What happens when you give the people doing this work — the case managers, employment specialists, navigators, and vocational counselors who show up every day for job seekers rebuilding their lives — the tools, language, and community to do it even better?

The Workforce Practitioners Academy, a professional development initiative run in partnership with WorkSource Seattle–King County, celebrated this cohort’s program graduation to strengthen the skills and professional practice of frontline workforce staff across the region.

This International Labor Day, we reflect on the progress made and the work still ahead to ensure every worker in King County can thrive.

Throughout 2025, despite a landscape marked by uncertainty, we were able to achieve something very meaningful: hope.  Alongside our partners, we came together in King County for a shared purpose – creating opportunities for a more resilient workforce. As we look ahead to the new year, we remain dedicated to building a more community-centered and coordinated workforce system rooted in inclusion, where all people across Puget Sound can share in its prosperity.

Join us in celebrating Digital Inclusion Week (DIW), a nationwide event dedicated to advancing digital equity and inclusion. This year’s theme, “Community-Driven Digital Futures,” highlights how the most effective solutions to bridging the digital divide are born from within communities themselves.