Rainier Vista Service Providers

Rainier Valley Service Provider Meeting Minutes 11/15/11

2011-11-15T16:45:00.000-08:00

Rainier Valley Service Provider Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
At Providence Gamelin House

Attendance: Naomi Chang, Seattle Housing Authority; Ron Jenkins, Seattle Housing Authority; Alicia Haskins, Rainier Health and Fitness; Minh Nguyen, International Community Health Services; Ba Cam Ma, Providence Gamelin House; Grace Scarella, Nature Consortium; Mariah Pepper, Lettuce Link Solid Ground; Thuy Nguyen, Providence Gamelin House; Sheree Robinson, Bellwether Housing Group; Laura Horan, Neighborhood House; Kate Farmer, Neighborhood House.

Program updates:

Nature Consortium – located at the RV Boys and Girls Club, Nature Consoritum offer youth programming, drumming, hip hop, etc. They will have a visual arts youth program at Rainier Vista Center starting in January on Wednesday (every other Wednesday).

Neighborhood House Rainier Vista Technology Center – Horn of Africa tutoring will use the lab for youth homework. Seattle University nursing students will hold a workshop on Thursday from 4-5pm on finding health resources online. Open lab time M-F and week-end hours. The lab is free for anyone.

SHA community builder – Winter storm preparedness event last week for community at Neighborhood House hosted by SHA and NH and Seattle U. Over 80 people attended. Residents received emergency kits. Seattle U nursing students helped coordinate the event.
Rainier Vista Multicultural Committee will host a Thanksgiving dinner on Wed, November 16th at 6pm at Rainier Vista Center.

Providence Gamelin House – Thanksgiving dinner will be held on Nov 23rd at 2pm, service providers are welcome to attend and promote events or programs. Monthly birthday party is also a good time to talk to residents and promote programs.

Seattle Housing Authority Economic Opportunity program – hiring 3 new staff for Rainier Vista, Family Self sufficiency workers. Economic Opportunity program provides case management for residents and employment assistance for residents.

Seattle Community Farm – wrap up for year, harvesting rest of crop this week. Food justice advocacy, will be writing letter if anyone is interested in joining this work. Applying for a grant this Fall. Outreach workers (bilingual) will be recruited. Farm will gear up again in March. Mariah will be ending her term of service in January. Working with Habitat for Humanity to build covered structures for tables.

Genesee House – no longer Housing Resources Group, now Bellwether Housing, internal name change. Monthly newsletter if you want to email Sheree with items to post at genesee@bellwetherhousing.org. Issue with litter and illegal dumping at dumpster.

Rainier Health and Fitness - $26 a month exercise program and $15 a month exercise class for low income residents. The club is located near Rainier Beach.

2012 planning
The providers talked about issues in the community and what providers could focus on for 2012. Discussion on Governor’s budget cuts and how it will impact residents. What are most important issues and focus on 3-4 topics per quarter for 2012. In January, Providers will meet and choose which topics to work on for 2012. There is a meeting with Homeowners from Rainier Vista Community on Monday, November 21st at 6pm if any providers would like to attend and talk about youth concerns.

Providers discussed following issues:

· Littering issues – community clean up 2nd Saturday of the month for 1-2 hours, encouraging youth to get involved.
· Homeowners/renters – youth issues—teenagers hanging out in park who are littering, bullying, and other activity.
· Develop youth leadership group to help combat littering, bullying and youth issues in community. $ for scholarship (Homeowners).
· Phase 3 – over 100 homes will be completed with Phase 3 of the Rainier Vista project. More residents will need services.
· Welcome Wagon – We had a welcome wagon in community in the past through funding by NH, which is now gone. It would be nice to have a directory or program of services in the community to give to residents. There is a resource directory of service providers that needs to be updated that could be simplified and given to residents. We could give to SHA Management to give to new tenants. Or residents could apply for a grant to get funding for new welcome wagon.
· Bed bugs- this has been an issue in Seattle and some of the rental properties in the area. Work on education of community.
· Health Fair – that was a big hit in 2011 and Seattle U nursing students helped with this project.
· Intergenerational – How to connect seniors and youth together more often.
· Emergency Preparedness – NH and SHA and Seattle U nursing students just sponsored a Emergency Preparedness fair in November so not sure if we want to do another one in 2012?

Next meeting will be in January, Kate will touch base with Boys and Girls Club and see if they can host and will move meeting to 1pm and see if we can get more youth providers to attend.

Rainier Vista Service Provider Meeting Minutes 9.20.11

2011-09-28T11:05:00.000-07:00

Rainier Vista Service Provider Meeting
Tuesday, 9/20/11 at 10am at Neighborhood House

Attendance: Sheree Robinson, HRG, Laura Horan, Neighborhood House, Kate Farmer, Neighborhood House, Bev Johnson, Seattle University, Ba Ma, Providence Gamelin House, Naomi Chang, Seattle Housing Authority, Ed Pottharst Seattle Dept of Neighborhoods, Ron Jenkins, Seattle Housing Authority, Nelson Lopez, NeighborCare Health, Diana Vergis Vinh, Public Health, Hannah Spencer, REWA, Mariah Pepper, Seattle Community Farm, Amy Tseng, NeighborCare Health Rainier Beach, Lauren Arnesen, NeighborCare Health, High Point

Seattle U – Nursing Students will be at Rainier Vista community again for Fall 2011 and would like help from RV Service Provider on useful products. Students will be in community from Sept-November every Thursday.

Ed Parthouse – Neighborhood Matching Funds are available. Small Sparks Grants of $1000, Small and Simple Grants for $20,000 and Large Project funds for $100,000. September is Emergency Preparedness month and residents can apply for funding to help organize and plan for emergencies.

Neighborcare Health– Offers Dental care for children, and adults, regardless of insurance status. they are taking new children clients. The annual Pumpkin Push run and walk in October. Feast at the Market on October 4th is fundraising event at Pike Place Market in October.

Diana Vinh – RV Eats Group coalition of Seattle Tilth. Grow/share food and bulk buying. Grants are available. Oct 24th is World Food Day, hope to have food event in community on that day (canning, potluck, etc). $ is from United ay.

REWA – Mentoring program and also youth programs for Fall 2011. Hannah is leaving REWA in 2 weeks.

Seattle Community Farm- volunteers from RV community have been helping with harvesting. They receive a free bag of food. Food is also being donated to RV Food bank. Community Farm is also working with various youth groups.

Ron Jenkins – He is the new Employment Opportunities Coordinator for SHA and working out of High Point. Recent reorganization so new case managers in SHA communities with new case loads.

4/19/11 Meeting Minutes

2011-04-19T17:38:00.001-07:00

Rainier Vista Service Provider Meeting Minutes
4/19/11

In attendance: Kate Farmer, Neighborhood House; Abbie Zaher, ICHS; Morris Wright, B&GC; Angela Smith, Seattle Parks and Rec; Mary Lechner, Wellspring Family Services; Denise Lewis, B&GC; Thuy Nguyen, Providence Gamelin House; Colin Sexton, Neighborhood House.

Low attendance – We really encourage all providers to come to this meeting, we have had low attendance at this meeting this year, not sure why. Having more providers attend is beneficial and helps us share program information and resources, outreach, planning, etc. If this meeting is not working for you or the time is not good, etc. please let Kate Farmer know, it would be helpful to have that feedback.

International Community Health Services – Health Fair will be held in June. Health screenings, education, etc. will be provided. If you know of clients who are losing insurance or need access to health care, contact ICHS. ICHS offers diabetes support, women’s health, community advocates, etc.

Providence Gamelin House – Low income housing for seniors. They have ESL classes, cooking. They would like to connect more with community to get seniors out and active and participating. It would be great to connect with youth groups and have youth and seniors come together for Bingo, etc.

Seattle Parks and Rec- Lots of senior programming going on for people ages 50 plus. Exercise programs, intergenerational activities, and more.

Wellspring Family Services – Housing program including Homelessness Prevention, call 211 and tell them you are at risk of losing your housing. Also have Homelessness Intervention where they can help homeless families and individuals find housing and maintain long term stability. Clients must be referred by a service provider.

RV Boys and Girls Club – Morris Wright is new to the team at the club and will be working on recruiting within RV community and strengthening and bridging the gap to get more youth involved in programs. The club has an Egg Hunt this Friday and Saturday for youth. Also have a new Choir group on Tuesdays and Drumming for teens and fashion design. Also, they have a Zumba class for adults during the week which is $5 and open to all adults.

Neighborhood House – Litter season is once again upon us. It would be helpful if the youth providers, could talk to their youth about littering. This is a good time to remind kids about not throwing their trash on the ground and making sure they use a garbage can, especially when they are in the park. Litter was a big issue in the community last summer. Also, trespassing was a big issue last summer and residents complained about kids jumping fences and running through yards, kids may not know that it’s not ok to climb over a neighbors fence and cut through their yard. Youth providers can educate kids about these issues to help combat the problem.

Outreach – Providers talked about outreach and how to better work together to support programming. Some ideas were improving the current provider blog page, getting notification of large events so that you can attend and do outreach, bulletin boards at agencies to promote community programs, connecting with community leads to get the word out. Word of mouth seems to be most successful tool in this community. Also, working more closely with other providers can help with promotion. Group discussed first steps. Hosting an outreach table in the park across from Neighborhood House once a month in the warm weather. Lots of youth and families utilize the park late in the day and it’s a good way to be out and meeting people. Providers agreed that this would be a good first step. Kate will send out a meeting request to schedule a date for this for the month of May.

Summer resource fair – Providers talked about doing this again in June, it was successful last year. Held at the Boys and Girls Club. Kate will send out meeting request to schedule a planning meeting to talk further about the fair.

Service Provider Meeting Minutes 2.15.11

2011-02-15T13:35:00.000-08:00

RV Service Provider Meeting
February 15, 2011
At Neighborhood House

Attendance: Mariah Pepper, Solid Ground, Scott Behmer, Solid Ground, Mary Lechner, Wellspring Family Services, Naomi Salinas Burton, Bike Works, Colin Sexton, Neighborhood House, Naomi Chang, SHA.

Seattle Community Farm – large meeting February 28th at 6pm at Neighborhood House. Translation will be provided. Talk to residents about work trade program, volunteer on farm for 3 hours and they receive a bag of vegetables. Work party days will be March – November. Want input from residents about what to plant. Farm is for low income people but all residents can volunteer, but for those residents who are not low income, they could donate the bag of produce. Flyer will go out shortly.

Wellspring Family Services – located on Rainier Avenue, they have housing services, domestic violence, early learning center, counseling, homeless intervention program. Most of clients are referred by calling 211.

Bikeworks – Earn a Bike program for youth. Students ages 9-17 years of age learn bike safety, maintenance, and community service and earn a bike. Bike touring camp, Riders club, Street Burners and more. All programs offer sliding fee scale.

Neighborhood House – College attainment/readiness event on March 12. Middle school and High school youth will learn about financial aid, scholarships, FAFSA and preparing for college.
Technology Center has Saturday hours (every other Saturday). Call 461-4568 ext. 202 for more info. Health Fair will be held on March 2 from 5-8pm at the Boys and Girls Club. Large community health fair. Seattle U nursing students are at NH every Wednesday morning through February from 11:30am-1:30pm. Please refer any clients who may need health questions or information.

SHA –cultural Celebration was held on Sat, Feb 12 to celebrate lunar new year and black history month. Many RV residents attended, a lot of food was presented and performance by Lion Dance group. Celebration was coordinated by RV Multicultural Committee which works to bridge the gap of the diverse community of RV. The committee meets monthly. The RV Traffic and Safety Committee meets every other month and discusses parking issues, crime, etc. Naomi coordinates both community meetings. Translation is available at these meetings. Tamarack Housing is open and 83 units are leased. Phase 3 is underway and will be completed in 2012.

RV Service Provider Meeting Minutes 12.14.10

2010-12-17T11:09:00.000-08:00

Rainier Vista Service Provider Meeting
At RV Boys and Girls Club
Holiday Potluck
Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Attendance: Kate Farmer, Beverly Johnson, Larry Hill, Emily Johnson, Scott Behmer, Jason Rolfe, Denise Lewis, Heidi Viets, Naomi Chang, Colin Sexton, Mike Graham-Squire.

