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Seattle Neighborhood Service Centers Reports, 1994-2002
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Neighborhoods
- Title
- Seattle Neighborhood Service Centers Reports
- Dates
- 1994-2002 (inclusive)19942002
- Quantity
- 1.4 cubic feet, (4 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 5752-02
- Summary
- Reports regarding neighborhood offices where citizens can transact certain types of city business, also known as "Little City Halls."
- Repository
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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
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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.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Seattle has a network of Neighborhood Service Centers located throughout the city to provide citizens with information about Seattle services and programs. The customer service representatives assist more than 225,000 residents each year to obtain pet licences, pay City Light and Combined Utility bills, pay traffic tickets, apply for U.S. passports, and find information about city jobs. District coordinators are involved in neighborhood planning processes, serve as staff to the neighborhood district councils, and provide a wide range of information services to the community.
Seven Community Service Centers were established in 1973 under the direction of the Citizens Service Bureau to provide decentralized local government services to Seattle’s neighborhoods. The program was inspired by Boston’s successful “Little City Halls” concept, but budget constraints made it impossible to create as comprehensive a system. The original sites of the community centers were in the neighborhoods served by the Model City Program.
In 1974, the service center program was transferred to the Department of Human Resources (DHR). Under DHR, the service centers continued to provide decentralized City services, but also expanded into community-based social service delivery. In 1978, four of the centers were designated collection centers where citizens could pay utility bills and resolve billing issues. In addition, senior services, voter registration, animal licensing, and low income energy program assistance were instituted at the centers. During the 1980s and 1990s, the various service centers offered neighborhood legal clinics, IRS tax assistance, health and nutrition services, and a wide variety of other services.
The Department of Neighborhoods (DON) was created in 1991 and jurisdiction over community service centers was transferred from DHR. The Community Service Center Division was created within DON; in 1992 the division name was changed to the Neighborhood Service Centers (NSC) Division. In 1999, the Neighborhood Matching Fund and P-Patch Programs were merged with the NSC to create the Community Building Division. From the 1990s through 2010, the NSC program included staff in thirteen centers, including seven collection centers. Budget cuts forced the closing of six service centers in early 2011.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Objectives reports and monthly reports of the Service Centers and a 2002 “State of the Districts” report.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
[Item and date], Seattle Neighborhood Service Centers Reports, Record Series 5752-02. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Neighborhood Service Centers Reports , 1994-2002Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box/Folder | ||
1/1 | Objectives,
December |
2001 |
1/2 | Objectives,
November |
2001 |
1/3 | Objectives,
October |
2001 |
1/4 | Objectives,
September |
2001 |
1/5 | Objectives,
August |
2001 |
1/6 | Objectives, July |
2001 |
1/7 | Objectives, June |
2001 |
1/8 | Objectives, May |
2001 |
1/9 | Objectives, March |
2001 |
1/10 | Objectives,
February |
2001 |
1/11 | Objectives,
January |
2001 |
1/12 | Objectives,
December |
2000 |
1/13 | Objectives,
September |
2000 |
1/14 | Objectives,
August |
2000 |
1/15 | Objectives, July |
2000 |
1/16 | Objectives, June |
2000 |
1/17 | Objectives, April |
2000 |
1/18 | Objectives, March |
2000 |
1/19 | Objectives,
February |
2000 |
1/20 | Objectives,
January |
2000 |
1/21 | Objectives,
December |
1999 |
1/22 | Objectives,
October |
1999 |
1/23 | Objectives,
September |
1999 |
1/24 | Objectives,
August |
1999 |
1/25 | Objectives, July |
1999 |
1/26 | Objectives, June |
1999 |
1/27 | Objectives, May |
1999 |
1/28 | Objectives, April |
1999 |
1/29 | Objectives, March |
1999 |
1/30 | Objectives
December |
1998 |
1/31 | Objectives |
1998 |
1/32 | Objectives |
1998 |
1/33 | Objectives |
1998 |
1/34 | Objectives |
1998 |
1/35 | Objectives |
1998 |
1/36 | Objectives |
1998 |
1/37 | Objectives |
1998 |
1/38 | Objectives |
1998 |
1/39 | Objectives |
1998 |
1/40 | Objectives |
1998 |
1/41 | Objectives
January |
1998 |
1/42 | Objectives,
December |
1997 |
1/43 | Objectives,
November |
1997 |
1/44 | Objectives,
October |
1997 |
1/45 | Objectives,
September |
1997 |
1/46 | Objectives,
August |
1997 |
1/47 | Objectives, July |
1997 |
1/48 | Objectives, June |
1997 |
1/49 | Objectives, May |
1997 |
1/50 | Objectives, April |
1997 |
1/51 | Objectives, March |
1997 |
2/1 | Objectives,
February |
1997 |
2/2 | Objectives,
January |
1997 |
2/3 | Objectives,
December |
1996 |
2/4 | Objectives,
November |
1996 |
2/5 | Objectives,
October |
1996 |
2/6 | Objectives,
September |
1996 |
2/7 | Objectives,
August |
1996 |
2/8 | Objectives, July |
1996 |
2/9 | Objectives, June |
1996 |
2/10 | Objectives, May |
1996 |
2/11 | Objectives, April |
1996 |
2/12 | Objectives, March |
1996 |
2/13 | Objectives,
February |
1996 |
2/14 | Objectives,
January |
1996 |
2/15 | Objectives,
December |
1995 |
2/16 | Objectives,
November |
1995 |
2/17 | Objectives,
October |
1995 |
2/18 | Objectives,
September |
1995 |
2/19 | Objectives,
August |
1995 |
2/20 | Objectives, July |
1995 |
2/21 | Objectives, June |
1995 |
2/22 | Objectives, May |
1995 |
2/23 | Objectives, April |
1995 |
2/24 | Objectives, March |
1995 |
2/25 | Objectives,
February |
1995 |
2/26 | Objectives,
January |
1995 |
3/1 | Objectives |
1994 |
3/2 | Objectives |
1992 |
3/3 | Objectives |
1992 |
3/4 | Neighborhood Service Centers
Monthly Narratives |
2001 |
3/5 | Neighborhood Service Centers
Monthly Narratives |
2000 |
3/6 | Neighborhood Service Centers
Monthly Narratives |
2000 |
3/7 | Neighborhood Service Centers
Monthly Narratives |
2000 |
3/8 | Neighborhood Service Centers
Monthly Narratives |
1999 |
3/9 | Neighborhood Service Centers
Monthly Narratives |
1999 |
3/10 | Neighborhood Service Centers
Monthly Narratives |
1999 |
3/11 | Neighborhood Service Centers
Monthly Narratives |
1999 |
3/12 | Neighborhood Service Centers
Monthly Narratives |
1999 |
4/1 | Neighborhood Service Centers
Monthly Narratives |
1996 |
4/2 | Neighborhood Service Centers
Monthly Narratives |
1995 |
4/3 | Neighborhood Service Centers
Monthly Narratives |
1994-1995 |
4/4 | State of the
District |
2002 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Neighborhood government--Washington--Seattle
- Neighborhoods--Washington--Seattle
Corporate Names
- Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Neighborhoods
Geographical Names
- Seattle (Wash.)