đảo Thái Bình Dương). Thông qua sắc lệnh này, Human Services Department (Sở Dịch Vụ Nhân Sinh, HSD) của Seattle đã nhận được $300.000 từ General Fund (Quỹ Tổng Quát) để phân bổ cho các Community Based Organization (Tổ Chức Dựa Vào Cộng Đồng, CBO) nhằm giải quyết vấn đề phân biệt chủng tộc và thiếu khoan dung đối với Cộng Đồng API.  

Trong các cuộc đối thoại cộng đồng, CBO và các tổ chức tại cơ sở do tình nguyện viên dẫn dắt cho biết, những kết quả sau đây là rất quan trọng trong việc xây dựng tính kiên cường của cộng đồng API:

  • Mọi người hiểu về nạn phân biệt chủng tộc
  • Mọi người cảm thấy an toàn
  • Các cộng đồng được hỗ trợ
  • Các cộng đồng thống nhất  

Các hoạt động nhằm đạt được những kết quả này sẽ được cân nhắc tài trợ thông qua bản Request for Proposal (Hồ Sơ Mời Thầu, RFP) này. Phụ Lục A nêu chi tiết các kết quả, chiến lược và hoạt động. Các hoạt động có thể thực hiện không chỉ giới hạn trong danh sách này. Quý vị có thể đề xuất các hoạt động đáp ứng nhu cầu của cộng đồng mình nếu những hoạt động đó cũng đem lại kết quả nêu trên.  

Mỗi tổ chức có thể được cấp tối đa $50.000. Quý vị có thể vừa là bên bảo trợ tài chính cho các tổ chức khác, vừa đề xuất hoạt động riêng của mình. Mục đích ở đây là tài trợ cho các Tổ Chức Dựa Vào Cộng Đồng có quy mô nhỏ.  

Việc duyệt tài trợ chỉ được thực hiện một lần duy nhất và sẽ áp dụng cho giai đoạn từ ngày 15 tháng 8 năm 2021 đến 31 tháng 7 năm 2022. Mọi khoản tài trợ sẽ dựa trên mức kinh phí sẵn có.

Vui lòng liên hệ với Angela Miyamoto, Điều Phối Viên RFP, qua email nếu quý vị có bất cứ câu hỏi nào về RFP này hoặc để yêu cầu hỗ trợ phù hợp khi tham gia buổi cung cấp thông tin:  Angela.Miyamoto@Seattle.Gov

2021 年 亞裔美國人和太平洋島民的復原力 需求建議書

亞裔美國人是美國增長最快的種族或族裔群體。 由於族源可以追溯到 40 多個國家/地區，每個族裔都有自己的歷史、文化、語言和經驗。 太平洋島民也是一個多元化的群體，有自己獨特的身份，但其經常與亞裔美國人被歸為同一類別 – 亞裔美國人和太平洋島民或「API」。

新冠肺炎爆發期間，針對 API 社區的種族主義和暴力事件在全美大幅增加。 加州的一個反歧視組織「制止仇恨亞太裔美國人組織」在 2020 年 3 月至 2021 年 3 月期間收到了 6,603 起口頭騷擾、人身攻擊、侵犯民權和網上騷擾事件。 西雅圖針對亞裔的仇恨犯罪在這一年中有所增加，但許多犯罪沒有被上報。 從 2020 年 5 月至 12 月，金縣反對仇恨和偏見聯盟收到 281 份來自自稱為亞裔、夏威夷原住民或太平洋島民的報告。  在 2020 年全年，西雅圖警察局的偏見犯罪小組收到了 54 起針對亞裔的仇恨犯罪或非刑事偏見事件的報告。  

西雅圖市以第 126308 號條例回應對亞太裔社區的種族主義和不容忍。 -《亞裔美國人和太平洋島民社區投資條例》。 透過該條例，西雅圖人類服務部 (Human Services Department, HSD) 從普通基金中獲得了 30 萬美元，並分配給社區組織 (Community Based Organization, CBO)，以解決針對 API 社區的種族主義和不容忍問題。

