supportive services and case management
language access available in "five" languages
Vietnamese * Spanish * Russian * English * Marshallese
The YWCA Salem Resource Assistance Program (RAP) assists individuals and families in overcoming barriers to self-sufficiency by providing case management. Assistance in locating permanent housing and employment is a priority. Availability of services is based upon client's financial need and geographic location.
Resource Assistance Program (RAP) provides the following services and referrals:
- Employment resumes
- Screening and community referrals
- Interpreting
- Housing placement
- Transportation
- Immigration
- Identification
- Birth certificates
- Accessing mainstream resources such as social security, TANF, & food stamps
- Disability
- Unemployment
- Primary health care
- Mental health
- Substance abuse
- Legal representation
Who is eligible? Join Today! 
PLEASE NOTE: The no-cost option is available NOW. The low-cost and affordable options are available Jan. 1, 2010.
Three key things determine if your child qualifies for no-cost or low-cost coverage:
1. age; 2. residency; and 3. income
- Child must be under the age of 19 (19th birthday).
- Child must live in Oregon and be a legal resident.
- Your child must have been without health insurance for two months (though there are exceptions to this rule for special circumstances, like a parent’s job loss or a child’s serious medical need).
- For free or low-cost coverage, household income can’t be more than 300 percent of the federal poverty level, which is about $66,000 for a family of four. Income level depends on family size, so for smaller families, income is less. For larger families, income is more. For households with income greater than 300 percent of federal poverty level, there is an option for affordable option coming soon.
From: Bruce Goldberg, M.D., director Health care for all children is now a reality "Impossible only means that you haven't found the solution yet." This morning I attended a wonderful event with some Healthy Kids families and Governor Kulongoski. We celebrated the fact that the Healthy Kids plan is now open to all Oregon children -- and also spread the word about Healthy Kids so no Oregon children get left out of this important benefit. The Governor has been fighting to get coverage for all Oregon children and, today, he was able to announce that the fight has been won.
Alicia Hobaish and her children join Governor Kulongoski to celebrate Healthy Kids being open to all Oregon children. As you know, the Healthy Kids plan was passed by the Legislature during the 2009 session and has been implemented in phases over the past six months. This week, we began coverage to families under Healthy KidsConnect, the final phase of Healthy Kids. This important public-private partnership provides low-cost coverage for families through private health insurers. This means that no Oregon child will be left out of health care coverage. Alicia Hobaish and her children joined the Governor at the event. Alicia came to tell the story of how important the Healthy Kids plan has been for her family. As so many Oregonians have, her husband lost his job -- and the family health coverage -- in 2008. The Hobaishes are working hard to get back on their feet, but they can't afford COBRA, plus the high deductibles, for the children. It's a nerve-wracking situation that many parents in Oregon are struggling with. Healthy KidsConnect relieves that worry for the Hobaish family and many others. For example, KidsConnect will cover the two daughters of Chanda Vandersnick and her husband, Erick, of White City. Like many working families, they weren't able to get health coverage for their children through their employers. They worried about how to pay for the regular health care their girls' need, such as check-ups and dental exams. Then tragedy stuck: Their 10-year-old daughter, Elise, was diagnosed with leukemia this past November. Last year the Vandersnicks applied for coverage through Healthy Kids, but didn't qualify because their income was just over the limit. But now, with the Healthy KidsConnect plan, their daughters will get comprehensive, quality health coverage at a rate Chanda and Erick can afford. The need for the Healthy Kids plan illustrates a fundamental flaw with our health care system. But Oregon's Healthy Kids program also is leading the way with solutions. The Healthy Kids plan is just part of the work being done by the Oregon Health Authority, which is charged with bringing down the cost of health care for families, for employers and for the state. We all know that health care costs too much, especially for people who are unemployed or underemployed. The average annual family premium has increased from $8,861 to $12,585 over the past five years. That's an increase of 42 percent. Health care is eating up an ever-increasing portion of family budgets. Parents who have lost their jobs simply cannot keep up. So far nearly 31,000 kids have been enrolled in Healthy Kids, and we are doing a full-court press to bring more children into the program. Starting this week, expect to see Healthy Kids ads on buses, billboards and radio stations across the state. We've also enlisted the help of hundreds of community-based organizations, schools and churches to spread the word to more Oregon families. They are going to continue to help us until every Oregon child has health coverage. I was also very pleased that Susan Johnson, regional director for U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), joined us at the event. She brought congratulations for our success from the Obama Administration and DHHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. One of the questions from the media was whether what we've done in Oregon can be a model for other states. It absolutely can -- In fact, the prestigious Robert Wood Johnson Foundation recently recognized Oregon as an innovative leader in health reform. It's going to take all of us working together to come up with the kinds of solutions we need in Oregon to lower costs, increase access to care, and improve quality for all of us. In the meantime, we are both celebrating the success of this important first step and calling on everyone to help spread the word. If you know of children who don't have health care, call our toll-free number, 1-877-314-5678, or visit our Web site, www.oregonhealthykids.gov, for more information. An application can even be filled out online. We won't rest until every kid in Oregon is a healthy kid. |
