Community Services Division Director's Records
Scope and Contents note
Files of the Director of the Community Services Division, including correspondence, subject and program files concerning the divisionâs mission to develop, implement and manage the provision of social services to residents of Seattle, especially disadvantaged and low-income individuals. Programs include Community Service Centers, the Seattle Veterans Action Center (SEA-VAC), Low-Income Weatherization Assistance, and P-Patch. Also included are files regarding its Emergency Services Project, which provided coordination and support for emergency food and shelter services
Dates
- Creation: 1980-1989
- Creation: 1984-1987
Creator
- Seattle (Wash.). Human Services Dept. (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
5.8 Cubic Feet (15 archives boxes.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Records of a Division concerned with the needs and problems of low-income and disadvantaged Seattle citizens.
Arrangement note
Arranged alphabetically.
Subject
- Lammert, Anita (Person)
- Seattle (Wash.). Human Services Dept. (Organization)
- Seattle Veterans Action Center (Organization)
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Seattle Community Services Division Director's Records 1980-1989
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Janet Ness
- Date
- Š 2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- Sponsor
- Funding for processing this record series was provided through a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
- EAD Location
- http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv80758
Repository Details
Part of the Seattle Municipal Archives Repository