December 2006:
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) 621-4636
(206) 461-3610 TTY
8am-midnight, daily
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
8am-5pm, M-F
2-1-1 Community Information Line Extends Hours
The 2-1-1 Community Information
Line is now open from 8 a.m. to midnight seven days a week. Starting Jan.1,
2007, the line will be open 24 hours daily.
National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day on Dec. 21
Washington
State Coalition for the Homeless will observe National Homeless Persons’
Memorial Day with a candlelight vigil at 4 p.m. Dec. 21 on the Capitol Steps
in Olympia. There, the names will be
read of everyone we know of in our state who has died homeless or
as a result of homelessness in the last year, as well as Governor Gregoire's proclamation recognizing Dec. 21 as
National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day.
DSHS to Launch Care Management Program
A new Chronic Care Management pilot program in the Department of
Social and Health Services will begin Jan. 1, which will identify high-risk
and expensive chronic conditions in Medicaid patients as they emerge,
ensuring that those patients will get faster and more appropriate care.
Chronic Care Management will target clients who are aged, blind, disabled or
on Social Security disability coverage - and then support their providers by
monitoring treatment and making sure clients follow through.
BABES Network Launches Outreach Projects
BABES
Network-YWCA has launched the HIV Outreach and Prevention Education
project, or HOPE, which seeks to raise awareness and stop the spread of HIV
through public speaking and community forums. In conjunction with World AIDS
Day, Dec. 1, HIV- positive HOPE representatives will participate in events at
three area high schools and at the University of Washington World AIDS Day
Resources Fair. For details or to schedule a HOPE speaker, call (206)
720-5566 ext. 11. BABES also is currently recruiting HIV- positive men and
women of all ages and backgrounds to participate in the HOPE project.
Did You Know?
You can get up-to-date news
alerts from more than 75 government, transportation, utility, health and
emergency response agencies serving King, Pierce and Snohomish counties in
one place. The
Regional Public Information Network keeps the public informed about
street and highway closures, weather, major transit disruptions and provides
updates on what agencies are doing to respond to emergencies and incidents.
The public also can sign up to receive e-mail alerts and pager headlines from
RPIN partners and get helpful tips to prepare for emergencies.
Scholarships Available from Pride Foundation
and GSBA
The Greater
Seattle Business Association and Pride
Foundation have $300,000 in scholarships available for lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender, questioning and straight-ally students of all ages as
well as students from LGBT families. One application makes students eligible
for more than 40 scholarships of up to $10,000. Applications must be
postmarked by Jan. 12. For a copy of the application, click here. For details about the
scholarship or the Scholarship Application/Program Overview Workshops
throughout the Pacific Northwest, call (800) 735-7287.
Christmas Ship Visits Area Beaches
The Christmas Ship, The Spirit of Seattle, will stop at
more than 45 community celebrations around King County through Dec. 23. Aboard ship, Northwest choirs
sing holiday greetings. These performances are broadcast via speakers to
bonfire sites and to other boats participating in the parade. Other decorated
boats follow the Christmas Ship. The celebrations are produced in cooperation
with Seattle
Parks & Recreation. For a schedule, click here.
Seattle Celebrates Human Rights Day
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.,
Thursday, Dec. 7
First United Methodist Church
on 5th Avenue and Columbia.
5:30-8 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 7
Town Hall on 8th Avenue and
Seneca
Award-winning journalist and
author Maria Hinojosa will speak at two events Dec. 7 to celebrate Seattle
Human Rights Day. Both are free and open to the public. The theme of this
year’s Human Rights Day celebration is “Human Rights: Crossing All Borders.” The annual Seattle Human Rights Day event commemorates
the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was adopted
Dec. 10, 1948. For more information please call the Seattle
Office for Civil Rights at (206) 684-4500 or click here.
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Where to
Turn 2007 Products Available for Purchase this Month from Crisis Clinic
By Mary Blalock, Resource Center
Supervisor
Where to Turn is celebrating its 20th
anniversary with the publication of the 2007 directories. On Jan. 2, 2007,
you will be able to purchase Where to Turn Plus, the Where to Turn Quick Reference
and the Where to Turn CD-ROM.
