New Crime Survivor Services Unit and Job Posting for Division Director As the City of Seattle continues to reimagine public safety, the Safe and Thriving Communities Division is a new division in the Seattle Human Services Department (HSD) that consolidates previous and planned City of Seattle community safety investments into… [ Keep reading ]
Mayor Jenny A. Durkan and Fire Chief Harold Scoggins announced today the launch of a second Health One unit to expand regular service of the program to Ballard and the University District. The second unit begins operating on April 15 and will be staffed with a team of two specially trained firefighter/EMTs and a case manager from the Human Services Department Aging and Disability Services Division. The team will serve people with non-emergency 9-1-1 calls with issues like substance abuse, non-emergency medical issues and a need to access services. Health One continues to focus on providing alternatives to transporting individuals to hospital emergency departments.
This past week, the City of Seattle announced the opening of two temporary hotel shelters as part of the streets to housing investments first announced by Mayor Jenny A. Durkan on October 1, 2020 and passed by City Council on November 23, 2020. The City is using one-time federal funding to launch this program with a goal of moving hundreds of individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness into shelter and on to permanent housing.
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.
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).
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.
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
