Community Development Block Grant Project Records
Scope and Contents note
Correspondence, reports, program plans and project summaries, financial monitoring records, and letters of authority to expend funds for block grant funded programs. Seattle's block grant programs concentrate in low income neighborhoods and focus on housing rehabilitation; extension of human services such as child care, nutrition, victim advocacy, medical services, and employment and training; and neighborhood improvement through economic development.
Dates
- Creation: 1981-1991
Creator
- Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Housing & Human Services (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access note
Records are open to the public.
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.
Full Extent
7 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Location of Records
SMA
Subject
- Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Housing & Human Services (Organization)
- Seattle Housing Authority (Organization)
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Community Development Block Grant Project Records 1981-1991
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Seattle Municipal Archives Repository