3621_02WaSMAR Guide to the Seattle Homeless Children's Network Records 1987-1992 Seattle Homeless Children's Network Records Finding aid prepared by Janet Ness Funding for processing this record series was provided through a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Seattle Municipal Archives © 2010
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Finding aid encoded by Janet Ness 2010 Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard). Seattle Municipal Archives
PO Box 94728 600 Fourth Avenue, Floor 3 Seattle, WA 98124-4728 Phone: 206/233-7807 Email: archives@seattle.gov http://www.seattle.gov/cityarchives
3621-02 Seattle (Wash.). Human Services Dept. Seattle Homeless Children's Network Records 1987-1992 1.6 cubic feet 4 boxes Project to develop a child care system for homeless children Collection materials are in English 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. DHR 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.

Correspondence, reports, agreements, and grant proposals for a federally funded project to develop a system for integrating homeless children into community based child care centers. Also includes Planning/Advisory Group minutes, correspondence, rosters and related material, as well as notes, testimony and draft bills regarding legislation to provide State funding for homeless child care. The project provided 3,256 days of child care for homeless children in two community sites in 1990 and in 1991 mobilized a state-wide coalition that successfully lobbied the state Legislature for over one million dollars for homeless child care. The Department contracted with a non-governmental social service agency to continue network services following completion of the federal grant.

Records are open to the public.

[Item and date], Seattle Homeless Children's Network Records , Record Series 3621-02. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Young, Billie Seattle (Wash.) Dept. of Housing and Human Services Seattle, (Wash.) Day care Homeless children--Washington (State)--Seattle Children and Youth Seattle

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

3621-02 Homeless Children's Network 1987-1992 1/1 News Articles 1989-1991 1/2 Pamphlets undated 1/3 Newsletters, Program Descriptions, Guides 1990 1/4 Resumes, Interview Evaluations, Job Descriptions undated 1/5 Correspondence, Forms, Agreements, Agenda's and Memo's 1988-1992 1/6 Management 1990-1992 1/7 Homeless Breakfast 1989-1991 1/8 Budget Figures 1989-1991 1/9 Federal Grant Applications; Working Copies 1988-1990 1/10 Our Place Line Item Contract '89 1989-1991 1/11 Our Place Daycare; Policy '89 1987-1990 1/12 Our Place Applications; Budget Memo's 1988-1991 1/13 Child care Linkage and Referral Contracts 1991-1992 2/1 Child care Senate Bill 6516; Legislative Action 1990-1991 2/2 Homeless Planning Group 1989-1990 2/3 Transition Items 1989-1990 2/4 Administrative; Tickler, Follow-up Items 1989-1990 2/5 Administrative; Weekly Meeting Agenda Items 1989-1990 2/6 Homeless Issues; Service Groups 1989-1990 2/7 Funding Resources, Child Daycare Subsidies 1988-1990 2/8 Supplemental Assistance for Facilities to Assist the Homeless; Grant Application 1990 2/9 Temporary Positions; Employment Letters 1990 2/10 Lonnie Johns Brown-Contract 7 Lobbying 1991 2/11 Information undated 2/12 Work Plan Initiative undated 2/13 Homeless Children's Network 1989-1990 2/14 Better Homes And Garden Grant 1990 2/15 Child Care Coordinating Committee - Therapeutic Child Care Work Group, Season Day Care 1990 3/1 Current, Grants 1988-1991 3/2 Evaluation Components 1989-1990 3/3 Federal Grant, Ordinance Supporting Grant 1988-1989 3/4 Homeless Shelter Meeting Schedules 1990 3/5 Legislation, 1989 Session 1989 3/6 Legislation, Draft Bill 1987-1990 3/7 Legislation, Funding Sources 1989-1990 3/8 Legislation, Homeless Child Care Bill 1990 3/9 Legislation, Notes and Ideas 1989-1990 3/10 Legislation, Senate Children And Family Services Committee Hearing 1990 3/11 Legislation, Senate Ways And Means - Hearing 1990 3/12 Legislation, Senate Ways And Means - Preparation undated 3/13 Local Homeless System - City/Local Government - City Homeless Steering Committee 1989-1990 3/14 Local Homeless System - City/Local Government - DHR Homeless Team 1989-1990 3/15 Local Homeless System - City/Local Government - Snohomish County 1989 3/16 Local Homeless System - Community - Seattle-King County Coalition For The Homeless 1987-1990 4/1 Local Homeless System - Community - Seattle-King County Coalition For The Homeless, Family Shelter Committee 1989-1991 4/2 Local Homeless System - Community - Seattle-King County Coalition For The Homeless, Voucher Committee 1989 4/3 Local Homeless System - Shelter Intake Forms From Children's Programs 1989 4/4 National Teleconference Information 1990 4/5 Notes, Update, Miscellany 1990-1991 4/6 Planning / Advisory Group - Briefing to Group Members 1989 4/7 Planning / Advisory Group - Health/Information Subcommittee undated 4/8 Planning / Advisory Group - Minutes & Correspondence 1989-1990 4/9 Planning / Advisory Group - Minutes 1990 4/10 Planning / Advisory Group - Notes 1989 4/11 Planning / Advisory Group - Roster 1989-1990 4/12 Presentations 1988-1989 4/13 Seattle Public Schools 1989 4/14 Statewide Survey 1990 4/15 Survey Mailing List 1990 4/16 Transportation 1991 4/17 Weekly Reports, Briefings 1989-1990 4/18 Work Plans 1989-1990 4/19 Workshop Proposals Submitted 1989