Government
City of Seattle Human Services Department
About Us
The Seattle Human Services Department (HSD) lives out its mission, as one of the largest contributors to Seattle's safety net. HSD is responsible for investing more than $120 million in contracts to more than 170 community-based human service providers that support the city's most vulnerable each year. Through the lens of racial equity, HSD supports programs, initiatives, and policies that address six key platforms:
Supporting Affordability and Livability
Responding to Gender-Based Violence
This department maintains close partnerships with community partners, the public, and non-profit service providers to understand and address current and emerging human service needs, and to invest in the creation of a comprehensive and integrated regional human service system.
The Seattle Human Services Department (HSD) lives out its mission, as one of the largest contributors to Seattle's safety net. HSD is responsible for investing more than $120 million in contracts to more than 170 community-based human service providers that support the city's most vulnerable each year. Through the lens of racial equity, HSD supports programs, initiatives, and policies that address six key platforms:
Supporting Affordability and Livability
Responding to Gender-Based Violence
This department maintains close partnerships with community partners, the public, and non-profit service providers to understand and address current and emerging human service needs, and to invest in the creation of a comprehensive and integrated regional human service system.
Cause Areas Include
- Children & Youth
- Civic Engagement
- Health & Medicine
- Housing & Homelessness
- Hunger, Food Security
Location
- 700 5th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98124, United States
