Foundations for October 9, 2019

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Foundational Community Supports (FCS)

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EVENTS & TRAINING

Webinar: Setting boundries – a training for landlord outreach & engagement
Oct. 9 | 9:30 to 11AM
Register

Webinar: Supporting job seekers' self-directed job searches
Oct. 10 | 9 to 10AM
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Webinar: fidelity review process
Oct. 14 | 2 to 3 PM
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FCS supportive housing & supported employment 101 
Oct. 15 | 9AM to 3PM 
Tacoma, WA
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Supportive housing specialist training
Oct. 15 | 9AM to 4 PM
Everett, WA
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Oct. 17 | 9AM to 4PM
Kennewick, WA
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Webinar: effective collaboration between behavioral health and non-behavioral health agencies
Oct. 17 | 8:30 to 10AM
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Problem solving treatment for patients with depression
Oct. 24 | 9AM to 5 PM
Yakima, WA
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Prescription drug take back events
Oct. 26 | 10AM to 2PM
Statewide

Conference on ending homelessness
Nov. 6-7 | Spokane, WA
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OPPORTUNITIES

Molina Community Innovation Fund grant opportunity for organizations that provide direct health care or related social services to Apple Health/IMC enrollees
Application period: Sept. 24 through Oct. 18
Information

Pathways has an employment opportunity for a peer specialist/mentor in Wenatchee.
Job description & application

RESOURCES

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Stories of health care transformation in WA State

Find FCS events on the Health Systems Transformation & Innovation calendar.

Passport to Careers offers scholarships for college or apprenticeships

Passport to Careers is a new program for young adult students, ages 18-26, who have been in foster care or who have experienced unaccompanied homelessness.

The program provides money to help students earn college certificates or degrees, or receive job training through apprenticeship programs. 

Find more information.

Washington awarded funds to strengthen SUD treatment

Washington was one of 15 states to receive a grant to help Medicaid providers deliver substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and recovery services. The grants were awarded by the the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). 

Read the full announcement.

Building bridges to better lives: an FCS success story

Success didn’t come easy for “William.” He struggled with poor mental and physical health. At the time he enrolled in Foundational Community Supports (FCS) he was living with an aggressive roommate. William avoided going home because he felt threatened and unsafe.

Supportive housing

In July 2018, the FCS team helped William find safe, temporary housing, and helped him search for something permanent. It wasn't long before William a found permanent home.

Supported employment

In May 2018, William started a part-time sales job after being enrolled in supported employment services. Since then, he has been named “employee of the month,” and twice been #1 in sales! His managers also asked him to join their employee training team, and made a standing offer of full-time work, which William accepted. 

He also began improving his diet. William joined a gym and lost 40 pounds. He has begun working on art projects. Being creative, William says, is important to his well-being.

FCS helped William bridge some gaps in his life. Now, he is happy on the job and feels safe at home. He is engaged with his therapist, and stays in touch with FCS support staff.

Coordinating resources to fight homelessness

Dr. Lisa Brown, Washington State Department of Commerce

Most of us encounter people in our daily lives and depicted in the media who are struggling to survive without housing. I pass a homeless camp in Olympia when I walk to work there and also see homeless people throughout Eastern Washington. People fall into homelessness for myriad reasons: medical conditions, addiction, domestic violence or trauma, mental and behavioral health issues, employment barriers, and lack of a support network. Economic and market factors exacerbate the challenges, particularly scarce affordable housing and rents rising far faster than wages – the top drivers of homelessness everywhere.

Read the full story.