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Free mental health services for survivors of Maui fires from MauiNow.com : mauinow.com/2023/08/13/mental-health-counseling-available-for-people-impacted-by-the-maui-fires/ They Include: The National Alliance of Mental Health is starting a Maui Strong support group. Meetings will be Aug. 19 and 26 at 10 a.m. via Zoom. To register, email: anisa@namihawaii.org Hawai’i Wildfire Recovery & Resilience Resource Guide. Go to hicares.hawaii.gov/Hawaii-wildfire. Hawaiʻi UTelehealth for confidential counseling. They say: “Itʻs Okay to ask for help. You donʻt have to fight your battles alone. Talk to us.” They can be contacted by calling 808-375-2745, emailing utele@hawaii.edu or going to hawaiiutelehealth.org. The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health’s Maui Community Mental Health Center is offering crisis mental health services. Call 808-984-2150 or go to mauiwellness@doh.hawaii.gov. People can also go in-person at 121 Mahalani St. in Wailuku, Mondays to Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. There are extended hours on Saturdays and Sundays, also from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Free mental health support group on Aug. 18 from 1 to 2 p.m. Zoom meeting at zoom.us/j/93303860163. Meeting ID: 933 0386 0163. The group will be facilitated by Natalia Werkoff. Hawaiʻi Cares is offering local crisis counselors. Call 808-832-3100 or 1-800-753-6879, or call/text/chat 988. After hour services are available. Mental Health
Maui Now : Mental health, counseling available for people impacted by the Maui fires
There are several ways for people impacted by the Maui fires to get mental health help, counseling and resilience information.
Offering from Providence Hospice & Home Care of Snohomish Co Camp Erin: Snohomish County 2023 August 25 - 28, 2023 Apply online by visiting: www.providence.org/phhc and scroll to the Camper Erin section to find the application Camp Erin Snohomish County is a FREE camp for children and teens ages 6-17 who have experienced the death of a significant person. The day is a traditional, high energy, fun camp coupled with grief support and education. Camp Erin Snohomish County will be an overnight, weekend experience camp for 2023. The camp is facilitated by professional staff and trained volunteers of Providence Hospice. Campers are provided a safe environment to explore their grief, learn essential coping skills, and make friends with peers who are also grieving. Camp Erin® Snohomish County 2023 • Boating • Games • Music • Arts & crafts • …and MORE! At Camp Erin I learned that there are others who are going through what I’m going through – Teen “ ” Grief Support Services – Providence Hospice (425) 626-0550 Contact us for more information & to request an application. Spaces are limited and fill quickly! #ProvidenceHospital #providence #hospice #grief #support #CampErin #snohomishcounty
Hosted by Project Be Free
Event: Survivor Wellness Symposium
When: Saturday August 12th 9AM-4PM
Where: Renton, WA
More info: project-be-free.com/events/
Offering Wellness, healing, meditation and community.
