OLYMPIA – Effective Sept.
09/02/2022
OLYMPIA -- From 2-3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31, the WA Cares Fund will host a panel discussion via Zoom on long-term care planning for near-retirees.
08/29/2022
OLYMPIA -- Acknowledging the significant role child support plays in building a foundation for children to grow, prosper and thrive, Gov.
08/02/2022
OLYMPIA — Thanks to federal COVID-19 relief funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, many families in Washington state will soon have another round of food assistance available to them to help buy groceries while children are home during the summer.
07/15/2022
OLYMPIA — Did you know LGBTQ+ older adults make up 2.7 million of our country’s aging population, a number that’s expected t
06/27/2022
OLYMPIA — Adult Protective Services, a division of the Department of Social and Health Services, received more than 66,600 reports of vulnerable adult abandonment, abuse, neglect, financial exploitation and self-neglect in 2021.
06/09/2022
OLYMPIA — The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington this week dismissed a class action lawsuit filed again
04/27/2022
OLYMPIA - Secretary Jilma Meneses announced today she has appointed Tony Bowie to be Assistant Secretary for the Department of Social and Health Services' Economic Services Administration, effective May 1.
04/15/2022
The Department of Social and Health Services has hired a new chief executive officer at Eastern State Hospital.
04/07/2022
OLYMPIA – After hearing feedback from customers, community advocates and staff about the challenges Washingtonians faced throughout the COVID-19 pandemic in accessing vital public services like food, cash and medical assistance, the Department of Social and Health Services reo
03/17/2022