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
Feb 19, 2009
Spotlight: Healthy & Active Rainier Valley Coalition
Feb 18, 2009
Meeting Minutes for 2/17
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.
Jan 26, 2009
Meeting Minutes from 1/19
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.
Oct 30, 2008
Meeting Minutes for 10/21
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.
Jul 3, 2008
Summer Potluck!
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
Jun 18, 2008
Road to Wellness
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
May 27, 2008
Meeting Minutes for 5/20
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.
Apr 29, 2008
Mayor's Youth Town Hall
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!
Apr 7, 2008
Know Your Rights!
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
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!
Mar 31, 2008
Next Provider Meeting!
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 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
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