#dv #domesticviolenceprevention #projectbefree #symposium #wellness #mentalhealth #renton
Offering from City Year Seattle / King County "FREE OFFICE FURNITURE AND OTHER ITEMS!! Come take this for your organization or yourself!! Date: Sun, July 16 & Mon, July 17 Time: 9am to 6pm (both days) Location: 2203 23rd Ave S, Seattle, WA 98144 Other Notes: No hauling or lifting support available on site, must be able to take your own items! We cannot reserve items for you, all items are first come first serve. Contact: Have any questions? Contact Taylor Tibbs at ttibbs@cityyear.org for more information" #giveaway #free #seattle #officefurniture #cityyear #cityyearseattle #kingcounty
Event: Exploring Emotions Through Poetry Therapy Facilitated by Michelle Bee, MA LMFT Register: michellebee.com/ Dates: Saturday August 5, 2023 or Saturday August 19, 2023 Time: 11:00am to 12:30pm PST Description: This workshop is for BIPoC young adults ages 18- 35. It is a simple, stimulating and a playful way to exercise your mental and emotional muscles. No experience necessary. Come as you are. Sponsored by: DMHS linktr.ee/dmhs #DMHS #Deconstructingthementalhealthsystem #freeworkshop #freeevent #bipoc #bipocyouth #poetry #mentalhealth #MinorityMentalHealthMonth
Summer parenting groups Hosted by FOCS - Families Of Color Seattle Register: www.focseattle.org/parent-groups-register "families of color seattle In many ways, FOCS Parent Groups are the heart of our community. It is often the way that families connect and stay connected. Friendships formed in parent sometimes last for years and decades. As people have shared, "It takes a village. This is my village." Parent groups are FREE facilitated gatherings to increase parenting skills and provide a space to discuss identity and race. Gatherings are eight to ten weekly, two-hour sessions. FOCS curriculum includes dialogue on racism, identity, and the tools to best support raising strong and compassionate children of color." #familiesofcolor #bipocfamilies #ParentGroups #parentsofcolor #seattle #freegroup #supportgroup
Hosted by: Vision Change Win Consulting Highlander Center MediaJustice & Political Research Associates Event: Fascism 101 When: Thursday, May 25th Time: The 90-minute webinar will take place at 4 pm Pacific/5 pm Mountain/6 pm Central/7 pm Eastern. Register for one or all sessions here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_e-QHfUbbRHGzs2V5fOT08g#/registration In conjunction with the brilliant people listed below, I am excited to invite you to join us on Thursday, May 25th for Fascism 101: Contours & Characteristics -- the first in a monthly, 8-session series of conversations about the current political environment and the growth of authoritarianism and fascism in the United States. This series, Fascism 101, is designed to: Raise the level of understanding about the threat of rising fascism in the US today, and about how authoritarian and fascistic political actors shape the current political moment. Explore the many faces of fascism and many fronts of anti-fascist resistance. Lay the foundation for deeper thinking about what it will take to build broad and effective anti-fascist resistance. Our first session will focus on the contours and characteristics of authoritarian and fascist trends in the US today. Moderated by Malkia Devich Cyril -- speakers Ejeris Dixon, Ash-Lee Henderson and Tarso Ramos will get us grounded
Hosted by Powerful Voices: Girlvolution 10 AM - 4PM | UW SAMUEL E. KELLY ETHNIC CULTURAL CENTER Register: www.powerfulvoices.org/girlvolution "On May 13, 2023, Powerful Voices will be hosting our annual conference, Girlvolution, a BIPoC youth-led social justice event featuring workshops from BIPoC girl & gender expansive youth activists from our Activistas program. This year, Girlvolution will feature a pop up market & resource fair with BIPoC youth activists, artists and entrepreneurs, catered food, live entertainment and more! And for the first time ever, Girlvolution is being entirely planned by an amazing group of BIPoC youth leaders, our Girlvolution Youth Planning Board! Girlvolution will take place from 10 am - 4 pm at the University of Washington’s Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center. As always, Girlvolution is FREE and all ages. Check out our Instagram to see what we cooked up last year. We'll be announcing the workshops soon so register to reserve your spot. We can’t wait to learn and celebrate with you!" #PowerfulVoices #GirlVolution #youthled #socialjustice #art #resourcefair #popupmarket #BIPOC #Mentalhealth #universityofwashington #UW #Ethnicculturalcenter
Event hosted by A Sacred Passing: 'We hope you all can join us April 21!' www.eventbrite.com/e/595250378907 "BIG NEWS🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 We are excited to announce A Sacred Passing has received an unexpected grant that allows us to offer attendance to Une Bonne Mort free of cost! With costs now covered for this year, our dream for the conference to be free education to community can happen! Ticket sales have been updated, and we are accepting donations to continue to make our educational offerings affordable to community. We are unbelievably grateful to the Fund for Liberation who helped make this possible and to all of you for your continued support. " #asacredpassing #unebonnemort #deathdoula #grief #education #communityevent #fundforliberation #seattleevents #bipoc
