This week’s big news: the Community Resource Center (CRC) is reopening to the public soon! Beginning July 14, the CRC will be open Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. On-site providers and services include: MPS Lifeline: Free phone with unlimited minutes and text, 25 GB data… [ Keep reading ]
In this week’s Community Corner newsletter: Eviction Moratorium Extended Until September 30: Seattle has extended a moratorium on residential, nonprofit, and small business evictions through September 30, 2021. This three-month extension will ensure the City can provide the cash rental assistance and housing support that is critical to stabilizing the… [ Keep reading ]
In this week’s issue of the Community Corner newsletter: Child Care for Families Experiencing Homelessness: The Child Care Aware of Washington Family Center is a statewide call center assisting families in finding licensed child care providers, navigating child care financial assistance options, finding alternative forms of care, and connecting families… [ Keep reading ]
In this week’s issue of the Community Corner newsletter: COVID-19 Bill Assistance Program: Puget Sound Energy has recently relaunched itsCOVID Bill Assistance Program to help residential customers facing financial hardship due to COVID-19. This program allows customers to receive up to $2,500 in additional utility bill payment assistance, up to… [ Keep reading ]
In this week’s issue of the Community Corner newsletter: Homelessness prevention financial assistance for veterans: Supportive Services for Veteran Families(SSVF) has funds to provide financial assistance to eligible veterans at risk of experiencing homelessness during the COVID-19 outbreak. Veterans must meet the eligibility criteria and be able to provide verification… [ Keep reading ]
Welcome to the Community Corner newsletter, a weekly update from Seattle Municipal Court’s Community Resource Center (CRC). This newsletter is distributed on Mondays and will give updates on CRC services, upcoming events, and other information for court-involved people, service providers, and all community members. While the CRC remains closed for… [ Keep reading ]
We are excited to publish two new data dashboards for our Probation Services department: Active Probation Caseload and Probation Closed Cases. Seattle Municipal Court is committed to improving our services and furthering our court-wide goals of lessening barriers and increasing equity in the criminal legal system. We began evolving Probation Services… [ Keep reading ]
In June 2020, Seattle Municipal Court released an evaluation of our Probation Services department commissioned from the Vera Institute of Justice. Aligning with national best practices, the report laid out recommendations to help evolve SMC Probation Services and most effectively serve our clients. We are committed to implementing the report’s recommendations to… [ Keep reading ]
By Curtis Bright When the new Seattle Community Court launched on August 10, 2020, it was the result of over a year of planning and months of preparation by Seattle Municipal Court’s Programs and Services staff. Over the summer, Probation Counselors Leah Pastrana, Curtis Bright, Sokpul Chea, and Community Service Crew Lead… [ Keep reading ]
