Veterans, Seniors, & Human Services Levy

King County’s Veterans, Seniors, and Human Services Levy (VSHSL) expands access to critical human services to improve overall health and well-being, create thriving communities, and reduce disparities throughout King County. 

The VSHSL is a six-year property tax levy that invests in three priority populations:

• Veterans, servicemembers, and their respective families
• Seniors and their caregivers
• Resilient communities

The VSHSL provides funding and partners with organizations that offer programs and services to help King County residents achieve housing and financial stability, become more socially connected and engaged, increase health and wellness, and access systems and services that support their individual needs.

Since 2018, the levy has: 

Veterans 

• Served more than 27,000 veterans, servicemembers and their families with fewer eligibility barriers than many federal programs 
• Contributed to a 40% reduction in veteran homelessness 
• Helped more than 260 veterans, servicemembers, and family members access more than 15,000 mental health counseling sessions 
• Built 234 units of affordable housing for veterans and their families 

Seniors 

• Funded 39 senior centers across the county 
• Served more than 100,000 seniors through expanded senior programming 

Build Resiliency 

• Launched DVHopeline, a countywide, 24-hour multi-lingual and multimodal domestic violence hotline, that received 16,000 calls or texts and referred nearly 7,000 of those callers to additional support 
• Funded mobile advocacy services for more than 1,200 survivors of gender-based violence 
• Helped build more than 1,000 units of affordable housing and 198 new shelter beds 
• Funded 55 agencies with 675 bonuses