The State of Health and Human Services in King County
Since the Great Recession began in December 2007, “temporary belt tightening” has gradually given way to the dismantling of the basic infrastructure for health and human services. Cuts proposed at the federal and state level in this upcoming session no longer just “trim” programs and push them to be more efficient and effective: they eliminate whole support systems that compromise individual well-being and community stability. The philanthropic sector has stepped up its efforts, but private donations, charity and volunteerism cannot replace the loss of public funding.
That's why we, along with our State of Human Services partners, created this report: to help build awareness of what's at stake. We encourage you to use it in community conversations and hope it will generate new solutions to some of today’s most pressing challenges.
For questions call us at 206.461.3756 or cwood@uwkc.org.
