Hi. If you or someone you know is looking for work, I want to let you know about the upcoming Bellevue Job Fair, next Monday August 30th from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Red Lion Bellevue Inn at 11211 Main Street in Bellevue. This job fair, presented by National Career Fairs, is free to the public, and all levels and types of employment are available including Administrative Support, Banking, Customer Service, Financial, Hospitality, Insurance, Real Estate, Food Service, Retail, Sales and many more.
Job Fairs provide the opportunity to connect face-to-face with job recruiters who make hiring decisions and can help you network for other positions within an organization. You’ll want to Dress professionally and bring up-to-date copies of your resume. You may also want to prepare questions you want to ask the job recruiters and be prepared to answer their questions about your qualifications and work experience. After the job fair, don’t forget to follow up with job recruiters you met at companies you were interested in working for.
That’s Monday August 30th from 11 to 2 at the Red Lion Bellevue Inn at 11211 Main Street, in Bellevue. For a list of companies who will be participating and to upload your resume, register at www.nationalcareerfairs.com. Good Luck!
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Friday, August 20, 2010
School Supplies for Homeless Youth
Hi. If you or someone you know have school age children and can’t afford to buy school supplies this year, there are a number of free back to school events and programs where kids can get free school supplies. You should also know that homeless students have rights to a free, appropriate public education. The back to school events are:
Tomorrow Aug. 21 from noon to 4pm the Atlantic Street Center - Rainier Beach Family Center is coordinating a resource fair where students receive backpacks with school supplies at 8825 Rainier Ave. S. in Seattle. Backpacks are first come-first served.
Thursday August 26th 3 - 6 pm the 2100 Building in partnership with Casey Family Programs and Children’s Administration invite you to start the school year at the Back to School Fair at 2100 24th Ave S in Seattle. This fair is for students in middle school, high school, getting their GED, or going to college up to age 25. Caregivers also welcome. There will be college representatives on site, workshops for youth and caregivers, free school supplies, free haircuts, a BBQ, Games and Prizes.
Also on Thursday the 26th, from 10:30am-2:30pm Lutheran Community Services Northwest - Angle Lake Family Resource Center is coordinating a back-to-school backpack giveaway for students in the Highline School District on at 4040 S. 188th St in SeaTac. Event includes food, games and prizes.
Saturday Aug. 28, from 1-4 the Center for Human Services is passing out school supplies at a one-day event that includes informational resources, school clothes and haircuts for Shoreline School District students, at North City Elementary School at 816 NE 190th Street. You need to register by today to attend this fair by calling 206-393-4916 or online at www.btsconsortium.org/
If you cannot get to one of these back to school fairs but need school supplies for your child, ask the family support worker or social worker at your child’s school for free school supplies, as most schools in King County get free school supplies for their students through a number of nonprofit school supply drives.
The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act protects the educational rights of homeless students, which includes children living in shelters, transitional housing, motels, vehicles, on the street, doubled up with friends or family, unaccompanied youth, and youth awaiting foster care placement. A homeless child has the right to remain enrolled in and be transported to their school of origin or be promptly enrolled in their neighborhood school, be provided help with school supplies, receive free breakfast and lunch in schools that serve both, be provided full access to classes, not have to pay any school fees, and receive the same educational supports as all students. Each school district is required to have a homeless education liaison to help children and families access support and services. To find your school district's liaison, call 360-725-6050 or here is the complete list of homeless education liasons in Washington
For more info the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act read this flyer on homeless students' rights prepared by Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness (SKCCH) and/or visit the SKCCH website.
Tomorrow Aug. 21 from noon to 4pm the Atlantic Street Center - Rainier Beach Family Center is coordinating a resource fair where students receive backpacks with school supplies at 8825 Rainier Ave. S. in Seattle. Backpacks are first come-first served.
