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

Jan 28, 2014

Rainier Vista Service Provider Meeting 1.21.2014

Rainier Vista Service Provider Meeting Minutes

Meeting held at Tamarack Place on January 21, 2014 at 2pm.

Service Provider Attendance: Neighborhood House, P-Patch, Cheasty Greenspace, SHA RV Community Builder, Lettuce Link Community Farm, Atlantic Street Center, Bike Works, Nature Consortium, Catholic Community Services Youth Tutoring Program, Seattle Tilth.

Neighborhood House Financial Empowerment Center – New center is opening around the corner on MLK to help individuals improve their financial stability through financial counseling, assistance with debt reduction and improving credit, access to banking services and more.

Neighborhood House Homeless Intervention Program – employment case management to assist clients with job seeker access, stable housing, career building, training and tools towards self-sufficiency.

P-Patch – 3 gardens at RV. P-Patches are now connecting with Community Emergency Hub program (18 hubs), which will work to create leadership structure and bring resources and information together for emergency preparedness.

Lettuce Link Community Farm – located in RV, residents can volunteer and receive free vegetables, food is also donated to local food bank.

Bike Works- Adult and youth programs, bike repair skills. Youth can work towards earning a bike. Bike rides and summer camp for youth ages 9-17.

Joel DeYoung – RV resident and Friend of Cheasty Greenspace at Mountainview. Restoration project of 34 acres of forest restoration to transform area into place for community to enjoy. Feb 8th work party. March 25 public input meeting.

SHA RV Community builder – Feb 3 Lunar New Year Party at Neighborhood House (1-5pm open to everyone). Looking to apply for Neighborhood Matching Grant, hoping to do 4 community events for 2014. Feb 8th is Neighborhood Appreciation Day. Youth will host a pancake breakfast in the morning. Every other week, Lisa Uemoto hosts a community safety walk with residents on Monday evenings, walkers wear vests and carry flashlights.

Atlantic Street Center – ESL, computer classes, diaper distribution, Baby Shoppe. May be moving from Zion Prep to Rainier Beach in April.

Financial Resource Day – Rainier Community Center, all day event on March 22.

Nature Consortium – Free art classes for youth hosted at Neighborhood House on Wednesday and Friday afternoons.

Next Service Provider meeting will be held in March (location TBD: Atlantic Street Center?)

Discussion about hosting an Open house in the spring or summer. Offer a passport or ticket to give residents a chance to visit different service provider offices (give out a map with Service Provider locations).

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