在社區對話中，社區組織和志願者領導的草根組織表示，以下成果對建立 API 社區的復原力至關重要：

  • 人們瞭解種族主義
  • 人們有安全感
  • 社區獲得支持
  • 社區統一  

為了通過本需求建議書 (RFP) 獲得資助，將考慮開展相關活動以推動這些成果。 附錄 A 詳細介紹了成果、戰略和活動。 活動並不限於清單所列內容。 您可以提出符合您的社區需求的活動，前提是這些活動也能帶來上述成果。  

每個組織最多可以獲得 5 萬美元的資金。 您可以成為其他組織的財政贊助商，也可以提出自己的活動方案。 其目的是資助小型社區組織。  

獎勵僅供一次性申領，將在 2021 年 8 月 15 日至 2022 年 7 月 31 日期間統一發放。 所有獎項均取決於資金的可用性。

請通過電子郵件與 RFP 協調員 Angela Miyamoto 聯繫，提出有關本 RFP 的任何問題，或要求在資訊發佈會上提供便利。 Angela.Miyamoto@Seattle.Gov

2021 ਏਸ਼ੀਅਨ ਐਂਡ ਪੈਸੀਫਿਕ ਆਈਲੈਂਡਰ ਰਿਜ਼ਿਲੀਅਨਸੀ

ਏਸ਼ੀਅਨ, ਸੰਯੁਕਤ ਰਾਜ ਵਿਚ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਤੇਜ਼ੀ ਨਾਲ ਵੱਧ ਰਹੇ ਨਸਲੀ ਜਾਂ ਜਾਤੀ ਸਮੂਹ ਹਨ।  40 ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਦੇਸ਼ਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਾ ਮੂਲ ਜੁੜਿਆ ਹੋਣ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ, ਹਰੇਕ ਸਮੂਹ ਦਾ ਆਪਣਾ ਸਭਿਆਚਾਰ, ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਅਤੇ ਤਜ਼ਰਬਾ ਹੈ। ਪੈਸੀਫਿਕ ਆਈਲੈਂਡਰਜ਼ ਵੀ ਇਕ ਵਿਭਿੰਨ ਸਮੂਹ ਹੈ ਜਿਸ ਦੀਆਂ ਆਪਣੀਆਂ ਵਿਲੱਖਣ ਪਛਾਣਾਂ ਹਨ, ਭਾਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਅਕਸਰ ਇਕ ਸ਼੍ਰੇਣੀ, ਏਸ਼ੀਅਨ (Asian) – ਏਸ਼ੀਅਨ ਅਤੇ ਪੈਸੀਫਿਕ ਆਈਲੈਂਡਰਜ਼ (Asian and Pacific Islanders) ਜਾਂ “API” ਵਿਚ ਇਕੱਠਾ ਕਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ।

