Internet Seattle Guide - Government, Organizations, & Social Services

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Here is information about government agencies and officials, organizations of all types,
and social service agencies that are either located in or serve Seattle.

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Government

Elected Officials // Political Districts //
Seattle // Ports // King Co // Washington // United States //

Archives // Budget // Census // Citizenship // Community Centers // Comprehensive Plan // Consumer Price Index-CPI // Copyrights // Counties // Courts // Crime // Customs // Debt, National // DSHS Social Services // Employment Security Dept // Government Printing Office Bookstore // Income Tax Assistance // Landlord-Tenant // Law // Lottery // Military // Name Change // Neighborhood District Councils // Neighborhood Service Centers // Noise // Notary Public Licenses // Passports & Visas // Patents // Political Parties // Post Offices // Presidential Greetings // Savings Bonds // Sister Cities // Social Security // Surplus Property // Taxes // Trademarks

Elected Officials Lists:
- Current: Project Vote Smart //
  Seattle Elected Officials // King Co Elected Officials // WA State Elected Officials // US Cabinet Secretaries //
  Address Dir for the Politicians of the World // Chiefs of State & Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments // Heads of State //
- Succession: US President // English Throne
- Historical: Seattle Mayors // WA State & Territory Governors // WA Territory & State Governors (incl photos) // WA State Legislators (1889-1997) // US Presidents (White House) // POTUS: Presidents of the US (Int Pub Lib) // Presidential Election Results (Electoral College) // US Speakers of House of Representatives // Biographical Dir of US Congress // US Supreme Court Chief Justices (1789-1997) // US Supreme Court Justices (1789-1997) // World Political Leaders (1945-2000) // World Rulers // English Monarchs // European Royal Houses // Popes // Roman Emperors
Political districts:
- KC: King Co Council Districts Map // King Co Council Members by District
- WA: Puget Sound Legislative Districts Map (WA Gov) // Legislative District Lookup (WA)
- US: US Congressional Districts Map // US Congress Lookup
Seattle City: PAN-Public Access Network // Citizens Service Bureau // City of Seattle Gov Phone Dir
Ports: Port of Seattle // Port of Tacoma // WA Public Ports
King County: MetroKC // King Co Ombudsman // King Co Gov Phone Dir
Washington State: Access Washington // Find-It Washington // WA Gov Phone Dir
United States: FCIC National Contact Center (1-800-688-9889) // Federal Gov Phone Dir
- Agencies: FedWorld //
  Federal Government Agencies Directory // Federal Web Locator // FedStats // FirstGov // GovBot // Great American Web Site // Key Officers of Foreign Service Posts (ambassadors) // US Government Manual
- Branches:
  - Executive: White House // President's Cabinet Departments //
    White House Offices & Agencies // Federal Independent Agencies & Commissions
    - Presidential Greetings: Pres. Greetings Office
  - Legislative: House of Representatives // Senate //
    CapWeb // Congress.org // Congressional Directory // Congressional Session Numbers & Dates // THOMAS
  - Judicial: Supreme Court (official site) // US Courts //
    Oyez Project (Northwestern Univ) // Supreme Court (Cornell Univ)
- Documents: Catalog of US Gov Publications (all pubs) // Consumer Information Catalog (free/low-cost pubs) // Government Documents in the News // Government Information Locator Service (GILS) // Government Printing Office (GPO) Access // Migrating Government Publications // National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
  - Government Printing Office (GPO) Bookstore:
    US (federal government documents sales)
Budget:
Seattle // King Co // WA // US // Port of Seattle // Seattle Pub Schools // Univ Washington
Census:
- 2000 Census: SEA // KC // WA // US // Puget Snd Reg Council
US Census Bureau SEA Office // SEA Census Tract Maps //
American FactFinder // Statistical Abstract of US // US Gazetteer //
CenStats // Census Lookup 1990 // County & City Data Book // Data Extraction System // FERRET Data // King Co Census Statistics Sources // MapStats // Regional Statistics // State & County QuickFacts // State & Metropolitan Area Data Book // Tiger Map Server // US Census Subjects A to Z // USA Counties // WA Profiles //
