August 2008:
Contact us:
24-Hour Crisis Line
(206) 461-3222
(866) 4CRISIS or
(866) 427-4747
(206) 461-3219 TTY
24 hours, daily
2-1-1 Community
Information Line
Dial 2-1-1 or
(206) 461-3200
(800) 211-WASH
(206) 461-3610 TTY
M-F, 8am-6pm
Teen Link
(206) 461-4922
(866) TEENLINK or
(866) 833-6546
(206) 461-3219 TTY
6-10pm, nightly
Business Office
1515 Dexter Ave N
Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98109
(206) 461-3210
Fax: (206) 461-8368
M-F, 8am-5pm
Volunteer Services
(206) 461-3210 ext.
611
M-F, 8am-5pm
Multilingual 2-1-1 Fact Sheets and Telephone Cards Available
Thanks to a generous grant,
Crisis Clinic now has 2-1-1 cards and fact sheets available in Spanish,
Russian, Mandarin, Somali and Vietnamese. We have also translated Crisis
Clinic brochures into Spanish and Russian. The fact sheets are available on
our Web site and can be downloaded here. To order any
of Crisis Clinic’s free promotional materials, call the business office at
(206) 461-3210.
45th St. Homeless Youth Clinic Open House
Wed.,
Aug. 6, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
1629 N 45th St
Seattle, 98103
45th
St. Clinic is celebrating 15 years of providing health care services to
homeless youth and young adults in the community with an open house. For
details, call (206) 633-7650.
P.E.A.C.E. of Mind for Parents With Kids
Heading Back to School
Agency staff at Parent Education and Child Empowerment is
conducting mobile workshops on back-to-school safety for parents and
caregivers on how to keep kids safe from predators. Workshops provide easy
tips, tricks and tools for the whole family. Program teaches adults to
recognize “red flag” behaviors. P.E.A.C.E. of mind holds lectures at schools,
libraries and other public areas around Puget Sound and offers e-mail support
and monthly e-mail tips. For details, call (425) 591-5795.
Boys will be Men Parenting Workshop
Thurs., Sept. 25, Dinner:
5:30-6:30 p.m.; Workshop:
6:30-8:30 p.m.
330 19th Ave E
Miller Community Center
Seattle, 98122
New Beginnings is organizing a community
workshop for men, parents, mentors, teachers, youth workers, social workers
and anyone committed to raising healthy boys. Speaker will be Paul Kivel, an
activist and leader in violence prevention. For details, or to RSVP, call
(206) 926-3016.
Asian Counseling & Referral Service Grand Opening Event
Wed., Aug. 6, 3-6 p.m.
3639 Martin Luther
King Jr. Way S
Seattle, 98144
Asian Counseling and Referral Service is
celebrating the grand opening of its new facility in the Rainier Valley with
an open house. Activities include tours, ribbon cutting, cultural
entertainment, light refreshments and an art workshop. Parking and shuttle
service is available. For details, call (206) 774-2462.
Town Hall Meeting on Medicine Abuse
Thursday, Aug. 7 5-7 p.m.
6000 16th Ave. SW
The Brockey Conference Center At South Seattle Community College
Seattle, 98106
Project
HANDLE (a program of Neighborhood House), the Community Anti-Drug
Coalitions of America and the Consumer Healthcare Products Association are
sponsoring a community meeting about the abuse of prescription drugs among
teens. About one in five teens has used prescription drugs to get high.
Topics include the efforts currently underway to educate parents and
community leaders. For details, call (206) 461-4522 ext. 107.
Free School Supplies Resources Still Available
Many agencies still have free
school supplies available for families in need. Click here
to view the list on our Web site.
United Way Day of Caring Coming Up
Friday, Sept. 12
Join friends, neighbors and
colleagues for Day of Caring, United Way of
King County's all-county day of volunteering. Groups sort donations at food
pantries, spruce up day care centers and repair hiking trails among many
other things. It’s easy to get involved. Just put together a team, choose
your project and sign up.
Affordable Housing Summit
Thursday, Aug. 7,
10 a.m. - noon
450 110th Ave. NE
Bellevue City
Hall
City Council Chamber
Bellevue, 98009
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell is
hosting a summit on the future of affordable housing in Washington state and
on the Affordable Housing Investment Act (S. 2666) For details, call (206)
220-6400.