ਕੋਵਿਡ-19 ਮਹਾਂਮਾਰੀ ਦੇ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਦੇਸ਼ ਭਰ ਵਿਚ API ਭਾਈਚਾਰੇ ਦੇ ਵਿਰੁੱਧ ਨਸਲੀਪੁਣਾ ਅਤੇ ਹਿੰਸਾ ਵਿਚ ਕਾਫ਼ੀ ਵਾਧਾ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ। ਕੈਲੀਫ਼ੋਰਨੀਆ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਦਾ ਇਕ ਸੰਗਠਨ, ਸਟਾਪ AAPI ਹੇਟ (Stop AAPI Hate) ਨੇ ਮਾਰਚ 2020 ਤੋਂ ਮਾਰਚ 2021 ਤੱਕ ਮੌਖਿਕ ਉਤਪੀੜ੍ਹਨ, ਸਰੀਰਕ ਹਮਲੇ, ਨਾਗਰਿਕ ਅਧਿਕਾਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਉਲੰਘਣਾ, ਅਤੇ ਆਨਲਾਈਨ ਉਤਪੀੜ੍ਹਨ ਦੀਆਂ 6,603 ਘਟਨਾਵਾਂ ਬਾਰੇ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕੀਤੀ। ਸਾਲ ਭਰ ਦੇ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਸਿਆਟਲ ਵਿਚ ਏਸ਼ੀਅਨਾਂ ਦੇ ਵਿਰੁੱਧ ਨਫ਼ਰਤੀ ਅਪਰਾਧਾਂ ਵਿਚ ਵਾਧਾ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ, ਭਾਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਬਹੁਤ ਸਾਰੇ ਅਪਰਾਧਾਂ ਬਾਰੇ ਸੂਚਨਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ। ਮਈ ਤੋਂ ਦਸੰਬਰ 2020 ਤੱਕ, ਕਿੰਗ ਕਾਊਟੀ ਕੋਅਲੀਸ਼ਨ ਅਗੇਂਸਟ ਹੇਟ ਐਂਡ ਬਾਇਅਸ (King County Coalition Against Hate and Bias) ਨੇ ਏਸ਼ੀਆਈ, ਮੂਲ ਹਵਾਈ ਦੀਪ ਵਾਸੀ ਜਾਂ ਪੈਸੀਫਿਕ ਆਈਲੈਂਡਰਾਂ ਵੱਜੋਂ ਪਛਾਣੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀਆਂ ਤੋਂ 281 ਰਿਪੋਰਟਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕੀਤੀਆਂ। ਪੂਰੇ 2020 ਵਿਚ, ਸਿਆਟਲ ਪੁਲਿਸ ਡਿਪਾਰਟਮੈਂਟ ਦੇ ਬਾਇਅਸ ਕ੍ਰਾਇਮ ਯੂਨਿਟ ਨੇ ਏਸ਼ੀਅਨਾਂ ਦੇ ਵਿਰੁੱਧ ਨਫ਼ਰਤੀ ਅਪਰਾਧਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਗੈਰ-ਅਪਰਾਧਕ ਪੱਖਪਾਤ ਦੀਆਂ ਘਟਨਾਵਾਂ ਦੀਆਂ 54 ਰਿਪੋਰਟਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕੀਤੀਆਂ।  

ਸਿਆਟਲ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਨੇ API ਭਾਈਚਾਰੇ ਦੇ ਵਿਰੁੱਧ ਨਸਲੀਪੁਣੇ ਅਤੇ ਅਸਹਿਣਸ਼ੀਲਤਾ ਨੂੰ ਆਰਡੀਨੈਂਸ 126308 -ਏਸ਼ੀਅਨ ਅਮੈਰੀਕਨ ਐਂਡ ਪੈਸੀਫਿਕ ਆਈਲੈਂਡਰ ਕਮਿਊਨਿਟੀ ਇਨਵੈਸਟਮੈਂਟਸ ਆਰਡੀਨੈਂਸ (Asian American and Pacific Islander Community Investments Ordinance) ਨਾਲ ਜੁਆਬ ਦਿੱਤਾ। ਇਸ ਆਰਡੀਨੈਂਸ ਦੇ ਰਾਹੀਂ, ਸਿਆਟਲ ਹਿਊਮਨ ਸਰਵਿਸਜ਼ ਡਿਪਾਰਟਮੈਂਟ (Human Services Department, HSD) ਨੇ ਜਨਰਲ ਫੰਡ ਤੋਂ $300,000 ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕੀਤੇ ਤਾਂ ਜੋ API ਭਾਈਚਾਰੇ ਦੇ ਵਿਰੁੱਧ ਨਸਲੀਪੁਣੇ ਅਤੇ ਅਸਹਿਣਸ਼ੀਲਤਾ ਦੇ ਮੁੱਦੇ ਨੂੰ ਹੱਲ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਕਮਿਊਨਿਟੀ ਬੇਸਡ ਆਰਗੇਨਾਈਜੇਸ਼ਨਜ਼ (Community Based Organizations, CBO) ਨੂੰ ਵੰਡੇ ਜਾ ਸਕਣ।  

