Who We Are
Statement of Purpose, Beliefs, and ProcessPartners
COMMUNITIES COUNT was born out of a collaborative effort among public and private organizations to create a report of population and community indicators for King County.
City of Bellevue Parks and Community Services Department
City of Renton
City of Seattle Human Services Department
King County Children and Family Commission
Public Health-Seattle & King County
Sustainable Seattle
The Seattle Foundation
United Way of King County
Funders
COMMUNITIES COUNT welcomes The Seattle Foundation as both a partner and as fiscal sponsor. The Seattle Foundation has convened a funding collaborative of area foundations and corporate donors* that recognizes the value of Communities Count indicators to inform their work. Funders include:
Boeing Company*
City of Bellevue Parks and Community Services Department
City of Seattle Human Services Department
King County Children and Family Commission
Marguerite Casey Foundation*
Microsoft Corporation*
Paul G. Allen Family Foundation*
Public Health-Seattle & King County
Safeco Insurance*
The Seattle Foundation*
United Way of King County
History
In 1993, King County Children and Family Commission’s Healthy Communities Project was established in response to three budget provisos from the King County Council. The purpose was to create a process among members of the public, Commission members, elected officials and County employees to develop a vision of a healthy community for King County’s children and families and identify concrete ways of evaluating our progress toward that vision.
The Indicator Development Process
Overview of the Data Collection Partnership
Signposts: Social and Health Indicators for King County
Social and Health Indicators for King County: Selection of Core Indicators
See more historyAccomplishments
COMMUNITIES COUNT reports were released in 2000, 2002 and 2005. Summary color inserts of reports were published in the Seattle Times. With the release of the 2005 edition, the report is “coming into its own” in the sense that agencies and persons anticipate the next report as a valuable resource for updated, regional data. The next report will be released in late 2008.
COMMUNITIES COUNT indicators have been used in important ways. The reports have shaped policy discussions, informed program development, and helped to identify funding priorities. The Initiative can point to many examples of how the report has made an impact on local planning and action.
Scientific, Technical and Production Support
COMMUNITIES COUNT was prepared by Public Health--Seattle & King County, Assessment, Policy Development & Evaluation Unit
Natural and Built Environment indicators were prepared by Sustainable Seattle
Conceptual development and data preparation for Arts and Culture indicators were done by The Urban Institute’s Arts and Culture Indicators Project, Washington, DC.
Local photos provided by the REACH Camera Club of Evergreen Treatment Services and the Youth in Focus Freelance Project
Graphic design/production of hard copy report by Tom Buffington at SaveAs Productions
Cover design of hard copy report by Michael Martin
Website design by LuxMedia