Rainier
Vista Service Provider Meeting Minutes
June
26, 2012
Attendance: C Powell, SHA; A. Woldebr, SHA; T. Nguyen,
Providence Gamelin, S. Robinson, Bellwether Housing, L. Horan, Neighborhood
House; G. Scarella, Nature Consortium, K. Farmer, Neighborhood House, S.
Behmer, Solid Ground.
Gamelin
House – Waiting list 1-2 bedrooms for Joseph House, new building in White
Center, still looking for applicants, have them apply now. For seniors.
SHA
community builder – Living Room conversations are happening, coordinated by
Seattle Police Department. They will
come and meet with residents (16 residents must attend) and talk about
community concerns. They met with
Vietnamese community of Rainier Vista
this week. Parking issues and night time
concerns. Traffic & Safety Committee
will not meet again until September.
Multicultural Committee will meet on July 18th. Rainier Vista Phase 3 is near completion,
residents will be moving into rental units this summer (110 units). Mercy Housing is going to be completed this
summer and will provide 60 units of family housing for low income
residents. Harborview will come out and
do health workshops, let Naomi know if interested.
SHA –
Family Self-Sufficiency program – is for people who are employed and want to
increase their salary or in school or a job training program. Clients can set education or employment goals
and obtain a savings account with deposits that are set aside monthly to use
towards goals. Clients will receive
support from an Economic Opportunity specialist to help work towards
goals. They are still taking clients for
this program. Must be on Section 8.
Neighborhood
House – summer lunch program will occur June – August. Free lunch for youth ages 1-18 from Monday –
Friday.
Solid
Ground – community farm at Rainier Vista is looking for volunteers. Volunteers receive free vegetables. All food from the farm is donated to food
bank or those who struggle to afford it.
RV
Youth Focus Group—will put on hold for the summer, with staff vacations and
youth program changes. Need commitment
from youth providers to help pull together.
Put on September agenda for provider meeting.
Adult
Focus Group – will put on hold for the summer put on Fall agenda for providers. Adults are interested in parenting
help/workshops. Naomi will look into and
Kate. Naomi also suggested recycling
workshop since SHA is working to improve education in this area.
Next
Service Provider Meeting will be in September.
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