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Youth and Young Adults
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News and updates
5/3
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 [...]
5/1
What is your role at Seattle Human Services? My current role at HSD is to provide policy and technical advice and support for HSD contracts units across the divisions and to support the implementation of the new contract management system and [...]
5/1
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 [...]
4/18
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 [...]
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