Archive for 'Human services'
Mayor Mike McGinn, Odessa Brown Clinical Director Dr. Ben Danielson, Neighborcare Health Dental Director Dr. Martin Lieberman, Seattle Public School staff and staff of Public Health Seattle/King County gathered at Madison Middle School today to announce the award of new Families and Education Levy investments for student’s dental health. A Madison student
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Posted: June 4th, 2013 under Budget, Community Engagement, Education, Health, Human services, Race and Social Justice.
Mayor Mike McGinn, Seattle Public Schools Superintendent José Banda, Beacon Hill International School Principal Kelly Aramaki, community leaders and local students and parents gathered at Beacon Hill International School today to announce a new round of Families and Education Levy investments in student programs for the coming school year. Adding to programs
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Posted: May 29th, 2013 under Budget, Community Engagement, Education, Human services, Immigrants & refugees, Mayor McGinn, Race and Social Justice.
The City of Seattle and the Seattle International Foundation (SIF) are partnering to educate and mobilize local residents to support Seattle’s thriving global development sector, by participating in the Seattle Ambassador program. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5VWMHYrGoUw This city-wide campaign will raise awareness about local institutions working to alleviate poverty around the world and ask individuals
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Posted: April 16th, 2013 under Community Engagement, Health, Human services, Immigrants & refugees, Jobs, Mayor McGinn, Race and Social Justice.
Mayor Mike McGinn today announced the availability of assistance for high-quality child care from the City of Seattle for low- or moderate-income parents who are working or enrolled in job training. Currently, the City has more than 300 slots available for child care subsidies. "These subsidies will help parents find and keep
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Posted: April 11th, 2013 under Budget, Community Engagement, Education, Health, Human services, Jobs, Race and Social Justice.
Want to get your finances in shape? Join us this Saturday for a free Financial Fitness Day where you can: Have your tax return prepared (individual, small business & microenterprise) Print a free credit report Open a checking or savings account Create a budget and a plan to pay off debt Apply
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Posted: March 5th, 2013 under Community Engagement, Education, Health, Human services, Immigrants & refugees, Jobs, Race and Social Justice.
Mayor McGinn today delivered his 2013 State of the City address in Seattle City Council Chambers. He detailed indicators of a recovering local economy, building great neighborhoods, new efforts to improve early learning in Seattle, a plan to update the Neighborhood Policing Plan and work to build out Seattle's rail transit network.
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Posted: February 19th, 2013 under Budget, CCI, Education, Health, Human services, Immigrants & refugees, Jobs, Public Safety, Race and Social Justice, Speeches, Sustainability, Technology, Transportation.
Tags: April Thomas
Mayor McGinn and King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn today unveiled a campaign to raise awareness of human trafficking taking place in our community. They were joined by representatives from Clear Channel Outdoor, who donated $94,000 in advertising space, and Clear Channel Entertainment+Media, who donated $88,000 of air time for anti-trafficking public service
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Posted: January 30th, 2013 under Community Engagement, Education, Health, Human services, Immigrants & refugees, Public Safety, Race and Social Justice.
Mayor McGinn, Seattle Public School officials, community leaders, and local students and parents gathered at Northgate Elementary School to announce the beginning of a city-wide investment plan to support summer learning programs – the first of its kind – included in the 2011 Families and Education Levy. The Levy will invest in
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Posted: January 24th, 2013 under Budget, Education, Human services, Race and Social Justice.
Since 1981, Seattle voters have approved one bond and four levies to create affordable housing. Seattle has now funded over 11,000 affordable apartments for seniors, low- and moderate-wage workers, and formerly homeless individuals and families. It’s a shared value in our city that people need shelter and affordable housing. And, it’s also
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Posted: January 2nd, 2013 under Human services, Jobs, Race and Social Justice.
Tags: April Thomas
Last week the Corporation for National and Community Service released the 2011 version of their annual report "Volunteering and Civic Life in America", which ranks cities and states according to the percentage of their population who perform some type of volunteer service over the course of a given year. Seattle's been ranked
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Posted: December 19th, 2012 under Community Engagement, Human services, Mayor McGinn, Service Plan.