North Urban Human Service Alliance Resource
Web site
NUHSA.org is a resource for people and
organizations in North King County interested in accessing current
information about North King County human service topics including
human service
trainings, NUHSA
and other human service meetings, educational events, legislative updates, hot
policy topics and professional networking opportunities.
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Your Help is Needed!
Test the New Version of Community Resources Online and Provide Feedback!
In the July issue of Resource Talk we
announced that the new Community Resources Online Web site was in Beta
test. We have done in-house
testing, but are looking to obtain more “real-world user” feedback before the
final version goes live and we schedule user trainings.
Please help us by taking a few
minutes to visit the site and respond by Aug. 15th to ResourceCenter@crisisclinic.org with answers to the following questions. Our goal is a user-friendly site that
is easy to navigate, so we thank you in advance for your time and feedback!
Look over and evaluate the site: http://216.81.233.81/WIN211PublicPortal
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Is
it easy to navigate?
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Is
it visually appealing?
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Other
comments or suggestions?
Search for resources using the “Search by Keyword” option
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What
word(s) or phrase(s) did you enter?
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Did
you have to change the search word or phrase to obtain results?
If yes, to what did and did not work?
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What county, city, ZIP
code, or address did you specify?
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Did the results appear appropriate?
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Other
comments or suggestions?
Search for resources using the “Search by Topics” option
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What
topic(s) did you select?
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Did
you have to change the search topic to find the specific topic you wanted?
If yes, to what did and did not work?
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code, or address did you specify?
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Bridge Disability
Ministries Offers Free Programs
and Services to
People with Disabilities in the Puget Sound
Area
By Jack
Staudt, Executive Director
Bridge
Disability Ministries offers programs and services to individuals with
disabilities that build bridges to alleviate exclusion and isolation
within their community.
Our free programs:
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Enable greater mobility and independence – through free Mobility
Equipment.
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Achieve personal growth – through spiritual care and Chaplaincy
Support.
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Provide safe Social Event
opportunities to build supportive relationships.
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Promote education and awareness about the needs of people living with
disabilities.
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Provide peer and advocacy support that seeks to enhance quality of
life.
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Offer
guidance to families in matters of Guardianship
for the intellectually disabled.
Why free
programs and services? The 2000 US
Census Bureau reports that one in every five people living in the United
States is affected by a disability that
impacts vision, hearing, mobility, mental development or ability to
learn. United Way of King County
estimates that at least 15% of all households in King
County have at least one
family member living with a substantial disability.
The impact
of living with a disability is profound. Nearly 70 percent of adults with
disabilities between the ages of 18 and 64 are unemployed despite the desire
of the majority of these individuals to be working. Mobility equipment,
allows people with disabilities to move freely into the community but is
often cost prohibitive.
Their
talents and skills then go unrecognized and are never allowed to enrich their
community because they have no way to access the resources necessary to
demonstrate their abilities. Of greatest significance, persons with
disabilities tell us again and again that the physical pain caused by their
disability pales in comparison with the pain of isolation, marginalization,
and rejection.
For over
20 years, Bridge Disability Ministries has
worked together with donors, volunteers and other community resources, through mobility, friendship, encouragement and
genuine welcome, to erase negative perceptions, exclusion and limited access
and to replace isolation with lasting relationships and connections that
honor the potential of all of our citizens. •
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New
Family Shelter Opening Soon
By Erika
Straus-Bowers, King County 2-1-1 Housing Specialist
A new family shelter, based in West Seattle, is
expected to begin full operations some time later this month. Family
Promise of Seattle (FPS) is part of a 20-year old national system of
shelter programs following an Interfaith Hospitality Network model. In this
model, each local Family Promise shelter program consists of 10-12 area host
congregations that provide meals and overnight shelter on a rotating weekly
basis, as well as a Day Center where shelter clients have access to case
management, showers, laundry and a base from which to conduct housing and
employment searches. Family Promise volunteers provide daily van
transportation between the Day Center and nighttime sites. The program does
not include any religious components, beyond the option of attending services
at the host congregations.
