Leon Richardson Director Adult Services Division King County

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08/07/22 • 76 min

On this episode of The Jason Cavness Experience I talk to Leon Richardson - Director for the Adult Services Division within King County’s Department of Community and Health Services We talk about the following and other items Being a U.S. Army Reserve Officer Adult Services Division within King County’s Department of Community and Health Services Importance of collaboration Focusing on removing barriers Leon’s Bio Mr. Leon Richardson is the Director for the Adult Services Division within King County’s Department of Community and Human Services. He assumed these duties on July 26, 2021, after most recently serving as the Division Deputy Director and as the Director overseeing operations for the county run vaccination sites. He is a native of Washington State, and a graduate of the Washington State University and the New Mexico Military Institute. He is still actively serving in the United States Army Reserve and his career to date has been filled with public service at the port, city, and county levels. In 2020, Leon established and led operations for DCHS’s COVID-19 Isolation/Quarantine (Assessment/Recovery Facilities) and was the leader of King County’s high-volume vaccination sites in Auburn and Kent. As the Director for Adult Services, Mr. Richardson focuses on removing barriers and ensuring that King County provides services that deliver the most equitable opportunities for people to achieve their greatest potential. His division has the responsibility for providing Adult human services to the residents of King County. Within this portfolio some of the things he oversees are the veterans, seniors, housing, domestic violence, and civil legal work. A lot of this work is accomplished through the over 280 contracts with community partners to develop, support and provide human services. Mr. Richardson passion is serving those in need and ensuring that resources are accessible by all who need them. He firmly believes that we need to be the change we want to see in our community and that we achieve this through collaboration and teamwork. Leon’s Social Media Leon’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leon-richardson-90a16869/ Department of Human Services website: https://kingcounty.gov/depts/community-human-services.aspx Adult Services Division website: https://kingcounty.gov/depts/community-human-services/adult-services.aspx Leon’s Email: [email protected] Leon’s Advice I would also just throw a plug out there that right now we're doing community conversations for the Veteran seniors in the Human Services lobby. One of the things that we're looking at is, is there a need in the community? That is that people feel that the government is really being responsive to them. One of the things that we pride ourselves on is filling the gaps, recognizing that we're in this large system between local government, state and federal and whether there's like programs or maybe programs only at one particular level. The need is vast beyond that, or maybe there's a state program and a federal program that work together. But then there's a gap in between where people potentially aren't eligible or don't qualify, or whatever the thing may be in order to receive services or the health data they need. Where are those spaces and we we like to hear that and figure out how we can be more responsive to the community Our Affiliates Close.com - If you hate your sales CRM or know that you inevitably need to make a change because what you have is not working, certainly check out Close. It's quick and easy to set up and sales rep adoption is extremely high! Give their trial a shot. PeopleKeep - If your company has 49 or fewer employees a PeopleKeep personalized benefits advisor can evaluate whether a health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) is right for your business. Reach out today to get your questions answered. https://www.peoplekeep.com/cavnesshr Everee Payroll - Run payroll or contractor payments from anywhere in seconds with just one swipe on a mobile app. Focus on growing your business instead of on compliance. We remit, file and report on federal, state, local and unemployment insurance taxes, as well as handle your W2s and 1099s. https://offers.everee.com/cavness-hr CavnessHR - CavnessHR delivers HR companies with 49 or fewer people with our HR platform and by providing you access to your own HRBP. www.CavnessHR.com

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