History

1900

1905 — The agency hires a nurse to help tuberculosis patients. This work is eventually spun off as the Visiting Nurses Service.
1907 — The agency changes its name to the Charity Organization of Seattle. The agency work emphasizes self-support and begins to focus on understanding the causes of alcoholism, poverty, and personal or family problems.
1908 — The agency adds legal aid service and advocates for shelters for homeless men.
1909-1921 — The agency manages the "Confidential Exchange" which registered all requests for assistance in Seattle.

The shape of Seattle is changing with the Denny Regrade, Harbor Island, and other major public projects. At the same time there is a coal-mining boom in Southeast King County.
Frederick Weyerhaeuser purchases 1,406 square miles of timberland in Washington State.
Interurban streetcar service begins between Seattle, Tacoma and Renton.
The Pike Place Market opens.