October 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-8pm, 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
Did you know?
Crisis Clinic’s 2-1-1 Community
Information Line will begin operating 24/7 in 2007? Currently the Community
Information Line is open daily from 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. and is reachable by
dialing 2-1-1 on any landline phone and some cell phones. It can also be
reached by calling
(206) 461-3200.
D.A.W.N. to Provide Training for Domestic Violence Advocates
6-9 p.m., every Mon. and Wed.,
Oct. 23-Dec. 9
Location: confidential
Cost: $100 for professionals
or $35 for volunteers
The Domestic
Abuse Women’s Network will provide 50 hours of intensive domestic
violence training, which meets and exceeds the W.A.C. requirements for
Domestic Violence Advocates. Topics include crisis intervention, safety
planning and same sex battering. Program is designed for volunteers, new
advocates, staff needing a refresher course and relief workers. Register by
Oct. 13 to guarantee a spot by calling (425) 656-4305 ex. 232. Training is
also provided in Spanish.
Making Your Web Site Readable for the Literacy Challenged
The
Institute for Healthcare Advancement has compiled a list of 10 common
mistakes made by Web site designers that prevent their message from being
clearly delivered and understood. Nearly one half of the U.S. population has
poor literacy skills. Mistakes include too much information, hard to use
navigational tools, requiring additional software and pop-up windows. To read
the full report, click here.
ADHD: Strategies for Success
9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Oct. 7-8
4242 So. 144th St.
Foster High School
Tukwila
Cost: $65 for both days for
members of ADD Resources and their guests; $85 for non-members.
Attention
Deficit Disorder Resources is presenting its fourth annual conference on
ADHD, including two major presentations on treating ADHD with more than
medication, as well as more than 25 different breakout sessions given by top
ADHD physicians, therapists and coaches. For details, click here, or call (253) 759-5085.
24-Hour Crisis Line Number to be Posted on
Aurora Bridge
The Seattle Department of
Transportation plans within the next two months to install four suicide
crisis-call boxes on the Aurora Bridge to deter potential suicide jumpers.
Callers will be connected to Crisis Clinic’s 24-hour Crisis Line. Seven
people have jumped off the bridge so far this year. Read the full story here in
the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Celebrate Banned Books Week
7p.m., Thurs, Oct. 5
350 Kirkland Ave.
Kirkland Performance Center
Join the American
Civil Liberties Union of Washington in celebrating Banned Books Week with
an evening of dramatic readings from books some people would rather you not
read. The evening will feature Book-It Repertory Theatre actors performing
works of literature new and old that have been threatened with censorship.
Parkplace Books’ Rebecca Willow will serve as emcee. A discussion and
reception will follow the program. No RSVP is necessary. For details, click here or call (206)
624-2184.
New Web Site Helps Immigrant Victims of
Domestic Violence
The Multilingual Access Project
(MAP), a collaborative of community agencies specializing in serving
immigrants and refugees, has launched a Web site to help women and families
who don’t speak English find safety from domestic violence. The site, www.map-seattle.org, provides
information on domestic violence and how to get help in 10 languages. It also
provides information about immigration and human trafficking, also issues of
concern for immigrants and refugees.
Fathers’ Play N’ Learn Group to Start up
Center
for Human Services - Shoreline Family Support Center is interested in
starting a Play N’ Learn Group for men and children, ages birth through 3. Whether
a dad, grandfather, step-dad or a male figure in a child’s life, men are
invited to participate in this adult/child activity time. For details, call
(206) 362-7282 ex. 220. Dates and times of class are to be determined.
Eighth Annual Harvest Celebration
10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Sat.,
Oct. 7
Washington
State University’s King County Extension is sponsoring a Harvest
Celebration Farm Tour where farms from north to south King County and Vashon
Island, will be open for visitors to come and experience King County’s
Farm-Fresh flavor for the day. They can watch local “Chefs in the Field”
perform cooking demonstrations, buy fresh produce and pumpkins, talk to
farmers and walk their fields, enjoy a family hay ride, run through a corn
maze, and eat produce fresh off the field. For details, click here.
