Community Connect
January 2022
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I want to thank all of our partners, donors, and volunteers for supporting Valley Cities through this emotionally and financially challenging year of 2021.
These times of uncertainty have tested our will, our character, our integrity, and our strength. We have all been confronted to quickly adapt and make bold decisions. Together, we remain resilient when pushed to our limits and beyond. I could not be prouder of the tireless perseverance of Valley Cities clients, staff, and community partners.
-Shekh Ali, CEO
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January is Mental Wellness Month
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Graphic borrowed from UC Davis https://shcs.ucdavis.edu/health-and-wellness/eight-dimensions-wellness
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As we leave 2021 behind and enter a new year of challenges, excitement, and opportunities, it can be tempting to meet 2022 going at full throttle. With the stress of the holiday season still fresh on top of everything else that has been going on globally for the past two years, it is important to set some time aside to make sure you are monitoring and taking care of your mental wellness.
According to SAMHSA (the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) there are eight dimensions that factor into wellness.
Emotional:
Being aware of your feelings, respecting others feelings, and managing you emotions in healthy ways.
Environment:
Putting yourself in positive, stimulating environments.
Physical:
Taking care of your body by eating nutritious foods, drinking plenty of water, and exercising.
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Spiritual:
Exploring your sense of purpose and meaning in life and knowing your value.
Financial:
Living within your means, setting attainable goals, and planning for the future.
Social:
Making meaningful connections, find a sense of belonging, and creating a strong support system of peers.
Occupational:
Finding meaning and value in what you do.
Intellectual:
Expanding your knowledge, passions, and skills.
Make sure you are taking some time to focus on your wellbeing. Exercising, getting enough sleep, laughing more, setting aside time to enjoy your hobbies, and living in the moment are all great ways to fortify your wellness.
If your mental well being is suffering or you're feeling overwhelmed, please reach out.
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“Success is the sum of small efforts repeated
day in and day out.”
—Robert Collier
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Community Partner Highlight |
Valley Cities has recently partnered with T2P2 to supply our clinics with feminine hygiene products for clients.
T2P2, which stands for "Tower of Tampons and Pyramids of Pads," is an organization focused on raising awareness of the need for feminine hygiene products that many women in homeless and low income situations face. They additionally raise funds and products to donate to organizations serving the demographic.
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Grants received December-Thank you community partners!
Circle of Giving Fund and Renton Regional Community Foundation - for telehealth
Kent Community Foundation- for telehealth
Office of the Superintend of Public Instruction -for school based behavioral health
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Clinic Spotlight- Enumclaw
Our Enumclaw Clinic opened its doors in 2016 in downtown Enumclaw near the plateau on the way to Mount Rainer.
Even as one of Valley Cities' smaller clinics the services they provide to the community is huge. Using a team based, multidisciplinary approach, this team of 25 provides the highest level of quality care to over 300 individuals ages 15 on up.
Valley Cities Enumclaw works closely with Rainier Foothills Wellness Foundation and Plateau Outreach Ministries (other local community support both agencies) as well as Enumclaw Senior Center and Youth Center to help build a healthy community where everyone can realize their full potential.
This past year the Enumclaw Clinic has partnered with the Enumclaw Jail to provide mental health and substance use disorder services to the inmates. For more information on the program, check out the segment below.
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Enumclaw offers comprehensive services
Clinic location: 1335 Cole Street
Enumclaw, WA 98022
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Program Highlight
HealthierHere – Enumclaw Jail
Valley Cities has been growing its partnership with the Enumclaw City Jail to provide innovative programs to help reduce recidivism. In 2021, with HealthierHere funding, Valley Cities established an outreach program to serve incarcerated individuals at the Enumclaw City Jail. A Therapist and Peer Support Specialist were available for weekly outreaches to provide supportive counseling and resources, and the team provided crisis support as needed. As the year went on, a MATCH (Medical Assisted Treatment Community Health) Navigator was added to help address the large need for substance use treatment.
Because of this outreach program, Valley Cities built a strong partnership with the jail, joining a collaborative re-entry program to help people being released from jail connect with meaningful community resources. Valley Cities recently entered into a national, two-year study with the jail, with trained coaches who will help improve processes to refer people in need of medication assisted treatment.
We are extremely excited to watch this partnership grow and know it will be a major benefit to the community!
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A BIG thank you to all of our 2021 donors and community partners that continue to provide support and drive our mission forward! |
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Adobe Employees
Amazon Smile
Ann Webster
Anya & Rafael Zimberoff
Avery Watkins
Barbara Sitsch
Barry Minster
Biella Foundation
BNSF Railway Foundation
Boeing Global Engagement
Boeing SoHo Spirit of the Holidays
Boeing Employee Match Fund
Brian Allender
Carlton Turner
Carole Murray
Cathy Peterson
Cher Scarlett
Clearmasks
Columbia Bank
Costco
Cozette Shackelford
Dan McDougall-Treacy
Deseret Industries
Donna Nickelberry
Fales Foundation Trust
Federal Way Chamber of Commerce
Francis Mercado
Fred Meyer/Kroger
Gary Minnier II
Genjo Marinello
Glaser Foundation
Goodwill
Grace Fosado
Hannah Kennedy
HealthierHere
Hearing, Speech and Deaf Center
Holly Berg
Holly West
Housing Development Consortium of Seattle-King County
Humble Design
James Morris
James R Paige
Jamie Noritake-Henson
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Janet Sullivan
Jennifer Harjehausen
Jennifer Wooten
Jesse Golodner
John South
Kathleen Quinn-Lyon
Keith Seinfeld
Kelly O’Donnell
Kent Community Foundation
Khava Dobrenski
King County DCHS (thank you Pete von Reichbauer)
King of Kings Lutheran Church
Kris Vasquez
Lisa Wivag
Louise Harris
Malika Allen
Marc Manzo
Margaret Buckholdt
Mark Fordham
Mark West
Megan Kelly
Michael De Souza
Michael Newell
Microsoft Employee Match Fund
Mike and Cathy Peterson
M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
National Council for Behavioral Health
Nermeen Mikhail
Nichole Ayres
Nicholas Batkoski
Noah Mass
Norcliffe Foundation
Noreen Wedman
Pamalla Knight
Patricia Marcus
Patrick Gaston
Paul Feuerpfeil
Polly Trout
Puyallup Tribe Charity Trust Board
Rachele Wright
Ray Suvendu
Redeeming Soles
Renee Higgins
Renton Regional Community Foundation
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Rhonda Burell
Rikki Evans
Robins/Larrowe Donations Fund
Rodney Goin
Ruth Rhodes
Safe N Clear Masks
Scott Driver
Scott Schickler
Seattle Foundation
Seattle T2P2
Sencer Comert
Suvendu Ray
Sierra Abrams
Snoqualmie Indian Tribe
St. Vincent de Paul of King County
Stacy Fortney
Starbucks
Stephanie Kimberling
Stephen Murphy
Steven English
Sundeep Malhi
Susan Marie Payne Fund
Susan Schmitz
Suzanne Laurel
Suzanne Malsberry
Swedish Medical Center
Tallman Trask
Tammy Iverson
Tara Solis
Teresa Brumfield
Thurston Mason Behavioral Health
Todd Hawkins
Toysmith
Travis Dalton
United Business Machines (UBM)
Union Pacific Railroad
Foundation
Walmart
Wendy Lee
Wesley Lai
William Geary
Windermere Federal Way
Zimberoff Fund of the Jewish Foundation of Greater Seattle
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