ਭਾਈਚਾਰਕ ਸੰਵਾਦਾਂ ਦੌਰਾਨ,CBOs ਅਤੇ ਸਵੈ-ਸੇਵੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਅਗਵਾਈ ਵਾਲੇ ਜ਼ਮੀਨੀ ਪੱਧਰ ਉੱਪਰ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਸੰਗਠਨਾਂ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ API ਭਾਈਚਾਰੇ ਦੀ ਲਚਕਤਾ ਦੇ ਨਿਰਮਾਣ ਵਿਚ ਹੇਠ ਲਿਖੇ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਮਹੱਤਵਪੂਰਨ ਹਨ:

  • ਲੋਕ ਨਸਲੀਪੁਣੇ ਨੂੰ ਸਮਝਦੇ ਹਨ
  • ਲੋਕ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਅਤ ਮਹਿਸੂਸ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ
  • ਭਾਈਚਾਰਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਸਮਰਥਨ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ
  • ਭਾਈਚਾਰਿਆਂ ਵਿਚ ਏਕਾ ਪੈਦਾ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ  

ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨਤੀਜਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੀਆਂ ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਇਸ ਪ੍ਰਸਤਾਵ ਲਈ ਬੇਨਤੀ ਰਿਕਵੈਸਟ ਫਾਰ ਪ੍ਰੋਪਜ਼ਲ (Request for Proposal, RFP) ਦੇ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਫੰਡਿੰਗ ਲਈ ਵਿਚਾਰਿਆ ਜਾਵੇਗਾ। ਅੰਤਿਕਾ A ਨਤੀਜਿਆਂ, ਰਣਨੀਤੀਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਵੇਰਵਾ ਦੱਸਦੀ ਹੈ। ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀਆਂ ਸੂਚੀ ਤੱਕ ਹੀ ਸੀਮਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਹਨ। ਤੁਸੀਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਸਤਾਵ ਦੇ ਸਕਦੇ ਹੋ ਜੋ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਭਾਈਚਾਰੇ ਦੀਆਂ ਜ਼ਰੂਰਤਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪੂਰਾ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ, ਜੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਕਾਰਨ ਉੱਪਰ ਸੂਚੀਬੱਧ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਪੈਦਾ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ।  

ਪ੍ਰਤੀ ਸੰਗਠਨ $50,000 ਉਪਲੱਬਧ ਹੋ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਨ। ਹੋ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਦੂਜੇ ਸੰਗਠਨਾਂ ਦੇ ਲਈ ਇਕ ਵਿੱਤੀ ਪ੍ਰਾਯੋਜਕ ਹੋਵੋ ਅਤੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਖੁਦ ਦੀ ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀ ਲਈ ਪ੍ਰਸਤਾਵ ਦੇ ਸਕਦੇ ਹੋ। ਇਸਦਾ ਉਦੇਸ਼ ਛੋਟੇ ਭਈਚਾਰਾ ਆਧਾਰਤ ਸੰਗਠਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਫੰਡ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰਨਾ ਹੈ।  

ਇਨਾਮ ਕੇਵਲ ਇਕ ਵਾਰ ਦਿੱਤੇ ਜਾਣ ਦਾ ਇਰਾਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਇਹ 15 ਅਗਸਤ, 2021 ਤੋਂ 31 ਜੁਲਾਈ, 2022 ਤੱਕ ਦੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਲਈ ਦਿੱਤੇ ਜਾਣਗੇ। ਸਾਰੇ ਅਵਾਰਡਜ਼ ਫੰਡਾਂ ਦੀ ਉਪਲੱਬਧਤਾ ਉੱਪਰ ਅਧਾਰਤ ਹਨ।