Basic Census Tables Profile Generator (Univ MO) // Demographic Data Viewer (Columbia Univ) // Gov Info Sharing Project (OR St Univ) // Historical US Census Data (Univ VA) // Integrated Public Use Census Microdata Series (Univ MN)
Citizenship: Citizenship Info Line (206-386-1595) //
US Immigration & Naturalization Service // Executive Office for Immigration Review //
Immigration, Nationality, & Citizenship Law // Seattle Citizenship/Immigration Services // Siskind's Immigration Bulletin // US Immigration Resources
Comprehensive Plan:
SEA Plan // SEA Plan Preliminary Growth Summary // SEA Parks Plan 2000 // KC Plan // KC Plan Recommended Revision
Consumer Price Index-CPI:
Consumer Price Index // Current CPI Data // Detailed CPI Breakdown
Counties: WA State Assoc Counties // National Assoc Counties //
WA Counties // Wa Counties & County Seats // WA Counties Web Sites
See also: King County.
Debt, National (US): Current Public Debt to the Penny // Historical Annual Public Debt // Daily History of the Public Debt // Private National Debt Clock // Private National Debt Clock
Law:
- Government Levels:
  - Seattle: Guide to Housing & Zoning // Seattle City Charter // Seattle Energy Code // Seattle Municipal Code
  - King Co: King Co Charter // King Co Code
  - Washington: Revised Code of WA-RCW // WA Administrative Code-WAC // WA Motor Vehicle Lemon Law // WA State Constitution // WA State Register //
    Municipal Codes of Wa Cities
  - United States: Code of Federal Regulations-CFR // Federal Register // FedLaw // U.S. Code // US Constitution // US Constitutional Amendments (incl. Bill of Rights) // Municipal Codes of US Cities
- Legal Topics:
  - Copyrights:
    US Copyright Office // Copyright Forms (1-800-688-9889) // Copyright Records //
    Copyright Clearance Center (private-Danvers, MA) // iCopyright (private-Renton, WA)
  - Crime:
    Seattle Crime Statistics // US Uniform Crime Report (FBI) (need Acrobat Reader plugin to view this) // Organized Crime Statistics //
    WA Consumer & Criminal Justice Cyber Clearinghouse // US Internet Fraud Complaint Center // Nat Fraud Info Center //
    KC Sheriff Sex Offender Search // WA State Patrol Criminal History Records // US FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives //
    WA State Patrol Missing Children Clearinghouse // Nat Center for Missing & Exploited Children //
    APB Neighborhood CrimeCheck // Crime Report // Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound // Home Alive // Nat Crime Prevention Council // SEA Block Watch Program
  - Landlord-Tenant:
    Seattle Landlord/Tenant Laws (CAM 604) // WA Landlord/Tenant Laws // US Fair Housing Laws // Tenants Union (tenant info) // Apartment Assoc (landlord info)
  - Name Change: Name Change Info (KC) // Name Changes in Wa
  - Noise: Noise
  - Patents: US Patent & Trademark Office // Patent Forms // Patent Records (US Patent Office) //
    Patent Records (Community of Science) // Patent Records (IBM) // Patent Records (MicroPatent) // Patent Records (QPAT-US) // Internet Patent News (STO) // Patent Cafe
  - Trademarks: US Patent & Trademark Office // Trademark Forms // Trademark Database-TESS //
    Canadian Trademark Search // INTA Trademark Checklist // MarksOnline Trademark Search // TM-It
Lottery: WA State Lottery //
LottoNet (US State Lotteries) // North American Lotteries // Powerball // Seattle Times US Lottery Results // USA Today US Lottery Results
Notary public licenses: WA
Savings bonds: US // Savings Bond Redemption Calculator
Sister Cities: Seattle's Sister Cities // Sister City Associations // WA Cities Sister Cities
Taxes:
General Tax Info // Electronic Filing-WA Excise Taxes // Electronic Filing-US Income Taxes //
KC Assessor // KC Board of Tax Appeals & Equalization // KC Property Tax Advisor (scroll down page) // KC Taxes //
WA Dept Revenue // WA State Board of Tax Appeals // Retail Sales Tax Rate Charts // State Income Tax Forms (not WA)
IRS (local office & where to file returns) // Federal Income Tax Forms // TRAC IRS // US Tax Court

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Organizations & Professionals

Banks, Federal Reserve // Bar Assoc // Bed & Breakfasts // Better Business Bureaus // Bookstores // Chamber of Commerce // Churches // Colleges // Companies // Consulates & Embassies // Credit Bureaus // Doctors // Hospitals // Hostels // Hotels // ISBN-International Standard Book Numbers // ISSN-International Standard Serial Numbers // Lawyers // Libraries // Library Associations // Medical Societies // Nonprofits // Political Parties // Restaurants // Schools // Stock Exchanges // Unions, Labor // Visitors Bureaus

