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News and updates
11/14
The City of Seattle recently released its updated Food Action Plan, a vision and roadmap for an equitable, sustainable, and resilient local food system. Supported by Mayor Harrell and adopted unanimously by City Council resolution 32144, the plan [...]
11/12
The Seattle Human Services Department welcomed several of its meal-providing community partners to an exhibition of Korean Medi-Food cooking on Nov. 6 at Seattle City Hall. A group of master Korean chefs led a cooking demonstration with hands-on [...]
10/31
Judith Panlasigui is currently the Manager for the Mayor’s Office on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, a unit within the Safe and Thriving Communities Division. She has been a part of that team at Seattle Human Services for 6 years. What is [...]
10/31
Sherri Peña is an Administrative Specialist on the Seattle Office Admin Team for the Seattle Human Services Department’s Aging & Disability Services (ADS) Division—the designated Area Agency on Aging for Seattle and King County. She has [...]
About Human Services
The Seattle Human Services Department (HSD) is one of the largest contributors to Seattle's safety net. We advance our Vision and Mission by investing hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts to more than 200 community-based organizations and programs that support strong and healthy communities.
We do this work in close collaboration with the Mayor's Office, the Seattle City Council, King County, United Way of King County, Public Health—Seattle & King County, and many, many other regional partners. Learn more about HSD...
1,229,539 emergency meals served to low‐income and vulnerable populations in 2022
- 35,382 households enrolled in Utility Discount Program
- 465,389 home-delivered meals served to 3,130 individuals
- 278,119 dental and/or medical visits provided to low-income and vulnerable populations
- 302 youth participated in paid opportunities through the Seattle Youth Employment Program
- 7,894 survivors received domestic violence, sexual assault, and/or commercial sexual exploitation advocacy services