Kate met with Heidi Henderson-Lewis in November. Heidi runs the SE Service Provider group which has been meeting for a couple of years. The group meet every month (3rd Tuesday) at the Boys and Girls Club. They are a group of local youth providers who share program/agency information and referrals. A community police officer attends their meetings. Heidi reports that the group is interested in strengthening networking abilities and is also interested in training opportunities. Heidi would the RV Service Providers to learn more about SE Service Provider group and she is interested in getting their help with networking and possibly working together on future events, trainings, etc. Kate will invite Heidi to attend the next SP meeting in February.

Seattle University – Nursing students will be in RV community from January – March 2. They are looking to connect with service providers on health projects. They are available to do health education, health assessments, etc. They will be at Neighborhood House weekly. Please contact Beverly Johnson for more information. She can be reached at: JohnsoB@seattleu.edu.

Rainier Vista Boys and Girls Club – Washington Oral (dental) at the Club is taking new clients. The Club has several holiday activities including a holiday dinner and also a field trip to Toys r’ Us with the youth who will each be given $40 gift cards to spend. Club will be open during the holiday break. A holiday celebration will be held next week and players from the Seahawks are expected to attend.

Rainier Vista Health Fair – Mike Graham-Squire from Neighborhood House is coordinating a Spring Health fair for the community. The fair will be held at the B&GC on March 2nd from 6-8pm. Mike has contacted a number of agencies about participating and if any of the providers would like to help coordinate and plan or be a part of the fair, you can contact Mike at mikegs@nhwa.org. A similar health fair was held at High Point last summer with over 300 in attendance.

Catholic Community Services Youth Tutoring Program – They are located at the Boys and Girls Club and have drop in tutoring for teens Monday – Thursday. Students can also receive help in filling out job applications, applying for college, financial aid, etc. Jason is working on a flyer and hopes to increase outreach and recruiting in January. Please refer any teens. Jason can be reached at rainier@ccsww.org.

Urban Farm – Scott reports that construction is done, there was some damage from the heavy rains. Work party is being planned for February and March, and hope to have a grand opening in April, no set date yet.

Neighborhood House Project Handle – Mike talked about youth drug and alcohol program. They are distributed “I Draw The Line” bracelets for teens and adults who want to send the message against drug/alcohol abuse. Mike is working on Spring Health fair.

Neighborcare Health – Emily Johnson is assisting Mike with the Health fair plans. Rainier Beach Medical Clinic/Neighborcare Health will also be planning a grand opening for the spring and they may also host a health fair late Spring. Rainier Beach Medical will offer Dental and Medical services for adults and children. SE Dental is also taking new clients.

Seattle Housing Authority – Naomi Chang reports that Tamarack has residents moving in and 83 units are filled. Residents are adults and children and of various backgrounds including Vietnamese, Somali, etc. There will be 75 or more youth living in the building. This will be a non-smoking building. Resident meetings will be held but have not been scheduled at this time. The SHA property management office will be housed at Tamarack and a new senior property manager will be hired. SHA has hired Thai Nguyen as Communication Specialist to explore non-smoking policies for low income housing.

Neighborhood House – Colin talked about college readiness programs if any in area. SHA offers a scholarship for youth in Seattle Housing Authority units.

Rainier Vista Service Provider Meeting Minutes 10/19/10

2010-10-20T10:43:00.000-07:00

Rainier Vista Service Provider Meeting
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
At REWA
Meeting Minutes

Attendance: Kate Farmer, Neighborhood House, Mari Becker, Seattle Parks and Rec; Scott Behmer, Lettuce Link; Jason Rolfe, Youth Tutoring Program; Emily Barbee, REWA; Abbie Zahler, ICHS; Emily Johnson, NeighborCare; Naomi Chang, SHA; Heidi Viets, Neighborhood House, Mike Graham-Square, Project Handle (Neighborhood House).

Service Updates:
Lettuce Link – Scott gave an update on progress of RV urban farm. There will be a couple of work parties in November, and the project hopes expects to be completed in Spring 2011.

Youth Tutoring Program – Jason discussed tutoring programs. Teen Tutoring Program – any teen can work with tutor on Monday – Thursday from 5:30-7:40pm, kids in grades 7th grade and above. Must be a member of Boys and Girls Club (cost of membership is $30 or $10 if live in public housing). YTP also has tutoring two days a week for 1st -12th grade students.

REWA – After school programs at RV and youth program in Tukwila. Kids must enroll for these programs, they at capacity right now. Program is for 3rd – 12th grade students. Monday – Thursday from 4:00pm - 6:30pm. They also host after school field trips on Fridays. REWA also offers two girls groups for 4th -6th grade girls. There is a Leadership and Service group for 7th grade girls. University of Washington Women in Business Club is connected with this group. Girls are learning public speaking, leadership, etc. REWA also hosts a Boys Group for elementary boys, they learn martial arts.

SHA – September 25th Multicultural event was a success. A lot of service providers and residents attended. Multicultural Committee hosted event. The committee works on integrating residents and homeowners with a goal of cultural diversity. Group meets at Neighborhood House on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 6pm. Traffic & Safety Committee meets every other month on the first Monday of the month at Neighborhood House. This is a community group and they work with SDOT on traffic and safety issues. Cambodian group meets every week-end at McBride Court. Navy Kheav from Neighborhood House facilitates this group. Somali group meets at McBride Court Friday – Sunday from 4-7pm for youth. Tamarack Place will open in November 17 with 86 units and retail on the first floor. Phase 3 is under way and 118 rental units expect to be completed in 2012.

ICHS – ICHS offers community education, such as Diabetes, smoking cessations, insurance info, etc. ICHS will visit organizations and discuss these topics and more. ICHS offers a Vietnamese women support group, and Chinese Group that meets monthly, also a weekly dance class. They also have in-clinic health educators at Franklin High School to address family planning.

NeighborCare Health – Emily is a new AmeriCorps member working with NeighborCare who provides dental and medical care to low income and uninsured. Emily is working on the coordination between the medial and dental clinics, both will move to the same building in January. The Rainier Beach Medial & Dental Clinic will open in early 2011. Emily discussed the emergency walk in dental clinic.

Project Handle (Neighborhood House) – Mike is part of the Drugs Free Community Coalition. He is working at High Point and also Rainier Vista. Recently held a Drug Take Back Day. At this event a large amount of prescription drugs were turned in. He is working with SHA, the Tamarack Place building will be smoke free building, Mike will do education. New smoking call in QuitLines will be available in Mandarin and Vietnamese languages.

Seattle Parks and Rec – Mary coordinates Sound Steps, walking group for people over the age of 50. They do training for 5K, 10K, and marathon for adults. Enhanced Fitness is fitness program for seniors. Tim Pretare is currently working at Van Asselt.

SHA – Job Connection – Larry is working with clients who live in SHA communities to find employment.

Business:

HARVC – members talked about merge of HARVC with RV Service Providers and discussed changing name to Rainier Valley Service Providers. There is a group of service providers who meet at New Holly, Kate will contact the leader of this group. Discussion on whether we could open this meeting up to them or attend their meetings. Discussion that New Holly may work with a different population and may be some pros/cons about including this group. Kate will meet with the facilitator and report back at the next service provider meeting. Mari will also check on the name “Rainier Valley Service Providers” to see if there are any other groups using that name, she will contact Chamber.

New members – discussion on how to increase size of this group or get more people to attend meetings. Some of the suggestions were to tell providers to invite 2 guests to the meeting. Group talked about trainings. Kate talked to Neighborhood House staff and also talked to a couple of other leads about training, but was unable to find free trainings. Emily suggested some webinars which would be free, Kate will look into this. Some of the suggestions from the last meeting were discussed, such as inviting residents. The group thought inviting resident leads may be a good way to get program info out in community, such as connecting with the leads of the Somali group and Oromo Cultural Group and inviting them to the next meeting, may be a way for programs to better connect with community and get to know some of the leaders. Kate will talk to both groups. She will also talk to Guray from NH to see if he can attend next meeting and help translate if Somali group leader attends. Naomi suggested inviting Linh Thai from Vovinam Martial Arts group, as he would like to be more connected with the community and needs help recruiting local kids for his program. Naomi suggested holding a potluck once or twice a year, which is what Service Provider group used to do. The group liked this idea and will host a potluck on Tuesday, December 14th at 12noon – 1:30pm, this will be the last service provider meeting for the year.

Next Meeting: Tuesday, December 14th at 12 Noon – 1:30pm at Boys and Girls Club, Jason will host. Please bring a dish to share. Please note this will be the 2nd Tuesday of the month (not the 3rd Tuesday).

Meeting adjourned: Minutes by Kate Farmer.

2010-08-18T14:04:00.000-07:00

Rainier Vista Service Provider Meeting Minutes
August 17, 2010
Held at Neighborhood House

Attendance: Tien Duong-Le, Neighborhood House, Randy Nolan, Wellspring Family Services, Alma Villegas, Stand For Children; Larry Hill, Seattle Housing Authority; Naomi Chang, Seattle Housing Authority, Colin Sexton, Neighborhood House; Kate Farmer, Neighborhood House
Nelson Lopez, Neighborcare Health

Guest:
Stand For Children: Grassroots education and advocacy. National organization, local offices in Seattle, Kent, etc. Work with parents and educators to advocate for policy change on district and state level. Parents learn structure of decision making process from State to local school level. Parents learn basics of how local school district is funded and how spending is allocated. Parents participate in discussion around local concern and how they can impact systematic change through strategic actions and advocacy. Stand For Children offers workshops and training for parents.

Service updates:
IDHA – Health Fair at Neighborhood House’s High Point facility on Friday, 8/20 from 8-5pm. Bike helmets, backpacks, Health information and tests.

Project Handle – HIV Testing on 2nd Friday of the month at Neighborhood House Rainier Vista Center from 10-12noon, please refer any clients. Tien reports Vietnamese Tea Time continues every 2nd Friday of the month at Neighborhood House Rainier Vista Center, the Tea Time has combined with the monthly Community Kitchen event.

Neighborhood House – Colin reports successful youth litter event was held in July. Several kids attended the event. The event was coordinated by the youth providers including REWA and Boys and Girls Club. ESL classes are starting again in the Fall in the Tech Center. Job focused ESL class starts in September. Digital Connectors class starts in the Fall at the Tech Center, this is a youth technology program.

Wellspring Family Services – They are taking provider referrals for Eviction assistance. SHA also makes referrals. Must be behind in rent to qualify or received 3 day vacate. Assistance with rent and utility bills. Call 206-902-4271 to refer or call 211. For Seattle residents only. Wellspring Family Services also offers child and family therapy services for families with young children age 0-5.

SHA – Monthly community clean ups continue, coordinated by the Homeowners of RV. Though still low attendance. Traffic and Safety Committee Meeting is held every other month. Emergency preparedness/safety training last month. Working on phone tree with 2-3 representatives from different language groups on emergency phone tree.
Multicultural Committee continues to meet every month. They received $800 from Small Sparks Grant to hold event on September 25th from 3-7pm at Rainier Vista Center for community.

Neighborcare Health – New clinic in south opening in February at 51st and Rainier, dental and medical clinic, it will replace Rainier Beach. SE Dental is closing. Community Center at Rainier Beach is closing, no pool in SE, due to lack of funding. Rainier Valley Heritage parade and festival this Saturday from 11-3pm, parade and street party.

Job Connections/SHA – Larry reports that he is working with several clients to find employment.

Discussions:
Service Providers talked about low attendance at this meeting. Suggestions include, adding trainings into the meeting, such as How to do Outreach, How to Use Internet to Find Resources, How to Engage Families Into Counseling, Fundraising, Community Building, Leadership, Cultural Experience, etc. Recommended that we ask Providers what training they would like and would be most beneficial. Providers also talked about inviting residents to the meetings, but this should only be done if we have a strong purpose as to why we are inviting and what their role is.
Another suggestion was to invite local organizations to the meeting, who may potential want to donate funding, and create a relationship for potential partnership. Also, collaboration with local neighborhood groups may be helpful. Kate will see about getting a trainer in for October meeting.

Next meeting: October 19th, 2010 at 10AM, tentatively scheduled to be held at REWA at 4008 Martin Luther King Jr. Way S.

Rainier Vista Service Provider Meeting Minutes 6/15/2010

2010-06-15T16:33:00.000-07:00

Rainier Vista Service Provider Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at 10AM
At Neighborcare Health

In Attendance: Kate Farmer, Neighborhood House, Colin Sexton, Neighborhood House, Nelson Lopez, Neighborcare Health, Gary Ireland, RV Homeowners Craig Quinn, RV Homeowner, Shefali Ranganathan, Transportation Choices.

