The City of Kirkland Defines human services as those provided specifically to individuals or families experiencing difficulty in meeting their basic human needs for:
- Survival (food, shelter, protection from abuse/neglect)
- Finding and retaining gainful employment
- Social support and interaction
- Access to available, appropriate service ( transportation, information, and referral services)
HISTORY
In 1986, the Kirkland City Council adopted human service policies and guidelines. The Human Services Policy was instituted to ensure that adequate levels of human services were available to the people of Kirkland. Resolution #3315 established the Citys role in human services and established the Human Services Advisory Committee.
City of Kirkland Supplemental
To find out more about Kirkland's approximate human services funds, the funding criteria and the process for reviewing applications, click here to download the-City of Kirkland Supplemental
Annexation Map
FUNDING CYCLE- 2011
Click here for Resources funded by the Human Services Program
Kirkland's human services funding is on a two year cycle. Second year funding is contingent on contract performance and program outcomes.
HUMAN SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The Human Services Advisory Committee is an advisory group comprised of seven citizens appointed by the City Council to four-year terms. This Committee reviews funding requests from human services providers, and prepares recommendations to the City Council regarding funding of the City's Human Services Program. The Committee does not maintain a regular meeting schedule; for more information, please contact Sharon Anderson, Human Services Coordinator at 425-587-3322.
Staff:
Sharon Anderson
Human Services Coordinator
sanderson@kirklandwa.gov