ਇਸ RFP ਬਾਰੇ ਕਿਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ਨਾਂ ਬਾਰੇ ਜਾਂ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਸੈਸ਼ਨ ਵਿਚ ਸਮਾਈ ਬਾਰੇ ਬੇਨਤੀ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ, ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ Angela Miyamoto, RFP ਕੋਆਡੀਨੇਟਰ ਨਾਲ ਈਮੇਲ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਸੰਪਰਕ ਕਰੋ।  Angela.Miyamoto@Seattle.Gov

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Human Services Department Provides Update on Three New Tiny House Village Projects

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All three projects are anticipated to open this summer, operated by the Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI), and add new shelter capacity

The City of Seattle’s Human Services Department (HSD) provided an update on three new tiny house village projects set to open this summer that will add over 100 new tiny house units to the City’s shelter system, serving up to 145 individuals. These projects were proposed and approved as part of the 2021 budget and build on the City’s year-long work to address the impacts of COVID-19 by de-intensifying shelters, creating new enhanced shelter space, developing two hotel based shelter programs, and standing-up tiny house villages.

This spring, HSD selected the sites, completed a request for proposal process, and selected a provider, LIHI. These programs will offer onsite case management services, including connections to behavioral health supports, and to permanent housing that help end a person’s experience with homelessness. Onsite amenities will also include access to hygiene and communal kitchens.

“For over a year, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought tremendous challenges to all of Seattle, but especially to our homelessness crisis. During the pandemic, Seattle allocated unprecedented resources to address immediate impacts of the pandemic, such as creating a safer 24/7 enhanced shelter system, providing food access, and expanding hygiene resources, but we know that we must continue creating long-term investments in housing to address the scale of the crisis,” said Mayor Jenny Durkan. “These new investments in tiny home villages are effective shelter options to end a person’s experience with homelessness and add much needed new shelter capacity to offer more individuals safer spaces who are living in our parks and sidewalks.”

We are looking forward to these new tiny house shelter resources coming online. Thank you to Mayor Durkan, the City Council, Sound Transit, the Port of Seattle, LIHI, and the communities that will host these programs. Through these partnerships, we will ensure more people have a safe place to find help in their time of need.

Helen Howell, Interim Director of HSD

“Unsheltered homelessness in our streets, greenways, and parks has increased during the COVID pandemic and we need action to help those in need,” said Alex Pedersen, Seattle City Councilmember for District 4. “I believe that well-organized tiny house villages as part of the Durkan Administration’s shelter surge can be a cost-effective intervention when coupled with professional case management and performance-based contracts. Rather than just talking about it, we did the legwork to find a suitable short-term location and funding for the new Rosie’s Tiny House Village and I’m pleased we are able to stand up this organized shelter quickly thanks to Sound Transit, our City’s Human Services Department, and caring neighbors and small businesses.”

“My office anticipated the expansion of tiny home villages in District 5. We partnered with community members to successfully pass funding in the 2021 budget for two outreach workers dedicated to the Lake City neighborhood. Since beginning their work in March, they’ve laid the groundwork to build trusting relationships with folks living unsheltered,” said Debora Juarez, Seattle City Councilmember for District 5. “I’m confident we are poised to quickly utilize these new resources and move folks into stable housing on day one of the Friendship Heights opening.”

“The tiny homes at Interbay help members of our community transition into permanent housing, a critical first step towards improving individual lives and reducing economic inequity in our region,” said Port of Seattle Commissioner Stephanie Bowman. “Expanding this unique program fits with the Port’s economic development mission and our commitment to support quality of life in the region. We want to acknowledge the efforts by the City of Seattle, LIHI, the Magnolia community, and the tiny home residents who made this village a success story.”

LIHI is particularly excited about partnering with the City of Seattle, Sound Transit and the Port of Seattle on three new tiny house villages. More than one hundred people living outside will soon have safe, dignified shelter and access to the services they need to secure stable housing. Over 170 homeless people died living on the streets last year in King County, no one should die from homelessness.

