Plans and coordinates local mental health programs; provides information/referral for the public; administers federal, state, and county funds, and contracts with  community-based agencies to provide most services.  

Acts as a collaborative bridge between state agencies, schools, community-based services, the legal system, and churches through assessment and advocacy, attending family team decision making, IEP implementation, increasing connection to community for basic resources, increasing access to mental health services and helping families increase their network of support.

Provides bilingual, bi-cultural (Spanish/English) support for residents who are unable to, or unsure of how to, access resources on their own or problem-solve issues that present with barriers moving forward. The program provides clients with interpretation services so that they can access resources such as WIC, legal aid, shelters, etc. Helps the client break down their needs into manageable steps, making problem solving less overwhelming and providing the skills necessary for them to navigate service systems in the future. Also offers a diaper bank.

Provides support services for veterans and their families in the Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Kittitas, and Okanogan Counties. Services include rapid rehousing; homelessness prevention; and support in obtaining benefits, such as counseling, employment and training, educational assistance, and health care services.

Offers VA Disability and Pension application preparation, VA Burial benefits assistance, VA Health Care applications and assistance, and Chelan County Veterans Assistance Fund applications, along with all other issues related to Veterans and their families.

Provides civil legal advocacy to youth primarily between 12-24 years old. TeamChild’s legal team works to secure community-based services, help youth access appropriate education, healthcare, mental/behavioral health resources, safe and stable housing, navigate school discipline, and works with youth incarcerated in the Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR) system. Advocacy efforts focus on education and school-related issues such as enrollment, school discipline and access to special education; securing safe and stable housing for youth; and helping clients access public benefits, including health care, mental health services, DDA and other support. Advocacy also includes post-conviction relief, including records sealing, restitution modifications, and assisting youth with reentry supports when returning to community from incarceration. Note: TeamChild does not provide criminal defense representation to youth or adults involved in the juvenile delinquency or adult criminal systems, nor does it offer family law representation, including child custody issues.

Legal advocacy is provided by information mailed to victims and personal advocacy provided by the staff.   Two categories of crimes have been targeted for more direct service to and contact with victims by VAU staff. -  1) Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Cases: Victims of domestic violence within unincorporated King County.   -  2) Homicide/Criminal Loss of Life Cases: Outreach to families and friends who desire information regarding a case; proactive position taken by the Unit on any homicide, vehicular homicide, and vehicular assault cases. Services may include legal support through court accompaniment and information, and a realistic presentation of options.   

Telephone assistance in applying for DSHS food stamps. General nutritional education.

HFCC victim services include DV support group, domestic violence and sexual assault support and crisis intervention, advocacy, legal advocacy, emergency and transitional housing. HFCC also provides support, advocacy, intervention and legal advocacy to victims of general crime.

Provides disability rights information, technical assistance for disability issues, general information about legal rights, strategies about how to become a stronger self-advocate, information sheets on a wide range of subjects to empower individuals with disabilities to better advocate for themselves, community education and training, and some legal services for disability rights violations. Focuses legal resources on systemic cases that will improve service systems for people with disabilities. Disability Rights Washington has attorneys and law student interns who provide Technical Assistance on specific information related to our ongoing systemic work and to people calling from treatment facilities. If you are calling about an education issue related to disability in school, Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) or foster care related issues, supported living and waiver services, or your rights as they relate to a treatment facility, we have appointments and can schedule you with staff. If you are a Social Security disability beneficiary under full retirement age experiencing a barrier to employment, including issues with paratransit, difficulty accessing job training and employment services, loss of ongoing employment supports, lack of access to assistive technology needed to work, or other issues that prevent you from getting or keeping employment, you can call and schedule an appointment with staff. Does not provide representation or advice for: - Criminal law - Family law - Assistance becoming the guardian of an individual with a disability - Out-of-state issues - Workers compensation - General medical malpractice & personal injury - General consumer bankruptcy issues - Any issue or problem not directly related to your disability - Assistance finding employment, housing or financial assistance - Assistance filling out forms & Social Security applications - Anything that is not the wish of the person with the disability

Helps advocate for victims of sexual assault and abuse and their families by providing information and support, as well as accompanying them to medical or legal appointments. Provides referrals. Offers Support Groups, Caregiver Education, Trafficking Awareness training, Darkness to Light, and CPR (suicide response training). Crisis Line Available 24/7.

