October 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
2-1-1 Creating List of Holiday Programs
Resource
Specialists at Crisis Clinic are collecting information about local holiday
programs for callers of the 2-1-1 Community Information Line. If your agency
has a Christmas, Thanksgiving or other holiday program for the general public
(not clients only) that involves free food or gifts, then you should have
received an update request. If you have not received an update request, then
either we do not have correct update information for you, or we do not know
about your program. Please give
us a call at (206) 461-3210 and ask to speak to a Resource Specialist for
more information.
Facts on Opiate Overdose Brochure Available
The HIV/AIDS Program of Public
Health – Seattle & King County has released a new brochure
called Be Alive Tomorrow - Fact on Opiate Overdose. This brochure gives
suggestions to injectors on how to avoid an opiate overdose and tips for what
to do if one occurs. The online version can be found here.
To place an order for print copies, please call the HIV/STD Hotline at (206)
205-7837, M-F, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Free Housing Counseling
Available Through State
Free counseling sponsored by the State of Washington is available to
residents considering buying a home, as well as current homeowners who are
having trouble with their mortgage.
To be connected with a counselor, call the Washington Homeownership
Information Hotline at (877) 894-HOME.
Support Group for LGBT
Caregivers of People with Memory Loss
2nd
Tuesday of each month.
Starting Oct. 14, 6:30-8 p.m.,
6555 Ravenna
Ave NE
Elderhealth Northwest
Seattle 98115
The Alzheimer’s Association is
starting an LGBT caregiver support group for all LGBT care partners, family
members and friends of individuals with memory loss. For details call the
group facilitator at
(781) 248-3524.
Autumn
Nature Walk for Grieving Families
Thurs., Oct.
23, 4-6 p.m.
2300
Arboretum Dr. E
Washington Park Arboretum
Providence Hospice
of Seattle’s
Safe Crossings program will hold an autumn nature walk for children and their
families that have experienced the death of a loved one. For more information
or to RSVP, call (206) 749-7723.
Autumn 2008 Issue of
Parenting Calendar is out
The Autumn 2008 issue of The Parenting Calendar is now available here and is a service of
the Puget Sound Adlerian Society. The calendar lists all the parenting
courses and support groups that the society is aware of in the central Puget
Sound area.
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.
African American Caregivers
Forum
Sat., Oct.
25, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
2300 S Massachusetts
Northwest African American Museum
The Alzheimer’s Association will host its Third
Annual African American Caregivers Forum, Affirming Our Legacy of Love. The
forum, lunch and a museum
tour immediately following
the program will be free. In conjunction with the
forum,
StoryCorps will be on site recording the personal
stories of African Americans with Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers.
StoryCorps
then presents selected diverse interviews from all
over the U.S. on public radio. For details or to register call
(206) 529-3894.
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New Program Targets People Without
Bank Accounts in King County
Twenty-one
King County banks and credit unions have partnered with local service
agencies to create Bank on Seattle-King County, which lowers barriers to
people opening bank accounts.
The
program features a low opening deposit requirement, no monthly minimum
balance, no (or low) monthly minimum fee, free ATM or debit card, savings
account, direct deposit, online banking (if available) and programs that
encourage savings.
One
of the goals of the program is to move low-income people away from expensive
alternative financial options such as check-cashing services. Participating
institutions will open accounts for people on ChexSystems if the activity is
more than six months old, except for internal fraud or restitution policies.
It will waive one set of NSF/OD fees annually and offer an additional feature
or service to help customers avoid NSF/OD.
The
program also targets people who do not have accounts for cultural reasons and
people who speak languages other than English. Participating banks will
accept Mexican Matricula Consular card as primary ID and will accept an ITIN
in lieu of a Social Security number.
Customers
in the program will also be referred to financial education options.
Those
interested in finding out which banks are participating or if they have other
questions about the program are encouraged to call 2-1-1 or visit the Web
site http://www.bankonseattle.org/.