Where to Turn Plus
The Plus is the most comprehensive resource directory in King
County. It is often referred to as the “social service phonebook.” This
directory provides detailed information on more than 1000 agencies and
includes:
·
A complete guide to the social service system in King
County
·
Essential information on how to provide referrals and
what resources are not available
·
Common social service abbreviations and acronyms
·
More than 1,000 agency listings with descriptions of
services provided, addresses, local/toll free/TTY phone numbers, Web site
addresses, hours of operation, wheelchair accessibility designations,
eligibility criteria and fees
·
Service listings and phone numbers, broken down by
topic category
·
Community Centers, Senior Centers, Parks and
Recreation Departments and Technical Colleges
·
School Districts, Chambers of Commerce, Police
Departments, Fire Departments and City contact addresses and phone numbers
broken down for Seattle and East, South and North King County
·
Mental Health and Care/Case Management Professional
Listings
·
Crisis and 2-1-1 information and Referral Lines in
other counties within Washington state.
Where to Turn Quick Reference
It’s back and better than ever! This quick reference book is portable and
easily fits into a briefcase, purse or glove box. This directory contains:
·
More than 900 agency listings with phone numbers and
addresses.
·
Service listings and phone numbers broken down by
topic category.
Where to Turn CD-ROM
The CD-ROM is a searchable desktop version of the Where to Turn
Plus. It is easy to download to your
computer and user-friendly for searching more than 1,000 agencies.
·
Find agencies or topics with a keyword search or
interactive Table of Contents
·
View or print pages of the Where to Turn Plus
directory
Order forms
will be available on our Web site at http://www.crisisclinic.org/directories.html
Jan. 2, 2007. If you would like an order form faxed
to you just call the business office (206) 461-3210. Also, if you have
purchased a Where to Turn book from us in the past, you will have an order
form mailed to you in December. •
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Automated
Victim Information and Notification Service Expands Statewide
By Dawn
Larsen, Project Manager, at Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police
Chiefs
What it is:
The Washington Statewide Victim Information and Notification Service (SAVIN)
will tell you if an offender is in custody and will give you other important
custody information. You may register
for automatic notification when an offender is released, transferred,
escapes, or dies. It is totally
confidential. An offender will not
know you are registered.
What’s new in King County:
For King County residents who have been using the Victim
Information Everyday Program (VINE) over the last few years, the
statewide service will allow you to register for offenders who are in jails
outside of the King County facility.
If you call the statewide number, it can connect you directly to the
King County number, Pierce County number, or all other participating
statewide county and city jails. By
the end of 2007, it will also allow you to register for offenders in the
state prison system.
In addition,
King County residents can now track, register and be notified online. The Web address is www.vinelink.com. This Web site allows people to request
notification by phone, e-mail or both.
Multiple phone numbers may be registered.
What you do:
·
Call the phone number or log on and follow
directions. An operator is always
available for assistance, if necessary.
·
You can check on the custody status of an offender in
most Washington state jails.
·
You can register to be notified within 15 minutes of
a change in custody status. Just
leave a number, or multiple phone numbers, or e-mail address, and, when
requested, enter a four-digit Personal Identification Number (PIN). REMEMBER YOUR PIN!
·
When the service calls, listen to the message, enter
your PIN when asked, followed by the # key.
Entering your PIN lets the service know you got the call.
What happens:
·
Notification calls are made within 15 minutes of a
change in status. It is an automated
system that provides change in status information and a jail contact number.
·
The system will call every 15 minutes for 24 hours
until someone answers and enters the PIN.
If an answering machine picks up the message, the calls will come
every two hours for 24 hours until a PIN is entered.
Remember:
·
This service is just one part of your safety plan. •
More information:
Contact Dawn Larsen, Project Manager, at WASPC, at (360) 486-2419 or dlarsen@waspc.org. Agency and community-wide trainings can be
provided.
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Fremont
Public Association Changing Name
By Mike Buchman, Fremont Public
Association staff member
 The Fremont
Public Association is taking a new name effective January 1, 2007: Solid Ground. We’re changing our name to better reflect our scope of
services in King County, but our
mission remains to end poverty in our region and to support people in
reaching solid ground.
Why Solid Ground? From our early days on, we’ve always worked to help families
and individuals facing homelessness, hunger and other devastating effects of
poverty to get back to the solid ground of stable housing, sustainable
nutrition, financial literacy and freedom from discrimination. Solid Ground
is a great metaphor to describe our mission and the vast scope of work
performed by our more than 25 programs throughout King County!
Where did we find the name? Solid Ground was the name of an agency
case management program that has over 10 years of history helping homeless
families secure permanent housing. The program represents the best of our
work agency-wide: It is innovative, client-focused, successful and
transformational. Its new name is JourneyHome. •
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Critical
Resource Updates
Compiled by Crisis Clinic’s
Resource Center
It is always
recommended to check Community
Resources Online for additional information and for the most current
information updates of the following resources.
