July 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
Summer Meal Programs for Children Open
The Summer Meals Program is
part of the federal school nutrition program that provides free meals and
snacks to kids and teens during the summer months. Summer meal sites are
located in schools, recreation centers, community-based organizations,
faith-based organizations and camps. The program begins at the end of the
school year. To find a program near you, visit WithinReach’s searchable online
database of sites at www.parenthelp123.org.
YWCA – East Cherry Hosts Parenting Class
Every Wednesday night,
beginning July 2, 6-8 p.m.
2820 East Cherry St
Seattle
YWCA – East Cherry is hosting a young
parents’ class for parents, ages 15 through 25, for 12 weekly sessions.
Dinner is provided and childcare is available. Participants will receive a
certificate upon completion. For details, or to sign up, call (206) 957-2020
ext. 312.
Camp Ten Trees Hosts Family Day at
Park
Saturday, July 26,
1-3 p.m.
Volunteer Park, Seattle
Camp Ten Trees, which hosts camps for
GLBTQ teens and teens with GLBT parents, is hosting a family fun day.
Participants will meet camp staff, play games, and
sing camp songs. Event will be a potluck, but drinks will be provided. For
details, call (206) 288-9568.
Community Resource Fair
Saturday, July 12,
Noon - 3 p.m.
9601 35th Ave SW
Village of Hope
Village of Hope is organizing a
community resource fair, with multiple job, housing and education resources.
For details, call (206) 937-2701.
Summer 2008 Issue of Parenting
Calendar is out
The Summer 2008 issue of The Parenting Calendar is now available here. The
calendar lists all the parenting courses and support groups that we are aware
of in the central Puget Sound area. If you know of other potential
listings, please let us know.
Puget Sound Adlerian Society provides the calendar as a public
service, with funding from the Horizons Foundation, in the hope
that happier families and a more peaceful community will result.
Dunshee House Starting New Recovery Group
Thursdays, 7:30-9 p.m.
303 17th Ave E
Dunshee House, Room 2
Seattle
Dunshee House has started an
all-inclusive recovery group called Shifting Gears. It is a non-12-step based
group with a recovery-based theme. Anyone who desires recovery is welcome.
Youth Suicide Prevention Conference
Monday, Sept. 22,
8:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.,
3201 S 176th St,
Sea-Tac Airport Marriott
Youth Suicide Prevention Program
and the Washington State Department of
Health are coordinating a conference for those who work with youth who
are GLBTQ, homeless, in foster care or in the juvenile justice system.
Conference promotes prevention and early intervention of suicide. For more
details, visit the conference Web site here. Online registration is open.
Foster Families Get Free Campsites in
State Parks
Foster children and children who live with unlicensed relative
caregivers are entitled to free campsites in Washington state parks through a
new program just begun this summer. The free campsite program is the result
of a law passed by the Washington State Legislature and signed by Gov. Chris
Gregoire. The law allows for reduced prices or free passes
for Washington foster parents and relative caregivers of children when
they camp with the children in their care. Camping is available in 84 state
parks, with more than 50 parks offering camping by reservation and the
remainder offering camping first-come, first-served. For more information
about parks, click here.
‘Who Does What’ Guide to HIV Resources
Updated
Public Health – Seattle & King
County has updated its directory of
“Who Does What in Seattle-King County.” The directory lists more than 100
different HIV/AIDS related agencies and programs in the Seattle-King County
area. The list is available here.
Take Action Awards Open for Nominations
King
County Coalition Against Domestic Violence is soliciting nominations for
its Take Action Awards – awarded to those who take action against domestic
violence in a way that is commendable and deserves recognition. To nominate
someone, click here.
Awards will be presented at the Take Action event in October.
Medicaid Clients Eligible for Stop-Smoking
Help
The state Department of Health
and DSHS have partnered to provide
Medicaid clients with a new stop-smoking benefit that will include counseling
and prescription drugs. The Washington State Tobacco Quit Line will help link
Medicaid patients to this new benefit. “Quit coaches” will support eligible
Medicaid clients with free counseling, nicotine patches or gum, and by
recommending a prescription medication, if appropriate. The benefit will
cover these services as well as the cost of the prescription medications
recommended by the quit line if prescribed by the client’s own physician or
advanced registered nurse practitioner. For details, call (800) 784-8669 or
(800) QUIT NOW.
HIV Testing Campaign Launched
The HIV/AIDS Program at Public Health - Seattle & King
County has launched a multi-media campaign designed to increase the
frequency of HIV testing among men who have sex with men (MSM) at high risk
for HIV infection. Local data suggest that while most MSM have tested
at least once in their lifetime, high-risk MSM are not testing at the
recommended frequency. The “Little Prick” campaign encourages MSM who have
had unprotected sex with a partner of unknown or discordant HIV status during
the prior year to get tested every three months. For details, click here.
