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Seattle’s Human Services Department gets another leader — for the moment

Click to view all images HSD Interim Director John Okamoto<br><br>Photo by Ken Astrein A man with decades of executive experience but little background in social services is now in charge of Seattle’s Human Services Department (HSD). Mayor Ed ...

August 13th, 2014 - Aaron Burkhalter
State auditor says HSD neglected to track more than $600,000 in federal grants

The Seattle Human Services Department (HSD) failed to track hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal grants in 2013, according to a recent report from the Washington State Auditor. HSD received $17.5 million from the federal Department of Housing and U ...

October 8th, 2014 - Aaron Burkhalter
After interim role, Catherine Lester to head city’s Human Services Department

Mayor Ed Murray has promoted Catherine Lester to head the Human Services Department (HSD). Lester has been deputy director since she joined the department under Dannette Smith in 2011, and she served as interim director after Smith left the department. Th ...

March 4th, 2015 - Aaron Burkhalter
Seattle service agencies must compete for funding

The city of Seattle launched a process at the end of June that will put $30 million worth of investments in services for people experiencing homelessness up to bid for the first time in a decade. The figure represents more than half of the $50 million the ...

July 5th, 2017 - Ashley Archibald
Service providers react to loss of funding from competitive funding process

Click to view larger Graphic by Jon Williams The ROOTS young adult shelter in the University District serves more than 500 young people every year. It’s a place where youth between 18 and 25 can get a meal, feel secure and get connected to services with t ...

December 6th, 2017 - Ashley Archibald