Banks, Federal Reserve: Federal Reserve Banks
Bar Associations: King Co Bar Assoc //
Washington State Bar Assoc // WA State Trial Lawyers Assoc // American Bar Assoc // US State Bar Assocs
Bed & Breakfasts: Bed & Breakfast Assoc of Seattle // Bed & Breakfast Assoc of Suburban Seattle // Bed & Breakfast Inns of Seattle // Bed & Breakfast Inns Online // First Traveler's Choice B & Bs // Fodor's B & B Finder Seattle // Pacific Bed & Breakfast // Seattle Area Bed & Breakfasts // Seattle Bed & Breakfasts // Seattle Bed & Breakfasts // WA Bed & Breakfast Guild // WA Bed & Breakfasts //
Better Business Bureaus: Western Washington Better Business Bureau //
WA Better Business Bureaus // US Better Business Bureaus
Bookstores: Pacific Northwest Booksellers Assoc
- New: Bookstores in Seattle // Bookstores in Seattle/Tacoma // Seattle Area Bookstores
- Used: Seattle Used Bookstores // WA Antiquarian Booksellers //
- Individual: Amazon.com // Barnes & Noble // Borders // Elliott Bay Book Co // Multilingual Books & Tapes // Powell's Books (Portland, OR) // Shorey's Bookstore // Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park) // University Book Store // Wide World Books & Maps
  See also: Government Printing Office Bookstore.
Chambers of Commerce: Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce //
Central Area Development Assoc // Downtown Seattle Assoc //
WA Chambers // WA Chambers // US Chamber of Commerce (Washington, DC) // US Chambers // US Chambers // US Chambers
Churches:
Church Council of Greater Seattle // WA Assoc of Churches // National Council of Churches //
Seattle Area Churches // Seattle Churches // Seattle Churches // WA Churches // WebCity House of Worship //
Episcopal Diocese of Olympia (Western WA) // St Mark's Cathedral // Western WA Episcopal Churches //
Jewish Federation //
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle // St James Cathedral // Western WA Roman Catholic Churches
Colleges: College Opportunities On-Line //
US News & World Report College & Graduate School Rankings //
WA Colleges // WA Colleges // WA Private Colleges // WA Public Colleges & Univ // WA Community & Technical Colleges //
Antioch Univ // Art Institute of Seattle // Bastyr Univ // City Univ // Cornish Coll of Arts // Seattle Pacific Univ // Seattle Univ // Univ Washington //
North Seattle Comm Coll // Seattle Central Comm Coll // South Seattle Comm Coll
Companies:
- Local: City of Seattle Business License Database // Puget Sound Business Listings // Seattle 2000 // Seattle BusinessNet // Seattle Index Business Dir // WA State Business Records // WA State Corporations Records // WA Biotechnology & Medical Technology Companies // WA Software Companies // Yahoo Seattle Companies
- National: BigBook // CompaniesOnline (Lycos) // Dot Com Directory // Edgar (government site) // Edgar Online (commercial site) // Hoover's Online // infoUSA // Thomas Register of Amer Manufacturers // Websense Company Locator
- Largest Companies Lists:
  - Local: Puget Snd Top 20 Employers // Puget Snd Top 15 Public Companies // Northwest 100 Public Companies // Northwest 150 Private Companies
  - National: Entrepreneur Mag Franchise 500 // Forbes 500s // Fortune 1000 // Inc 500 // USA Today Internet 100
Consulates & Embassies:
Foreign Consulates in Seattle // Canadian Consulate (Seattle) // Japanese Consulate (Seattle) // Russian Consulate (Seattle) //
Foreign Consular Offices in the US // Foreign Consulates // Embassy World // EmbassyWeb // Foreign Embassies // Foreign Embassies // US Embassies & Consulates
Credit bureaus: Associated Credit Bureaus //
Equifax (Atlanta,GA,1-800-685-1111) // Experian (formerly TRW)(Allen,TX,1-888-397-3742) // Trans Union Corp (Springfield,PA,1-800-888-4213)
Doctors: WA Physicians // Western WA Top Doctors //
ABMS Certified Doctor // AIM DocFinder // AMA Physician Select // DoctorDirectory.com
Hospitals:
Children's Hospital // Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center // Group Health Cooperative of Pug Snd // Harborview Medical Center // Northwest Hospital // Providence Seattle Medical Center // Schick Shadel Hospital // Swedish Medical Center // Swedish Medical Center/Ballard // Univ of Washington Medical Center // Veterans Affairs Medical Center // Virginia Mason Medical Center //
Seattle Hospitals // Seattle Hospitals // WA Hospitals // WA Hospitals // WA Hospitals // American Hospital Dir // US News & World Report's America's Best Hospitals // Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN)
Hostels: Seattle Hostel // WA Hostels // US Hostels // Worldwide Hostels
Hotels: WA State Hotel & Motel Assoc (scroll down page)
Expedia Hotel Dir // Lodging Guide // Seattle Hotels // Seattle Hotels // Seattle Hotels // Seattle Hotels // WA Accommodations
Lawyers: Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator // West Legal Directory //
KC Bar Assoc Lawyer Referral Service // NW Lawyers & Law Firms
Libraries: Seattle Public Lib // King Co Lib Sys (Bellevue-largest) //