Thursday August 26th 3 - 6 pm the 2100 Building in partnership with Casey Family Programs and Children’s Administration invite you to start the school year at the Back to School Fair at 2100 24th Ave S in Seattle. This fair is for students in middle school, high school, getting their GED, or going to college up to age 25. Caregivers also welcome. There will be college representatives on site, workshops for youth and caregivers, free school supplies, free haircuts, a BBQ, Games and Prizes.
Also on Thursday the 26th, from 10:30am-2:30pm Lutheran Community Services Northwest - Angle Lake Family Resource Center is coordinating a back-to-school backpack giveaway for students in the Highline School District on at 4040 S. 188th St in SeaTac. Event includes food, games and prizes.
Saturday Aug. 28, from 1-4 the Center for Human Services is passing out school supplies at a one-day event that includes informational resources, school clothes and haircuts for Shoreline School District students, at North City Elementary School at 816 NE 190th Street. You need to register by today to attend this fair by calling 206-393-4916 or online at www.btsconsortium.org/
If you cannot get to one of these back to school fairs but need school supplies for your child, ask the family support worker or social worker at your child’s school for free school supplies, as most schools in King County get free school supplies for their students through a number of nonprofit school supply drives.
The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act protects the educational rights of homeless students, which includes children living in shelters, transitional housing, motels, vehicles, on the street, doubled up with friends or family, unaccompanied youth, and youth awaiting foster care placement. A homeless child has the right to remain enrolled in and be transported to their school of origin or be promptly enrolled in their neighborhood school, be provided help with school supplies, receive free breakfast and lunch in schools that serve both, be provided full access to classes, not have to pay any school fees, and receive the same educational supports as all students. Each school district is required to have a homeless education liaison to help children and families access support and services. To find your school district's liaison, call 360-725-6050 or here is the complete list of homeless education liasons in Washington
For more info the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act read this flyer on homeless students' rights prepared by Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness (SKCCH) and/or visit the SKCCH website.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Appealing Disability Lifeline (GAU) Terminations
Do you or someone you know receive Disability Lifeline or GAU? Effective September 1st, 2010, thousands of Washington State residents will lose their Disability Lifeline (formerly called GAU or General Assistance-Unemployable) benefits from the state. Benefits are being terminated due to a 24-month time limit approved by the state legislature last session.
If you or someone you know has received a termination notice, you have the right to appeal! If your termination notice is dated in August 2010 you have only until August 31st to file your appeal and keep benefits until the hearing decision. You can still file an appeal later — up to 90 days after your notice — but you will not continue to receive benefits while you wait.
The best way to file an appeal is to go to your local DSHS office. Turn in a written hearing request. Keep a copy! Have DSHS stamp your copy with the date received. Keep this as your proof of submitting your appeal.
If you cannot go in to a DSHS office in person by August 31, call DSHS. Be sure to speak to a person, not just a voicemail box. Write notes about your conversation including the name of the person you are speaking to and the date and time of your call. Keep these notes as your proof of your appeal. Ask for a “fair hearing” for your benefit termination. Ask the DSHS worker on the phone to make the written request to the hearings office for you.
You can also file your appeal through a combination of faxing and mailing the original on the same date. Use the fax number and address listed on the hearing form. Keep a copy of the appeal request, and keep the proof of the fax transmittal. It is safer if you can mail the original via certified mail with a return receipt.
In order to win your hearing, you may need to collect and bring medical and other evidence showing that you qualify as disabled under the SSI disability standards.
If you lose your hearing, any benefits that have been continued will stop and you may have to repay up to two months worth of benefits.
After you file your appeal, seek legal help. Call Solid Ground’s Family Assistance attorneys at 206-694-6742 or email at evonnez@solid-ground.org or call 2-1-1.
In all other counties call CLEAR at 1.888.201.1014 to speak to an advocate.
Additional information is available online at Washington LawHelp.
If you or someone you know has received a termination notice, you have the right to appeal! If your termination notice is dated in August 2010 you have only until August 31st to file your appeal and keep benefits until the hearing decision. You can still file an appeal later — up to 90 days after your notice — but you will not continue to receive benefits while you wait.
