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Eastside Human Services Forum

Board of Directors New Members

Tony Copes Amy Walen Monique Ruyle Cynthia Eichner

Board Elections – Current Nominations

 Government Seat #1 – Amy Walen, Kirkland  Government Seat #2 – Lynne Robinson, Bellevue  King County – Claudia Balducci  School Board Seat #1 – Lisa Callan, Issaquah School

District

 At-Large Seat #1 – Lauren Thomas, Hopelink  Corporate #1 – Al Smith, Perkins Coie

Floor nominations

Core Activities

 Advocate for funds to help people in need  Bring people, groups, and services together to

maximize resources

 Educate and influence decision makers  Proactively impact regional issues

2017 Work Plan

Key Accomplishments

• Formalized Policies and Procedures
• Special Project on funding Eastside Human

Services Needs

• Two events
• Reframing Human Services Workshop, Part 2
• The Growing Opiate and Heroin Crisis
• New “About Us” using new reframing
• Updated website, mobile-accessible
• Federal and State Legislative Advocacy

Legislative Advocacy Subcommittee

New Federal Focus

 4 Meetings

• Nataly Morales – Sen. Murray’s office
• Rep. Dave Reichert
• Rep. Adam Smith
• Rep. Suzan DelBene

 Discussions on:

• Healthcare/Medicare
• Community Service and Community Development

Block Grants

• Food Assistance Programs
• Sequestration

Statewide Wins

 Paid Family Leave  Document Recording Fee  Protecting Vulnerable Adults  Expanding ECEAP  Funding Home Visiting programs for Early

Learning

 Children’s Behavioral Health  Creation of Dept. of Children, Youth &

Families

Setting the Landscape

 EHSF Special Project – Brooke Buckingham, EHSF

Workgroup Chair

 City of Sammamish Needs Assessment (Methodology)

– Rita Badh

 City of Issaquah Needs Assessment – Martha

Sassorossi

 City of Bellevue Needs Assessment – Alex O’Reilly  Hopelink Needs Assessment – Geoff Crump

Eastside Human Services Forum

Eastside Human Services Funding Landscape

Parameters

 Objective:

• Greater understanding of the challenges and
• pportunities in creating a sustainable

infrastructure/funding plan for the Eastside

 Driving Questions:

• How diverse are the sources of revenue?
• How have revenue changes impacted operations?
• What are the opportunities and challenges in

seeking various revenue streams?

• Have there been any shifts over the last 10 years?

Parameters

 Data Sources

• IRS 990 Form
• Funder award information
• Online survey
• Interviews

 Organization Location

• Eastside – IRS 990 address is located within the

catchment area (n = 178)

• Regional – IRS 990 address not located within the

catchment area but do provide substantial services

• n the Eastside (n = 17)
• Other – All other nonprofit organizations with a

King County registration address (n = 746)

City of Sammamish

Community Needs Assessment

Parameters

 1st assessment of human service needs  Community profile and public involvement  Assessment development &

Implementation strategy

 Final report due first quarter 2018

City of Issaquah

Community Needs Assessment for Health & Wellbeing Equity

Parameters

 Social Determinants

• f Health framework

 Review of County and

Regional Assessments

 Conducted January –

September 2017

 Eleven-member

Advisory Group

Theme 1: Disparities by Race and Ethnicity, Sex & Income

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% White Black or African American Asian Hispanic or Latino, any race Other Issaquah King County

Figure 1. Percent of Population Living Below the Federal Poverty Line, by Race and Ethnicity, Issaquah and King County, 2015

Theme 2: Lack of Stable Housing

$0 $200 $400 $600 $800 $1,000 $1,200 $1,400 $1,600 $1,800 $2,000 Average Monthly Rent (2016$) Afford at MFI Afford at 80% MFI Afford at 50% MFI Afford at 30% MFI Issaquah 2 Bed King County 2 Bed

Figure 2. 2-Bedroom apartment rent and affordability (adjusted for inflation)

Theme 3: Barriers to Accessing Services & Resources

Barriers:

 Awareness of

services

 Transportation  Availability of

services

 Insurance coverage  Navigation  Culturally and

linguistically appropriate services

“In general, few services are in Issaquah, so people have to travel around the east side to get what they need – it’s adding extra stress, time, and money for them having to seek

• ut services.”

