An Office of Human Resources was established in in the Executive Department to develop, implement, and manage social services for low-income and disadvantaged residents of Seattle. In 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 Low Income Housing Levy increased the City's funding and policy role in housing issues. In , 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.
Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives. Archives West. Human Services Dept. The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Domestic Violence Council. Domestic Violence Response Coordination. Domestic Violence Task Force. Greater Puget Sound domestic Violence Conference. Information and Referral: Displaced Homemakers, Divorce.