RV Homeowners – talked about trash issue at Central Park in the RV neighborhood. This has been a longstanding issue. Gary and Craig talked about programs at Neighborhood House, particularly on week-ends, who leave trash in the park. Discussion about issue followed. Other providers in RV community also are using park, and how to involve them in this issue was discussed. Littering education was discussed and idea on getting kids involved in monthly community clean ups that happen on First Saturday of month. Discussion that this is a family issue also, adults and kids should be involved. Discussion that SHA owns park and should be involved in talk with providers who use park. Kate and Colin talked after meeting and will follow up with other providers who use park and will talk to SHA. They will also set up a meeting to meet with Gary and Craig next week to follow up on concerns and how to proceed.

Transportation Choices – Shefali talked about new initiative to get people to take public transportation, there are a lot of incentives (Orca cards, discounts at businesses and more!) Sign up through http://www.transportationchoices.org or call 206-329-2336.

HARVC/Service Provider Merge – since only a few service providers at the meeting today, we will put this on the agenda for next meeting in August.

Best Summer Ever Fair debrief – will put this on agenda for August also.

Low attendance at Service Provider meeting – we will discuss this in August. Suggestion that we need proactive agenda with initiatives that group is working on together, to keep people interested and involved in coming to meetings instead of just service updates.

Next Meeting: Tuesday, August 17th at 10AM at Neighborhood House

Meeting adjourned.

Minutes by: Kate Farmer

Rainier Vista Service Provider Meeting 4/20/10

2010-04-21T13:18:00.000-07:00

Rainier Vista Service Provider Meeting
April 20, 2010
At Wellspring Family Services

Attendance: Kate Farmer, Neighborhood House; Tim Pretare, Seattle Parks and Rec; Nelson Lopez, Neighborcare; Samuel Pierce, SHA; Naomi Chang, SHA; Leslie Heimer, Solid Ground, Lettuce Link; Gregory Schaffer, REWA; Randy Nolan, Wellspring Family Services; Denise Lewis, Rainier Vista Boys and Girls Club; Diana Vergis Vinh, Healthy Active Rainier Valley Coalition (HARVC).

Randy Nolan/Wellspring Family Services – Randy talked about Wellspring services. Domestic Violence clinic, infant and child services, early learning, services for children with behavioral issues, counseling, housing services. For housing services, call 211 (Crisis Clinic helpline) for eviction prevention or call Wellspring directly. Intervention Program – referred by shelter for families. Baby boutique for clients.

Service Provider Open House – Group discussed whether or not to hold an Open House. General consensus was that it was a good idea. Boys and Girls Club is holding an Open House on Saturday, June 5th. Group decided it would be a good idea to combine this event with the B&GC open house, in order to attract more people. Group discussed logistics, flyer, translation, time, clean up and set up. A meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 11 at the B&GC to finalize plans. All Service providers are encouraged to attend the Open House, this will be a good way to get your agency service information and program information out to the community. Denise Lewis will confirm with B&GC that this can happen. Kate will send out email to SP group to invite them to May 11 meeting. This is the same day as the Beacon Hill Festival which is a large and very popular community event. Suggestion to note this on the flyer, that people can come to Open House and then walk up to the Beacon Hill or take the light rail. There is also the Cheasty Greenbelt trail which people can also access to walk to the festival. Tim Pretare will talk to Mari Becker of Sound Steps, she may want to promote her walking group, by organizing a walking group up to the Beacon Hill Festival. Tim will talk to person organizing Beacon Hill Festival (Seattle Park and Recreation event), to event), to see if this is ok to also promote their event on our flyer.

HARVC – Healthy and Active Rainier Valley Coalition – Diana Vinh talked about the mission of this group, which meets every other month. Diana is the chairperson of HARVC. Currently, it’s a small group of people that meet and share service and program information. The group has been successful in addressing health issues in the community in the past, but no longer has funding. HARVC would like to merge with the RV Service Provider group. The HARVC mission is focused on improving health in the community. HARVC participants are enthusiastic about joining with the service provider group (many service providers also belong to HARVC). The Service Providers discussed benefits of joining forces—many service providers said their agencies also have a health mission. General consensus of providers was that it would be a good idea. Group talked about changing name of Service Provider group which really serves more than just Rainier Vista residents, and really serves SE Seattle (including New Holly). Kate will send an email out to the Service Provider Group for feedback and input and a final decision will be made at the next SP meeting in June on combining HARVC with SP group.

Next SP meeting – June 15 at Neighborcare Health at 10AM (Nelson Lopez will confirm).

SHA – Section 3 – Samuel Pierce discussed The Job connection is currently conducting outreach activities to identify job seekers interested in opportunities in the construction industry. Seeking Section 3 candidates who live in various zip codes. Contact Samuel Pierce for additional info at 206-722-4010 ext. 3

Boys and Girls Club – Denise Lewis discussed Teen Summit – Saturday April 24th (Teen Sexual Health and Protect Your Rights). May 7 – Jump and Jive on Friday May 7th from 6pm – 8pm (Free Swing Dance)
Drill Team fashion show – Saturday, May 22 (dinner, performance and fashion show)
Summer programs – Day Camp for grades 3 -6 (all day) and Daycare for grades 1-4th (all day).

Urban Farm – Leslie gave update on Urban Farm. Final design meeting on April 26. Final time for people to give input on design. Community meeting at Neighborhood House from 6:30-8pm on Monday, 4/26.

Tim Pretare – Seattle Parks and Recreation – Jefferson Community Center – Tai chi class will be held at Jefferson Community Center, and Swedish Medical Center is offering breast exam, mammography and pap smears free or low cost for those who are uninsured, or underinsured on Saturday May 15. Also Healthy Aging Fair on May 26.

REWA – Gregory Schaffer, new title is Youth Coordinator at REWA. He is working with SBOC, Secondary Bilingual Orientation Center. Newly arrived youth from other countries. Gregory said group can help with outreach and translation.

Rainier Vista Service Provider Meeting Minutes 2/22/10

2010-02-24T15:26:00.000-08:00

Rainier Vista Service Provider Meeting Minutes
February 23, 2010 at 10amProvidence Gamelin House

Sharon Lerman – Seattle Tilth – talked about upcoming workshops that will be held at various locations in Seattle (Rainier Community Center) with a variety of topics—City chickens, fruit tree pruning, container gardening, etc.). Sharon talked about what providers needs would be around youth or adult programming.
Kim Lokan – Kim discussed upcoming RV community meeting on March 3rd at B&GC at 6pm. The meeting is to get feedback from residents on how RV is working as a community, also Urban Farm will be there to get feedback from residents about the new RV urban farm that will launch this summer. Information from this meeting will be followed up with article in the Voice and posting on newrainiervista.com website. Kim suggested this is a good meeting to bring flyers to share with residents.
REWA – International Women’s Day on March 9th. This is a large annual event at REWA from 11am-2pm, at the main office. Please refer your clients to this important event. Fight the Fear campaign – Free self defense training will be held at REWA on Tuesday from 5-6pm.
Boys and Girls Club- flyer for summer program is coming out the end of February. Spring Break is March 29th – April 2nd and the club will be open with activities for kids. Free dental exam and cleaning is available for kids at the Club. Talent show on March 6th. Soccer for 4-6 years olds. $20 membership (can be waived). Free meal for kids is served daily.
SHA – Naomi Chang talked about upcoming Cultural Celebration on February 25th at Neighborhood House Rainier Vista Center for the community to celebrate Lunar New Year and Black History month.
Neighborhood House – Mike Graham-Squire is new to NH and will be working with teens on alcohol, tobacco and drug prevention for drug and alcohol free communities.
Providence Gamelin House – monthly calendar is distributed, ESL Classes, Bingo, computer classes, free dance classes.
Neighborcare Health – Nelson talked about Healthy and Active Coalition at Rainier Valley. If anyone is interested, they can participate. The group should be a large amount of grant money this year. Sound Steps – walking program through Seattle Parks and Rec is very active, and seniors are gearing up for a marathon this Spring. Rainier Beach pool will be closed. Neighborcare offers medical and dental care for low income and people without insurance.
Catholic Community Services Youth Tutoring Program – Youth tutoring program is recruiting volunteers, Jason passed out a flyer to be posted at various sites.
Wellspring Family Services- Randy talked about services for homeless families, info and phone #’s are posted on their website found at: wellspringfs.org. Eviction prevention and child counseling for preschool age kids. Baby boutique is also open.
Neighborhood House – Tien talked about IDHA fundraising event on March 18th at Joy’s Place, Vietnamese food and dance. Also, Vietnamese TeaGroup happens 2nd Tuesday of month at McBride Court building at RV. Project Handle is doing HIV testing on the 2nd Friday of the month at RV from 10-12noon.
Service Provider Open House for Spring – at next meeting group will set a date for open house and people can sign up to participate and will determine location also.
Service Provider Goals 2010 – Kate talked about Service Provider group and at next meeting she would like to discuss how this meeting is working for people, is the day/time good, would the group like to accomplish anything during 2010, purpose of group, should we invite residents to this meeting, is it helpful. We will discuss this at next meeting and can review summary from the RV community meeting to be held on March 3rd which may be helpful in setting goals.
Next meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 20th at Wellspring Family Services hosted by Randy (there is parking available).
Meeting minutes will be posted on the RV SP blogspot at: http://rvserviceproviders.blogspot.com/

Rainier Vista Service Provider Meeting Minutes

2009-12-18T16:26:00.000-08:00

Rainier Vista Service Provider Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
at Asian Counseling and Referral Center

In Attendance: Kate Farmer, Neighborhood House, Kat McGhee, Neighborhood House, Jason Rolfe, CCS-Youth Tutoring, Ba Cam Ma, Providence Gamelin House, Tim Pretare, Seattle Park and Rec Lifelong Rec, Amy Huong, ACRS, Phong Ly, ACRS, Naomi Chang, SHA, Randy Nolan, Wellspring Family Services, Rebecca Whitney, SHA, Leslie Heimer, Lettuce Link/Solid Ground, Annie Edwards, Neighborhood House, Elana Feldman, Neighborcare, Michael Rudolph, Neighborcare.

SHA – Rebecca Whitney talked about Tamarack Place and Phase 3. Tamarack Place is an 83 unit mixed use building. 83 low income apartments and 3 live/work units. 8,000 square feet of commercial space on ground floor. Financing has closed for Tamarack and for infrastructure on Phase 3 of project. Merlino Construction is working on Tamarack foundation and is contractor for North phase. Tamarack will be completed in Fall 2010. There are more than 5,000 applications currently for the Rainier Vista community. Applications are received at the on-site property management office and also through Porchlight. They are sorted by special needs, unit size, family income, and then organized on a first-come-first serve basis. Phase 3 – 118 rental units (mix of public housing vouchers and tax credit units). Construction will start in 2010 and will be available as they complete each block.

Solid Ground – Leslie Heimer talked about new plans for RV community farm. There are 3 main components. They plan to produce food for local food banks (RV), seed saving and garden education. This is different from a P-patch program. They will offer cooking classes also. They will start gardening next Spring. Garden will be located near the new Habitat for Humanity building. There is a Meeting this Thursday, Design meeting for Service Providers to attend and review design of garden, 12/17 at Neighborhood House at 1-3pm. Everyone welcome to attend for input. Large community meeting will be held in January for residents to get information on this new program.

Neighborcare Health - Michael,Rudolph and Elana Feldman discussed new cancer screening project. Preventative cancer screening for breast, cervical and colon. People without insurance are eligible for a health exam and cancer screening at no cost. Once they go to clinic, they will be connected with primary care doctor. Mammograms are offered at the clinics. Contact Neighborcare Health at 206-461-6957 or www.neighborcare.org for more info.

Neighborhood House – Kat McGhee talked about computer lab hours and classes. Extended open lab hours for anyone to use computers and new classes (Internet, word, job search, resume writing, etc.). Classes are free. Please let your clients know they can come to the computer lab 6 days a week if they need a computer to use.

Youth Tutoring Program – Jason Rolfe – Tutoring will start back up in January, for grades 1-12, free tutoring. There is a wait list for program. New tutors are always needed.

Providence Gamelin House – Ba Cam Ma – Independent living Senior Housing for 62 years and older. Long wait list. Many activities are offered (ESL, dance, etc.).