A conference for those caring for the living, the dying and the dead
Hosted by Seattle Children's Odessa Brown Children's Clinic (OBCC) Melanated Mindfulness Mindfulness in Real Life Every Wednesday from April 19th to May 24th 2023 (Session Dates: 4/19, 4/26, 5/3, 5/10, 5/17, and 5/24) Register: www.seattlechildrens.org/clinics/odessa-brown/community-programs/melanated-mindfulness/ Free online 6-week class for Black/African American parents and caregivers of children of all ages. Join our parent mindfulness facilitators Ella McRae and Dominique Smith to: • Learn mindfulness and breathing techniques • Celebrate daily joys together • Find ways to be patient with yourself in dealing with life’s realities “Empowering with the Power of Pause” Join us in creating a community where your lived experience is honored. Learning is reciprocal! For more information: email us at mindfulness@seattlechildrens.org. Visit our webpage: Mindfulness and Compassion Program – Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic (seattlechildrens.org) #SeattleChildrens #OBCC #OdessaBrown #Mindfulness #BlackHealing #Black #African #MentalHealth #virtualclass #onlineclass #onlinewellness
Originally shared by Utah School for the Deaf: SignUp Captions chrome extension: chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/signup-sign-language-for/gbllbjbhbafgdcolenjhdoabdjjbjoom "Here's a fun thing: There is now a Chrome extension that provides ASL Interpreting for movies on DisneyPlus and Netflix. It's called "SignUp Captions" and it's free. The interpreters are Deaf actors/entertainers. They are constantly expanding their library and you can even request a movie that isn't there yet. There are about 60 movies available so far, including Coco, The Incredibles, Black Panther, Frozen, Up, Zootopia, and more. Here's a link to their page on the chrome web store: chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/signup-sign-language-for/gbllbjbhbafgdcolenjhdoabdjjbjoom Enjoy!" #asl #disneyplus #disney #netflix #pixar #americansignlanguage #accessibility #freeapp #extension
Offering/resources from American Counseling Association : bit.ly/2HXfH7F "ACA members—and all professional counselors—are prepared to assist anyone in need of support following an episode of trauma. To help all professional counselors in the important work of trauma counseling, the American Counseling Association offers an array of free resources, available online here. Counselors know that each individual reacts to trauma in their own unique way. Some may need support immediately after an event; some may need the support at a future point in time. We urge everyone in communities affected by trauma to keep an eye on those around them to make sure that those in need of help find their way to a professional counselor. FREE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO ALL" #ACA #freeresources #freecounseling #americancounselingassociation #traumainformed #gunviolence
Offering from FOCS - Families Of Color Seattle:
"The Gender Diverse Children event tonight is intended to be a facilitated dialogue among those who are raising or providing regular care for children, youth, and teens, who are (or may be) gender diverse / gender-nonconforming. We will have a strong container, and to make it as safe as possible, we will not record the event.
The general LGBTQ event is more of a presentation style, with speakers. All who want to support our LGBTQ children of color are welcome. And it will be recorded! "
#FOCS #familiesofcolorseattle #LGBTQ #genderdiverse #family #freeevent #group
Hosted by Powerful Voices Wednesday, February 22nd Register at bit.ly/PVwellness Powerful Voices is hosting a virtual Wellness Speaker Series, which is an opportunity to interact with and learn from BIPoC wellness practitioners as they share their story and journey towards the kind of healing work they do! We hope you can come with your questions as we share the different types of healing support there are in the community! This is also a chance for BIPoC youth to learn how to get connected with different wellness resources we offer, including healing vouchers for therapy and more for BIPoC girls & gender expansive youth and their families. #BIPOC #BIPOCWellness #BIPOCyouth #youth #wellness #speaker #freeevent #resources
BIPOC ED Coalition
Meditation Session with Victoria Santos
Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYvfu-vrT4iGtcmIIVLIAN46PwFaHSgGDDh
Description
In these sessions, we will cultivate healing and awareness through a gentle, body-centered meditative approach. Victoria encourages warm compassion toward ourselves as we sense into our direct mind/body experience and explore our somatic patterns. We learn to access healing and attune to our inner freedom.