Sharon Lee, Executive Director of LIHI

Rosie’s Tiny House Village

Rosie’s Village is expected to provide 36 new tiny house units and serve up to 50 people experiencing homelessness. The village will be located at 1000 NE 45th Street and includes hygiene facilities with restrooms, showers, and laundry, community kitchen and spaces for meeting, dining, and community gatherings. Services offered onsite will include housing case management and behavioral health supports to help participants address barriers to obtaining and maintaining permanent housing.

The City plans to lease the property from Sound Transit, with LIHI serving as the operator. Development of the site will start pending final lease negotiations and approval from City Council. The State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) process has been completed for the site. Sound Transit will later develop the property into transit-oriented development.

A community meeting regarding this new program was hosted by LIHI on April 15 and included a panel with representatives from HSD and Sound Transit, and Councilmember Pedersen. A new Community Advisory Council (CAC) will be formed to support both the surrounding community and village residents.

Friendship Heights Tiny House Village

Located at 12245 Aurora Ave N, the Friendship Heights Village will be approximately 20,400 square feet and will provide 35 to 40 new tiny house units that could serve up to 55 people. LIHI has entered into a religious sponsorship with Epic Life Church and is exploring opportunities for a second church to cosponsor the village. LIHI completed the purchase agreement today, June 2, and development of the site is planned to begin later this month.

LIHI, HSD, and Department of Neighborhoods (DON) have begun the community engagement process and will host a community meeting on the new project in the coming weeks. This program will also form a CAC to support the village and community.

Interbay Tiny House Village Expansion

The City has submitted a request to the Port of Seattle to expand the current Interbay Tiny House Village to provide an additional 30 new tiny house units and a hygiene facility. These new units are expected to serve up to an additional 40 people. Pending Port of Seattle and City Council approval and conclusion of the SEPA process, this expansion is planned to begin this summer and will increase the number of units of the entire village to 76.

The City has leased the existing site from the Port of Seattle since November 2017. Since the village’s opening, 246 households/people have been served, with 35% of all exits going into permanent housing. The Interbay Tiny House Village will maintain its CAC and more information on the expansion will be shared with community as plans are finalized.

The Port of Seattle and LIHI will host media availability at the Interbay site this afternoon, June 2 at 1:30 PM. Speakers will include Commissioner Stephanie Bowman and LIHI Executive Director Sharon Lee.

Referrals

Referrals to these tiny house villages will be coordinated by the City’s HOPE Team. The HOPE Team will work with City-contracted outreach providers to connect people living unsheltered in Seattle to these new resources. So far this year, the HOPE Team, in partnership with it’s outreach partners, has made 465 referrals to City-funded shelter programs, such as tiny house villages, enhanced shelter, and hotel-based shelters.

Seattle as a Tiny House Village Leader

Beginning in 2017, the City’s tiny house village program, which currently consists of eight city-funded villages and approximately 300 units, became some of the most sought after shelter resources in Seattle. Providing individuals with four walls and a door that locks and accessible onsite services, tiny house villages have high success rates of transitioning people from shelter into permanent housing.

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Seattle Human Services Department Continues to Build Up Safe and Thriving Communities Division

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New Crime Survivor Services Unit and Job Posting for Division Director

As the City of Seattle continues to reimagine public safety, the Safe and Thriving Communities Division is a new division in the Seattle Human Services Department (HSD) that consolidates previous and planned City of Seattle community safety investments into the department. The division was created in response to the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020 and ensuing community advocacy efforts that urged the City to center Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities and shift safety investments into community-based organizations. As part of the reimagining, the Crime Survivor Services (CSS) Unit – comprised of the Crime Victim Advocates and Victim Support Team programs – was integrated into HSD from the Seattle Police Department (SPD).

