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Marlborough Street Garden / Jardín de Marlborough

July 28, 2022 by
– This Saturday! Join GreenRoots for a family game day at the Marlborough Street garden. Spend some time with us outside.
– ¡Este sábado! Acompañe a GreenRoots para un día de juegos con toda la familia en el jardín de Marlborough Street. Pase un buen tiempo con nosotros en la naturaleza.
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The Lifeline and 988

July 22, 2022 by

988 has been designated as the new three-digit dialing code that will route callers to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (now known as the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline), and is now active across the United States.

When people call, text, or chat 988, they will be connected to trained counselors that are part of the existing Lifeline network. These trained counselors will listen, understand how their problems are affecting them, provide support, and connect them to resources if necessary.

The previous Lifeline phone number (1-800-273-8255) will always remain available to people in emotional distress or suicidal crisis.

The Lifeline’s network of over 200 crisis centers has been in operation since 2005, and has been proven to be effective. It’s the counselors at these local crisis centers who answer the contacts the Lifeline receives every day. Numerous studies have shown that callers feel less suicidal, less depressed, less overwhelmed and more hopeful after speaking with a Lifeline counselor.

Answer the call! These centers are looking to bring on new volunteers and paid employees. You will receive training, so if you are a caring person who wants to help those in crisis, apply today. Find your opportunity: samhsa.gov/988-jobs

For ways to support your local Lifeline network crisis center, visit our Crisis Centers page here.

To learn about the impact of the Lifeline, visit our new By the Numbers page.

To learn about what happens when you call, text, or chat with the Lifeline, click here.

To learn more about the history of 988, visit here.

To learn how Vibrant Emotional Health, the nonprofit administrator of the Lifeline, has been supporting states’ implementation planning for 988 through grants, check here.

If you’re a Veteran, Service Member or loved one and want to know more about how 988 will affect the Veterans Crisis Line, click here.

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Bringing lower cost high-speed internet access to millions of Americans

July 22, 2022 by

The Biden Administration announced recently that it has secured private sector commitments that will lower high-speed internet costs for millions of American families in both rural and urban areas. The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) provides eligible households $30 per month off their internet bills. The Administration is also launching a comprehensive effort to make sure as many ACP-eligible households as possible take advantage of this new program, including the launch of GetInternet.gov. This is an important development for telehealth access.

Find out if you qualify

You are eligible if you meet any one of the three qualifications below:

  • Your income is at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines
  • You or someone in your household participates in one of these other programs
    • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as Food Stamps
    • Medicaid
    • Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
    • Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
    • Federal Public Housing Assistance (FPHA)
    • Veterans Pension and Survivors Benefit
    • Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Program or School Breakfast Program, including at U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Community Eligibility Provision schools
    • Federal Pell Grant (received in the current award year)
    • Lifeline
    • Certain Tribal assistance programs, including Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance, Head Start (only households meeting the income qualifying standard), Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (Tribal TANF) and Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations
  • You meet the eligibility criteria for a participating broadband provider’s existing low-income internet program.
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CAPIC Reopening Celebration

July 22, 2022 by

In March of 2020, CAPIC was mandated to close its doors to the general public in order to stop the spread of COVID-19. This was the first time in over 57 years of delivering services that CAPIC was not able to assist clients in person. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, CAPIC had to make numerous adjustments to operations in order to continue to provide at-risk individuals and families with critical resources and services during this challenging time. CAPIC had to transition to the remote delivery of services to our clients. Within one week of the closure, our programs had adapted to remote work. There was no interruption of services/resources for those in need.
CAPIC’s Emergency Assistance Program provided food, rental assistance, emergency housing, utilities and basic necessities at an increase of 400% to the previous year. Our Afterschool Program and Child Development programs provided a remote learning center for students when public schools were closed. This center allowed parents to continue to go to work. CAPIC’s Head Start Program had to assess and modify all aspects of operations to mitigate the spread of COVID and ensure the health and safety of children and staff. New health protocols were instituted, air purification and ventilation were added, and masking and social distancing remained.  The Program designed a complete remote learning system in which families were given laptops, notebooks and hot spots to have access to the classrooms. There were over 100 children enrolled in the program. The Family Network also achieved success in delivering a complete remote learning session to our families. Although our Weatherization program was slowed by the shutdown, the Fuel Assistance Program was processing applications by a higher percentage than the previous year. Our SUDs Program saw an increased amount new cases of clients needing housing and detox services. They immediately transitioned to using alternative mechanisms in which they transported client to detox and sober houses. CAPIC’s SUDS Program had to halt outreach activities and shift to food/meal delivery to street-involved persons in a safe/social distanced manner. Our SUDs program also conducted outreach at the Selah Resource Center and distributed meals to homeless clients. Our team stepped up to the challenge and stabilized families throughout the pandemic.
From the onset of the pandemic to date, we have served over 7,500 clients, with our doors closed to the public. This was an amazing accomplishment for our staff, managers, Board of Directors and most important, our clients. All of our childcare sites are back in the classroom. I am proud to announce that we are reopening to the public on August 8th. I am excited to welcome back our friends and clients. The virtual world has created a void of human connection that is an added layer of support for our clients. Join us at our reopening reception on Friday, August 5, at 12:00pm. Masks will be required.
Sincerely,
Richelle M. Cromwell
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