June 2005:
Contact us:
24-Hour Crisis Line
(206) 461-3222
(866) 4CRISIS or
(866) 427-4747
(206) 461-3219 TDD
Available 365 days
a year
Community
Information Line
(206) 461-3200
(800) 621-4636
(206) 461-3610 TDD
Monday-Friday,
8am-6pm
Teen Link
(206) 461-4922
(866) TEENLINK or
(866) 833-6546
(206) 461-3219 TDD
Every evening,
6-10pm
Business Office
1515 Dexter Ave N
Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98109
(206) 461-3210
Fax: (206) 461-8368
8am-5pm, M-F
Washington State Hunger Facts
Northwest
Harvest is the only statewide hunger relief agency in Washington. Since
1995, Washington has been one of the five states with the highest rates of
hunger in the country (Economic Research Service/USDA, 2000-2002).
Earn-a-Bike
Youth, ages 9-17, earn a bike while learning bike
repair at Bike
Works. Students enroll in basic bike repair classes with Bike Works.
After class and on weekends youth put in "earn-a-bike" hours. After
completion of 18 hours, they pick out a bike to work on, and at the 24-hour
completion point, they earn the bike.
Celebrate Pride
Find a Pride celebration at a location near you by
clicking here. Attend
the Northwest’s largest LGBT Pride March/Parade and Festival in Seattle on
June 26. Visit www.seattlepride.org
for more information.
Celebrate Juneteenth
Celebrate freedom from slavery with this annual
festival and parade on Father’s Day weekend, June 17, 18, and 19. For more
information contact Madge Thompson at (206) 325-2864 or Carolyn Austin at
psseattle@msn.com
Blood Donation
E-reminders
Sign up for blood donation e-reminders from Puget
Sound Blood Center by clicking here.
Aging Issues
Seniors
Digest recently published an article written by Crisis Clinic’s own
Caregiver Specialist, Amanda Woodland. The article titled “Independence
Versus Safety: Housing Options in Later Life” can be found by clicking here.
Diversity Career Expo
Attend the largest diversity recruitment event of
the year from noon-5pm, Wednesday, June 22, at Seattle Central Community College’s
Student Activity Center on Capitol Hill. For more information visit the
website by clicking here.
Sound Transit Express Fares Increase
Beginning June 1, an adult fare for one zone fare
with a Sound
Transit Express Bus will be $1.50; two-zone fare, $2.50; and three-zone
fare, $3. A Youth fare will be $1, $1.75, and $2.75, respectively. Finally a
senior person with a disability fare will be $0.50, $1.25, and $1.50,
respectively. More information can be found by clicking here.
A Day in the Park
Earth
Share of Washington invites volunteers to team up on June 11 at Golden
Gardens Park with leading non-profit conservation organizations and community
groups for a day’s work enhancing a local park. To learn more about the event
or to sign up, visit the website.
Crisis Clinic’s Teen Link in
the News
Seattle Post-Intelligencer columnist, Susan Paynter,
recently wrote a piece titled, “Ask Teens
at Crisis Clinic: Too Much Pressure Can Kill.”
Deaf Kids’
Drama Festival
The Deaf Youth Drama Program at Seattle Children's
Theatre will present this festival on Saturday, June 11, at 4pm in their Charlotte
Martin Theatre, located at Seattle Center. The festival features the
performance of six short plays in American Sign Language, with voice
interpretation provided, by 60 deaf and hard-of-hearing children. Tickets
information is online at www.sct.org.
Brain Injury Association of Washington’s Open House
Attend the open house and tour this agency’s new
location and space from 6-7pm, Wednesday, June 22 at 800 Jefferson Terrace,
Suite 600, Seattle. Afterwards, attend a launch party. More information on
the event can be obtained at their website by clicking here.
A Community Anti-Racism Forum
This forum sponsored by The
Fremont Public Association will focus on the issue of gentrification.
Enjoy a light meal at 6pm followed by the forum from 6:30-8:30pm on June 6 at
The 2100 Building on 24th Avenue South in Seattle. Call Gillian at
(206) 694-6715 for details.
Individual Development Account (IDA) Program Orientations
Hopelink will be hosting a series of orientations to
the IDA
Program on June 9, 15, and 16. The main feature of the IDA Program is a
matched savings account. Individuals may use their savings to buy a home or
purchase an education. Call Rosemary at (425) 943-7579 for more information
or to register.
Challenges in Caregiving: Giving Care, Taking Care
Attend this conference Monday, June 6, at the
Tukwila Community Center. Registration is $25 for family members and $50 for
professionals. Scholarships are available. Call (800) 422-3263.
