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» Good news! Sales tax passed yielding approximately $50million a year for Mental Health and Substance Abuse treatment, prevention and related diversion from chronic homelessness, incarceration and use of the emergency health system. Read more by clicking on the link below:

Council adopts sales tax funding for mentally ill and drug dependent

The Seattle Human Services Coalition is a multi-racial, multi-cultural group of human service providers and concerned community members committed to helping Seattle-King County residents meet their basic human needs. We developed our first shared agenda over 20 years ago in 1987.

Together, we use what we've learned to shape public policy to help people meet their basic human needs, including such issues as homelessness, hunger, domestic violence, childcare, literacy, aging, disabilities, sexual assault, health care, employment, racial equity, and child/ youth development.

Building support for stable, dedicated, adequate funding for community health and human services to strengthen communities throughout King County is one of our primary goals. Learn more about this and get involved through the King County Alliance for Human Services

City of Seattle policies also affect our communities, so SHSC members educate public officials on these impacts and make recommendations for how to invest in people first.

Institutional Racism plays a role in meeting basic human needs. SHSC members have developed the Identifying Institutional Racism (IDIR) Folio to help organizations find and eliminate the manifestations of racism within their structures.

Join SHSC and sign up below for electronic advocacy alerts to help meet the basic human needs of your family, your neighbors and your community.