City Soil Farm: Record year for White Center food bank donations
Cross-posted from Clean Water Stories
City Soil Farm, located at King County Wastewater Treatment Division (WTD) South Plant, is a small farm that produces food for the community and demonstrates the benefits of turning wastewater into valuable resources such as recycled water and biosolids.
City Soil is a place where the hard work of staff and volunteers means that local community members in need will be fed fresh produce. Click here to read more about this community partnership and programs.
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Understanding tax returns
For some of us, tax season means only one thing, “How much is my refund?” But before we get to the good part, a lot needs to be discussed in terms of how income tax is calculated, types of adjustments/deductions, ways to reduce taxation, and strategies to save.
Join this webinar where My Secre Advantage (MSA) will review any tax law changes and explore some common mistakes that could be avoided with proper planning.
Register even if you cannot attend to receive a recording of the webinar. Want to learn more about these topics? Connect with MSA at kingcounty.mysecureadvantage.com or call 888-874-7290.
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King County makes it more affordable to invest in cleaner, healthier, more resilient buildings with C-PACER Program
King County’s Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy + Resiliency (C-PACER) Program is now accepting applications. This new loan program allows commercial and multi-family buildings to secure low-cost financing from private lenders to make upgrades to their properties – including energy and water efficiency, energy storage, electric vehicle charging, seismic and resiliency upgrades, electrification improvements, and more.
See the full announcement here.
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Cross-posted from Public Health Insider
Over 80,000 children ages 5-11 in King County are still eligible to receive a vaccine. Vaccinating young ones will help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in schools and child care centers, and help keep everyoneall healthy.
In this video, local pediatrician Dr. Ben Danielson answers some common questions from kids about the vaccines. This is a great video for parents to watch with their children before going to get the shot! Click here to read more and see the video.
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Diabetes Prevention and Diabetes Management with Omada
This year, try a new approach to healthy habits with Omada, a personalized program that surrounds you with the tools and support you need to reach your health goals, whether that’s preventing diabetes, managing diabetes, or improving your overall health. King County offers Omada to help you build healthy habits that stick, one small change at a time.
Read more about this free Diabetes Prevention and Diabetes Management program on the Balanced You blog.
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Upcoming Mindfulness events
Take a holistic approach to your well-being with these upcoming programs.
Mindful Movement - an hour of gentle, guided movement appropriate for all bodies.
MIndful Approach to Pandemic Fatigue - Are you feeling exhausted, anxious, overwhelmed? Join us to find out how mindfulness can help.
See the full mindfulness class schedule here.
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Security Tips: Personally Identifiable Information
What is sensitive information? Sensitive information is privileged information which – if compromised through alteration, corruption, loss, misuse, or unauthorized disclosure – could cause serious harm to an individual or organization. You must always give the highest level of protection to privileged information. Here we discuss Personally Identifiable Information, or PII:
What is Personally Identifiable Information? For the purpose of data protection, PII is defined as: any instance of an individual’s first name (or first initial) plus the last name, and any one of twenty-nine additional confidential items. An example of these twenty-nine additional confidential items include: Social Security number, driver license, credit card number and expiration date, date or place of birth, wage and salary information, vehicle identifiers including license plate numbers, and medical history.
Is it PII? The key to remember is, if the information can be used to uniquely identify a specific individual using non-public information, it’s considered PII and must be protected.
Example: John Smith was born on January 1, 1965. Which listing below would be the example of PII?
A) John Smith – DOB 1/1/1965
B) John S. – DOB 1/1/1965
C) John Smith – DOB 1/1/xxxx
The answer is A. B and C are not examples of PII on their own.
Employees who do not take care of sensitive information can lead King County into fines, increased operating costs, loss of customer confidence, and even more governmental regulation. Do your part to keep your sensitive information safe at all times. If you have questions, please reach out to kcitcsat@kingcounty.gov.
Training Spotlight:
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Facilitating Effective Meetings – Online – A common challenge faced by individuals in business is how to lead and facilitate meetings that are interesting and solicit active engagement. Join Lenny Borer in this two-day training that covers the skills used by a facilitator to design and run an effective meeting. Topics include specific facilitation skills, group decision making skills, and how to deal with disruptive behaviors. You will also learn how to navigate difficult behaviors and keep meetings on track. Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 8 and 9 from 8:30 a.m. to noon both days. $65 fee. Register here.
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Equity and Leadership – Online – Created in partnership with the Office of Equity and Social Justice, Equity and Leadership is designed to support participants’ ability to recognize the role that race and racism have on disparities in our workforce and to understand the responsibility for people leaders to create racially equitable work environments. Sessions are free and are offered monthly. The next session will be Thursday, Feb. 10 from noon to 4 p.m. Register here.
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Staying Steady – Online – Join an interactive session that focuses on prioritizing your wellbeing as a leader and supporting your team with strategies to build a sense of stability and resiliency, and to work more effectively. Sessions are free and are offered monthly. Multiple sessions are available. The next session will be Tuesday, Feb. 15, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Register here.
Please visit our King County Eventbrite website and our Learning and Development website for more learning opportunities. For more information, contact the Learning and Development Team at KCTraining@kingcounty.gov or visit Learning and Development at www.kingcounty.gov/learning.
Pet of the Week: Asparagus
My name is Asparagus and I am a five-year-old female ready for adoption. My adoption fee was paid for by a generous donor so that I can find my forever home even faster!
I am a little shy at first but once I warm up I am an affectionate little lady who would be thrilled to cuddle up with you! I like getting attention on my own terms and will need to be the only cat in my new home.
You can find out more about me and my other friends on our website at www.kingcounty.gov/adoptapet. Note that RASKC has moved to adoptions by appointment only. If you have more questions, you can contact RASKC via phone at 206-296-7387 (PETS) or email pets@kingcounty.gov.
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Featured Job: Public Relations Specialist (Project/Program Manager III)
Salary: $88,920.00 - $112,715.20 Annually
Location: Seattle - Regional area, WA
Job Type: Career Service, Full Time, 40 hrs/week
Department: Natural Resources and Parks
Job Number: 2022PJ15170
Division: Water and Land Resources
Closes: Jan. 30 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific time
Join King County's Water and Land Division as a Public Relations Specialist for the nationally leading Hazardous Waste Management program! The individual selected will be responsible for creating a program-level strategy for proactive public relations.
Learn more about this position or view all available positions.
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King County awards $2 million to build permanent home for Skyway Resource Center
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