Provides general legal and cultural advocacy, emergency services, safety planning, secondary victim and survivor support, and community education for survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Provides various free services for individuals diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, including medical case management, mediation adherence, empowerment to understand insurance issues, and client advocacy. Offers the following services: -  Medical Case Management: work collaboratively to develop service plans that include achievable goals on a variety of issues, such as taking medications, budgeting, planning healthy meals, scheduling transportation to appointments, and ensuring clients have stable and sustainable housing. -  Food and Household Necessities: maintains a food bank stocked with non-perishable and refrigerated food, which is received from Blue Mountain Action Council on a monthly basis. Provides food tokens for farmer's market to clients to use for their nutritional needs. Also has household necessities, including donated clothing and furniture, as well as new toiletries and cleaning supplies for our clients. -  Community Connections: provides tickets to local cultural and sporting events for clients so that they can enjoy these activities. Also sends the minors infected and affected by HIV and AIDS to REACH Camp, where they can meet other kids whose lives have been changed by HIV. Coordinates a response to the earliest cases of HIV/AIDS in the Walla Walla Valley. Helps provide support services to people living with HIV/AIDS, their partners, families, and friends. -  Collaborates with area agencies to effectively serve clients and prevent the spread of HIV. -  Heightens public awareness and dispel myths surrounding HIV/AIDS and its transmission. -  Provides access to HIV education, prevention materials, and case management to the growing Spanish-speaking population in our service area.

Supports students in foster care by providing timely, appropriate education supports and interventions tailored to each individual’s academic and developmental needs.

Provides emergency shelter, transitional housing, crisis 24-hour domestic hotline, legal advocacy, women's support groups, advocacy-based counseling, children's programs, and housing services for victims of domestic violence and their children.

Services for people with disabilities include peer support, individual and systemic advocacy, independent living skills training, information and referral to community resources, and de-institutionalization.   CFI is also involved in community activities that address the civil and equal rights of people with disabilities.   There is a transition program for youth ages 14-24 which focuses on living independently, continuing education and vocational goals.

Provides civil legal advocacy to youth primarily between 12-24 years old. TeamChild’s legal team works to secure community-based services, help youth access appropriate education, healthcare, mental/behavioral health resources, safe and stable housing, navigate school discipline, and works with youth incarcerated in the Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR) system. Advocacy efforts focus on education and school-related issues such as enrollment, school discipline and access to special education; securing safe and stable housing for youth; and helping clients access public benefits, including health care, mental health services, DDA and other support. Advocacy also includes post-conviction relief, including records sealing, restitution modifications, and assisting youth with reentry supports when returning to community from incarceration. Note: TeamChild does not provide criminal defense representation to youth or adults involved in the juvenile delinquency or adult criminal systems, nor does it offer family law representation, including child custody issues.

CASA volunteers are appointed by judges to speak up for abused and neglected children. They work, with confidence, as thoroughly trained advocates for the children they represent.   Volunteers investigate a child’s history, facilitate communication between concerned adults, advocate for services and appropriate placement, and ultimately make recommendations to the judge in that child’s best interest.

Provides assistance for victims of domestic violence. Offers   -  Education (both individual and group) -  Assistance with restraining orders -  Assistance with finding safe shelters -  Safety planning   -  Emergency assistance such as food vouchers and transportation.

Provides crisis intervention line, safe temporary housing for female domestic violence survivors and their children, as well as information and referral and group counseling for survivors of domestic and sexual violence and their families and friends. Sexual assault services include support, information and referral, and advocacy for people of all ages during medical exams and through the criminal justice system. Also provides legal advocacy services, including assistance with filing protection and anti-harassment orders, accompaniment to court proceedings, and legal referrals. There is a children's advocate who provides education about the cycle of domestic violence and provides childcare (with needs observation) during client appointments.

Domestic violence, physical and sexual assault services including victim advocacy, medical advocacy, legal advocacy, forensic medical exams and evidence collection, counseling, and referrals to community resources and programs.

Offers assistance to those needing to apply for health insurance through the Health Benefit Exchange or Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Provides case management, referrals, advocacy, and supportive services for veterans, service members and their households; focused on creating opportunities related to housing stability, financial stability, healthy living, social engagement, and service system access.   Through a collaborative case management process, the assigned social service professional will help determine the type and levels of services and resources for which one may be eligible, including VA, federal, or state level benefits.

Legal advocacy.

Helps to address any patient complaints and concerns related to their care or their rights at at Jefferson Healthcare.  Does follow-up and surveys of patients that have received care.