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HSD is hiring a Director to lead the new Safe & Thriving Communities division

The Seattle Human Services Department (HSD) is seeking a compassionate, innovative and experienced leader to serve as the first director of its new Safe and Thriving Communities Division. The division was created in response to the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020 and ensuing community advocacy efforts that urged the City to focus on BIPOC communities and shift safety investments into community-based organizations. An ideal candidate is a servant leader who actively listens to understand and puts the community’s interests first; is unafraid to focus on Black lives; and believes that communities should determine how they are best served.

Final Draft 2021 Annual Action Plan

The City of Seattle announces the release of the Final Draft 2021 Annual Action Plan (AAP) to the 2018-2022 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development. The Draft 2021 AAP includes guidance for the allocation of an estimated $18.6 million of federal grant and program revenue funds [$9,395,488 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, $3,371,865 million in HOME program funds, $817,674 in Emergency Shelter Grant Program (ESG) funds and $3,150,304 million in Housing Opportunity for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) funds plus approximately $1.9m of program revenue] from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Draft Substantial Amendments to the 2019 and 2020 Annual Action Plans

The City of Seattle is proposing revisions to the 2019 and 2020 Annual Action Plans to the 2018-2022 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development. The Consolidated Plan outlines strategies to address the housing, homeless, community and economic needs of the City’s low and moderate-income residents and neighborhoods over five years.

Cơ hội cấp vốn mới để hỗ trợ các cộng đồng an toàn ở Seattle

Những cuộc biểu tình phản đối hành vi ngang ngược của cảnh sát, đặc biệt là trong cộng đồng Người Da Đen, đã lan rộng trên khắp Hoa Kỳ và quốc tế, sau cái chết của George Floyd. Giống như nhiều thành phố khác, lời kêu gọi công bằng chủng… [ Keep reading ]

Fursad Maaliyadeed oo Cusub oo Lagu Taageero Bulshooyinka Amni ee Seattle

Mudaharaadka lagaga soo horjeedo waxyeelada bilayska, gaar ahaan bulshooyinka Madaw, ayaa Maraykanka oo dhan iyo caalamka ku faafay kadib markii la dilay George Floyd. Sida magaalooyin badan oo kale, baaqa cadaalada iyo xalka ay bulshadu hogaaminayso ee soo afmeerka cadaalada, oo ay wadaan qaban qaabiyayaasha Madaw iyada oo iska kaashanayaan… [ Keep reading ]

Nueva oportunidad de financiamiento para apoyar comunidades seguras en Seattle

Las protestas contra la brutalidad policial, especialmente en las comunidades negras, se extendieron por Estados Unidos e internacionalmente después de la muerte de George Floyd. Como en muchas ciudades, los pedidos de justicia racial y soluciones dirigidas por la comunidad para poner fin a la violencia, liderados por organizadores negros… [ Keep reading ]

በሲያትል ውስጥ ደህንነታቸው የተጠበቀ ማህበረሰቦችን ለመደገፍ አዲስ የገንዘብ ድጋፍ ዕድል

ከጆርጅ ፍሎይድ ሞት በኋላ በፖሊስ ጭካኔ ላይ የተቃውሞ ሰልፎች በተለይም በጥቁር ማህበረሰቦች ውስጥ በመላው አሜሪካ እና በዓለም አቀፍ ደረጃ ተሰራጭተዋል። ልክ እንደ ብዙ ከተሞች ሁሉ በብዙ ዘር እና ከብዙ ባህላዊ ጥምረት ጋር የሚሰሩ በጥቁር አደራጆች የሚመራው ብጥብጥን ለማስቆም የዘር ፍትህ እና የማህበረሰብ መር መፍትሄዎች ጥሪ በሲያትል ውስጥ ከሚካሄዱት ጥረቶች ጋር… [ Keep reading ]

HSD Announces RFQ Awards for Expanded Neighborhood Outreach

Today, the Seattle Human Services Department (HSD) announced funding awards to three outreach agencies—REACH, Seattle Indian Center, and Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle—in response to the 2021 Expanding Neighborhood-Specific Outreach Expedited Request for Qualifications (RFQ). The cumulative awards total will equal $768,000 and add seven full time equivalent employees (FTEs) in underserved neighborhoods in Seattle: three FTEs covering West Seattle, Delridge, South Park, and Rainier Valley vicinities; two FTEs in the Lake City Vicinity; and two FTEs in Northwest Seattle. 

ICYMI: Update on More Than 350 New Shelter Beds Coming Online, Including Opening of Hotels, Tiny House Villages, and An Enhanced Shelter for Women

On February 23, the City of Seattle provided an update on details of more than 350 new spaces of enhanced shelter programs at hotels, tiny house villages, and a new women’s shelter in addition to the new permanent housing resources for people experiencing homelessness and facing significant barriers to housing. Since 2017, the City has invested significant resources towards 24/7 enhanced shelters and tiny home villages as the most effective programs to move individuals towards permanent housing. In 2021, these enhanced shelter resources will provide more capacity and safe shelter during COVID-19 and beyond. The hotel programs are temporary and coupled with robust rapid-re-housing and permanent supportive housing will ensure clients in the hotel shelters will have direct access to housing.

HSD Releases New Funding Opportunity to Support Safe Communities in Seattle

Protests against police brutality, especially in Black communities, spread across the United States and internationally after the death of George Floyd. Like in many cities, calls for racial justice and community-led solutions to ending violence, led by Black organizers allied with multi-racial and multi-cultural coalitions, echoed and converged with ongoing efforts in Seattle. Through this organizing, legislation to increase funding to reimagine community safety was passed in Seattle. The Seattle Human Services Department (HSD) is seeking applications from community-led groups working to end violence and to reimagine safety in Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) led communities, with a specific focus on Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Pacific Islander, and Immigrant and Refugee communities. The purpose of this funding is to build the capacity of groups working toward community-led solutions to end violence and to increase safety. The Community Safety Capacity Building RFP is investing approximately $10,400,000 in one-time funds for the contract period of July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022 and up to 40 proposals may be funded. All organizations working to create conditions for safety, including ending violence and reducing crime, are encouraged to apply, and priority will be given to Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Pacific Islander, and Immigrant and Refugee-led community groups, as they are most impacted by racism, systems of oppression, and harm from violence and the criminal legal system. Services must take place in Seattle.