CSS supports individuals who experience a broad range of violent assaults, some of which include domestic violence, elder abuse, sexual exploitation, human trafficking, and hate crimes. The unit also supports family members of homicide victims. Community-based agencies work closely with the unit keeping them current on resources available to survivors; increasing opportunities for partnership; and enhancing collaboration between system and community-based advocates. This work is centered on survivor agency, dignity, and safety as well as ensuring trauma-informed care through a race and social justice lens.

“We welcome the Crime Survivor Services unit to the Human Services Department. Their work is incredibly important, and we look forward to partnering with them as we stand up this new division dedicated to community safety.”

HSD Interim Director Helen Howell

From the time a police report is filed, nine, system-based, Crime Victim Advocates are responsible for working on behalf of families/survivors to ensure access to resources – from victim benefits to interpreters to critical services for shelter, transportation, counseling, medical services, and more. This advocacy can typically continue through the filing of criminal charges and the different phases of court proceedings.

Crime Victim Advocates will continue to co-locate within each investigative SPD unit to provide seamless support. One such example is the Elder Crimes Advocate, who works alongside the SPD Detective as they both visit the crime survivor’s home. The Advocate can provide an early assessment of the crime survivor’s cognitive functioning and offer a softer tone for the vulnerable adult. Perpetrators of these crimes are often family members or caregivers, creating an immediate care need once the perpetrator is removed from the situation. By being involved in the case from the beginning, the Advocate can assess those care needs and start working to quickly put a plan in place.

The second CSS program is the Victim Support Team (VST). VST is a 30-year-old program designed to bridge the gap in services for domestic violence survivors immediately after a patrol officer responds to a 911 call.

On the weekends, VST is a mobile crisis response team, operating city-wide and offering on-scene and/or over-the-phone support. Volunteers work in teams of two and are assisted by an On-Call Supervisor. They provide transportation; help locate shelter, food, and clothing; offer resource referral; offer safety planning; and answer questions about the criminal justice system. During the week, the VST Victim Advocate responds to requests for VST services, collaborating with detectives, patrol officers, system-based advocates, and community partners.

As part of the new transition to CSS, VST plans to adapt and expand beyond its current model to also include supporting the CSS Advocates by accompanying survivors to court and offering immediate emergency resources to survivors of all types of violent crime.

“The community members that volunteer for VST are remarkably dedicated. After a year of pandemic-related furlough, they are eager to return to service and grateful for the opportunity to continue this important work.”

Kaylee DiMaggio, Victim Support Team Supervisor

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As the City of Seattle Reimagines Public Safety, Mayor Durkan and Fire Chief Scoggins Announce the Launch of Second Health One Unit Extending Service to University District and Ballard

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Health One 9-1-1 response team staffed with specially trained firefighter/EMTs and case managers helps people with mental/behavioral health or substance use disorder, and non-emergency medical issues access services  

Since November 2019 launch 56 percent of those served by Health One were experiencing homelessness 

Mayor Jenny A. Durkan and Seattle Fire Department (SFD) Chief Harold Scoggins announced today the launch of a second Health One unit to expand regular service of the program to Ballard and the University District. The second unit begins operating on April 15 and will be staffed with a team of two specially trained firefighter/EMTs and a case manager from the Human Services Department’s (HSD) Aging and Disability Services Division.

The team will serve people with non-emergency 9-1-1 calls with issues like substance abuse, non-emergency medical issues and a need to access services. Health One continues to focus on providing alternatives to transporting individuals to hospital emergency departments.

Seattle has pioneered community safety initiatives like Health One. As we continue to reimagine public safety, we will expand civilian public safety alternatives like Health One that sends a firefighter and social worker to a 9-1-1 call. This next year, we will continue to scale Health One to neighborhoods across Seattle.

