A listing of providers and events in the area of the Rainier Vista housing development.

Oct 3, 2013

Rainier Vista Service Provider Meeting - September 2013


Attendance:   Kate Farmer, Neighborhood House; Lisa Uemoto, Seattle Housing Authority; Scott Behmer, Solid Ground; Jason Rolfe, Catholic Community Services; Ashenafi Woldegebriel, Seattle Housing Authority; Angie Fioretti, Refugee Women’s Alliance; Yuliya Mailyan, Providence Gamelin House; Allison Nackel-Gaffney, Neighborhood House; Sheree Robinson, Bellwether Housing; Phung Nguyen, Neighborhood House.

 
 

Seattle Housing Authority Community Builder update:

Lisa discussed some of the concerns happening in the community.   Homeowner Meeting in September was held, one renter attended.  Hoping to get a planning committee to have a community forum.  They will reach out to service providers to work towards solutions.    Service Providers will be invited to talk about youth and ensure youth voices are heard.  SPD community Officer is aware and  Seattle Youth Violence Initiative.  Encourage residents to call 911.  Residents don’t call police frequently and police don’t respond quickly.  Car racing issue is new.  Traffic calming devices were discussed but need enough people involved and tracking to make happen.  Small and Simple Spark grants are available through neighborhood fund and may look into capacity building training so residents have more tools to engage with one another.  Lisa is working to form steering committee with both residents and homeowners.  Contact Lisa if interested in joining.  Lisa is hosting safety walks in the neighborhood every other Monday at 6pm, rain or shine.  cuemoto@seattlehousing.org

 

Neighborhood House BFET Program – Allison is enrolling clients in Basic Food Employment Training (BFET) for people who are unemployed, or underemployed or have housing instability, program provides vocational training and support services, contact allisonn@nhwa.org.

 

SHA – Seattle Housing Authority is hosting a Resource Fair on October 19 from 1-5pm at Rainier Community Center highlighting  education, job training, employment, homeownership, financial services, health services, door prizes and more.   

 

Also in October, Seattle Housing Authority will provide assistance a couple of days a week for clients to sign up for Affordable Health Care act, workers will be available 2 days a week at Rainier Vista Center to assist.

 

Refugee Women’s Alliance – REWA – After school tutoring Mon-Thursday evenings 4-6:30pm at Rainier Vista site (4443 MLK Jr. Way S)  for 4th -8th grade and 6th-12th grade at Main Office (4008 MLK Jr. Way S).  Program includes  Homework help and tutoring, college prep, girl leadership, and more. 

 

Catholic Community Services Youth Tutoring Program at RV Boys and Girls Club – Tutoring for 1st -12th grade on Monday-Thursdays evenings.  They do have a wait list right now.  Need volunteers.  Contact jasonr@ccsww.org if interested.

 

Providence Gamelin House  - Senior living facility.  They host monthly birthday celebration and service providers are welcome to attend to do outreach.  Interpreters are available.  Activities open to all, birthday and cooking events, etc.  yuliya.mailyan@providence.org. 

 

Seattle Farm –Community Farm in Rainier Vista, volunteer opportunities for residents to participate and get a bag of fresh vegetables.  Food from farm gets distributed to local food bank.

 

Nature Consortium – African drumming at  Rainier Vista Center from 4-6pm on Fridays for ages 5-19 year olds.  Youth art programs in Fall 2013 at their site in the RV Boys and Girls Club, including teen cooking and art classes.  Contact Grace Scarella at rainiervista@naturec.org. 

 

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