The Community Corner is a place where we highlight the work of our community partners. Our goal is to gather the stories and post pictures that you might share with your friends and neighbors when you run into them on the corner, out and about in your community… What is… [ Keep reading ]
The City of Seattle Human Services Department (HSD) recently updated its 2023 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) related to the following investments: Older Adult Legal Services. HSD’s Aging and Disability Services (ADS) Division intends to contract with Northwest Justice Project to provide Older Adult Legal Services. Northwest Justice Project has… [ Keep reading ]
What is your role at Seattle Human Services? As a Senior Grants & Contracts Specialist in the Aging and Disability Services (ADS) division, I hold many Medicaid contracts and several non-Medicaid contracts. What made you want to work in human services? I love humans and I am intensely curious about… [ Keep reading ]
What is your role at Seattle Human Services? I work in the Aging and Disability Services (ADS) division. My role, as I see it, is divided into three functions: How has your job changed in recent years? My job has changed in two main ways. There is a growing focus… [ Keep reading ]
Are you facing aging or disability issues? Community Living Connections can connect you with the right kind of help, when and where you need it. Older adults, adults with disabilities, caregivers, family members, and professionals can call 206-962-8467 or toll-free 1-844-348-5464 (KING) and be connected to a caring, highly trained… [ Keep reading ]
What is your role at Seattle Human Services? I am a Registered Nurse Consultant in the Aging and Disability Services division of Seattle Human Services. Aging and Disability Services provides long-term in-home services to older people and adults with disabilities in our communities in King County. As a Registered Nurse… [ Keep reading ]
We’re excited to announce that the City of Seattle Human Services Department (HSD) is seeking applications from organizations interested in providing services for low-income families to learn, heal, connect to each other and to the community, and celebrate unique aspects of their culture in order to build strength and resilience…. [ Keep reading ]
As we celebrate National Community Development Week, #SeattleHumanServices is thrilled to shine a spotlight on The Seattle Conservation Corps (SCC), a Parks and Recreation program that has been providing job skills training and employment opportunities for people experiencing homelessness for almost four decades. Participants support the Seattle community by improving the accessibility of parks for people with disabilities, adding green space to mixed income neighborhoods, and beautifying public spaces for all Seattle residents and workers.
As we celebrate National Community Development Week, Seattle Human Services is thrilled to shine a spotlight on the Denise Louie Education Center, a non-profit organization that provides high-quality, culturally appropriate childcare and preschool services at four Seattle locations. The organization serves a critical need for working parents and young students… [ Keep reading ]
As we prepare to celebrate National Community Development Week next week, Seattle Human Services is thrilled to shine a spotlight on The Refugee Women’s Alliance (ReWA), a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering and supporting refugee and immigrant women and their families in the Seattle community.