Information for you: Space consolidation, King County Service Center, and Future of Work

Would you like to know more about the King Street Center Service Center being planned at King Street Center? How about space consolidation and department office relocations? Watch the recording of an informational session at your convenience to learn the latest. This hour-long program covers the facility and technology changes happening at King Street Center.

With the recent announcement that restrictions on in-person work are ending for remote workers on March 1, you may have questions. This change does not mean that everyone must return to their worksites on March 1. It is the first step in the gradual transition to our post-pandemic Future of Work model for delivering services. For information on Future of Work, check out all the resources here: Future of Work Intranet site.

As always, check with your supervisor for questions about your specific work group or situation.

COVID-19 and Child Care: Helping families understand updates to Washington Department of Health guidance

The COVID-19 Schools and Child Care Task Force and Child Care Health Program will present a lunch and learn event with information on childcare guidance from the Washington state Department of Health. Topics will include: 

• Quarantine and isolation
• Mask requirements for 2 to 4 year-old children
• Symptom identification and management
• Testing
• School-age Test to Stay programs

This session will also provide time to ask us questions about these and other child care-related topics. 

• Wednesday, March 2 from noon to 1 p.m. 
• Join this meeting via Microsoft Teams or by phone at 425-653-6586. Conference ID: 343 979 813#

Black History Month Stories of Hope: Abdirahman Hashi

The King County MLK Day Committee is sharing Stories of Hope first presented during the 2022 Martin Luther King Day celebration in honor of Black History Month.

Watch this video to meet Abdirahman Hashi, Project/Program Manager for Public Health – Seattle & King County, and hear in his own words a story of hope. 

Metro celebrates Black History Month with special event featuring Dr. Terrence James Roberts

Metro's Office of Equity, Inclusion and Belonging is honored to continue the celebration of Transit Equity Day and Black History Month with a special Lunch and Learn event featuring Congressional Gold Medal recipient, scholar, and Civil Rights figure, Dr. Terrence James Roberts.

Dr. Roberts is one of the Little Rock Nine, the group of nine black students who enrolled at formerly all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in September 1957. The nine students’ attendance put to test the landmark Brown vs. Board of Education United States Supreme Court ruling that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.

Join Dr. Roberts for a conversation on this history and present day efforts to realize racial justice. All King County employees are invited. 

• Monday, Feb. 28 from noon to 1 p.m. Register here. 

What could your team do with better data? Join King County’s first Datathon

Better data helps teams succeed, and drives meaningful change. But finding and analyzing data can be a challenge. That’s why King County is hosting its first-ever Datathon to share data across departments.

Discover treasure troves of available data sets and learn how King County’s user-friendly tools can provide better data analysis on any budget, for any level of expertise. Let’s create the future together! RSVP for any of these Datathon events, open to all King County employees:

• Keynote: Discover how open data can help your team succeed, Wednesday, March 2 from 11 a.m. to noon. Register here.
• Panel Discussion: The intersection of open data and privacy, Friday, March 4 from 1 to 2 p.m. Register here. 
• Grow equity and social justice in priority communities with these simple data strategies, Friday, March 11 from 1 to 2 p.m. Register here. 
• Explore King County data tools  – The Power of Power BI and Esri (featuring Metro Transit’s performance dashboards), Friday, March 18 from 1 to 2 p.m. Register here. 
• Explore King County Data Tools  –  The Power of Tableau (featuring King County’s public dashboards), Friday, March 25 from 1 to 2 p.m. Register here.

Balanced You Coffee Connections Virtual Event: “Stretching 101”

 Balanced You Coffee Connections occur every other week and provide a chance for county employees to take a break, socialize, and connect with each other.

Join Balanced You for our next virtual Coffee Connection event: Stretching 101. Instructor Candace Conaty will lead the call, teaching basic stretching and meditation exercises to help get you centered as Spring approaches.  

• Wednesday, March 9  from 12:30 to 1 p.m. Register here.

My Secure Advantage webinar: Women & Money

As the wealth gap narrows between women and men, there are still certain financial challenges that are unique to women. In this presentation My Secure Advantage (MSA) will empower you with seven action steps to create financial wellness and help you assess your history with money.

MSA will discuss the importance of incorporating emotional intelligence and the technical aspects of money management to help direct your finances to their highest potential.

• Tuesday, March 8, two sessions: 9 a.m. - Register here. | Noon - Register here.