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
Mar 31, 2008
Next Provider Meeting!
Mar 27, 2008
Medical Clinic at ReWA
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
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
Mar 25, 2008
Seattle Art Museum Teen Workshop
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
Mar 24, 2008
Pathways to Higher Education
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.
Mar 21, 2008
Meeting Minutes from 3/18
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
Mar 6, 2008
Self Defense
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.
Mar 3, 2008
Free Dental Cleaning!
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
Feb 27, 2008
Volunteers Needed!
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!
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
Feb 26, 2008
Block Watch Meeting
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
Feb 13, 2008
College Bound Scholarships
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
Feb 12, 2008
Seattle Human Rights Film Festival
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
Feb 8, 2008
Computer Training for Work in Domestic Violence Prevention
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
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