POLICY COORDINATING GROUP

LEAD is governed by a Policy Coordinating Group. The group makes decisions by consensus via a memorandum of understanding. LEAD is entirely voluntary, and any stakeholder may choose to withdraw from LEAD at any time. The members include:

Seattle Office of the Mayor
King County Executive Office
Seattle City Council
King County Council
Seattle City Attorney’s Office
King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office

Seattle Police Department
King County Sheriff’s Office
Washington Department of Corrections
The Public Defender Association
ACLU of Washington, Drug Policy Project

FUNDERS

Background

LEAD is funded by both the City of Seattle and King County.

The funders for the initial LEAD pilot program and program development and implementation were:

Ford Foundation
Open Society Foundations
Vital Projects Fund
RiverStyx Foundation
Massena Foundation
The Social Justice Fund Northwest

The Seattle LEAD evaluation was funded by The Laura and John Arnold Foundation

Potential