The best way to file an appeal is to go to your local DSHS office. Turn in a written hearing request. Keep a copy! Have DSHS stamp your copy with the date received. Keep this as your proof of submitting your appeal.
If you cannot go in to a DSHS office in person by August 31, call DSHS. Be sure to speak to a person, not just a voicemail box. Write notes about your conversation including the name of the person you are speaking to and the date and time of your call. Keep these notes as your proof of your appeal. Ask for a “fair hearing” for your benefit termination. Ask the DSHS worker on the phone to make the written request to the hearings office for you.
You can also file your appeal through a combination of faxing and mailing the original on the same date. Use the fax number and address listed on the hearing form. Keep a copy of the appeal request, and keep the proof of the fax transmittal. It is safer if you can mail the original via certified mail with a return receipt.
In order to win your hearing, you may need to collect and bring medical and other evidence showing that you qualify as disabled under the SSI disability standards.
If you lose your hearing, any benefits that have been continued will stop and you may have to repay up to two months worth of benefits.
After you file your appeal, seek legal help. Call Solid Ground’s Family Assistance attorneys at 206-694-6742 or email at evonnez@solid-ground.org or call 2-1-1.
In all other counties call CLEAR at 1.888.201.1014 to speak to an advocate.
Additional information is available online at Washington LawHelp.
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Health Center Week 8/8-14 Health Fairs
Next week, August 8-14 is National Health Center Week which recognizes the service and contributions of Community, Migrant, Homeless and Public Housing Health Centers in providing access to affordable, high quality, cost-effective health care to medically vulnerable and underserved people in the U.S. America's Health Centers now serve over 20 million people (including nearly 1 million people who are homeless) in 7,000 communities in all 50 states including King County.
Federally-funded health centers care for you, even if you have no health insurance. You pay what you can afford, based on your income. Health centers provide checkups when you're well, treatment when you're sick, complete care when you're pregnant, immunizations and checkups for your children, dental care and prescription drugs for your family, mental health and substance abuse care if you need it.
Next week there are 5 health fairs occurring in King County in Seattle, White Center and Burien.
Sea Mar Community Health Centers Seattle Medical Clinic at 8720 14th Ave. S will have a week-long health fair every day from Monday August 9th to Saturday the14th , from 9am-4pm. There will be a different information and services each day. Monday the 9th is Blood Pressure day w/ doctor consultation all day and Health Education in the afternoon. Tuesday the 10th is Behavioral Health and Chronic Care Day. Wednesday the 11th is Clinical Social Worker day and Managed Care Day including prescription assistance, and State Insurance info. Thurs the 12th is Lab, Health Education, Breast, Cervical and Colon Health Day. Friday the 13th is Getting Ready to go back to school day. And Saturday the 14th is Well-Child Checks and Immunizations Day. For more information contact Jim Arteaga at 206-370-4546.
On Sunday August 8, International Community Health Services is hosting a Back to School Fair from 11am-2pm at their ID Clinic at 720 8th Ave. S. The Back to School Fair will include free dental screening, meet ICHS "Tooth Fairy, " teaching children how to use 911, fingerprinting for children, games that promote healthy eating and physical activities, information on the latest low cost health insurance and meet Dr. Bear. They will host another Back to School Fair on Sunday August 15 from 11-2 at their Holly Park Clinic at 3815 South Othello St. For more information on Back to School Fairs contact Max Chan at 206.788.3672.
On Wednesday August 11th The Sea Mar Burien Clinic at 14434 Ambaum Blvd SW in Burien will host a health fair from 10:00 am to 3:00 PM. This fair will include Lab services - Cholesterol checks, Accu check, Clinical services - Blood pressure, BMI, Vision, Health Education and Services - substance abuse, mental health, MSS/WIC services, and Insurance information.