As You Like It Metaphysical Lib // Elisabeth C. Miller Horticulture Library (Univ Washington) // Everett Pub Lib (Everett) // Fiske Genealogical Lib // Internet Public Library (Ann Arbor, MI) // Jewish Public Lib (206-985-0702) // King Co Law Lib // Mountaineers Lib // Municipal Research & Services Center of WA Lib // Renton Pub Lib (Renton) // Sno-Isle Reg Lib (Marysville-hq) // Tacoma Pub Lib (Tacoma) // Univ Washington Lib // Univ Washington Gallagher Law Lib // Univ Washington Health Sciences Lib // WA Library Directory // WA Public Libraries Online // WA Counties Law Libraries // WA State Law Lib (Olympia) // WA State Lib (Olympia) // WA Talking Book & Braille Lib // US Federal Document Depository Libraries // US Library of Congress (Washington, DC) // US Presidential Libraries // US State Libraries // OCLC/WLN (Lacey-lib network)
- ISBN-International standard book numbers: US ISBN Agency (R.R. Bowker Co-New Providence, NJ) // International Standard Book Numbers
- ISSN-International standard serial numbers: US ISSN Agency (Library of Congress-Washington, DC) // International Standard Serial Numbers
- Library Associations:
  American Lib Assoc // Pacific Northwest Lib Assoc // Washington Lib Assoc //
  Amer Assoc School Librarians // Assoc College & Research Libraries // Assoc for Lib Service to Children // Public Lib Assoc // Special Lib Assoc // Washington Lib Media Assoc // Young Adult Lib Services Assoc
Medical Societies: King Co Medical Society // WA State Medical Assoc //
American Medical Assoc // State Medical Societies
Nonprofits: WA Secretary of State's Charities Hotline (1-800-332-4483) //
Citizen's Groups // Community Resources (Crisis Clinic) // Earth Share of WA Member Organizations // GuideStar // Puget Sound Environmental Orgs // Seattle Crisis Resource Dir // Tax Exempt Charitable Organizations // United Way Member Agencies // WA Associations // WA Charities // WA Nonprofits // Yahoo Seattle Organizations //
Enological Society (wine) // Mensa (high IQ) // Mycological Society (mushrooms)
Political Parties: WA Political Parties // WA Political Parties //
King Co Democrats // WA State Democrats // US Democrats //
King Co Republicans // WA State Republicans // US Republicans //
WA State Reform Party // US Reform Party (Ross Perot)
- Minor Parties: American Heritage // American Reform // Communist // Constitution (formerly US Taxpayers) // Freedom Socialist // Green Party of Seattle // Labor // Libertarian // Natural Law // Populist (scroll down page) // Socialist // Socialist Workers (206-323-3429) // Workers World
Restaurants: WA Restaurant Assoc //
A Table in Seattle // CuisineNet // Dining Northwest // KC Smoke-Free Restaurant Guide // Muchmore's Seattle Restaurant Guide // OpenTable.com Seattle // Restaurant Row Seattle // Savvy Diner Guide to Seattle Restaurants // Seattle Area Restaurants // Seattle Restaurants // Seattle Restaurants // Seattle Restaurants // Seattle Restaurants // Seattle Times Top Restaurants of 1999 (Nancy Leson) // Seattle Times Top Restaurants of 1998 (John Hinterberger) // Seattle Vegetarian Restaurant Guide // SeattleDining.com // Zagat Restaurant Survey
Schools:
- Seattle: Seattle Public Schools //
  Seattle Schools Calendar // Seattle Schools Required Immunizations // Emergency School Closure Info // Alliance for Education // Powerful Schools //
  Greater Seattle Catholic Schools // KOMO TV SchoolScout // SchoolMatch Seattle Schools // Seattle Times School Guide // Seattle's Child Education Directory //
  Pilchuck Glass School // Puget Sound Community School // Seattle Vocational Institute
  See also: Enrollment Service Centers.
- WA: WA Superintendent of Public Instruction // WA State Board of Education //
  WA School Districts // WA School Districts // WA K-12 Schools // WA K-12 Schools // WA Private Schools // WA Schools //
  WA Assessment of Student Learning // WA Reading Corps // WA State PTA
- US: U.S. Dept Education //
  American School Directory // National Public School Locator // SchoolMatch // Web66
- Home-Schooling: WA Homeschool Organization //
  Jon's Homeschool Resources // Links for Home Schooling Families // Seattle School District's Home School Resource Center // WA Home-Based Instruction // WA Local Homeschool Organizations
Stock Exchanges: NASDAQ-AMEX (New York) // New York (New York) // Pacific (San Francisco) // Canadian Venture (Vancouver, BC)
Unions, Labor:
King Co Labor Council // WA State Labor Council // AFL-CIO // WA Labor Unions //
AFL-CIO Affiliated Unions // Cyber PicketLine Unions List // LaborNet Unions List // Northeast Ohio Newspaper Guild Unions List // Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Fed Unions List
Visitors Bureaus: Seattle-King Co // East King Co // Washington //
WA Local Visitor Info Centers // US States Tourism Agencies // Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory //
Alaska // British Columbia // California // Hawaii // Idaho // Oregon