Seattle Parks and Rec – Tim Pretare – Programs and activities for people 50 and over. Recreation, fitness, arts and crafts and social activities. Fitness centers located at community centers, Jefferson, Rainier, Van Asselt, Rainier Beach. January 4-January 30—people can drop in a program or class once for $2 to try it and see if they like the program. Health Fair will be held in August or September at Seward park. Large event, exhibitor booths, vendors, entertainment, fun run, 1 day event, bring residents out to this event.

ACRS – Community Resource Project – New program for clients that need help accessing resources, services, and public benefits. ACRS can help people find general info and services. Call 206-774-2443 to reach Community Resource Project.

SHA – Community Builder – Naomi Chang, supports residents at RV. 2 main community groups. RV Traffic and Safety Committee meets first Monday of month at 7pm at Neighborhood House. 10 -15 renters and homeowners attend. Multicultural Diversity Committee meets 3rd Wednesday of month at Neighborhood House. 20-25 people attend. In January, Somali Community will attend and share their culture and in February, Vietnamese community will attend and share info on culture. May plan Potluck in March. Currently working on community yearbook with info on culture, background, recipes, and anticipating completion by 2010. Working on getting funding for this. RV Community clean ups occur Monthly, first Saturday of the month at 10-12noon at park across from Neighborhood House.

Wellspring – Randy Nolan talked about Housing and the intake process which is changing, will need to call community resources line by dialing 211 for housing intakes.

Spring Open House – providers talked about hosting a Spring Open House in March or April. Attendees seemed to think this would be a good idea. A committee will form and work on planning the open house. Kate Farmer will send an email out with a meeting date in January for anyone interested in joining the committee to plan the open house.

Next Service Provider Meeting: February 16th at 10AM at Providence Gamelin House.

2009-10-21T10:41:00.000-07:00

Rainier Vista Service Provider Meeting
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
10AM – 11AM
Hosted by: Jason Rolfe, Youth Tutoring Program, Catholic Community Services

Attendance: Kate Farmer (Neighborhood House), Phong Ly (ACRS), Derek Taylor (Wellspring Family Services), Randy Nolan (Wellspring Family Services), Dave Siminski (Express Credit Union), Jason Rolfe (Youth Tutoring Program), Georgia Megow (Neighborhood House), Tien Duong-Le (IDHA), Denise Lewis (RV Boys and Girls Club/RV Teen Center), Naomi Chang (Seattle Housing Authority), Elizabeth Carr (SPL Columbia Library), Gregory Schaffer (REWA), Stephen Gray (YWCA), Rachel Wilch (YWCA), Laura Paulen (Seattle Asset Building Initiative/SHA), Arielle Rosenberg (Neighborhood House), Kat McGhee (Neighborhood House)

Program Updates and information:

RV Boys and Girls Clubs – Harvest Fest, October 30th from 6pm-8pm for everyone (including non-members!) includes best costume awards, games, music, raffles. A Talent Show on Thursday, October 22 at 5:30pm with special guests from America’s Got Talent!

Seattle Public Library (Columbia Branch) – Homework help centers for K-12 students can meet with homework help volunteers at various branches (including Columbia branch – call 206-386-1908). ESL Classes and computer classes are available. Free Movie this Thursday 10/22 at RV Cultural Center at 6:30pm Film is Kwaidan Ghost story of Japan. Another upcoming event will be Asian Tales of Shadow & Light on Saturday, October 24 at 6-90m at RV Cultural Center. Also the coming up is the Odunde Festival of African Harvest Celebration on November 6, 7, and 8th at RV Cultural Center.

Wellspring Family Services – Eviction Prevention Program (rental assistance, advocacy and support, budgeting). First come/first serve. Call their phone line at 206-902-4275. Eligible participants would be at risk of losing rental housing within 60 days, have household income of 50% or less of HUD income guidelines, resident of City of Seattle, have lease in their name.
Homelessness Intervention – if your homeless, they can help with interim housing, housing search, advocacy with housing providers, etc. For families and individuals who meet the following criteria: live in King County, have a household income of 50% or less of HUD income guidelines. Call 206-902-4271 for more information.

Neighborhood House – Helpline – assistance with rent/utilities one time a year. Emergency food bags/bus tokens. Case management services. Georgia Megow is at Rainier Vista Center on Thursdays. Call her at 206-778-0834.

Neighborhood House Computer Lab – Rainier Vista Center’s computer lab is expanding! New Hours, New Courses! Open lab time for youth, adults (do not need to be a resident or client of Rainier Vista). Beginner Word, Excel, resume writing classes, internet basics, etc. will be coming soon! Help with online job search available. Lab is open Monday – Friday. Call 461-4568 for more information.
Neighborhood House High Point – Grand opening of new High Point Center will be on Saturday, November 14th at 1-4pm—everyone is welcome to attend!

Rainier Vista Center Community Kitchen - October 28th at 6:30pm – 8:30pm – open to everyone. $25 cost. Come make delicious food, learn new cooking skills, meet your neighbors, bring food home for your family. Learn nutrition and new recipes. Monthly event.

Express Credit Union – base office is near Safeco Field on 4th Avenue S. Branch satellite sites located across the city. Banking alternative and affordable financial services for everyone. Free checking, savings account, loans at fair rates, short term/emergency cash, new and used car loans, debt consolidation help, visa cards, credit builder and cash secured loans, wire transfers and bad credit help. This is a good alternative to Pay Day Loans. They will help people who have large debts to Pay Day lenders. Located at Rainier Vista Center on Thursdays 9-4pm. Or Call 206-622-1850.

YWCA – Landlord Liaison Project – The project is a partnership among: landlords, service providers, homeless individuals, families, and the YWCA. Participating landlords agree to apply alternative screening criteria to applicants who are difficult to rent to (former addicts, mental health issues, etc.) This program helps with move in assistance, landlord training, rental assistance, case management and other support to help difficult to rent tenants transition to permanent housing and be strong and successful tenants. For more information call 206-336-4601.

Seattle Asset Building Initiative – pilot program of Seattle King County Asset Building Collaborative. This program helps connect SHA tenants with services they need such as credit counseling/debt repair, employment, homeownership, job training, baking, ESL, Higher education, legal services, access public benefits, etc. Clients are eligible to recent a $100 incentive if they meet with a Case Manager and develop a service plan and meet certain goals. Call 206-615-3596 for more information

Seattle Housing Authority Job Connection – helps people living in SHA communities to find jobs. Contact Larry Hill for more information at 206-722-4010 ext. 6.

Service Provider Open House- Discussion around hosting a Service Provider Open House. This event was planned for September but then postponed. Several service providers expressed interest in this today and would like to participate. Talked about when to host, with holidays coming up and winter months, talked about postponing until the Spring. Decision made to postpone until the Spring (March). At next meeting in December, we will discuss planning for this event, and will talk about table assignments, outreach efforts, etc. We will get a volunteer committee together to work on coordinating this event.

Helpful tools to get the word out on your services/events:

Rainier Vista Community website: www.newrainiervista.com (this is a community website for the Rainier Vista) great place to post events, etc.. Please contact Christina Gilman (website host) if you would like to post an event. Christina Gilman: Christina@dolcideleria.com.

Rainier Vista Service Provider blogpage: http://rvserviceproviders.blogspot.com/. Kate Farmer will update our blog page with these meeting minutes. Please let Kate Farmer know if you want to post an event or information on the blog page.

Next Service Provider Meeting: December 15th at 10AM, hosted by: Asian Counseling and Referral Service (Jeff Wendland)

Meeting Minutes for 6/16/09

2009-06-26T15:42:00.001-07:00

Dear Friends,

I’m grateful for the opportunity to have led the Rainier Vista Service Providers meetings for the past 22 months.

This was my last date to facilitate the meeting. After returning from living overseas, it was a fascinating way to gain insight into my own community through the eyes of such generous, thoughtful people. It has been a pleasure to hold this responsibility. Thanks to everyone who came to the meetings and shared their insight with us.

We’ll see you at the next meeting in August, held generously by my friends at Neighborhood House. See below.

Sincerely,

Gregory Schaffer

In attendance:
Victoria Tangata-Nature Consortium
Jan Eng-ACRS
Kate Farmer & Colin Sexton-Neighborhood House
William Eisely-Team Read
Naomi Chang-SHA
Nelson Lopez-Neighborcare
Gregory Schaffer-ReWA
Jason Rolfe-YTP

This was Gregory’s final meeting as the meeting facilitator. In the future Kate Farmer of Neighborhood House will facilitate the e-mail list and general meeting organization. Individual meetings will be directed by the person hosting the meeting.

Attached is the current e-mail list.

Gregory will look into having the Service Provider listing posted elsewhere, possibly at the: http://newrainiervista.com/public/ run by an RV resident.

Group Planning:
• The service providers would like to hold an open house for adults in late September, possibly the 24th or 28th, from 6-8PM. We are considering the Boys and Girls Club at Rainier Vista if they are available. Recently there was a small fair for children but it was agreed that a targeted fair for adults could be beneficial.
1. Funding could come from the Chamber of Commerce if possible. Food availability could be discussed.
2. It would be good to have outside agencies such as SDOT, Census Bureua, and Washington Oral Health attend as well.
3. Please look into whether your agency could have a table set up for either of those dates.

• Plans are on for a Youth Providers fair at BGC for July 30th, 1PM. Contact Colin at NH to be on the RV youth mailing list.

Agency Updates:

Nature Consortium
There will be environmental field trips every Friday for no charge this summer starting 6/26. They will start at 12 and end at 4. They can take 10-12 children. Victoria will send out a flyer.

ACRS
Please share your ESL flyers with the group, especially to interested parties at Neighborhood House as they are no longer offering their own ESL classes. ACRS just held its annual Walk for Rice event to end hunger in our community.

Neighborhood House
Free lunch for people under the age of 18, M-F, at their RV location.

Team Read
Team Read finished up a successful summer and is looking to recruit young people as volunteers for the upcoming school year. They need your help in getting literacy packs ready if you’re interested in volunteering.

SHA
Parking enforcement at RV begins July 18th for new time restricted parking.
The multicultural committee is planning a potluck for next month.
The family support group is currently postponed.

ReWA
ReWA is full for its summer youth program for children entering grades 3-6. On Fridays ReWA will have a service project for students entering grades 7-10. There may be space available. ReWA regularly offers ESL classes. Call 721-0243.

YTP
Gearing up for their summer reading program that runs six weeks starting June 26th 4:30-7:30. The program is full.
They are moving from the South to the North end of the BGC facility.

Meeting Schedule:
Tuesdays, 10:00-11:30AM
August 18th, Neighborhood House RV, Kate and Colin
October 20th, YTP at BGC RV, Jason
Future meetings TBA

Spotlight: Healthy & Active Rainier Valley Coalition

2009-02-19T10:51:00.001-08:00

The Healthy and Active Rainier Valley Coalition is a group of agencies and individuals that have come together in the Rainier Valley area of Seattle, Washington, to promote physical activity and nutrition. The Coalition meets on the third Wednesday of every other month from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. at the Rainier Community Center, Community Center Information. Address: 4600 38th Ave. S, 98118. Everyone is welcome to attend meetings.
http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/chronic/steps/harvc.aspx

Rainier Vista Official Site

2009-02-19T10:31:00.000-08:00

http://www.rainiervista.org/

Thanks

2009-02-19T10:23:00.000-08:00

Thanks to everyone for helping to update their contact information.

Meeting Minutes for 2/17

2009-02-18T12:16:00.000-08:00

Hosted by Providence ElderPlace

In Attendance:

Gregory Schaffer-Refugee Women's Alliance
Nelson Lopez-Neighborcare
Muriel Bergerson-Seattle Human Services Department
Elizabeth Carr-Seattle Public Library
Corina Kroll-Providence ElderPlace
Briahn Martin-Orca K-8 Vista Volunteer
Colin Sexton-Neighborhood House
Allison Nackel-Neighborhood House
Diana Vergis Vinh-Public Health/HARVC
Naomi Chang-SHA
Jason Rolfe-Youth Tutoring Program

Computer Access in Area
SPL has computer classes available at Columbia Branch
SPL has a traveling computer lab/program for internet/computer basics/email
SPL would like seniors to come use computers, possibly colalborate w/Diana
SPL Columbia is interested in forming a class on sustainable skills in difficult economic times, anyone interested in collaborating?
SPL computer usage is up heavily w/more adults seeking employment
SPL will offer tax help Weds 10-1

NH has 16 computers available for use with some restrictions. Currently there are no open lab hours. Volunteer operators might be able to keep lab open more. Lab is open for youth on Wednesdays from 3:30-6:30.
NH works with older teens on W/TH evenings for computer skills training.
NH has a Digital Connectors program w/YMCA and Puget Sound off to gain computer skills. From APR-JUN this group will work in the community to access technology.