On Thursday August 12th The Sea Mar White Center Clinic at 9650 15th Ave SW #100 will host a health fair from 10 am to 4:00 pm. This health fair will include Dental services - Information Lab services - Accu check, Clinical services - Blood pressure, BMI, Vision, Health Education and Services - substance abuse, mental health, MSS/WIC services, Insurance information and DSHS information. For more information on Sea Mar health fairs in Burien and White Center, contact Brent Swartz at (206) 812-9182.
Note that these services are primarily for uninsured patients without insurance and/or insured through DSHS (Medicaid) and/or Medicare. If you have Private Insurance and are currently established with a Primary Care Provider some where else, you are encouraged to continue seeking Health Care services there.
For more information on National Health Center Week visit http://www.healthcenterweek.org/index.html. For a list of all the Health Center Week healthfairs and events in Washington click here http://www.healthcenterweek.org/join_list.asp?region=wa.
Stay healthy and have a great day!
Federally-funded health centers care for you, even if you have no health insurance. You pay what you can afford, based on your income. Health centers provide checkups when you're well, treatment when you're sick, complete care when you're pregnant, immunizations and checkups for your children, dental care and prescription drugs for your family, mental health and substance abuse care if you need it.
Next week there are 5 health fairs occurring in King County in Seattle, White Center and Burien.
Sea Mar Community Health Centers Seattle Medical Clinic at 8720 14th Ave. S will have a week-long health fair every day from Monday August 9th to Saturday the14th , from 9am-4pm. There will be a different information and services each day. Monday the 9th is Blood Pressure day w/ doctor consultation all day and Health Education in the afternoon. Tuesday the 10th is Behavioral Health and Chronic Care Day. Wednesday the 11th is Clinical Social Worker day and Managed Care Day including prescription assistance, and State Insurance info. Thurs the 12th is Lab, Health Education, Breast, Cervical and Colon Health Day. Friday the 13th is Getting Ready to go back to school day. And Saturday the 14th is Well-Child Checks and Immunizations Day. For more information contact Jim Arteaga at 206-370-4546.
On Sunday August 8, International Community Health Services is hosting a Back to School Fair from 11am-2pm at their ID Clinic at 720 8th Ave. S. The Back to School Fair will include free dental screening, meet ICHS "Tooth Fairy, " teaching children how to use 911, fingerprinting for children, games that promote healthy eating and physical activities, information on the latest low cost health insurance and meet Dr. Bear. They will host another Back to School Fair on Sunday August 15 from 11-2 at their Holly Park Clinic at 3815 South Othello St. For more information on Back to School Fairs contact Max Chan at 206.788.3672.
On Wednesday August 11th The Sea Mar Burien Clinic at 14434 Ambaum Blvd SW in Burien will host a health fair from 10:00 am to 3:00 PM. This fair will include Lab services - Cholesterol checks, Accu check, Clinical services - Blood pressure, BMI, Vision, Health Education and Services - substance abuse, mental health, MSS/WIC services, and Insurance information.
On Thursday August 12th The Sea Mar White Center Clinic at 9650 15th Ave SW #100 will host a health fair from 10 am to 4:00 pm. This health fair will include Dental services - Information Lab services - Accu check, Clinical services - Blood pressure, BMI, Vision, Health Education and Services - substance abuse, mental health, MSS/WIC services, Insurance information and DSHS information. For more information on Sea Mar health fairs in Burien and White Center, contact Brent Swartz at (206) 812-9182.
Note that these services are primarily for uninsured patients without insurance and/or insured through DSHS (Medicaid) and/or Medicare. If you have Private Insurance and are currently established with a Primary Care Provider some where else, you are encouraged to continue seeking Health Care services there.
For more information on National Health Center Week visit http://www.healthcenterweek.org/index.html. For a list of all the Health Center Week healthfairs and events in Washington click here http://www.healthcenterweek.org/join_list.asp?region=wa.
Stay healthy and have a great day!
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