Time
You can choose to attend one or more of the following sessions: Feb 7, 2023 05:00 PM
Feb 21, 2023 05:00 PM
Mar 7, 2023 05:00 PM
Mar 28, 2023 05:00 PM
Time shows in Pacific Time (US and Canada)
#freemeditation #meditation #bipoccoalition #BIPOC #BlackHistoryMonth
BIPOC ED Coalition is hosting monthly Advocacy Meetings on these dates: Wednesday, February 15, 2023, at 3:30 PM RSVP: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwsdumvqT8qGtEpRKhU_yhDbsyu_MSfnLCn For more information: You can call or text HyeEun at 206-899-9947 or email her at hpark@bipocedcoalitionwa.org. The upcoming legislative session starts on January 9, 2023, and runs for 105 days. You helped us identify key shared priorities: Bridging the Wealth Gap and Addressing Institutional Oppression. We continue refining the agenda to strengthen individual and collective voices in the upcoming session. During session, the Coalition will be holding monthly Advocacy Meetings on these dates: Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at 3:30 PM Wednesday, February 15, 2023, at 3:30 PM Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at 3:30 PM Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at 3:30 PM Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at 3:30 PM At these meetings, we will touch base on what’s been happening in the legislature and make space for sharing information and mobilizing support/opposition for different legislative or budgetary items. Advocacy Meetings are open to all BIPOC community leaders. Throughout the legislative session, please contact HyeEun Park, our advocacy director, if you have questions about specific legislation, organizations supporting/opposing bills, or certain legislators you want to connect with to discuss budget items or
@ArmsAroundYou Women's Home in Pierce County has space
Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf6gaxNfvNCD0g4jeP6kgJXfMvk5rhfhBCXnGhV1tpxqztZeQ/viewform
Please email acurtis@armsaroundyou.org or call (253) 302-3231
#piercecounty #womenshousing #armsaroundyou
Arms Around You is hosting an event: Seeking Safety within the BIPOC Community led by Nicquelle Jones 2nd/4th Saturday, Monthly 12-2PM PT 1404 E Yesler Way, #204, Seattle 98122 Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc--1gix32VqPoBZgpO6pS7kbGIZAj5qHeE7gtfXAb1-JbYeA/viewform?fbclid=IwAR2apCMs0NR6BTnNV6SddJyL6I_3e-q67J3XmF7oGEx916Qo2wMwq1DBRfE "Have you suffered a traumatic event and/or do you struggle with substance use? Seeking safety might be just what you are looking for" #ArmsAroundYou #BIPOC #CommunityEvent #substanceuse #supportsystem #freecommunityevent #supportgroup
Asia Dillingham from A+ Bookkeeping & Payroll Services is offering:
Business Accounting 101
Saturday, February 11th 2023
10AM-12PM PST
Where: 7100 Fort Dent Way Ste. 100
Tukwila, WA 98188
Registration Link:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd7owEjFVwoKCTbtjdvZUaqUmf3fsGRX3Wn75C0Nat9t5ZypQ/viewform
#Bookkeeping #payroll #freetraining #DES #WACommerce #WSDOT #WSMA
The Call to Action Series: BIPOC/Black Convening’s goal is to bring black therapists and peers together with stakeholders (agencies, universities, health clinics, etc.) to be part of a conversation to work collectively to create solutions addressing: The current state of BIPOC/Black mental health How to provide culturally appropriate health and wellness services Ways to Increase support services for children, youth, and families How to address workforce and licensure issues Date: Thursday, February 16, 2023 Time: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm (PT) Place: Virtual Zoom registration link: kingcounty.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIocOytrj0iE9BL0As7zdFms_45RTLsTxGS Cost: The convening is free to attend. The convening has been created in partnership with the King County Best Starts for Kids (BSK) initiative. BSK is providing the Zoom registration link for this event. #Harborview #UW #UniversityOfWashington #BestStartForKids #KingCounty #BIPOC #BlackMentalHealth
The Duwamish Holiday Art Market