ACRS has a computer lab. Please ask about public usage.

Youth Ages/Services
YTP serves all ages grade 1-12
ReWA serves children ages 10+
Boys and Girls Club, under 13
Rainier Valley Teen Center, 13+

Foundations for Work-Allison Nackel
King County grant for underemployed/unemployed, people w/inadequate housing
for people under 175% of poverty line
Spanish and Somali help available
Available at NH Rainier Vista 4 days a week

Agency Updates

ReWA will be opening a mental health office at Rainier Vista in the former Nature Consortium space.
Nelson of Neighborcare teaches enhanced fitness for ages 50+ on Friday mornings at RBCC, and Tai Chi there on Friday afternoons.
Corina of Elderplace would like your ideas on a service project for their employees. In the past they have had a blood pressure clinic. Ideas: community clean-up, blood drive.
Naomi of SHA, new committee the Family Support Group on the 1st Friday of the month. The next meeting will be at NH on March 6th from 6 to 7:30. The topic will be communication between parents and children. Do you have resources to share.
Briahn of Vista/Orca would like to expand gardening and nutrition opportunities with local youth.
ElderPlace is for people ages 55+ who need help w/2 tasks a day. For people w/medicare/medicaid put same price for other people.

Like Baseball? Nelson is working on creating a new baseball program with other community organizations to eventually get sponsorship from the big leagues.

Jason of YTP will work to lead a youth provider meeting for next month.

Other notes:
Add ACRS and Seattle Senior Services to e-mail list
Update e-mail list to ensure all interested parties attend
Seattle Youth Employment Program applications are due in April: http://www.seattle.gov/humanservices/youth/employment.htm

Funds dry up for Rainier Vista: http://www.realchangenews.org/2009/2009_02_11/rainier_v16n07.html

Columbia City Wikli: http://columbiacitizens.net/wikli:current

The next meeting will be at Providence Gamelin House on April 21st. 10:00-11:30AM. Contact Ba Cam Ma.

Meeting Minutes from 1/19

2009-01-26T13:16:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the New Year! We may already be over two weeks into it but I’m still taking care of last year’s business. I hope everyone had a lovely holiday season.

As you can see from the above listing, we’ve really slimmed down the e-mail list to only the interested parties. Now that it’s gotten so small we can…make it grow again! Please let me know if you have interested parties who should be added to the list.

Taking notes from meetings and writing them up is something that I am reevaluating as it is time consuming. Attendance was a bit low in comparison to the October meeting, but it was a holiday month and last year we had meetings in November and January instead of December. I believe there also may have been some general confusion due to my multiple e-mail listings. That has now been remedied. Regardless, here we go:

Meeting minutes from December 16th:

In attendance

Andrea YTP
Brian YTP
Allison YTP
Naomi SHA
Elizabeth Carr SPL
Rick Dupree B&G Club
Ba Cam Ma Gamelin House
Gregory Schaffer ReWA

Topics of discussion:

Next Meeting: February 17th 10-11:30AM, at Providence Elder Place, hosted by Corina Kroll, Corina.Kroll@providence.org

http://www.providence.org/Long_term_Care/Elderplace/default.htm

4515 MLK, the entrance is on the West side of the building

Columbia City Wiki for news and updates from the community: http://columbiacitizens.net/wikli:current

Neighborhood House focus group results: Kate continues to address issues found in the focus group results with the hopes of better targeting areas of need.

Youth Cluster meetings: It was suggested that a new effort be made for the youth providers to have their own regular meetings. Andrea from YTP will take the lead on this project.

Service Providers Listings: Kate has taken command of getting this list updated. She recently sent out the old listing requesting that you update your agency’s information. Gregory suggested that providers may be able to quickly edit a paper version of their program at the next meeting.

Event Information: Please send your event info to Tyler Rouse, tylerrouse@nhwa.org and karenmcdaniel@nhwa.org to have it posed on the Rainier Vista web-site, and/or have it published in the The Voice, the SHA newspaper.

Naomi -SHAWorking with SDOT to improve alley safety due to the high volume of pedestrians, esp. at Dakota/Nevada

Multicultural Group- Please participate in the monthly community cleanup or the homeowner meeting on the 4th Tuesday of the month

Would like to update the resident directory as well as see a new service provider summary booklet

Andrea-YTPA new center manager has started in conjunction with YTP’s move from SHA to the Boys and Girls Club facility

Elizabeth -Columbia City Library
There has been a drop in attendance for their after-school program since the B&G Club opened

Baby story time is each Wednesday at 12:30

There has been an increase in the number of unemployed people using the library. We do have a job and education area.

Rick – B&GC

Hours are from 2:30-8PM

The North part of the building is the RV Teen Center, the South end is the Boys and Girls Club.

The Mayor’s office is working on a program to reduce gun violence involving youth. In conjunction with the Urban League, they will be looking to groups in the S/SE part of the city throughout the spring to build this programming.

The week of February 9th or 17th, the State of the City address will be given at RV B&GC

In January we will host the WNBA Fit clinic, targeting youth or adults, still uncertain

The membership fee is $10 for RV residents, $20 for elsewhere

Gregory-ReWA

ReWA will again facilitate the Washington State Refugee and Immigrant Legislative day on February 10, 2009. We want your organization to participate in this important event. Numerous buses will leave from multiple Seattle locations to travel to Olympia with the goal of raising awareness of the needs of refugee and immigrant communities. Call 721-0243 for more information.

After the meeting, Rick Dupree was kind enough to take us on a tour of the new Boys and Girls Club facility. We congratulate their organization on realizing their dream of a new facility at Rainier Vista.

Please let me know if you have any topics of discussion for February’s meeting.

Meeting Minutes for 10/21

2008-10-30T13:32:00.000-07:00

Meeting from 10/21

In Attendance:

Corina Kroll Providence ElderPlace
Naomi Chang Seattle Housing Authority
Ba Cam Ma Providence Gamelin House
Kate Farmer Neighborhood House
Tsegaye Gebru “
Colin Sexton “
Hassan W. Horn of Africa Services
Matt Nguyen Apple Corps
Rick Dupree Boys and Girls Club
Lauren Fitzgerald Solid Ground
Jenny Goto Seattle Housing Authority
Carol Doering Sound Transit

Meeting Schedule for 2008-09, locations and facilitators

Third Tuesday of the month from 10-11:30AM
December 16th Boys and Girls Club-RV, Rick Dupree
February 17th Providence Elder Place, Corina Kroll
April 21st Providence Gamelin House, Ba Cam Ma
June 23rd Neighborhood House-RV, Kate Farmer

There was a brief discussion of having monthly meetings but not enough interest to justify changing the schedule.

Please note that the RV Service Provider mailing list is now in two parts due to an issue with my anti-virus software. I will try to solve this problem in the future. If you do not see an associate’s name on the mailing list, they still probably received the message.

Visit here for most contact information. Otherwise send me an e-mail. This page hasn’t been updated recently.

http://rvserviceproviders.blogspot.com/

Presentation by Carol Doering of Sound Transit

Carol gave a presentation on what to expect when light rail opens in 2009. Trains are already on the tracks testing. She has fliers in numerous languages available for your community. She is eager to visit your organization or community group to share safety tips about what to expect. Please contact her at carol.doering@soundtransit.org

Naomi Chang and Kate Farmer
Naomi clarified that her role is as community builder for the SHA. Her role is to increase community self-sufficiency through various groups such as the multiethnic/diversity committee, Vietnamese coffee talk committee, and the traffic safety/crime prevention. It is residents’ responsibility to form committees.

Naomi provides support but makes no decisions for the community. While her office is in the building shared with Neighborhood House, Kate Farmer is responsible for NH’s own activities in the RV community. Naomi would be happy to pass on your CBO’s information to the appropriate group/community leader

Kate’s role is to expand existing programs for Neighborhood House, manage the NH facility, and develop partnerships with CBOs.

Focus Group Results
Kate would like to make greater deliberate efforts to collaborate with other CBOs to address the findings of the Neighborhood House Focus Group results. There was discussion about how to do this and the consensus seemed to be for NH staff to prioritize needs in the results. This could be followed up by re-sending the report to others and/or breaking into meetings based up on particular CBO strengths.

Boys and Girls Club opening
Rick Dupree emphasized that the BGC will belong to the community. The building is split between the Boys and Girls Club on one side and the Rainier Vista Teen Center. There will be a meeting/public space available for non-profit/profit groups to use. Hours will be approximately 7:30AM-7:30PM. Progressive opening will begin on November 3rd. Rick will need help with community outreach. Contact him at rdupree@positiveplace.org.

Organizations at the building will include:
Crisis Clinic-Teen Link
Nature Consortium
Scan TV
Solid Ground-Serving snack/dinner every day
Youth in Focus possibly
YTP
WA Oral Health Foundation

Grand Opening Saturday, November 15th from 12:00-4:00. Ribbon cutting at 10AM.

Agency spotlight: Corina Kroll with Providence ElderPlaceCorina was kind enough to discuss her organization’s role in helping older people live healthy lives with dignity and care. ElderPlace will go the extra mile to help 55+ people get the health services they need in one place. ElderPlace is for anyone who requires assistance with two activities each day. Seniors need to be accessed early to ensure their continued good health.

Providence ElderPlace is an innovative program of health care and social services for older adults. Our model of care is known as PACE (Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly). PACE programs keep older adults as healthy as possible in the community by providing comprehensive health care and social services including: primary and specialty medical care, a day health program, social work services, rehabilitation, housing (if necessary) and much more.

Selected Updates
Naomi Chang Seattle Housing Authority
Please support the Fall Harvest Party on November 1st. She would like kids to help out as much as possible. E-mail her for a flyer.
Rainiervista.org will list activities/events. E-mail Karen on the site to have your event posted.

Kate Farmer Neighborhood House
Beginning a weekend martial arts groups for youth
Friday and Saturday percussion groups for youth
Yoga class will start in January

Tsegaye Gebru Neighborhood House
Please participate in the Saturday 4-6 Somali group or the Sunday 9-2 Oromo group.

Hassan W. Horn of Africa Services
There is a Monday night literacy group for parents
Students are working on a documentary about their lives and the community

Matt Nguyen Apple Corps
Matt will be offering three afterschool cooking classes at the Boys and Girls Club. He is working on policy building as well as proper nutrition and education through Lettuce Link.
Matt’s Americorps term is ending. Thanks for all your great help at Rainier Vista! Good luck in your future career. michaelk@solid-ground.org for future information.

Lauren Fitzgerald Solid Ground
Solid Ground provides help to families to provide stable housing. E-mail her for a flyer on “Breaking Down Barriers”, an anti-racism community forum focused on issues that prevent people from finding housing.

Summer Potluck!

2008-07-03T16:37:00.001-07:00

Rainier Vista Summer Potluck

Date: Saturday, July 19th

Time: 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Where: Rainier Vista (Central) Park
29th Ave. S. Genesee Street
• Please bring a special dish to share with others (label your dish and NO pork)
• Please bring your blanket or lounge chair
• Get to know your neighbors
• Raffle prizes and children activities

Volunteers NEEDED!
For more information, please call Christine at 461-4568 or Naomi at 722-4010 X. 2

Road to Wellness

2008-06-18T10:11:00.000-07:00

ROAD TO WELLNESS
HEALTH FAIR FOR THE AFRICAN COMMUNITY

Sponsored by CWAA and Brought to you by
An ‘Ad Hoc Coalition’ of African Organizations & Partners

INTERPRETATION AVAILABLE
For major African languages spoken in King County

Free Health Screening & Information Day
Saturday, June 28, 2008; 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Where: Van Asselt Community Center
2820 South Myrtle St., Seattle, WA 98108

Meeting Minutes for 5/20

2008-05-27T12:54:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone,

Firstly let me apologize for failing to send out a meeting reminder for the recent meeting. Somehow it totally escaped me and resulted in this meeting’s lower attendance. Feel free to remind me if you think my brain is on autopilot.

Per our meeting from last summer, we decided to meet every other month with a month skipped in the summer. This makes the next meeting in August.

We will need a volunteer to host the August 19th meeting. If you are interested please let me know and I will let you handle the meeting as I may be on vacation at that time.

As always, my apologies for any typos or inaccuracies. Please contact me if you see any mistakes.