Rethinking HIV/STD Prevention in the Community
6-9 p.m., Thurs., Oct. 5
1625 Broadway
Seattle Central Community College, Broadway Performance Hall
Public
Health - Seattle & King County is sponsoring a gay men’s health
summit open to the public with no registration required. The event will
include a panel discussion with HIV/STD experts from across the country
discussing “Where To Go From Here? The Future of HIV/STD Efforts and Gay
Men.” The summit will be preceded by a day of conference sessions and
workshops about the same topic. Both are free, but registration is required
for the day-long conference. For details, click here or call (206)
296-4600.
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Holiday Program Information Requested
By Erika Straus-Bowers,
Resource Specialist
The fall and winter are seasons of many holidays,
giving us much to celebrate among our communities. While this time of year
brings many of us joy, it can also cause emotional and financial hardship.
Every year, Crisis Clinic compiles a Holiday
Resource List, with information about free and low-cost holiday programs that
provide the public in King County with community celebration, support and/or
tangible needs assistance. In 2004, our Community Information Line offered
this information to 2,365 callers; in 2005, the number of holiday calls
increased to 2,667. Because callers can now reach us simply by dialing 2-1-1
on a landline phone, the volume of holiday resource requests is expected to
grow even more dramatically this year.
Since September, we have been contacting agencies
to obtain 2006-07 fall and winter holiday information, as Ramadan and the
Jewish High Holidays have already begun, and Halloween is fast approaching.
However, we are still seeking resources for later holidays, including El Dia
del Muerte, Veterans’ Day, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa and
several cultural New Year celebrations.
We hope to have our complete Holiday Resource List
compiled and accessible by Oct. 16. This information will be available by
calling the 2-1-1 Community
Information Line or visiting Community
Resources Online, our complete online database. To make
sure that your holiday program is included, call Erika or Brooke at (206)
461-3210. •
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New Program Starts for Hurricane Survivors
By Margaret Metzgar, Program Supervisor, Katrina
Aid Today
Just over a year ago, nearly 10 million people in
Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi experienced horrific winds and water
damage during Hurricane Katrina. The aftermath of this storm created a
vast number of displaced persons nation wide, and many of those evacuees came
to Seattle.
Even now, a year later, Katrina evacuees are still
experiencing unprecedented need. In some cases, their need is even greater,
because some of their FEMA benefits are running out. The Salvation Army
(in conjunction with the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle) applied for
and received a grant from Katrina Aid Today to assist evacuees.
The Salvation Army and Katrina Aid Today have hired
two long-term recovery specialists and volunteers to provide long-term case
management for Katrina evacuees. Our goal is to assist the evacuees in
putting the pieces of their lives back together, helping them to reclaim
their lives and rebuild their future.
In reaching those goals we are:
· Providing
a safe place for evacuees to talk about and explore their physical, spiritual
and emotional needs.
· Helping
evacuees work through their urgent needs first so that they may begin looking
toward the future.
· Helping
evacuees in developing their own recovery action plan, thereby taking
responsibility for their own future.
· Guiding
evacuees through the maze of agencies out there to find the assistance they
need.
· Remaining
in contact with the client until their disaster-related needs are met. •
If you know of a Hurricane Katrina evacuee that
has not yet found a long-term recovery specialist to work with them at either
The Salvation Army or the Urban League, please have them contact Margaret
Metzgar at (206) 447-9944.
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Winter Shelters to Open Across King County
By Hannah Newton, Resource Specialist
Several agencies are already preparing for winter
by coordinating programs that help people who are homeless when they need it
the most. Here is a list of where people can go and who they can call when
the weather gets too cold:
King County funds a shelter for men and a shelter
for women that are open during the fall and winter regardless of the weather
forecast.
