Join Mayor McGinn, the City Council and City departments at this FREE event, this Saturday, Jan. 28th, at City Hall, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Open House features live music, a farmers market, food trucks, Q&A with elected officials, tour of city offices and more. For more information, please visit this  [More]

Here is an update on the Seattle Human Services Department’s (HSD’s) proposal to move the Outdoor Meal Program (located under I-5 at 6th Ave. and Columbia St.) indoors to better connect participants with services they may need. On Jan. 19th, HSD met with Beverly Graham, director of OPERATION: Sack Lunch (OSL), and  [More]

Here in Seattle, we are committed to ending hunger and helping get meals to people who need it. Each year, the City of Seattle spends more than $30 million to prevent and end homelessness, including "emergency food" programs such as meals programs and food banks. We have worked hard to protect funding  [More]

 The Jan. 19th Coffee Hour sponsored by the Mayor's Office for Senior Citizens has been CANCELED due to the wintry weather. We will reschedule Deputy Mayor Darryl Smith (the scheduled speaker) as soon as possible.   [More]

United Way's Community Resource Exchange connects people experiencing homelessness with the services they need—all in one place, on one day--with everything from housing, employment and legal assistance to free health services, haircuts, and voicemail accounts. The event will take place at CenturyLink Field (formerly Qwest Field) Friday, Jan. 13, 2012,  9 a.m. to  [More]

Mayor McGinn announced an innovative new program to help immigrant and refugee young people prepare for the workplace with training that is coordinated with support for parents. Contracts are scheduled to be awarded in April 2012 and services are scheduled to begin in May 2012. Check out the news release for more  [More]

Read the latest Spotlight issue! Spotlight is a newsletter for seniors by HSD Mayor's Office for Senior Citizens. Beginning with the next issue in 2012, Spotlight will be moving from print to electronic format. To be added to the Spotlight e-mail list, please send your e-mail to David.Takami@seattle.gov.  [More]

Seattle Deputy Mayor Darryl Smith will be speaking at the Mayor's Office for Senior Citizens'  Coffee Hour on Thursday, January 19th, 10 a.m., in the first floor of the Central Building (810 3rd Avenue). Deputy Mayor Smith leads community engagement efforts aimed at neighborhoods, small businesses and civic organizations. He also supports  [More]

The first Mayor’s Office for Senior Citizens Job Search Workshop of 2012 is on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, 10 a.m. to noon, in Room 150 of the Central Building at 810 3rd Ave., Seattle, WA 91804. The workshop is free but registration is required. To register send your name, phone number and  [More]

Four Requests for Qualifications for the 2011 Families and Education Levy have been released by the Seattle Office for Education. Information sessions are scheduled for each RFQ starting on January 12. Registration is required. The submittal deadline is February 14, 2012. For more information, please see this Web page.  [More]