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Social Services

Citizenship // CPR Training // Donations // DSHS Social Services // Employment Security Dept // Family Support Centers // Food Banks // Hospitals // Housing // Housing Authorities // Income Tax Assistance // Legal Aid // Legal Clinics, Neighborhood // Literacy // Master Gardeners // Medical Clinics, Neighborhood // Nonprofits // Public Health Centers // Senior Centers // Shelters // Small Business Workshops // Social Security // Surplus Property // Unclaimed Property // Vital Records // Volunteers // Voter Registration // Youth & Family Services

Housing: SEA Housing Office // Fremont Public Assoc Housing Program // KC Housing and Community Development Prog // WA State Housing Div // WA State Housing Finance Commission // US Dept Housing & Urban Devel
See also: Housing Authorities; Real Estate; Shelters.

Legal Aid: Free or Low-Cost Legal Services in KC // Access to Justice in WA State //
American Civil Liberties Union // Columbia Legal Services // Defender Assoc // Eastside Legal Assistance Program (425-747-7274) // Innocence Project Northwest // KC Bar Assoc Community Legal Services Programs // KC Office of Public Defense // Legal Foundation of WA // Legal Services Corp // Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (206-587-4009) // Northwest Justice Project // Northwest Women's Law Center // Senior Rights Assistance // Tenants Union // Unemployment Law Project // WA State Equal Justice Coalition
See also: Bar Associations; Lawyers; Neighborhood Legal Clinics.

Literacy: Literacy Hotline (1-800-323-2550) // Washington Literacy //
Eastside Literacy Council // Goodwill Adult Basic Education // King Co Library Sys Literacy & ESL Services // Literacy AmeriCorps Seattle & King Co // Northwest Regional Literacy Resource Center // Seattle Literacy Agencies // Seattle Public Library Literacy & ESL Programs // WA Literacy Learning Center // WA Reading Corps

Volunteers: Volunteer Center (United Way of King Co) //
AmeriCorps // Idealist Volunteer Opportunities // Peace Corps // Seattle Pub Library Volunteer Center // Seattle Volunteer // Sound Opportunities // VolunteerMatch Seattle // WA AmeriCorps Programs
- Seniors: AARP Volunteer Programs // Foster Grandparent Program (scroll down page) // National Senior Service Corps // Retired & Senior Volunteer Program-RSVP // Senior Companion Program // Seniors in Service to Seattle // Service Corps of Retired Executives-SCORE
- Youth: City Year Seattle/King Co // Seattle Area Community Service // Seattle Works // Seattle Youth Involvement Network // WA Conservation Corps // Where to Care // Youth Volunteer Corps of King Co
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Last Modified: 4 May 2001
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