Thanks,

Gregory

In attendance:
Nelson Lopez-Puget Sound Neighborhood Health Centers lopezn@psnhc.org
Tsegaye Gebru-Neighborhood House tsegayeg@nhw.org
Naomi Chang- SHA nchang@sesattlehousing.org
Matt Nguyen-Apple Corps/Solid Ground matt@solid-ground.org
Colin Sexton-Neighborhood House colins@nhwa.org
Tien Duong-Le- International District Housing Alliance tiend@apialliance.org
Kate Farmer-Neighborhood House katef@nhwa.org
Gregory Schaffer

Discussion:
Gregory suggests significantly reducing the time given to agency updates in order to improve the collaborative outcome of meeting. Others in attendance agreed that for limiting per-person updates to a few minutes would allow for more individualized discussion later. Gregory had participants engage in a small ice-breaker activity to personalize the meeting.

Childcare at Rainier Vista for kids under 10 has been a growing issue. There was discussion about forming a parent committee for childcare, not unlike what has occurred at New Holly. The Department of Neighborhood may be able to provide some kind of stipend. Southwest Youth and Family Services could also be involved.

Participants would like to know more about the fall opening of the Boys and Girls Club to adjust their programming accordingly.

Notes:
Nelson
• Working on a Balancing Act class for Diabetics as well as their family and friends. This class will be 10 weeks long and be hosted at the Rainier Beach Community Center. English language interpreters can be made available if necessary.
• This summer Nelson will host baseball practice/games for ages 7-16 all summer from 5:30-6:30 at the Genesee playfield. All equipment will be provided.
• Please contact Nelson
Tsegaye
• This summer Tsegaye will host a weekly Photoshop class for ages 11-19 at R.V.
• There will be a summer ESL class at NH-RV hosted in collaboration with South Seattle Community College on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays
• On Tuesdays at Thursdays there will be a job readiness class at NH-RV
• There will be a monthly library class facilitated by SPL for kids to learn about accessing information
• YWCA and Horn of Africa are collaborating for a technology class for ages 13+ this summer
• Please contact Tsegaye for more details about the above activities
Naomi
• There was a traffic safety class held on May 12th with about 50 people in attendance with “mixed results”
• Multicultural committee is meeting on 6-7:30 on Wednesdays and will facilitate the next community clean-up on June 7th from 10AM-12PM as hosted by Gary Ireland
• SHA is interested in finding a CBO partners for six youth who will be placed at various positions in community building throughout the city
• Phase 2 of Rainier Vista housing will be partially complete in 2010 with the first available residences ready for move-in at that time.
Kate
• Looking to recruit summer volunteers for the Neighborhood House open-lunch site at RV
• Fitness opportunities are looking to expand
• Would like to facilitate a discussion with RV area CBOs to discuss NH focus group summary. See attachment. Look for a future meeting for this
Tien
• Outreach in looking for a part-time employee for their Yesler office. May also do home ownership assistance/planning to be combined as a full-time position.
• Joy Phi (sp.) will be leaving
Colin
• Lunches for the summer open-site NH-RV will need supervision/volunteers
Matt
• Held a farmer’s market night at John Muir Elementary last week. PCC donated produce and students “bought” produce with “money.” CBOs distributed information about events in flyers put in shopping bags.
• Interested in working with other CBOs to get kids to learn about healthy eating and the importance of regular exercise.
• Discussed the possibility of working with Colin and Gregory as part of their summer programs
Gregory
• ReWA is hosting a yoga class facilitated by Ruth Egger on every Friday from 3-4 at the main ReWA office. Please bring a mat or towel. All are welcome as the class is gentle. Currently the class is mostly Vietnamese seniors.
• ReWA is hosting a bi-weekly medical clinic at the main office run by UW medical students. The clinic is on Sundays from 12-4 with upcoming clinics to be held on 6/6, 6/22
• ReWA will run two summer programs at Rainier Vista for students in grades 3-9 during July and August. Please contact Gregory to enroll.

Mayor's Youth Town Hall

2008-04-29T12:14:00.000-07:00

Mayor’s Youth Town Hall
Sat. May 3, 12:30-4:00pm
The Vera Project @ Seattle Center
(Warren Ave N and Republican in the old Snoqualmie Room)
1PM Welcome - Mayor’s Youth Council
1:30 Q & A with the Mayor
2:45 Roundtable Discussions with Community Leaders
equity in schools * climate change * gangs * education * glbtq issues * more
4PM Head Home!

Know Your Rights!

2008-04-07T11:56:00.000-07:00

Know Your Rights!
Immigrant Legal Workshops
Workshops will educate newcomers to King County about their rights and determine what to do when rights haven’t been respected.

First Thursdays April, May, and June
6 - 7 p.m.

April 3 Rights of Immigrant and Refugee Workers
Does your employer owe you wages? Have you been discriminated against at work? During this presentation attorneys will discuss common violations of Washington Labor Law and strategies for workers who face them.

May 1 Understanding Immigration Status,
Laws, and Documents
What is the difference between a Social Security Number and an ITIN Number, and when should you use one versus the other? When must you disclose your immigration status and what documents do you need as proof? Topics include: current policies, dealing with employers and police, ICE raids, and influencing US immigration policy.

May 15 Rights of Homeless and Migrant Immigrants
What housing is available to you as a homeless immigrant? What services do you qualify for? What can you do if you lose your immigration papers? Attorneys and service providers will discuss these questions and current laws that impact the lives of homeless immigrants and migrants in King County.

Presentations are in English and Spanish.
Interpretation in other languages is available upon request.

Central Library
Auditorium, Level 1
1000 Fourth Ave., Seattle, WA For more information
call (206) 267-7027
or e-mail ArielleR@KCBA.org

Community Clean-up

2008-04-07T11:51:00.000-07:00

Community Clean-up
Help Make Our Neighborhood Look Good

Saturday 4/19/08
10:00 A.M.

Rainier Vista
Park (29th Ave. and S. Genesee)

Please bring gloves, other supplies will be provided.

Everyone Welcome!

Next Provider Meeting!

2008-03-31T10:36:00.000-07:00

The next meeting will be held at Puget Sound Neighborhood Health Centers:

Tuesday, May 20th, 10-11:30AM
4400 37th Ave. South
206-461-6957 Ext 119

Nelson Lopez will be the meeting's facilitator. 206-461-6957 Ext 119
LopezN@psnhc.org

Blogging Rainier Vista

2008-03-27T12:25:00.000-07:00

http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/2008/02/20/transit-oriented-development-at-rainier-vista/

New Boys and Girls Club

2008-03-27T12:21:00.000-07:00

In the Seattle Times:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004276348_rainierclub12m.html?syndication=rss

Medical Clinic at ReWA

2008-03-27T12:08:00.000-07:00

AL-SHIFA CLINIC
Sunday, March 30th
10am-4pm
A FREE medical clinic for the ReWA community
• Worried about your blood pressure or blood glucose?
• Have an acute health concern?
• Want to learn more about living healthy?

Come Get a Free Health Screening By:
University of Washington Medical Students
Refugee Women’s Alliance (ReWA) is between S. Andover and S. Dakota Street:
4008 Martin Luther King Jr. Way South, Seattle, WA 98108
Take Bus #42 or #48

Free Dental Assistance

2008-03-27T12:02:00.000-07:00

What is the Children's Health Initiative?

The Children's Health Initiative is a King County program. The goals are to enroll children in health insurance programs for which they are eligible, help them find a regular doctor and dentist, and to encourage families to get preventative care for their children: well child visits and early dental visits.

In Need of Dental Care?

There is free dental care coverage available in King County that you might be eligible for right now!! One of these programs may help you or your children!

The Community Assistance Health Access Program(CHAP) can help you access dental (and medical) referrals. 1 800 756 kids

Staff is on hand to answer your questions. Staff speak Spanish as well. Phone interpreters through CHAP are also available for those that speak other languages.

There also is a KC Kids Dental Program that offers dental coverage at no cost to children who qualify. The eligibility requirements are:

· children must be under 20 years of age,

· live in King County,

· are not currently on dental insurance and

· meet the income guidelines.

www.kckidsdental.org 1 866 839 9466

Seattle Art Museum Teen Workshop

2008-03-25T11:14:00.000-07:00

FREE SAM Teen Workshop
Click here to register (must be 13-19 years old).

Propaganda + People
Instructor Nate Herth
March 29th-30th and April 5th-6th
Seattle Art Museum, 1300 1st Avenue
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Design and screenprint your own propaganda poster in the SAM Teen Workshop Propaganda + People. This four-day workshop uses the SAM special exhibition Roman Art from the Louvre and works in the SAM permanent collection to investigate art and politics—in ancient Rome and in the U.S. during an election year. Find out why posters are a great way to get out a message, then make your own! The workshop will convene Sunday afternoons at The Vera Project for special screenprinting sessions.

Bonus: Get a chance to display your new Propaganda + People posters from at the April 11th ARTattack: Teen Night Out at SAM Downtown.

Thanks for helping to spread the word!

Katherine Shozawa
Teen, Family + Community Programs Coordinator
Seattle Art Museum
206 654 3209
katherines@seattleartmuseum.org

Blood Pressure Screening

2008-03-25T10:55:00.000-07:00

Pathways to Higher Education

2008-03-24T13:34:00.000-07:00

Save the Date!
Early Childhood and Afterschool
Pathways to Higher Education Conference
FREE!
Saturday, May 17
9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Registration: 9-9:30 a.m.
Rainier Community Center
4600 38th Ave. S.
Seattle, WA 98118

 Are you a child care provider who would like to learn more in your field- to advance your skills, confidence and possibly your education?
 Are you a high school student who loves children and plans on pursuing an early childhood education when you graduate?
 Do you currently attend a two-year or vocational school and have questions or concerns about transferring and continuing your education?
 Do you want to pursue some additional training or skills in early childhood education?
 Are you interested in finding additional resources for completing STARS training hours?
 Are you interested in finding out about scholarship programs to help pay for your early childhood education?
 If you want to have one place to go where you can have your questions answered by colleges, universities, and professionals in the early learning fields….This is it!

Resource booths, colleges, informational sessions and workshops all in one location. ONE DAY ONLY!

Advanced registration recommended. Advanced registrants will receive lunch and be included in drawings for door prizes.
REGISTER NOW! For online registration, go to www.childcarenet.org and click on Early Childhood and Afterschool Pathways to Higher Education Conference and complete the form.

Meeting Minutes from 3/18

2008-03-21T16:05:00.000-07:00

In attendance:
Denise Lewis- Boys and Girls Club
Yvette Watkings- Genesee House
Amy Kickliter- Neighborhood House
Nelson Lopez- Puget Sound Neighborhood Health Centers
Steven Van- Neighborhood House
Elizabeth Carr- SPL
Donna Bland- Neighborhood House
Tien Duong Le- IDHA
Ba Cam Ma- Gamelin House
Gregory Schaffer- ReWA
David Bashore- ReWA
Naomi Chang- SHA
Katherine Bush- DOT
Annie Edwards- Neighborhood House
Corrina Repp- Elderplace
Maggie Sung- ReWA
Marci Miller- Neighborhood House

General announcement:
Neighborhood House thanks you for your feedback regarding their recent RV focus group results. Contact Amy if you would like a copy of the report.

Agency updates:

Denise Lewis-Boys and Girls Club
Boys and Girls club of Rainier Vista will open on October 1st
Will be hiring 15 part-time, 5-6 full-time staff
Will include a music studio, game room, computer room
YTP and Nature Consortium moving there, but probably open at current location for beginning of school year
Could open health clinic but still looking for partnerships

Annual Easter Egg Hunt, at Rainier Community Center, March 22nd, 10:30AM
Spring Break for kids ages 5-12, 7:30AM-6:00PM, $75

Yvette-Genesee House
Needs outreach to residents by CBOs. Could host a service provider get-together
Genesee House has many isolate elderly
Few families are participating in ESL classes
Please send her flyers or visit to make residents aware of programming

Amy Kickliter-Neighborhood House
Amy is moving to the White Center office, will still work on the computer lab at R.V.
Will be offering new ESL classes
Looking for funding/HUD money for computer lab
Interested in partnership development, building funding from Regence

Nelson Lopez-Puget Sound Neighborhood Health Centers
Teaching a stress reduction for body and mind class
Learn how to reduce stress, pain and anxiety through Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
Nine-week class every Monday from Apriil 14th to June 16th, only $45
Call Nelson at 461-6957 x119

Steven Van-Neighborhood House
April 5th- Cambodian New Year performance at White Center
Possible performance at UW for free with food
April 2nd – Community meeting to keep youth alcohol-free
Rainier Vista, 5-7PM
Kids who drink before age 15 are 5 times more likely to have alcohol problems as adults

Elizabeth Carr-SPL
SNAP-Seattle Neighborhood Actively Prepare
Preparedness disaster program-Learn how to put together a disaster supplies kit, create a family disaster plan and organize with your neighbors to take care when disaster strikes
Columbia Branch Library, 4721 Rainier Ave S.
Thursday, May 8th, 6:30-8:00
Each branch will now have its own event flyer
Seattle Reads 2008 will feature The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu
Look for events in May

Donna- Neighborhood House-Yesler Terrace
Project HANDLE
Distributed flyer for event in conjunction with African American Outreach on Saturday
Will be first HIV testing event for girls
Calling all sisters to unite to help stop the spread of HIV/AIDS
Saturday, March 22nd, 3-6PM
Langston Hughes Clutural Center
104 17th Avenue S.

