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Get out there and show the love – “Keep it local King County” campaign launches to support regional small businesses

King County Executive Dow Constantine kicked off a new social media campaign to encourage people to discover offerings from arts organizations, gyms, restaurants, and retailers as the region embraces new public health instructions. This effort follows the successful awarding of financial and technical assistance to hundreds of King County businesses. As King County follows statewide temporary restrictions on public gatherings, …

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November Means Setting Out Extra Yard Waste for Free for Seattle Residents-and More SPU News

https://atyourservice.seattle.gov/2020/08/20/free-extra-yard-waste-pickup-in-november-2/ Customers are asked to manage their leaves in and around their home to prevent ponding and flooding, and keep streets and walkways safe. In November, SPU will collect up to 10 extra bags of yard waste per collection day for free!Rake the leaves in your yard and put them into your yard waste container, compostable lawn and leaf bags …

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RunAAPI’s We Are #TheNew Campaign – An AAPI youth voter outreach campaign that’s changing the narrative.

Actress Chloe Bennet (Agents of S.H.I.E.LD.) recognized the significance of this year’s election and the need to raise voter turnout among the Asian American community. That is why she teamed up with like-minded individuals to launch RunAAPI and its #TheNew campaign, an AAPI youth voter outreach campaign. There are 150,000 new Asian American and Pacific Islander voters every year, and …

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The Census is Almost Complete- Top 3 things you need to know about the 2020 Census

The 2020 Census is coming to an end on Oct. 15, 2020. Here are the top three things you need to know about this decennial: status of the count, how to know if you’ve been counted, and what to do if a census taker visits your home this month? Over 99 percent of the nation has been counted.  Between responding …

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DCYF Announces Additional COVID-19 Relief Funds for Child Care Stabilization

Olympia — Today, the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) announces a second round of child care funding to help strengthen the existing child care market for working families and providers. The Governor and Legislature approved over $70 million for the child care industry to address the ongoing economic impacts of COVID-19. These additional relief funds build …

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Immigrants, Respond to the 2020 Census and Be Counted

By Chuck Park Almost every Saturday morning for the last four months, I’ve donned a fresh surgical mask and latex gloves; loaded up a “United States Census 2020”-branded reusable bag with hand sanitizer, cellular data-enabled iPads, and flyers; and walked the 0.18 square miles of census tract 871 in downtown Flushing to urge you — my fellow New Yorkers — …

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Nhiều gia đình có thể được các nhân viên Thống Kê Dân Số 2020 tiếp tục đến thăm gặp

Gặp gỡ để kiểm tra chất lượng và bảo đảm mọi người được kiểm kê. Ngày 31 tháng 8 năm 2020– Hiện các cuộc thăm dò tận nhà của những nhân viên thống kê dân số đang tiến hành. Cục Thống Kê Dân Số Hoa Kỳ  thông báo cho các gia đình rằng họ có thể được các nhân viên …

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King County Metro is “Ready When You Are” with new safety innovations and route changes

King County Executive Dow Constantine today announced Metro is rolling out more than 1,400 first-of-their-kind automated safety partitions between passengers and the driver, to be installed on Metro buses, including Sound Transit Express buses operated by Metro. Metro also will equip over 100 buses with on-board dispensers to provide masks on the busiest routes. To provide greater operator and passenger …

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Kollaboration – 2020 Census Town Hall

Kollaboration is proud to be an official partner for the 2020 Census for a WEEK OF ACTION!RSVP NOW AT http://bit.ly/kollab2020census Join us for an empowering virtual town hall focused on galvanizing the Asian American community to participate in the 2020 Census.It’s more important than ever to engage and count the nation’s marginalized communities. Asian Americans are currently the least likely to …

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Mayor Durkan Extends Moratoriums on Evictions of Commercial, Nonprofit, and Residential Tenants Through the End of the Year

Office of Economic Development Provides Additional 72 Small Businesses With $10,000 Grants in Third Round of Small Business Stabilization Fund Seattle (August 14, 2020) – Mayor Jenny A. Durkan has signed an Executive Order to extend the moratorium on residential, nonprofit, and small business evictions in the City of Seattle until December 31, 2020. The Office of Economic Development (OED) has …

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