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"Improving the
Lives of Women in King County"
The King County Women’s Advisory Board (WAB)
makes recommendations to the King County Executive and
the King County Council to ensure the needs, rights
and well being of women are taken into account by County
government. It was established in 1978.
See: Women's
Advisory Board Brochure (pdf)
Meeting Details
WAB meetings are held the first Thursday
of each month (except August) from 6:45 to 8:45 p.m.
Meetings are held at the Seattle Vocational Institute,
Room 212, 2120 S. Jackson Street in Seattle. The
public is welcome to attend. The December meeting is
usually reserved as a Board retreat. The Women’s
Program provides staff support to WAB. Please contact
Natalie
Lente for more information.
Agenda
(DOC)
Meeting Summaries for 2008:
Jan
| Feb | March | April
(DOCs)
Board Members
- Tanya Karwaki (District 1)
- Natalie Ellington, Ed.D. (District 7)
- Roberta Sherwood (District 8)
- Peggy Ann Leonard (Council At-Large)
- Natalie Reber (Executive At-Large)
- Sheila Austria, (Executive At-Large)
How to apply for a Board
Position
WAB is a nonpartisan advisory board, with members
appointed by the King County Executive and by Council.
Vacancies exist in districts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 9.
If you live in one of these districts and want to
learn more about becoming a member of the Advisory
Board, contact your Councilmember
directly or contact Natalie
A. Lente, King County Women’s Program staff
liaison.
See: Board by-laws (PDF)
Women's Advisory Board Projects
- Aging Out of Foster Care Project
In late 2005 the King County Women’s Advisory
Board issued a request for proposal for a consultant
to research the prevalence of young women “aging
out” of the foster care system in King County
and the availability of housing and other critical-needs
options/resources to support this transition.
Every year at least 20,000 youth “age out”
of the nation’s foster care system. Because
the transition process extends well beyond the formal
age of emancipation (18 in most states), at any
given time approximately 100,000 young people in
America are in the process of transitioning from
dependency on the child welfare system to self-sufficiency.
Many of these new adults have little or no resources
to be able to manage their lives independently and
often times end up facing tragic outcomes.
NP Linder Consulting, LLC was awarded the
contract and produced a comprehensive report to the
Board in May of 2006. The Board will be making
recommendations to the King County Executive and the
King County Council prioritizing the findings most
relevant to youth affected by this issue in King County.
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Contact Information
Natalie A. Lente, Program Manager
King County Women's Program
401 5th Ave, Suite 510
Seattle, WA 98104
e-mail
us
206-263-9034 | General Information
Updated: June 9, 2008
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