Tien Duong Le-IDHA for RV and High Point
Now in charge of Vietnamese tea time 10-12, 1st Tuesday of the month
Focused on Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Chinese
Works with RV management office
Provide low-income housing, homeownership education and counseling, financial literacy, tutoring and support, job skills and related services.

Ba Cam Ma-Gamelin House
Look for Providence’s new logo with the sun rising but everything else is the same
Looking for more collaborations with other agencies
Please contact, he wants the residents to “break the ice” with the outside world
Population is 78% SE Asian, 10% are English speakers
Ba can translate small things
Please come to the birthday party on the 2nd Wednesday of the month to distribute your information

Gregory Schaffer, David Bashore-ReWA
Hiring for tutors and math teachers
ReWA is considering its leasing options and role in Rainier Vista given the expansion of the Boys and Girls Club
Looking for more collaborative options for the second hour of the youth program

Naomi Chang-SHA
Facilitating resident activities
Organizing block watch for RV community, please post flyer
Multi-ethnic-diversity committee is bridging ethnic gap
Community pot-luck very successful with 90 people
Monthly clean-up started in March drew 30 people
Wants to encourage more renters to be involved
Tien taking over coffee talk, please come announce your events
April 24 art event, look for a forthcoming flyer

Katherine Bush- DOT-katherine.bush@seattle.gov
Working on pedestrian master plan
Goals are to get more people walking, reduce the number of crashes involving pedestrians, and engage all Seattle in a dialogue about creating a walkable city
Interested in developing walking tours of the Rainier Valley
Planning a stakeholders meeting for CBOs; let her know if you want to participate

Annie Edwards-Neighborhood House
Family support for Rainier Vista and Yesler Terrace
Offering residents opportunities for self sufficiency
Will link seniors with services

Corrina Repp- Elderplace
All-inclusive eldercare for ages 55+
Primary medical care and access to specialists
April 11th, free blood pressure screening at Gamelin House
Anyone in the community is welcome, see previously e-mailed flyer

Maggie Sung-ReWA
Training program for childcare, 8-week intensive training to become a licensed child care provider
For level 3 ESL or higher
Students will be able to work in a childcare facility or open their own place
Contact Maggie@rewa.org for flyer

Marci Miller- Neighborhood House
Works in childhood development for ages 4-5
Early Head Start for birth to 3
Parent Child Home Program, PCHP- enrolls in September for ages 2-3
Participants get a free book and toy
PCHP is always full so enroll early!

NEXT MEETING TUESDAY, 5-20, 10:00-11:30AM AT PUGET SOUND NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTERS, DETAILS FORTHCOMING

Nelson Lopez will facilitate this meeting

Self Defense

2008-03-06T15:05:00.000-08:00

In response to assaults on Asian women on Beacon Hill:

Sexual Assault Survival Skill and Self Defense Workshop
Date & Time: Mar 11 (Tue) 6:30pm

Place: Chinese Information & Service Center
611 S Lane St, Seattle

Topic: Update on Sexual Assault on Beacon Hill
Personal Safety Tips
Suggestion of Response upon Attack
Self Defense Skills

Special Guest: Ms. Terrie Johnston, SPD Crime Prevention Specialist
Ms. Joni Sharrah, 6 Degree Black Belt and Internationally Certified Martial Arts Instructor

Chinese & Vietnamese Interpreting Service Provided.

Free admission and all are welcome.
Wear Comfortable Clothing.

RSVP Alan Lai at (206) 624-5633 x 4111
Jointly presented by CISC (Chinese Information & Service Center), Seattle Police Department, ICHS and Organization of Chinese Americans.

Free Dental Cleaning!

2008-03-03T12:43:00.000-08:00

Seattle Central dental hygiene students are offering free dental cleanings. You or your clients are eligible if you have not had a cleaning in the last 5+ years.

These students are looking for patients to practice on to pass their exams in June. Dental hygienists must be licensed by the state and must first pass a written and clinical examination.

Please call 484-9597 or email seattledhy2008@gmail.com

Volunteers Needed!

2008-02-27T11:21:00.000-08:00

PALS (*P*hysical *A*ctivity for a *L*ifetime of *S*uccess) seeks /caring/, /patient/, and /enthusiastic/ telephone volunteers to:

* Provide ongoing *support* for sedentary seniors to become more
physically active.
* *Develop connections* as you complete bi-weekly phone call check-ins.
* *Give back to your community* through this health-enhancing program.

Volunteers receive training in motivational interviewing. Volunteer work takes place from one’s own home, approximately 1 hour per week.

*Call today to find out more! 206-722-2550*
*Visit our website at http://www.seniorservices.org/PALS/

Jean Anton
PALS Program Coordinator
Southeast Seattle Senior Center
4655 S. Holly St.
Seattle, WA 98118
206-722-2550
JeanA@seniorservices.org

Physical Activity for a Lifetime of Success

Women of the World Swim!

2008-02-27T10:57:00.000-08:00

Women and girls swimming!

Southwest Pool
March 15th, 2:30-4:30PM
Swim starts at 3:00PM
Ages 6 and up
Each woman can bring 2 children

You must have a ticket!
Call PSNHC High Point Clinic at 461-4924 ext.112
or Southwest Pool 2801 Thistle St. in West Seattle at 684-7440

Legislative Day Pictures

2008-02-26T14:02:00.000-08:00

http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLandingSignin.jsp?Uc=q5u5lmo.awdn2za8&Uy=-ttnnhp&Upost_signin=Slideshow.jsp%3Fmode%3Dfromshare&Ux=0&UV=141303703909_625171336208

Block Watch Meeting

2008-02-26T13:59:00.000-08:00

COMMUNITY BLOCK WATCH MEETING
Monday, March 03
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Neighborhood House Community Room
4410 29th Avenue South

All community members are welcome!

Refreshments will be served

Interpretation will be provided in Vietnamese, Chinese, Cambodian, Somali, Amharic and Tigrinya

For more information, please contact Naomi Chang at 206-722-4010 ext. 2

College Bound Scholarships

2008-02-13T12:23:00.000-08:00

College Bound Scholarships for students in the 7th and 8th grade is a new Washington State program that will pay for college tuition, fees, and books for low-income youth (family income below or at 65% of the median WA income) who sign a pledge now saying they will graduate from high school with "good citizenship."

http://www.hecb.wa.gov/

http://www.hecb.wa.gov/paying/waaidprgm/documents/CBSQandAs.pdf

Seattle Human Rights Film Festival

2008-02-12T11:58:00.001-08:00

February 13 - 17 hosted by Amnesty International Puget Sound Local Group

Cinerama
2100 4th Avenue
Seattle, WA

Northwest Film Forum
1515 12th Avenue
Seattle, WA

Amnesty International Puget Sound proudly presents the 16th annual Seattle Human Rights Film Festival, which begins with an Opening Night at Cinerama on February 13th and continues at Northwest Film Forum in Capitol Hill, February 15th to 17th. With our theme of Justice Without Borders, this year's festival includes a total of 10 short and feature-length films dealing with a variety of issues, including International Human Rights and Violence Against Women. Discussions with filmmakers and activists will follow screenings. Complete program. Admission is $8.00 for individual tickets/ $40.00 for Festival Passes. Come show your support for cinema with a social conscience!

http://www.amnestyusa.org/West/February_13__17_Amnesty_International_16th_Seattle_Human_Rights_Film_Festival/page.do?id=1091512&n1=5&n2=50&n3=804

Computer Training for Work in Domestic Violence Prevention

2008-02-08T12:27:00.000-08:00

Special Training for Domestic Violence & Literacy/Education Organizations

Thanks to generous funding from the Verizon Foundation, NPower is offering special training opportunities to organizations that provide services to the Domestic Violence and Literacy/Education communities. We will offer special trainings each month for only $10 per person for a ½ day class or $20 for a full day class.

Based on survey results, NPower has an additional training to our calendar for February.

Access Foundations: Understanding a Simple Database, February 25th

And we still have room available in the following trainings too!

InDesign Foundations on Friday, February 15th

Excel Data Analysis & Reporting on Tuesday, February 26th

If you or your organization are interested in any of the current trainings that NPower Seattle offers and you have 8-12 staff that need training, NPower can arrange a training for just your organization. And it would be the same cost of $10 for a ½ day class, $20 for a full day class!

Contact us with the class you are interested and we’ll work with your organization to find a date that works for you.

If you have any questions or want to schedule a training today, please contact:

Jon Frank
Training Manager
NPower Seattle
jonf@npowerseattle.org

Pandemic Flu

2008-02-08T12:23:00.000-08:00

Public Health - Seattle & King County is pleased to announce the release of Business Not As Usual: Preparing for Pandemic Flu, a 20-minute training video for businesses, government agencies and community-based organizations.

Watch the video on-line right now at http://www.metrokc.gov/health/pandemicflu/video/

Created to assist workplace leaders and staff in their pandemic flu planning efforts, the video describes the threat of pandemic flu and what life might look like during an outbreak. It also shows the benefits of being ready, and provides practical tips for creating a plan.

You will see profiles of community leaders who are preparing now and sharing their experience and lessons learned. The cast includes leaders in preparation from:

Washington Mutual
Food Lifeline
Puget Sound Energy
Harborview Medical Center
Chinese Information and Service Center
Seattle Fire Department

Gang Prevention Forums

2008-01-28T12:54:00.000-08:00

The Seattle/King County Gang Prevention & Outreach Work Group is conducting several community forums and invites you to share your knowledge on gangs in your community.

Your participation will help shape future straregy development. Please join us on one of the following dates.

February 11
Delridge Community Center
4501 Delridge Way SW
6-8PM

February 26
SeaTac Skill Center
18010 8th Avenue South
Burien
6-8PM

February 28
Douglas Truth Library
2300 E. Yesler Way
5:45-7:45PM

For more information: Camilla Campbell 206-205-9326 or camilla.campbell@kingcounty.org

Meeting Minutes from 1/22

2008-01-24T11:58:00.000-08:00

In attendance:
Amy Kickliter-Neighborhood House
Gregory Schaffer-Refugee Women’s Alliance
Ba Cam Ma-Gamelin House
Sara Lee, Nelson Lopez, Lena -Neighborhood Health Centers
Miyuki Bigelow-Rainier Health and Fitness
Seattle University nursing students-Liz and others
Becky-Cultivating Youth
Naomi-SHA
Julie Brown-P-patch
Ruth Egger-Healthy and Active Rainier Valley Coalition
Steven Van- Neighborhood House/Project HANDLE
Jenny Goto-Job Connection
Victoria Tangata- Nature Consortium
Katherine Chen-Solid Ground

Please use the web-site for specific contact information from the appropriate organization.

Announcements:
Neighborhood House completed a focus group of community needs for the Rainier Vista area that involved groups of service providers, youth, and adult residents. If you would like a copy of the report please contact Amy.

Street lights on MLK continue to be adjusted for timing and the city is initiating a program of traffic safety for areas affected by the light rail. Craig Paige with the city will be training traffic safety educators.

The RV Service Providers blog will continue to be updated as most parties have deemed it useful. Gregory will measure traffic on the site to gauge interest. Please send him your news.

Next meeting will be on Tuesday, March 18th at 10-11:30AM at Providence Gamelin House. Ba Cam Ma will facilitate.

Staff changes:
The Youth Tutoring Program is no longer being run by Tina Brennan. There is no word on a new replacement.
Beverly Johnson of Seattle University, who headed their nursing program visits at RV since 2001 is no longer with the school. Helen Miske ('hmiske@seattleu.edu') is assuming these responsibilities.