Demcember 16th&17th
10AM-7PM
Address: 4705 W Marginal Way SW
Seattle (no parking in main lot)
info@duwamishtribe.org
#Duwamish #HolidayMarket #NativeartMarket #indigenous
interested in being a vendor? Please contact Marissa at: marissa.a@duwamishtribe.org
University of Washington CoLab: CALLING ALL THERAPISTS WHO PROVIDE TELETHERAPY: YOUR VOICE IS NEEDED qaz1.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3x67t1zGfYNMPvo "Please contact Dr. Sarah Walker, secwalkr@uw.edu, or UW Colab, uwcolab@uw.edu with any questions about this survey." "Practice Innovations for Prenatal, Child, Youth and Young Adult Mental and Behavioral Telehealth Provider Survey Thank you for your interest in best practices for prenatal to young adult mental and behavioral telehealth! The Washington State Health Care Authority has contracted the Behavioral Health Institute at Harborview Medical Center, UW CoLab/Evidence-Based Practice Institute, and other collaborators to review current and emerging evidence and make recommendations regarding best practices for virtual mental and behavioral health services for clients prenatal to age 25. We are eager to collect examples of practice innovations from the field that are not being captured by the academic and existing best practices literature. We are particularly interested in innovations that are improving access, safety, client engagement, provider experience, and equity. This survey is designed so you can respond to items of the most relevance and interest to you. We expect the survey will take about 30 minutes or less for most people to complete. We will reach out to the first 200 respondents who complete the survey
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LGBTQIA+ & Comnunity Resources for victims, families and community of Club Q mass shootings in Colorado Springs & Donation drive information.
Updated 11/21/22 12:45 p.m. Updates, mental health resources, victims and family resources, and ways the community can help.
From Heal the Healers: Black Healing Event 2022 at Columbia City Theater November 20 2022 11AM-4PM *Interactive Workshops *Healing Experiences (sound baths, spiritual massages) *Free food *Artists (poetry/song, etc) *Swag "Please join us for our last HTH event of 2022! We know holidays aren’t always filled with family and friends for many, especially those of us that do selfless heart/healing work for our communities. So come and relax with us as we celebrate each other, sacred healing practices, self love and light! You deserve it!!! Peace and blessings, HTH Team" #healthehealer #blackhealing #racialtrauma #racialhealing #community #blacklivesmatter #blackjoy #soundbath #massage #freeevent #seattleevents #columbiacity #blackedownedbusiness
Mindful Sights: This space is for anyone who identifies as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and Person of Color) and is looking for a sacred space to come home and connect with self. Come sit, breathe, and rest with us. We also offer spaces for our Asian American and Queer Asian communities. To honor our safe space, if you are an ally and passionate about helping our community, please email info@mindfulsights.org. Each month, we sit in community with a guided meditation, talk, and group discussion to create a healing space centered in rest, mindfulness, and liberation. Each session includes: Guided meditation (centering and breathing exercise) Talk led by our facilitator Open Q&A and discussion" www.eventbrite.com/e/bipoc-healing-space-tickets-456148210577?aff=erelpanelorg #healingspace #bipoc #aapi #aanhpi #virtualroom #mindfulsights #racialhealing #community
An evening with community centering rest, mindfulness, and liberation
From Peace At Any Pace:
"3 SPACES LEFT! info@peaceatanypace.org
Join us for a 5 day online healing retreat designed for people from the African diaspora. Through drumming, altar building, meditation, storytelling, movement/dancing and connecting in community we will pick up the mantle of living in freedom and peace for which our ancestors bequeathed us."