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Economic
Stimulus Payments – It’s Not Too Late
Those who have not yet
filed their 2007 tax returns have until Oct. 15 to file if they want to
receive their economic stimulus payments. Individual filers can receive
between $300 and $600 with an additional $300 per child.
In September, an estimated
22,000 people, with rebate checks worth a collective $6.8 million, had yet to
file in King County.
To qualify for the rebate,
filers must have collected at least $3,000 in income from one or more of the
following eligible sources: Social Security, SSDI, Pension/Retirement,
Veteran's Benefits or Earned Income. Incomes that do not qualify are
Unemployment, SSI and Public Benefits.
The Internal Revenue
Service has two walk-in offices where people may go for tax filing
assistance:
Seattle
915 2nd Ave,
98174
M-F, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
(206) 220-6015
Bellevue
520 112th Ave,
98004
M-F, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
(425) 456-9637 •
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Heat Line
Opens Oct. 1
The
appointment line for LIHEAP/PSE
HELP has opened. Three King County agencies are taking appointments for
people who need help paying their utility bills: Hopelink in north and east
King County, CAMP (Central Area Motivation Program) in Seattle and
Multi-Service Center in South King County.
Initially,
the line will find appointments for people who are eligible for PSE HELP
funding only, which means people with Seattle City Light bills will not be
eligible. The LIHEAP program, which assists with all utility bills, will
likely begin in early November.
Household
income must be at or below 150% of poverty level (based on family size) for
PSE HELP funds, and at or below 125% of poverty level (based on family size)
for LIHEAP funds.
To
set an appointment, call (800) 348-7144. •
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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.
Children’s
Hospital and Regional Medical Center has changed its name to Seattle
Children’s. This name applies to all locations in Seattle. Children’s
Bellevue and Children’s Federal Way are the names of the two branch locations
in King County.
GriefWorks is moving to Evergreen Community Center, 4910
A St SE, Auburn 98092. GriefWorks is a bereavement resource.
SHARE/WHEEL’s Tent City 3 has moved to Haller Lake United
Methodist Church, 13055 1st Ave NE, Seattle 98125. It will be
located there through the end of November.
Washington Women in Need
has two open grant dates: The education grant provides assistance for
tuition and books. Call Nov. 12 at 8 a.m. for an application. First come,
first served. The counseling grant pays for 24 sessions of mental health
counseling. Call Nov. 3 for
screening. •
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October and November 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.
October Resource
Highlights
Families for Effective Autism Treatment - FEAT
of Washington
Program serves children with autism and their siblings and is designed to get
children out of the house in order to facilitate productive social
interaction with other children. Activities are run by trained facilitators
and include fun, social and educational activities geared specifically to
children with autism and their siblings. Provides three hours of quality
respite for parents. Every second Saturday of the month 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
October through June.
Solid Ground - Volunteer
Program
Volunteers, many who are homebound, knit or crochet handmade hats, scarves,
mittens and baby items for homeless people in Seattle/King County.
Approximately 3,000 items are made annually. Volunteers who want to make
clothing are asked to call or visit the office. Finished clothing is given to
shelters and agencies in the community. Agencies should inquire in October
about application and distribution dates (usually November-December) every
year.
University of Washington – Law
School Clinics
Two law school clinics open in October: the Mediation Clinic and the
Entrepreneurial Law Clinic. The Mediation Clinic assists with
landlord/tenant, contract, employment, claims of discrimination,
consumer-merchant disputes and interpersonal disputes such as roommate or
co-worker conflicts. The Entrepreneurial Law Clinic provides legal advice to
low-income micro-entrepreneurs, entrepreneurs in economically distressed
communities and pre-funded high-tech start ups.
November Resource
Highlights
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 the follwing year.
Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
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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This Newsletter was last updated on Wednesday, October 01, 2008 04:05 PM
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