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Seattle Community Services Division Director's Records, 1980-1989

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Seattle (Wash.). Human Services Dept.
Title
Seattle Community Services Division Director's Records
Dates
1980-1989 (inclusive)
1984-1987 (bulk)
Quantity
5.8 cubic feet, (15 boxes)
Collection Number
3625-01
Summary
Records of a Division concerned with the needs and problems of low-income and disadvantaged Seattle citizens.
Repository
Seattle Municipal Archives
Seattle Municipal Archives
Office of the City Clerk
City of Seattle
PO Box 94728
98124-4728
Seattle, WA
Telephone: 2062337807
Fax: 2063869025
archives@seattle.gov
Access Restrictions

Records are open to the public.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for processing this record series was provided through a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
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Historical Note

An Office of Human Resources was established in 1971 in the Executive Department to develop, implement, and manage social services for low-income and disadvantaged residents of Seattle. In 1973 it was replaced by the Department of Human Resources. Department of Human Resources administered family and youth services programs, senior citizen services, community service activities, the Seattle Veterans Action Center, and the Comprehensive Residential Weatherization Program. Federal, state, and local grants comprised two-thirds of the department's operating budget. Passage of the 1986 Low Income Housing Levy increased the City's funding and policy role in housing issues. In 1991, the agency name was changed to the Department of Human Services. A year later, the Department of Housing and Human Services was created, incorporating the City housing programs and Community Development Block Grant administration from the recently abolished Department of Community Development. DHHS programs included aging services, family and youth services, housing and community services, human services, and the City's education office. In 1999, the Office of Housing was established as an independent agency and DHHS was reorganized as the Human Services Department.

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Content Description

Files of the Director of the Community Services Division, including correspondence, subject and program files concerning the division’s mission to develop, implement and manage the provision of social services to residents of Seattle, especially disadvantaged and low-income individuals. Programs include Community Service Centers, the Seattle Veterans Action Center (SEA-VAC), Low-Income Weatherization Assistance, and P-Patch. Also included are files regarding its Emergency Services Project, which provided coordination and support for emergency food and shelter services

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[Item and date], Seattle Community Services Division Director's Records , Record Series 3625-01. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

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Subject Terms

  • Block grants--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Homeless persons--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Human services--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Hunger--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Veterans--Services for--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Weatherization Assistance Program

Personal Names

  • Lammert, Anita

Corporate Names

  • Seattle (Wash.). Human Services Dept.
  • Seattle Veterans Action Center (SEA-VAC)
  • Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Human Resources

Geographical Names

  • Seattle (Wash.)
  • Seattle (Wash.)--Politics and government

Finding aid prepared by Janet Ness
2010

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