Theme 4: Behavioral Health Norms & Resources

17.2% 26.2% 14.3% 14.6% 7.0% 4.5% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 2014 2016 Have Seriously Considered Suicide Have Made a Suicide Plan Have Attempted Suicide One or More Times

Figure 3. Suicidal Ideation and Attempt, Twelfth Graders, Issaquah, 2014 and 2016

City of Bellevue

2017-2018 Human Services Needs Update

Parameters

 Report produced every 2 years since 1988  Provides information to Human Services

Commission, community groups, non- profits, internally to the City, faith communities

 Conducted between February and

December 2017

Data sources

• Address-based sampling of Bellevue

residents

• Weighted to produce more representative
• n=484
• Convenience sample of direct service

providers

• Not representative
• n=38
• Convenience sample of service recipients
• Not representative
• n=50
• Informal focus groups with Bellevue

residents and service providers

• n=30 (approximately 476 individuals)
• Targeted interviews of individuals with

“insider” knowledge of special issues or topics

Phone/Online Survey Provider Survey Consumer Survey

QUANTITATIVE

Key Informant Interviews Community Conversations

QUALITATIVE

 Beyond just our data sources, we identified

some specific populations from which we wanted to gather data.

 These include:

Faith Community

The faith community is a critical part of human service delivery in East King County.

• 6 Key Informant

Interviews

Older Adults

The number of older adults is expected to double between 2012 and 2050, a shift that will necessitate changes in services and supports.

• 5 Community

Conversations

Communities of Color

Bellevue is growing increasingly diverse: 40%

• f residents are a race
• ther than white alone

and 36% born outside of the US.

• 6 Community

Conversations

Themes

 Theme # 1:

Cost of Living

 Housing  Child Care  Wage Inadequacy  Cost of Services  Transportation  Civil Legal

Assistance

 Theme # 2:

Health Related

 Lack of Affordable

Care (Medical or Dental)

 Lack of Affordable

Insurance

 Substance Abuse  Mental Illness  Stress/Anxiety

Concerns about the high cost of living in Bellevue was one of

the most prevalent and consistent themes.

Themes

 Theme # 3:

Racial Equity

Racial and/or Ethnic Discrimination (both

at the household and community level)

More feedback from providers, focus

groups and key informants about fear about immigration issues, reluctance to utilize services and overall uneasiness

Although racial and ethnic discrimination did not rise to the level of a top-tier community or household problem, both saw substantial – and statistically significant – increases. ↑ 7 percentage

points

↑ 3 percentage

points

The percentage of respondents who reported experiencing racial

• r ethnic discrimination nearly

doubled.

Hopelink

2017 Community Needs Assessment

Parameters

 Hopelink Theory of Change  Basic needs, social services, health, education and

workforce needs

 Conducted March – September 2017, supported by an 11

member advisory group

 All of King County with deeper-dive in North and East King

County service center areas

Summary of Findings



Affordable Housing:

• Rising housing costs
• Seniors on a fixed income

 Homelessness:

• Job loss (30%)
• Drug & alcohol use (20%)
• Eviction (11%)

 Affordable Health Care:

• Challenging to know what services and benefits people

are eligible for

 Affordable Child Care:

• Language and cultural values
• Inability to access child care = Implications beyond cost

Summary of Findings

• Food Security:

Access to adequate and nutritious food

• Access to Transportation:

Need for more efficient and improved bus service Seniors and Disabled: Ability to use public buses Need for public or volunteer door-to-door services Lack of suitable conditions at bus stops

• Access to Services:

Not sufficient density of clients to justify delivery of certain services in an area

Barriers to Access

• Awareness and Outreach:

Unaware about what services the organization provides

• Complicated eligibility and sign-up process:

Time, knowledge, or ability to complete the application & qualification processes

• Welcoming Atmosphere

Importance of first contact with service provider

• Cultural Competency:

Growing needs for greater cultural competency Proficiency in languages other than English

Observations

Questions for Table Discussion

 What are your biggest “takeaway’s”?  What are the opportunities you see for the

Forum in 2018?

 What are 1-2 things you will share with your

network/organization?

A Special Thank You

Shahzina Karim Kathy Lambert

• Rev. Steve Baber

A Special Thank You

Byron Shutz

• Joined EHSF Board in

2014

• Served as Board Vice-

Chair in 2015

• Served as Board Chair

2016-2017

• Represented EHSF on

LE Civic Incubator Steering Committee

Thank you!