LGBT Youth Fair
Learn about the organizations providing services and
support to the LGBT community and its allies at Seattle
LGBT Community Center from 5:30-7:30pm, Saturday, June 18. Check here for information on
additional fairs throughout June at the Seattle LGBT Community Center.
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Where to Turn Plus 2005 is Available
Mary Blalock, Resource Center Supervisor
Crisis Clinic’s Where to Turn Plus 2005
directories have arrived. You may pick up your Where to Turn Plus at
our business office. Individuals may also visit http://www.crisisclinic.org/directories.html,
click on the 2005 Where to Turn Order Form hyperlink, and then either
fax or postal mail the order form to our office with correct payment
or
credit card information.
We have made some changes to Where
to Turn products this year. Because of the time it is taking us to
transition to Resource House, a new community resources software application,
we will not be offering the variety of directories we have in the past. This
year we are not publishing the East King County and South King County supplements,
instead:
·
Information that was previously published in the East
King County and South King County Where to Turn supplement books has
been added to the Service Pages of Where to Turn Plus.
·
We have created a CD-ROM version of Where to Turn
Plus that you can download to your computer and then search for agencies
or keywords and print out individual pages.
The Where to Turn Plus 2005
directory itself looks different from past years. The spiral binding has been
replaced with a perfect binding to increase the durability of the book and
allow for better storage on a bookshelf. We have changed the section titles
to make them more intuitive and have improved each section’s formatting to
make them easier to read.
·
The “Guide to Social Services” section provides
information on social service topics, tips on how to obtain services, and
examples of agencies that provide the most comprehensive resources.
·
The “Service Pages” section lists phone numbers of
agencies in this directory by the types of services that they provide.
·
The “Agency Pages” section provides phone numbers,
addresses, websites, wheelchair access notes, transportation notes, hours,
eligibility requirements, and service descriptions of health and human
service agencies in King County.
Stay tuned for the 20th
Anniversary edition of Where to Turn Plus in 2006! We’ll resume the
usual Where to Turn publishing schedule and make even more
enhancements in the usability of our products.
The Resource Center staff at
Crisis Clinic has put a lot of work into the directory, and we hope it will
be very beneficial to you.
As a reminder, email
ResourceCenter@CrisisClinic.org
with “Subscribe” in the subject line to continue receiving “Resource Talk.”
This free e-newsletter provides a health and human services update for King
County with critical resource changes to the annual publication of Where
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Find Government Websites Easily
Compiled by Crisis Clinic’s Resource
Center
To find a
website for a city, the general web address rule is www.ci.cityname.stateinitial.us
For example, to find the website for Bothell, go to www.ci.bothell.wa.us. For a county,
the usual address rule is www.co.countyname.stateinitial.us.
For example, to find the website for King County, go to www.co.king.wa.us. Finally, state
websites are found by going to www.state.stateinitial.us.
Washington’s state website is www.state.wa.us.•
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Homeless
Donation Service
Kimberly Crossen, Crisis Clinic
Intern
The
Community Information Line’s Homeless Donation Service provides a valuable resource
for social service agencies and community members in King County. Community
members often have perfectly usable goods such as furniture, office supplies,
and clothing that they no longer can use themselves but would hate to see go
to waste. This is especially true in this season of spring cleaning.
The Homeless Donation Service provides a way for
community members to get connected with agencies who can give their items a
second life (and in some cases, even a first!).
Agencies that distribute goods directly to homeless
clients (i.e. they are not sold in a thrift or resale shop) are eligible to
take part in this program. The agencies fill out a form designating the
specific items they accept and whether or not they are able to pick up those
items. Then, the information is added to the database so that information and
referral specialists have easy access to it and can direct callers to
appropriate agencies.
This program
saves potential donors the time of calling numerous agencies trying to find
one that will accept their items. Many agencies such as the YWCA, the
Salvation Army, and Catholic Community Services are happy to be part of this
program because it helps them meet the material needs of their clients. This
truly is a win-win situation. Please call Troy Tady at (206) 461-3210 ext.
648 if your agency would like to participate in the program. Community
members interested in donating items can call the Community Information Line
at (206) 461-3200 from 8am-6pm, Monday-Friday.•
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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 concerning the following resources.
Operation
Sack Lunch is now serving a hot lunch Monday through Friday at the First
Presbyterian Church at 7th Avenue and Madison Street in downtown
Seattle from 1-2:30pm. At the same location, the Lord’s Table is serving
Monday through Thursday at 8:30pm. God’s Grace serves an 11am meal on
Saturdays and Bible Studies outreach does a sack lunch on Saturdays at
12:45pm at the same location.