Head Start Program Still Enrolling
United Indians of
all Tribes Foundation is still enrolling for its Early Head Start and
Head Start programs. Programs are located in the Columbia City and Magnolia
neighborhoods. Head Start and Early Head Start provides early childhood
developmental education opportunities for pregnant women and children, ages
birth through 4. Program services are inspired by Native American values and
traditions. Transportation is provided. For details, call (206) 829-2233.
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Free School Supplies Programs Underway Across King County
By Hannah Newton, Crisis Clinic Resource
Specialist
For updated information on where people can receive
school supplies and for more information on the school supplies programs
listed below, visit Community Resources
Online and look under the keyword “Free School Supplies.”
Atlantic Street
Center – Rainier Beach Family Center
Coordinates a yearly Resource Fair where families can get backpacks
filled with school supplies. The fair will be Aug. 23, from noon-4pm.
Auburn
Youth Resources – Enumclaw Youth & Family Services
Coordinates a back-to-school fair each year with Plateau Outreach
Ministries. School supplies provided are on the list prepared by the Enumclaw
School District. The fair will be Aug. 21 from 10am-noon.
Black Diamond Community Center
Coordinates a one-day event, providing area families with free backpacks and
school supplies, as well as used children's clothing for school. The event
will be Aug. 28, 6-8pm.
Center for Human Services – Shoreline Family
Support Center
Passes out free school supplies and school clothes at a one-day event in
August. Activities include a resource fair, free haircuts and fun and games.
Register early to guarantee school supplies. The event will be Aug. 23,
1-3pm.
Eastside Love
INC (In the Name of Christ) – Church Services Network
Equips each child with a backpack and supplies required by the local school
district. Donations are first-come, first-served, based on availability
through area churches. Call through Aug. 11 to be registered with a donor.
Hopelink
Provides school supplies to children of low-income families in specific East
King County ZIP codes; must register as a Hopelink food pantry client; items
are distributed last two weeks of August. School supplies will also be
available after the distribution event.
Kent Food Bank and Emergency
Services
Provides limited school supplies and school clothing the week before school
starts for elementary aged children. Must live in Kent school district
boundaries.
Lutheran Community
Services Northwest – Family Resource Center
Coordinates a back-to-school backpack giveaway each year for SeaTac families
with games and prizes. Walk in, Aug. 22, 11am-3pm.
People’s Institutional Baptist Church
Coordinates an Educational Resource Street Fair, Aug. 9, from 11am-5pm, which
is designed for people to access resources such as books, parenting tools,
school supplies, backpacks and rain jackets.
Puget Sound Labor Agency – King County Offices
Offers school supplies to union members and individuals that live in the
following ZIP codes: 98101, 98104, 98109, 98111, 98119, 98121, 98134 and
98199. Call for an appointment.
ROAR – Referrals, Opportunities,
Advocacy and Resources
Provides backpacks and school supplies for children. Program starts July 1
and runs through Aug. 14. Families must live within Seattle city limits, and
one person in the household must be working. Call or walk in for an
appointment.
Salvation
Army – Social Services Department – Federal Way/Des Moines
Offers limited school supplies for children in the Federal Way School
District and Des Moines, south of 216th. Apply last week of August.
Seattle International Church
Coordinates an annual backpack giveaway each summer where children receive
free school supplies. This year, the giveaway will be Aug. 30, 6-8:30pm.
Seattle Milk Fund
Provides backpacks with school supplies and shoe vouchers to children in
Seattle Public Schools. Written referral from social worker or case manager
required.
Seattle Public Schools – District
Office
Provides school supplies and clothing vouchers to children verified as
homeless. Referral from case manager required.
Treehouse
Offers assistance with books and school supplies to children who have an open
case file with Division of Children and Family Services (DCFS), children in
foster care, relative placement, group home or living in a family under DCFS
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King County
Announces Transitional Housing Funding Availability
By Debbi Knowles,
Homeless and Housing Programs
King County Housing and Community Development
The King County Housing and
Community Development Program (HCD) in the Community Services Division
announces the availability of funding for transitional housing for homeless
households through the new THOR Program Expansion.
In the past,
only programs serving homeless families with children were eligible for THOR
funding. The intent is for this new supplemental funding to support
transitional housing (rental assistance) with support services for:
·
Homeless
individuals and families without children
·
Homeless
families with children who are receiving services under chapter 13.34 RCW
(families involved with the child welfare system)
·
Homeless
individuals or families with an adult member who has a mental health or
chemical dependency disorder
·
Homeless
individuals or families with an adult member who is an offender released from
confinement (jail or prison) within the past 18 months
Application
materials can be found here.
Applications are due by July 15.
This
application process refers only to these new THOR Expansion funds.
Programs serving homeless families with children are not eligible for funding
through this application process (except families receiving services under
chapter 13.34). At this point the two THOR funding pots will remain
separate. We are currently in the middle of a two year funding cycle
for THOR families with children funds (July 1, 2007-June 30, 2009). The
next RFP for that funding will be in the winter/spring of 2009.