Amy Kickliter-Neighborhood House
Completed 2008 Planning project focus group
Interested in collaborating with other agencies to best utilize their computer lab
Interested in hosting health programs
Open to summer planning for NH facility as it will be under-utilized at that time

Gregory Schaffer-Refugee Women’s Alliance
ReWA is currently hiring a new Education Director, Somali Family Advocate, and Youth Program Assistants
Youth Program obtained a math grant from OSPI and will be integrating a math program with the hiring of new math teachers
Second Annual Refugee and Immigrant Rally on February 11th in Olympia. ReWA and other Seattle organizations will provide transportation for interested parties.
Space at ReWA Rainier Vista is available during the day to interested parties.

Ba Cam Ma-Gamelin House
Interested in ESL classes for residents
Tai Chi with residents 2:30PM on Fridays
Interested in community talks to prevent vandalism to cars and other property

Sara Lee, Nelson Lopez, Lena -Neighborhood Health Centers
Sara- at SE Dental by New Holly, needs more kids for services, accepts Medicaid, sliding scale for other services, dental exam required for kids participating in Head Start
Nelson-Interested in providing health education or job safety. Currently in Spanish but will collaborate with other parties to educate in other languages.
Lena-Highpoint Medical and Dental, available for children’s health services

Miyuki Bigelow-Rainier Health and Fitness
Working on “Make a move” community fitness program. Sign up under Washington Health Foundation to make WA the healthiest state in the nation. Log mileage and weight. For ages 13+.
Offers gymnastics class through its space for ages 4-7.
Free evening child care.
Ladies night on T/TH, 6-8PM

Seattle University nursing students
Operating a monthly medical screening at Gamelin House from 10-12AM on the 2nd Wednesday of the month.
Willing to collaborate with other organizations to meet your health needs
Open to volunteering for area organizations

Becky-Cultivating Youth/Americorps/P-Patch
Wants to work with Gamelin House in education
Currently operates a weekly gardening activity in collaboration with YTP

Naomi-SHA
Will return as full-time to R.V. upon completion of RV Phase 2
Operating 3 groups:
Traffic Safety/Crime Prevention (1/2 owners ½ renters)-meets 1st Monday 7PM at NH
Multicultural Committee-no set time but next meeting is 1/23, 6PM, at NH
Wants increased integration, hosts quarterly pot-luck, creating residential directory
Vietnamese/Chinese Coffee Group- meets 1st Thursday, 10AM at NH
Google Group posting to residents available through Christina gilman

Julie Brown-P-patch
Cultivating Communities works with almost all SHA properties.
Gardens are of types including: basic community, income generating, youth
Wants to read a broader community through other languages
Developing outreach for new Dakota St. garden

Ruth Egger-Healthy and Active Rainier Valley Coalition
Meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 1-2:30
Next meeting will feature Tim Gallagher of Seattle Parks and Recreaction
Hosting yoga at ReWA main office on Fridays at 3pm
Hosting Tai Chi at Gamelin House on Fridays at 2:30pm

Steven Van- Neighborhood House/Project HANDLE
Underage drinking town meeting on April 2nd, 5:30-7PM
Looking for elderly dental education for Cambodian population

Victoria Tangata- Nature Consortium
Looking for more teens for Friday art program
No registration required

Katherine Chen-Solid Ground
Operation Frontline- helping low-income individuals obtain vehicles
See recent blog entry

Featured Provider: Neighborhood House

2008-01-23T14:33:00.000-08:00

Selected programs from Neighborhood House at Rainier Vista:

The Elderly Outreach Program connects seniors with resource service to help maintain their independency – advocating for them with SHA, DSHA etc. Neighborhood House informs seniors of the entitlements they are eligible for and their rights. Annie is available Efrem speaks Tigrinya and Amharic and is available on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Gurey speaks Somali and is available Mondays and Tuesdays.

The SHA Translation Program provides interpretation, translation, outreach and advocacy for the East African residents of Rainier Vista. Services include assistance with communicating with SHA management, information and assistance accessing public entitlement programs, and other bi-lingual information and referral services. Efrem speaks Tigrinya and Amharic and is available on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Gurey speaks Somali and is available Mondays and Tuesdays.

web-site: http://www.nhwa.org/index.php

4410 29th Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98108

Family Support Worker Contact Name: Annie Edwards
Phone: (206) 461-4568 ext. 215 Email: Anniee@nhwa.org

Phone: (206) 461-4568 ext. 214 Contact Name: Efrem Seyoum
Fax: (206) 461-6954 Email: Efrems@nhwa.org
Cell (206)571-4832

Phone: (206) 461-4568 ext. 214 Contact Name: Gurey Faarah
Fax: (206) 461-6954 Email: gureyf@nhwa.org
Cell: (206) 353-7989

WA State Refugee & Immigrant Legislative Day

2008-01-23T14:11:00.000-08:00

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

Empowerment
Share your concerns with legislators and take an active role in shaping your future.

Advocacy
Assert your rights within the legal system and be actively engaged in the political process.

Social Justice
Lend your voice to bring about meaningful change and work toward social justice.

For more information please e-mail events@rewa.org or call 721-0243. Transportation will be provided.

Meeting from 1/22

2008-01-23T14:06:00.000-08:00

Mintues from Tuesday's meeting will be posted by Friday, 1/25. Thanks to all in attendnace as well as Neighborhood House for hosting.

Rainier Valley Growers' Co-operative Meeting

2008-01-23T14:01:00.000-08:00

Columbia Library Meeting Room
4721 Rainier Avenue South
Thursday, January 31st
6:00-7:00PM

Do you garden? Do you want to garden?
Would you want to sell your produce?
Are you interested in the findings of a rcent community research project?

Come explore these ideas and more at the second meeting of the Rainier Valley Growers' Co-operative.

Katherine Chen
206-694-6791
katherinec@solid-gournd.org
Please RSVP

Featured Provider: Jump Start Fund

2008-01-14T11:03:00.000-08:00

Since 2003, JumpStart Fund has provided almost $300,000 in micro-loans to Puget Sound area refugees and asylees. We’ve given loans and business technical assistance to more than 100 refugee entrepreneurs from Somalia, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Ukraine, Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran and Nepal.

JumpStart Fund
c/o Refugee Resettlement Office
1610 South King Street
Seattle, WA 98144

web-site: http://jumpstartfund.org/category/home/

Greg Hope-Program Coordinator
Phone: (206) 323-3152 x100
Fax: (206) 322-7632
Email: ghope@rroseattle.org

Seattle Public Schools Fall Enrollment

2008-01-09T11:58:00.000-08:00

Open Enrollment begins January 22, 2008 through February 29, 2008 to receive priority assignment for September 2008. Applications can be returned by mail, by fax, or in person.

Seattle Public Schools
John Stanford Center
2445 3rd Ave South
Seattle WA 98124

Telephone (206) 252-0760
Fax: (206) 252-0761
Website: www.seattleschools.org

College Fair at Yesler Community Center

2008-01-07T11:34:00.000-08:00

Yesler Community Center
35 E. Yesler (Yesler and Broadway)
Wednesday January 30 6:00pm-8:00pm

Seattle Housing Authority children ages 13 to 17 on subsided or section 8 program are encouraged to attend this resource fair and will get information for the "Dream Big Scholarship" as well.

Higher Education Project:
http://www.seattlehousing.org/Residents/ForResidents/HealthandSocialServices/higheredproject.html

ReWA ESL, Childcare, and Job Readiness class at Seatac

2008-01-07T11:11:00.000-08:00

January 22nd-April 11th, Monday through Friday 1-5pm
Lear about workplace English, childcare, and finding a job at this class.

Refugee Women's Alliance
15245 International Boulevard
Suite 207

contact Maggie Sung to enroll at 721-5298

for more information, view the teacher's web-site at:
http://teacherkate.net/childcare.aspx

Featured Provider: Columbia Public Health Center

2008-01-04T14:13:00.000-08:00

The Columbia Public Health Center specializes in children’s healthcare. Our pediatricians and medical teams care for children ages 0-20. We provide physical examinations, immunizations, chronic disease management, illness care and dental care for children. We also provide prenatal care for pregnant women and family planning/STD services for people of all ages, including teens. Additionally, we have the WIC (Women, Infants, Children) program services available at our clinic. We provide interpreters for our clinic visits. Our application workers can help patients apply for DSHS medical insurance coupons.

Columbia Public Health Center
4400 37th Ave S.
Seattle, WA 98118

web-site: http://www.metrokc.gov/health/locations/columbia.htm

Celia Thomas-Health Educator
Phone: (206) 296-4650
Fax: (206) 296-0580
Email: celia.thomas@metrokc.gov

Featured Provider: Healthy and Active Rainier Valley Coalition

2007-12-20T11:33:00.001-08:00

The Healthy and Active Rainier Valley Coalition is a group of agencies and individuals that have come together in the Rainier Valley area of Seattle, Washington, to promote physical activity and nutrition. The Coalition meets on the third Wednesday of every month from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. at the Rainier Community Center. Everyone is welcome to attend meetings.

Rainier Community Center
4600 38the Ave. S.
Seattle, WA 98118

web-site: http://www.metrokc.gov/health/steps/HARVC/

Healthy and Active was featured last month in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/food/338535_healthyfood07.html

Diana Vinh
email: diana.vinh@kingcounty.gov

Featured Provider: Solid Ground

2007-12-20T10:49:00.000-08:00

For more than three decades, Solid Ground—formerly the Fremont Public Association—has helped our most vulnerable community members overcome economic crises and develop the skills and resources they need to thrive. Our 30 programs have helped hundreds of thousands of people break the cycle of poverty since 1974.

Each year we provide shelter, food, homecare, transportation and other basic services to more than 30,000 families in need throughout King County. And we do more than help people overcome homeless, hunger and isolation.

1501 North 45th Street
Seattle, WA 98103-6708

web-site: http://www.solid-ground.org/Pages/Default.aspx

Katherine Chen
Phone: 206-694-6791
Fax: 206-694-6777
Email: katherinec@solid-ground.org

Featured provider: Horn of Africa

2007-12-18T12:24:00.000-08:00

Horn of Africa Services is a multi-lingual, multicultural, organization offering support and advocacy services in response to the health, employment, housing, educational, and social service needs for East African refugees and immigrants living in the greater Seattle area. This is accomplished by providing East Africans with a conducive atmosphere for positive and supportive interaction and learning; offering information, guidance and referral assistance for accessing social and other related services; assisting with the development of new skills; and playing a strong advocacy role to ensure that none of its clients are denied legitimate social or related amenities. HOAS currently offers Outreach and Community Mobilization, Citizenship and ESL Classes, Computing/Technology Lab, Income Generating Activities and Youth and Parent Leadership Programs.

Horn of Africa
4714 Rainier Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98118

web-site: http://www.hoas.org/index.html

Outreach Specialist
Contact Name: Yemane Gebremicael
Phone: (206) (206) 760-0550
Fax: (206) 760-0098
Email: yemanegm@hotmail.com

Featured Provider: Boys and Girls Club

2007-12-18T12:16:00.000-08:00

A facility-based youth service organization that provides daily access to a diverse set of programs designed for ALL kids aged 5-18! We service youth in five core programs: character & leadership development, education & career development, health & life skills, the arts and sports/fitness/recreation. Our hour of operation is Monday thru Friday 2:30pm – 7:30pm during the fall, winter and spring. Our summer hours are 7:30am – 6:00pm.

Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club
Rainier Community Center
4600 38th Ave South
Seattle, WA 98118

web-site: http://www.positiveplace.org/

Denise Lewis
Senior Program Director
Phone: (206) 436-1892
Fax: (206) 436-1893
Email: dlewis@positiveplace.org

Dakota Park Planting on December 8th

2007-12-05T13:48:00.000-08:00

The time has come to beautify another fine park for the Rainier Vista community. This is a great opportunity to meet your neighbor and plant trees/shrubs that will be a part of the community for many years to come.

Please join us at the Dakota Park near
29th Avenue South & Dakota Street
Adults and Children are welcome!!!

We will begin the planting work on Saturday, December 8th from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

We will spread topsoil and plant trees/shrubs
Tools will be provided, but please bring your own gloves

Refreshments will be provided!

Please call Denise Wright at 721-2980 should you have questions
Chinese and Vietnamese Translation, please call
Naomi Chang at 722-4010 ext. 2