Church
Council of Greater Seattle’s Sharehouse, a furniture bank, has closed
indefinitely due to cold weather damage to the warehouse. Staff will continue to update the Web site as information and a date
regarding re-opening becomes available.
Fremont Public Association’s Tenant
Hotline will be open from 10:30am-4:30pm, M W Th, starting Dec. 4. It has
been operating on a reduced schedule for the past few months due to staffing
changeover.
Friends of Youth is accepting referrals for its
transitional housing program at Avondale
Park Apartments in Redmond.
Applicants must be ages 18 through 24. Upcoming openings are for
family units (pregnant or parenting young woman or couples parenting).
For details, please call (425) 881-2921.
Griefworks
has cancelled its Night
of Remembrance service originally scheduled for Dec. 8.
The YWCA
of Seattle/King County/Snohomish County will open a women’s drop-in
center on the Eastside Dec. 11. The center will be located in the Bellevue First Congregational Church
community room at 752
108th Ave NE in Bellevue.
It will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., M-F. Services include meals and
snacks, hygiene facilities, referrals and employment assistance •
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December
and January Selected Resources
Compiled by Crisis Clinic’s
Resource Center Staff
This column
highlights available 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.
December Resource
Highlights
Artist
Trust
Applications for the Grants for Artist Projects are available in December.
Receive an application by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to
Artist Trust, walk in or download an application from the Web site. The
deadline is February of each year. About 700 apply each year. Provides
support for artist-generated projects, which can include the development,
completion or presentation of new work. Awards are up to $1,400 annually.
Griefworks
Holds two public forums each month on the topics of grief and loss. Topics
deal with the holiday season in November and December. “Grief and Surviving
the Holidays” will be discussed at December’s forum.
Lutheran
Community Services Northwest - Cascade People’s Center Provides blankets
and coats of all sizes, for any adults and children in need. May also
distribute a limited supply of shoes and/or socks. Items are new or gently
used. Distribution will occur 10am-2pm, Friday, December 8, 2006. First-come,
first-served.
January Resource
Highlights
Puget
Sound Energy
Administers an assistance fund established by Puget Sound Energy (PSE) share
holders, customers, and employees and carried out by local branches of the
Salvation Army - Social Services Department to assist PSE customers in crisis
with their winter electric and natural gas bills. Program operates January
through Spring (dependent on funding).
Seattle
Indian Center
Summer Youth Employment Experience: A limited number of work experience
positions are available during the summer months to eligible high school
students. Interested parties should contact the Workforce Investment Act
office in January for further information.
Shoreline
Community College
The restorative dental clinic will be open Thursday afternoons January
through May. Patients needing fillings may be referred to the clinic, where a
dentist prepares teeth and a hygiene student does the filling. Cannot do root
canal, orthodontic or surgical work, bridges, gold work, dentures, or treat
dental emergencies. Also supervises students as they perform head and neck
exams, medical histories, blood pressure checks, oral exams, fluoride
treatments, cleaning and polishing, X-rays, oral cancer screening, sealants,
and oral hygiene instruction. Complete dental care takes at least two
appointments that are three hours each. First appointment is examination only
(except for children), and includes exam and diagnosis by dentist.
University
of Washington – Do-It
Program for Washington high school students with disabilities consists of participation
over multiple years. Scholars learn to use computers to enrich their
education and explore academic and career interest using the Internet. During
a two-week, live-in summer program at the University of Washington the first
year, and a one-week, live-in program the second year, scholars participate
in science, engineering, technology and mathematics lectures and labs; live
in residence halls; and practice skills which will help them be successful in
a college setting. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis; however,
the deadline for the first review period is Jan. 10.
Wallingford
Community Senior Center
Provides income tax assistance for older adults from the middle of January
through April 15. •
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“Resource Talk,” Crisis Clinic’s free monthly
e-newsletter, provides critical resource changes, community events, feature
articles on important health and human service topics and updates to the
annual publication of the Where to Turn Plus directory. Click here to
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Resource Talk by clicking here.
Crisis Clinic offers a variety of products to help
connect people with critical resources. Information about purchasing Crisis
Clinic’s Where to Turn Directories, Where to Turn CD-ROMs,
customized reports, customized mailing labels and holiday lists can be found
online by clicking here.
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users.
For business purposes, please e-mail us at ResourceCenter@CrisisClinic.org
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This Newsletter was last updated on Thursday, November 30, 2006 02:23 PM
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