The new location for Tent
City 4 is Lake Washington United Methodist Church at 7525 132nd Ave NE,
Kirkland.
Tent City 4 will be at this location through August 15.
Boomtown
Cafe has updated their prices. Breakfast is now $1.50 and lunch is $2.
All barter customers are asked to pay $0.25 towards their meal for each plate
they order.
Central
Area Motivation Program (CAMP) now provides rental/eviction prevention
assistance. Clients may receive up to $500 one time per year. Clients may
receive energy assistance in the winter and rent assistance in the
spring/summer. Open to residents of any Seattle ZIP code. Must be 125% of
poverty level; Call for specific eligibility requirements.
Senior Services of
Seattle/King County’s Minor
Home Repair Service has expanded its program eligibility to include
low-income homeowners or renters with disabilities residing in Shoreline.
Korean Women’s
Association now offers a We
Are Family (WAF) confidential domestic violence shelter for individuals
and/or their families; boys up to the age of 17 are accepted if the boy is in
school. Accepts all ethnicities and people from any county in the state.
Shelter is in Pierce County, close to the King County border.
West
Seattle Helpline’s hours have changed to 10am-1pm, Monday-Thursday.
Pregnancy
Aid of Washington – Kent no longer
provides shelter for pregnant women or women parenting a child.•
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June and July Selected Resources
Compiled by Crisis Clinic’s Resource Center
This column attempts to highlight
available timely resources in the community information database that might
otherwise go unnoticed to our users.
It is always recommended to check
Community Resources
Online for additional information and for the most current information
concerning the following resources.
June Resource Highlights
City
of Seattle – Human Services Department –
Family and Youth Services
Provides free meals (breakfast, lunch, and snack)
for low-income children and youth, ages 1-18, during the summer. Program is
designed to reach children who receive free or reduced-price meals in school,
but who don't receive them in the summer. Operates June through August. Call
for more information on nearest summer meal location.
Olive
Crest
Teaches effective parenting techniques using the Boys Town curriculum.
Teaches parents how to use effective praise, anticipate and prevent behavior
problems, deal with problem behavior in a constructive way, and respond to
tense situations. Program offered in a series of three classes over three
Saturdays four times a year. Cost of class includes a textbook, snack, and a
certificate of completion. Program will be offered quarterly with the next
set of classes offered 9am-1pm June 4, 11, and 18. $10 for the three classes.
Fees may be waived for parents who can't afford the classes.
Call for home visit beginning in June. Provides vouchers for school clothes
throughout the summer. Serves school children, ages 4-15. Must be residents
of Bellevue School District (98004, 98005, 98006, 98007, and 98008). Home
visit is required for assistance.
Seattle
Youth Symphony Orchestras
Marrowstone-in-the-City is a Seattle-based day
program for young musicians offers two-week
sessions at Shorecrest High School and the Overlake School. Applications are due in June. Call for more information.
Special
Olympics Washington
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July Resource Highlights
Atlantic
Street Center
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. Office: 8am-5pm, M-F. Work shifts vary.
Ethnic
Heritage Council
Annual Naturalization Ceremony for new citizens is held on the 4th of July at
Seattle Center.
Families
For Effective Autism Treatment
Offers an effective intervention program for adolescents with autism.
Conducts program for five weeks during summer. 1:30-4:30pm, M-F. Call Brenne
Schario for details or access the website. Students are enrolled during May
through June through FEAT's parent network. Applications are typically
distributed in April. Summer program starts the first day after July 4th. In
2005, program operates July 5 - August 5.
ROAR
- Resources, Outreach, Advocacy, and Referrals
Provides backpacks and school supplies for children. Program runs July 1-Aug.
30; backpacks are distributed the last two weeks of August. To apply: Call or
walk in. Provide number of children in family, needs of individual children,
current contact information, and identification. Apply in July and August.
Seattle
Children’s Theatre – Deaf Youth Drama Program
Students can enroll in one of four separate one-week summer drama camps about
acting, movement, and improvisation as taught by professional Deaf theatre
artists. 9am-12:30pm, M-F in July and August.•
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“Resource Talk,” Crisis Clinic’s free e-newsletter,
provides a health and human services update for King County with critical
resource changes to the annual publication of Where to Turn Plus.
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This Newsletter was last updated on Wednesday, June 01, 2005 04:25 PM
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