· The
men’s 50-bed shelter is at the King
County Administration Building, and is open Oct. 15-March 31. Line up for
the shelter takes place in the park across 4th Avenue just south of the
courthouse and Jefferson Street. The King County Administration Building is
at 500 4th Ave, between Jefferson and James streets in downtown Seattle.
· The
women’s shelter is at Angeline’s
Center and is open Oct. 1-March 31. Women can drop in for shelter
services. The shelter is at 2030 3rd Avenue in Belltown.
The city of Seattle also funds two shelters, a
women’s shelter and a co-ed shelter. However, these shelters will only
be if one or more of the following conditions are met: (1) Occurrence or
prediction of a temperature of 32 degrees or below; (2) Occurrence or
prediction of a high temperature of 35 degrees; or (3) Excessive
precipitation - snow or rain. The city previously funded a motel voucher
program for families that was operated by Family Services, but no agency
signed up to continue the program this year.
· The
co-ed shelter is at Seattle
City Hall, 600 4th Ave, downtown. Men and women are sheltered
in separate areas of the building. It is staffed by the William Booth Center.
· The
women’s shelter is at the Frye
Hotel, 223 Yesler Way, and has space for 25 women. It is staffed by WHEEL.
The city
of Kent has set aside money to provide motel vouchers to families, older
adults and people with disabilities when the temperature gets below 32
degrees. Through Dec. 31, the vouchers will be given out by Catholic
Community Services - South King County. Starting Jan. 1, the vouchers
will be given out by the Multi-Service
Center office in Kent. •
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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.
Boomtown Café
Boomtown Café will serve its first Saturday brunch
11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Oct.14. at the Millionair
Club, 2515 Western Ave. Meals are $2, with EBT cards accepted. Customers
can also work at the restaurant to help pay for part of their meal. They will
still be responsible for $.50.
Family
Services - Transitional Assistance
Family Services’ transitional housing program now only accepts
referrals from emergency shelters for families applying for the program.
Food
Bank @ St. Mary’s
Food pantry now
provides hygiene items to Seattle residents during the third week of each
month (during regular food pantry hours). Hygiene products vary according to
availability.
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
The utility financial assistance program has begun for the 2006/07 fiscal
year. New eligibility guidelines are monthly maximum net income (at 125% of
poverty) for family size: 1 - $1,225 per month; 2: $1,650; 3: $2,075; 4:
$2,500; 5: $2,925; 6: $3,350; 7: $3,775; 8: $4,200. Assistance is offered one
time only per household. Program is offered at the Multi-Service
Center branches for South King County, the Hopelink
branches for North and East King County, and at the Central
Area Motivation Program for Seattle residents. For an appointment, call
(800) 348-7144. The Central Area Motivation Program will not begin scheduling
appointments until mid. October, but Hopelink and Multi-Service Center will
have appointments available this week.
St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church
The church has stopped serving its hot meal program.
SHARE/WHEEL
- Tent City 3
Tent City 3 has moved
to St. George Episcopal Church, 2212 NE 125th St., Seattle WA
98125, near Lake City. It will be there through December.
Sharing
Security
Provides short-term financial assistance for groceries, energy bills and
gasoline to residents of Redmond, Kirkland, Bothell, Woodinville and Duvall,
ZIP codes 98011, 98012, 98014, 98019, 98028, 98033, 98034, 98052, 98053,
98072, 98074 and 98077. The agency’s focus is on individuals and families who
fall through the cracks based on income being too high for many assistance
programs. (Will accept applications from households with income up to 75
percent of area median.) Sharing Security is a last resort; applicants must
be ineligible for assistance from other agencies or unable to receive
sufficient assistance elsewhere.
Society
of St. Vincent de Paul - Food and Clothing Bank
The food pantry is no longer open all day Monday
through Friday. Their hours are now 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Tues. and
Thurs. The food pantry and clothing bank still serve the same ZIP
codes. •
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October and November 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.
