HomeMy WebLinkAboutHSAB 2014-07-18 Minutes
City of Tukwila Human Services
Advisory Board
Friday, July 18th, 2014
10 am - 1pm
Human Services Conference Room
6300 Southcenter Blvd., suite 115
AGENDA TOPICS
1. Agency Interviews (Renton Ecumenical, Angle Lake Family Resource
Center)
2. Budget/allocation discussion
3. Lunch
4. Next meeting
Discussion:
Interview with LCSN & Renton Ecumenical Center of Hope Shelter. (See
attached notes.)
Discuss allocations for two funding scenarios.
Next meeting potential September.
Re view potential f unding a llocations Plan A (level funding) or Plan B
(slight increase).
Interviews:
Z Eskenazi, Program Manager, Angle Lake Family Resource Center
Programing supports healthy individuals/families: Tax Prep, counseling & creative support groups, ESL, resume/cover letter
writing, vocational/job training, food handler’s permit , Arabic reading/writing for kids , support group at Foster High School
Global Girls United , Foster girls who identify as bi - cultural; birth culture and American. W orkshops on utilizing public
transportation, field trips, parenting classes, and partnership at TCC with Project Feast.
L Smith, Executive Director, J Brooks, Program Manager, Center of Hope
CoH open 8a - 5p M - F, located in the old jail at Renton City hall. Single wo men and women with children (including boys
over 12) welcome. Residents receive breakfast, lunch; dinner optional at Renton Salvation Army (including transportation)
are transported to the local overnight church - based shelter in Renton (rotates between chu rches every 3 months). Residents
have their own rooms and beds. CoH has weekly visits with Sound Mental Health counselors, monthly visiting nurses,
showers, laundry, mailing address, computer lab , locker space , donations room, walk - in refrigerator/freeze r , respite area in
the event of illness . Volunteers stay with the families overnight.