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Human Services Department Director’s Office Electronic Correspondence

 Series
Identifier: 3600-06

Scope and Contents Note

Director's email accounts, concerning the delivery of social services to Seattle children, youth, elderly, veterans, immigrants, homeless, low-income, and disadvantaged citizens.

Dates

  • Creation: 2013

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Records are open to the public.

Conditions Governing Use

Records are available for use onsite through ePADD software in the SMA reading room.

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

2,433 email messages

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Director of the Human Services Department's electronic corresspondence documents the work connecting the public with essential city resources.

Separated Materials

Attorney-client priviliged materials have been separated.

Title
Human Services Department Director’s Office Electronic Correspondence
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Repository Details

Part of the Seattle Municipal Archives Repository

Contact:
PO Box 94728
600 Fourth Avenue, Floor 3
Seattle 98124-4728 USA US