THOR
program funds are made available to King County through the Washington State
Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development (CTED). King
County’s Housing and Community Development Program (HCD) awards and administers
THOR funds on behalf of the Seattle-King County Continuum of Care for all
agencies serving King County including Seattle. Approximately $1 million is
estimated available for programs in Seattle/King County for the funding
period Sept. 1, 2008 – Sept. 30, 2009. •
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New
and Improved Community Resources Online 2-1-1 Web site
By Mary Blalock, Crisis Clinic’s Resource Center
Manager
2-1-1 in Washington has received an
excellent response from users on how we could make the search
engine Web site more user-friendly. This month, we’re launching a
test version of the new and improved Web site, based on feedback from users.
It’s now available for testing at http://216.81.233.81/WIN211PublicPortal.
A large blue “Start a Search” button makes it easy
to begin searching for resources. This button takes you immediately to the
“Search by Keyword” section where you have more of the “Google-style” search.
Some benefits of the Web site are outlined below:
Keyword search: In the Keyword search area, you have
two options:
·
Search for Matching Topics
·
Search for Matching Provider and Service Names
Result sets can be sorted by language,
accessibility and even proximity.
Geography made easy: the new Web site gives you the
option to search by the entire statewide database or filter your results by proximity
to a specific location. It also calculates the distance from home (or any
other address) to the service… and even drops result sets onto a Yahoo map!
Print, save or e-mail your search results: the new Web site allows you to print your list of
search results, send the list via e-mail, or save the list with a secure user
log in and password.
Our in-house Web site testers have
already identified some issues with the keywords. We will be working with the
software company that created this Web site to identify and solve some of
theses issues. While you’re testing the Web site, you will notice that some
keywords are more intuitive than others. For example, to find emergency food
the keyword entry needs to be “Food Pantry” or “Food Pantries” since “Food Bank(s)”
actually refers to a food distribution warehouse or storage site. But most of the keyword searches work well, for instance, the
keyword “Domestic Violence” shows a list of 10 categories associated with
Domestic Violence such as shelter, support groups and hotlines. It is easy to
navigate between the different types of Domestic Violence resources that are
available.
We’re still working out some kinks in
the system, but hope to have these issues resolved with the Web site
developers as quickly as possible. If you have questions or would like to
provide feedback about the new site please e-mail us at resourcecenter@crisisclinic.org. Over the next month we
will review the feedback and discuss with the Web site developers which
suggestions are feasible.
Stay tuned for more information about Web site trainings in
the community. We will publish
the dates and locations of these trainings in the August issue of Resource
Talk. Please spread the word about the new Web site, and encourage people to
sign up for Resource Talk for more information about training sessions. •
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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.
Atlantic Street
Center – Rainier Beach Family Center is moving to Rainier Beach Community
Center.
Community
Health Centers of King County has changed its name to HealthPoint.
Evergreen Healthcare now
provides in-home chemical dependency services for clients who are home-bound
due to medical, psychiatric, substance abuse or other addictive disorders.
Program targets Medicaid clients, but may accept private insurance or sliding
scale fees. The program is under the guidance of the Geriatric Regional
Assessment Team.
Operation
Nightwatch now requires women to have a ticket or a referral to receive
shelter services. Referrals are available at Angeline’s Day Center (beginning at 7:00 am) or the Women’s Referral
Center (beginning at 6:00 pm.)
SHARE/WHEEL’s Tent City
3 has moved to Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 14514 20th Ave NE, Shoreline, WA 98155, where
it will be through the end of September.
St. Francis Hospital in
Federal Way has announced it will close its voluntary psychiatric unit in the
Spring of 2009. It will expand the unit at St. Joseph’s in Tacoma.
Youth Advocates, a foster care
licensing, recruitment and placement agency has joined Children’s Home
Society of Washington. The program will no longer be referred to as “Youth
Advocates” but as one of Children’s Home Society’s out-of-home care programs. •
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July and August
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.
July Resource
Highlights
Bellevue Parks and
Community Services
Hires teenagers to work on a variety of projects throughout the park system in
July and August. Project examples include trail maintenance, painting fences
and building sheds. Also offers an employment-training program and personal
finance class to those already enrolled in the program.
Ethnic
Heritage Council
The
22nd Annual Naturalization Ceremony for new citizens is held on the 4th of
July at Seattle Center from noon to 1:00 p.m. More
than 500 individuals from over 70 countries will take the oath of US citizenship.
Elected officials, dignitaries, friends, relatives and others pay tribute to
these new citizens in a poignant program featuring entertainment by the US
Navy Band Northwest, a Native American storyteller and children from around
the world. Visit the
Web site for a contribution/membership form.
Western Washington Fellowship of Reconciliation
Will host its 50th annual
FOR Northwest
Regional conference at Seabeck
Conference Center in Seabeck, July 3-6. Additional info and scholarship
forms here.
Over 200 people from Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and beyond gather
for talks, workshops, fun and fellowship.
August Resource
Highlights
First Place School,
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.
Millionair Club Charity, Inc.
A weekly eye clinic is available for clients who need an eye exam. Clients
receive 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. Call the receptionist to
schedule an appointment starting in mid. 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. •
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