Human Services Department Director’s Office Electronic Correspondence
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
- Seattle (Wash.). Human Services Dept. (Organization)
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