#ancestralhealing #diaspora #afroindigenous #afrospirituality #spirituality #peaceatanypace
United Way of King County : "United Way of King County is providing free, weekly and biweekly home delivery of groceries in partnership with King County food banks, Cascadia Produce, and DoorDash. If you are interested in receiving home delivery of groceries, please complete this interest formThis link will take you away from uwkc.org. We will contact you when we’ve matched you to an available food provider in your area. For questions about this service, please contact us at 253.237.2019This link will take you away from uwkc.org or fooddelivery@uwkc.orgThis link will take you away from uwkc.org. If you need immediate assistance with getting food, please call 2-1-1. " www.uwkc.org/need-help/food-delivery/ .#uwkc #unitedway #kingcounty #doordash #freefood #fooddelivery #211
Food Delivery | United Way of King County
United Way of King County is providing free, weekly home delivery of groceries in partnership with King County food banks, Cascadia Produce, and DoorDash. Sign-ups for United Way’s food delivery…
Pioneer Human Services: "Our next Roadmap to Success class: November 14th-December 2nd Monday-Friday, 9am-1pm Location: Pioneer Industries 7000 Highland Park Way SW Seattle, WA 98106 Bus Route 131 stops at our location / bus tickets available "Case by case, some students may be able to join the class remotely Candidates or their representatives may apply here: pioneerhumanservices.org/roadmap-success-application • You may also call 425-657-6214 to speak with our Engagement Specialist for more information & to apply over the phone WE CAN HELP! If you have a conviction history and background checks are making it difficult to find work, our work force development team is available to assist you in finding employment and planning your career. Participate in our three-week Roadmap to Success job-readiness training program specifically developed for justice-involved individuals to help you meet your goals. * Resume * Networking * Individual Job Search * Cover Letters * Interviewing * Coaching * Second Chance Job * Placement *Effective Communication *Case Management *Confidence Building Techniques" #reentryprogram #reentrymatters #pioneerhumanservices #incarceration #jobsearch #resumeservices #JobReadiness #seattle
Evergreen Goodwill is offering $700 worth technology for up to 100 BFET students!
#bfet #evergreengoodwill #freetech #goodwill Goodwill Industries International
Spirituality & Love at the Center of Anti-racism with Porsha Beed "Join Porsha for one of her upcoming deep dives: Song Power Hour with Songleader Lyndsey Scott ( September 28 5-6pm PT): fb.me/e/1KfDTZtFL Can you Hear me deep dive 1( October 1, 12-2 pm PT): fb.me/e/3QDkZhoMP Can You Feel Me? deep dive 2 (October 7, 5-7pm PT): fb.me/e/20vk01lUX Can You Hold Me? deep dive 3 (October 15, 12-2pm PT): fb.me/e/2JJSm0kRv Stay in Touch with Porsha: You can connect with Porsha, register for her offerings and learn more about her work at info.canyouhearme@gmail.com Instagram: @porshabeed Facebook: porshabeed Holistic Resistance - www.holisticresistance.com Grief to Action - www.grieftoaction.com Porsha Beed (she/her) is a co-founder of Holistic Resistance and Grief to Action. Porsha is a practitioner of love, grief work, and deep heart/soul work. She is a mentor, love prophet, poet, spiritual healer and facilitator who pulls from a spiritual ancestral lineage and the earth as guides to support and hold her as she works towards a vision of healing work that aids in the dismantling of racism and oppression. She weaves her African heritage and queer experiences into seeds that she sows in her authentic creative expressions through facilitation, ritual practices, poetry, and
Show Rising Women Leaders, Ep Spirituality & Love at the Center of Anti-racism with Porsha Beed - Sep 21, 2022