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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Office of Program Development and Management Support Records

 Series
Identifier: 3635-01

Scope and Contents note

The Office of Program Development and Management Support supported the delivery of social services through data collection, analysis, planning and solicitation of resources for the Department’s programs. Records in this series are primarily from the Resource Development Unit, including correspondence, reports, subject files and related material regarding children and youth issues, as well as refugee assistance, especially the Mt. Baker Apartments Project which served mostly Southeast Asian immigrants. Also included are board of director materials of the Food Lifeline, an organization which acquires and distributes food to food banks and meal programs.

Dates

  • Creation: 1982-1990

Creator

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

1.2 Cubic Feet (3 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Records of an office which supports the programs of the Seattle Human Services Department .

Title
Guide to the Seattle Office of Program Development and Management Support Records 1982-1990
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/xv21307

Repository Details

Part of the Seattle Municipal Archives Repository

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