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Human-service providers urge bigger wage increases, services as Seattle budget process opens
Summary
Representatives from the Seattle Human Services Coalition and allied groups told the Select Budget Committee on Sept. 25 that the mayor’s 2% provider pay increase is welcome but falls short of the UW‑recommended 7% increase; they asked for additional investment in seniors, survivors and food programs.
Three representatives of the Seattle Human Services Coalition and allied organizations used the committee’s Sept. 25 public‑comment period to praise some elements of the mayor’s proposed budget and to press for larger investments in provider pay and services for seniors and survivors.
Hallie Willis, policy manager for the Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness, told the committee that frontline human‑services programs struggle to retain experienced staff when wages remain low and warned that federal cuts would make the problem worse.
Willis said, “We know that when human services can pay their staff fairly, they’re…
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