WaSMAR5752_02 Guide to the Seattle Neighborhood Service Centers Reports 1994-2002 Seattle Neighborhood Service Centers Reports 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). March 2011 Removed Capital Hill Service Center Records Seattle Municipal Archives
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5752-02 Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Neighborhoods Seattle Neighborhood Service Centers Reports 1994-2002 1.4 cubic feet 4 boxes Reports regarding neighborhood offices where citizens can transact certain types of city business, also known as "Little City Halls." Collection materials are in English Historical Note

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.

Objectives reports and monthly reports of the Service Centers and a 2002 “State of the Districts” report.

Records are open to the public.

[Item and date], Seattle Neighborhood Service Centers Reports, Record Series 5752-02. 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.

Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Neighborhoods Seattle (Wash.) Neighborhood government--Washington--Seattle Neighborhoods--Washington--Seattle Seattle City and Town Life

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

Neighborhood Service Centers Reports 1994-2002 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