Mayor Jenny A. Durkan

With a second Health One unit becoming operational, the program will add Ballard and the University District to its primary service area which also includes the downtown core and Capitol Hill neighborhood. The units can deploy City-wide at the crews’ discretion, and will further reach clients in South Seattle and SODO neighborhoods with the first unit. The second unit will be located at Fire Station 2 in Belltown and operational from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. The program now allows for full weekday operations between the two units. Health One is dispatched through SFD’s Fire Alarm Center by calling 9-1-1 and cannot be contacted by members of the public directly.

“Health One is now, more than ever, an integral part of Seattle’s crisis response system. Last week I experienced first-hand how an immediate response by a team of case managers and firefighters better connects individuals with necessary care and services,” said Councilmember Lisa Herbold, Chair of the Public Safety and Human Services Committee. “The expansion of Health One to include a second unit today, and a third unit later this year, means that more behavioral health calls can be redirected away from an armed police response to individuals and providers better capable of assisting individuals in need.”

Group of individuals gathered in front of new Health Two unit vehicle

“The expansion of Health One to Ballard will bring the right first responders to many 911 calls in our community. When Health One is not available we respond with a Fire Engine, a Medic One, a Police Officer, an AMR, and a short stay in the Emergency Room without meaningfully addressing why 911 was called in the first place,” said Councilmember Dan Strauss, who represents District 6. “Health One creates lasting solutions for the people they respond to because the two firefighters and case manager triage the individual and connect them with the resources they need to remain stabilized after the 911 response. Health One creates efficiencies in our 911 response system and reduces the number of 911 calls placed because they provide upstream solutions.”

In 2019, 42 percent of SFD’s medical calls were deemed “low acuity” calls, many of which were related to social service needs including homelessness, mental health, drug and alcohol use and chronic medical issues. Prior to the launch of Health One in late 2019, low-acuity calls dispatched an SFD unit and generally resulted in no action or a non-emergency transport by an ambulance provider to a hospital’s emergency department. In 2020, only 19% of clients seen by the Health One unit resulted in transport to a hospital. The other clients served required on-scene services from Health One, referral to support services or transport to an alternative non-hospital setting.

“Fifty-six percent of the clients served by Health One in 2020 reported they were experiencing homelessness. From a 26-year-old man looking for a shelter bed to a 92-year-old woman with mobility needs to a 44-year old man with an opioid use disorder, this program has proven to safely and effectively provide services to those who need it most, including our unhoused population. Members staffing these units have received specialized training and always respond with patience and compassion when interacting with clients. We look forward to launching our second unit into service, and expanding our primary service area,” said Fire Chief Harold Scoggins.

The Seattle Human Services Department has been a partner in the Health One program since its launch and we are pleased to partner in the further expansion of this important program. Pairing services with frontline emergency responders helps us provide the right level of care for people in need. By expanding this nationally recognized model, we ensure that more people—in more neighborhoods—will get the help they need when they need it. Thank you to the Seattle Fire Department and Mayor Durkan for their leadership on this program.

Helen Howell, HSD Interim Director

In addition to urgent care, referral and transport resources utilized by the program include primary care, next-day appointments, connection with behavioral health organizations, referral to city-contracted homeless outreach providers and shelters, case management within SFD’s High Utilizer and Vulnerable Adult programs, and more. In addition to standard emergency medical services equipment, the vehicle is also equipped with outreach supplies including food, beverages, and clothing for unsheltered clients.

“Seattle Fire Fighters have been responding to and caring for vulnerable members of our community for decades but the Health One program gives us the tools and resources we need to help solve the particularly complex issues many of our neighbors are facing,” said Kenny Stuart, President of Seattle Fire Fighters Union, IAFF Local 27. “Seattle Fire Fighters are excited to see this program expand so we can provide the help these patients need while still maintaining our ability to provide life-saving fire and rescue services when every second matters.”

The City’s Emergency Response Interdepartmental Team, which consists of SFD, HSD, Seattle Police Department, and Public Health Seattle-King County, continues to assess how the City can best address the needs of the people who most frequently utilize the City’s emergency response system, and how interventions might mitigate challenges faced by emergency responders when engaging with frequent utilizers.