October Resource Highlights
Families
for Effective Autism Treatment - FEAT of Washington
Program hosts children with autism and their siblings. Activities are
designed to get children out of the house and facilitate productive social
interaction with other children. Activities are run by trained facilitators
and include fun, social and educational activities geared specifically for
children with autism and their siblings. Provides 3 hours of quality respite
for parents. Every second Saturday of the month 10 a.m.-1 p.m. October
through June.
Familyworks
Offers one-on-one tutoring and community workshops/programs to help children
build skills and self-esteem. Community members, organizations and volunteers
conduct workshops and activities relating to careers, dealing with conflict,
cultural diversity, nutrition, gardening, art and music. Tutoring: 3:45-5:30 p.m.,
M. Tutoring/community workshops/programs: 3:45-5:30 p.m., W. Program offered
during school year (October through May).
Intiman
Theatre Company
Living History Tour uses theatre and theatrical improvisation to engage
students in debate, discussion, and analysis of history, literature and
contemporary events. Drawing from the central ideas presented by great
playwrights produced on Intiman's stage, the program encourages students to
explore history, political movements, and ethical issues. Program tours Puget
Sound-area high schools from mid-October through November of each year.
Smilemobile
Mobile dental van offers oral health services for children on a year-round
basis. Basic dental services include examinations, preventive care, fillings
and minor oral surgery. Van locations vary in Washington state. Will be in
Tukwila Oct. 30-Nov. 3. Accepts medical coupons and offers sliding scale fee
structure with up to 90 percent off the fee.
Washington
State Parks and Recreation Commission
Off-Season Senior Passes are offered to seniors, ages 62 and older, with
reduced camping fees during the off-season (October 1-March 31 and Sundays
through Thursdays in April). One- or Five-Year Disability Passes are offered
to those receiving compensation for disability or who are profoundly deaf or
legally blind; there is a 50 percent reduction in overnight camping and
moorage fees.
November Resource Highlights
Artist
Trust
Awards $10,000 annually to one female visual artist over the age of 60. The
money is unrestricted. Artists must be nominated by individuals other than
themselves. Applications are available in November. To receive an
application, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Artist Trust, walk in
or visit the Web site. Nomination forms are accepted each year in January.
Ethnic
Heritage Council
The council and Crossroads Shopping Center will present the 16th Annual
Cultural Crossroads Festival, November 3-5, at Crossroads Shopping Center,
located at NE 8th at 156th Ave. NE in Bellevue. The festival will feature
some of the area’s best ethnic entertainment on two stages, an international
bazaar and exhibits.
Griefworks
Holds two public forums each month on the topics of grief and loss. Topics
deal with the holiday season in November and December. “Healing Tools for the
Holidays” will be discussed at November’s forum and “Grief and Surviving the
Holidays” will be discussed at December’s forum.
Rebuilding
Together Eastside
Recipients will have a one-day, home repair project completed by volunteers.
Services include interior and exterior painting, carpentry, minor plumbing
repairs, electrical work, accessibility modifications, yard work, etc. Call
for an application. Applications are due by Nov. 30 of each year and final
selection of houses will be announced by Jan. 30 of each year. Applicants are
encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
Washington
Council for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
Promotes development and sustainability of community-based programs designed
to strengthen families and prevent child abuse and neglect through: (1)
funding of community-based demonstration projects; (2) providing technical
assistance, training and resource information to local programs; and (3)
evaluations of program effectiveness. Some materials are available in
Spanish, Russian, and Vietnamese.
Washington
State Utilities and Transportation Commission – Consumer Affairs
Begins its moratorium on utility disconnection. Under state law, utilities
supplying electricity or natural gas for home heating cannot discontinue
service for low-income households between Nov. 15 and March 15 for reasons of
nonpayment, provided the customer complies with the provisions of the law. If
the customer does not comply with the provisions, the company can disconnect
the electricity and refuse to reconnect until the entire balance owed to the
utility is paid. •
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