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Best Starts’ partner, ORS Impact, is recruiting participants for an Evaluation Advisory Committee to help provide guidance to the evaluation of the second Best Starts for Kids Levy. If you are with a provider organization: Fill out this form to...
Young people thrive when they have access to safe, supportive environments, that provide a sense of belonging. Our Youth Development strategy resources programs that provide mentorship, leadership opportunities, connections to community and...
This was originally posted on the Department of Community and Human Services Cultivating Connections blog. After over a decade with King County Department of Community and Human Services, Sheila Ater Capestany will depart the Children, Youth and...
Best Starts is partnering with Resource Media to redesign the Best Starts for Kids blog! We want to create a site that is responsive, accessible, easy to navigate, and aligned with our core values. Your feedback is essential and will help us...
At Best Starts, we work to build equitable systems and create pathways of success for young people 12 to 24 years old. Our Stopping the School-to-Prison Pipeline (SSPP) strategy partners with community-based organizations to support young people...
The application deadline is June 7, 2025 at 11:59 pm Pacific. Apply now! Best Starts for Kids is hiring an Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) Strategy Lead (Project/Program Manager III) to improve the social and emotional outcomes...
School is winding down, but you still have time to find a camp or summer activity that is low- or no-cost. Each year Best Starts highlights affordable activities and camps available to King County kids and young people. We will continually...
The application deadline is June 1, 2025 at 11:59 pm Pacific. Apply now! Best Starts for Kids is hiring an Administrative Specialist III to support the Best Starts for Kids leadership team consisting of cross-departmental teams in Public Health...
As part of our work to model effective supports for babies, kids, young people, and families, Best Starts invests in data and evaluation to measure success and identify opportunities for improvement. In February, Best Starts issued a...
Best Starts in partnership with Start Early is hosting small group conversations to understand community members experience with the Parenting Interactions with Children: Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes...
We offer equity-centered workshops for King County early childhood providers.
This dashboard shows the impact of Best Starts funding across its eight investment areas: Child Care, Investing Early, Sustain the Gain, Youth and Family Homelessness Prevention Initiative, Communities of Opportunity, Capital Projects, Technical Assistance and Capacity Building, and Data and Evaluation.