Rainier Vista Service Provider Meeting Minutes

January 13, 2014 Rainier Vista Service Provider Meeting Minutes
Attendees:  Courtney Powell, Roger Fujita, Andrew Gehl, Annie Pigott, Amanda Licrorish, Jenny Allen, Grace Navarro, Lisa Uemoto, Naomi Chang, Jenny Frankl, Julie Bryan, Kate Farmer.

 

NH Homeless Intervention Program – Assist homeless to get employed, rental assistance, transportation, housing assistance, and financial counseling.  Eligibility requirements for program.  Ongoing case management.

 

P-Patch – Julie manages 3 gardens in area, Dakota, Snoqualmie, Sunrise.  Wait list for spaces.  Gardening programs.  Gardening 101 class on January 31^st.  Emergency Preparedness training at P-Patch to become community hubs to help with communication.  Working with City of Seattle Office of Emergency Management.  They have interpreters to assist.

 

Smilow Rainier Vista Boys and Girls Club – Amanda Licorish, Operations Director.  Club offers scholarships for SHA residents to make club affordable to local youth or wave if they still can’t afford.  Membership is only $35 a year.  Youth and Teen programs.

 

Catholic Community Services Youth Tutoring Program – Annie Pigott; 50 students and 40 tutors that meet twice a week.  They have 30 kids on the waitlist and are recruiting volunteers.  They serve 1^st to 12^th grade youth.  Located in Boys and Girls Club.

 

Southeast Seattle Senior Center – Kate Harkins reports they have a lot of daily programs going on for seniors including daily lunch, parties, classes, and more. 

 

UW – Doing research on how City of Seattle’s new minimum wage will impact working parents.  3 year study.  Recruiting people to share stories.  Working parents who live in Seattle make below  $15.  They are offering incentives to people who sign up.

 

Seattle Housing Authority RV Community Builder – Lisa Uemoto has many resources and events to help connect renters and homeowners.  Lisa is working with residents on the Traffic and Safety committee and they are applying for Neighborohood Street Fund for traffic calming devices.   Working to get support letters.   2016 implementation.  Lisa announced she will be leaving her position the end of January to work full time with the City.

 

REWA – John is the new youth program manager.  After school tutoring for 1^st to 12^th grade.  Job readiness training for youth.  550 ELL students served last year. 

 

SHA Economic Opportunity Program – Assist SHA residents to find employment, connect to job training and education, and other supportive services to help residents achieve self-sufficiency.

 

Chinese Information and Service Center – Naomi Chang, Program Specialist.  Received funding to reach service gap for those not eligible for Obamacare, Medicare, etc.  CISC offers many services for Chinese, Vietnamese other Asian immigrants including vouchers for dental care and vision care and interpretation and more.

 

Jenny Frankl – Neighborhood District Coordinator in Southeast Seattle helps connect  neighbors and resources.  Sends out weekly email called Weekly Shake with community events and updates.  February 14 is Neighbor Appreciation Day.  Neighborhood Matching Fund and Small & Simple Grants have upcoming deadlines. 

 

Southeast Tool Library – Sally Bailey could not attend but wanted people to know they opened a new site in the garage at the rear of the Genesee Apartments on MLK (behind Neighborhood House).  They lend tools and have a community workshop (to build furniture, etc.).  They need tools.