What’s New at WDC
News, success stories, and important updates from across our programs, partners, and communities.
They Rethought Services to Deliver $9 Million in COVID Relief
By hiring people from the community, Open Doors cultivated understanding of the needs of the people they serve. They integrated PPE and food relief into a single delivery package, including information tailored to the families’ own languages, drove the rental assistance program, and even represented Open Doors in meetings with King County.
At the Crossroads: Choosing Transformation Over Destruction
Gabe was “in a tough spot,” according to case managers with King County Community and Human Services: Children, Youth and Young Adults Division. After becoming paralyzed from gun violence, he was at a crossroads: continue down the same path of destruction or transform his life for the better.
Kaiser Permanente Awards $350,000 to Expand Youth Apprenticeship
On May 22nd the Kaiser Permanente Health Plan of Washington announced a generous grant of $350,000 to the Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County (WDC) to expand apprenticeship opportunities in in-demand sectors for opportunity youth. "We’re pleased to have so many partners on-board as we take on this project,” said Marie Kurose, new CEO of the WDC. “It’s exciting to bring our focus on high-quality training and high-demand jobs into a community like South King County, where those resources, combined with a commitment to equitable outcomes, can have a huge impact on the lives of opportunity youth."