FPS plans to serve four families, or up to
14 people total, at a time. The program will be equipped to serve
newly-homeless families, as opposed to those experiencing chronic
homelessness or confronting domestic violence, major mental illness or active
chemical dependency. Otherwise, any family with at least one adult and one
child may be eligible, regardless of family size and structure. As long as
clients work actively toward securing stable housing, there will be no
maximum length of stay.
The FPS Day Center is located at 3623
California Ave. SW, though to inquire about availability, families and
referring agencies should call (206) 937-2703. When space is available,
eligible clients will then receive an in-person assessment. FPS will
not maintain a waiting list, though they plan to return all calls in order to
discuss other shelter options. •
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Critical
Resource Updates
Compiled by Resource Center Staff
It
is always recommended to check Community
Resources Online for additional information and for the most current
information updates of the following resources.
Hate Free Zone (an
organization that advocates for immigrants’ rights) changed its name to OneAmerica, With Justice for All.
Healthy Kids Now, the program
providing screening for children’s health insurance through DSHS, has changed
its name to Apple
Health for Kids and is streamlining the application process.
Issaquah Church and Community
Services has reopened. The agency provides emergency financial assistance to
residents of Issaquah.
Puget Sound Neighborhood Health
Centers has changed its name to Neighborcare
Health. The organization operates 16 medical, dental and school-based
clinics.
Salvation
Army – North Seattle has reopened its Outreach Services Office. The office
assists clients with rent, utilities, clothing vouchers and emergency food.
SHARE/WHEEL’s
Tent City 4 moves Aug. 5 to Mercer Island United Methodist Church, 7070 SE 24th
St, Mercer Island. It will be in that location until the first week of
November. •
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August and
September Selected Resources
Compiled by Crisis Clinic’s Resource Center
Staff
This
column highlights timely resources in the community information database that
might otherwise go unnoticed by our users. It is always recommended to check Community Resources Online
for additional information and for the most current information concerning
the following resources.
August Resource
Highlights
First Place School
Now enrolling students for all grades. Provides education and support
services for children, ages 5 through 13. The school targets children of
families in crisis, including homeless families, and serves children in
kindergarten through sixth grade. Families may self refer. School has open
enrollment through August. Call for application forms and intake interview.
God’s Grace In Action
Solicits school supplies from area churches and civic groups. They are
supplied to Highline School district counselors at all grade levels, who then
distribute to students in need. Program begins in August.
Seattle's Union Gospel Mission - Youth Reach Out
Center
Offers after-school activities September through June. Drop-in center's
facilities include full-sized gymnasium, weight room, game room, computer lab
and theater. Registration usually begins in early August.
Special Olympics Washington
Will hold its Summer Sports Classic Aug. 23-24 in Everett. Serves individuals
with an intellectual disability or a closely related developmental
disability, ages 8 and older.
September Resource
Highlights
American Lung Association of Washington
Web site locates flu shot clinics by ZIP codes. The
Locator, at http://www.flucliniclocator.org/,
provides the date, times, address, phone number and a map for the clinics
offering flu shots near the ZIP code. Site reopens with new information each
September.
Atlantic Street Center
Provides a research-based and research-validated early childhood literacy and
school readiness program that strengthens families and prepares children for
academic success through extensive home visiting. Program services start in
late September and run throughout the school year. Program duration is for
two years.
Gethsemane Community Services
Serves a hot meal followed by a movie each Saturday at 11 a.m. from September
through May. Ticket pick-up: 9:30 a.m., Saturday. Doors close at 11:30 a.m.
Millionair Club Charity, Inc.
A weekly eye clinic is available for clients who need an eye exam. Clients
are eligible for an exam and a pair of glasses once per year. The program is
run by volunteer opticians and optometrists Thursday mornings from September
through June and is funded by the Lions Sight Foundation.
Municipal League of King County
Non-partisan organization investigates issues impacting residents and
governments of King County. Volunteers are coordinated to prepare an election
guide in July and August. September and November reports carry the League’s
report on candidates and ballot issues. Reports are free and available to the
public. •
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changes, community events, feature articles on important health and human
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This Newsletter was last updated on Tuesday, July 01, 2008 05:08 PM
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