resource directory
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brochures
Espaniol,
Russian,
English,
Marshaleese
(coming soon)
resource assistance program support service team
| English | Russian/Ukraine | Spanish |
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| Janeen Baker 503-581-9922 ext. 310 Jbaker@ywcasalem.org |
Lesya Chira |
Mary Lou Chavez Maria Lopez |
| Pacific Islander | ||
Crispin Ogo 503-581-9922 ext. 308 cogo@ywcasalem.org |
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resource assistance program events
homeless count January 27, 2010
Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency (MWVCAA) and the YWCA Salem are partners in gathering good annual data on the numbers and needs of Marion and Polk counties' homeless population. To accomplish this difficult task, MWVCAA is seeking volunteers to administer a homeless count survey. Volunteers are needed to become part of the "counting teams," which will visit sites, throughout the two counties, known as places where homeless populations gather. This count will take place on one day, Wednesday January 27th.
Please contact Linda Macrae
to volunteer
503.585.6232 extension 326 and /or macrael@mwvcaa.org
Volunteer expectations would be:
a. Interested in assisting our community's homeless;
b. willingness to spend approximately eight hours in training / preparation for the count
c. willingness to spend eight - ten hours on the day of the count.
community homeless connect
March 23, 2010
Please visit, www.communityhomelessconnect.org
angel tree program
Monday, November 2nd kicks off the YWCA’s annual Angel Tree Opportunity. Last year our “angels” helped 80 households to fully celebrate the holidays. Through the kindness and generosity of members of our community “angels” were obtained from the decorated tree in the lobby of the YWCA and the need listed on the angel was filled and returned to the YWCA.
Through out the year the YWCA’s Resource Assistance Program helps women and their family's to connect to needed services through an integrated system of service providers. Service delivery can be as simple as a phone conversation, but many times it involves helping women walk through a maze of services while in crisis. For several years now the staff in the Resource Assistance Program of the YWCA has provided unexpected gifts during the holidays for the women and families that have passed through their doors. This year the program has helped over 500 people connect to: language services, transportation, primary health care, housing, employment preparedness, legal representation, substance abuse, and more. The goal is to have wrapped gifts for each and every family. We need your help to meet this goal.
Stop by the YWCA’s lobby, located at 1255 Broadway Street NE (the corner of Broadway and Market downtown), choose an angel from our tree, full fill the request and return the wrapped item, with the angel attached, to our lobby. This is a wonderful way to engage your family, children, co-workers and neighbors to make a families holiday season brighter. As Maria Lopez, one of five YWCA Resource Assistance Team member, states:
“To see a family’s reaction when we personally delivered their presents last year during the snow storm was priceless.”
Angel Tree ornaments will be available for pick-up Monday morning November 9th in the lobby of the YWCA Salem on the corner of Broadway and Market. Janeen Baker, YWCA Resource Assistance Program Director anticipates “this year’s need to be even greater due to families financially aching from lack of employment, the increased cost of living including the cost of food, utilities, and rent or mortgage payments.” Baker suggests “make this a family event, involve your children… take time and give back today!”
For more info on the program, contact YWCA Salem (503) 581.9922 310
resource assistance program history
The YWCA Salem Resource Assistance Program began 20 years ago in 1989 as a community response to the racial injustice in the city of Salem. The YWCA Salem Board of Directors developed a program that would provide outreach services to the Hispanic Population.
Today, this program focuses on an intense case management system including screening, community referrals, follow-up advocacy, translation and transportation services. The supportive services offered by this program are a vital need for Salem’s diverse community. The Resource Assistance Program assists low-income and/or homeless individuals and families in the Marion County area in locating and sustaining affordable housing and employment.
resource assistance program community partners
The YWCA Salem Resource Assistance Program works in partnership with the City of Salem Social Service Advisory Board, United Way, Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency and numerous social service agencies located in Marion and Polk counties.
*Please refer to the “Social Service Resource Directory” located at www.ywcasalem.org/resources or add your program and have access to the many wonderful community partners who continue the collaboration of supportive services offered to low income, homeless individuals or families.
resource assistnace program funding
The YWCA Salem Resource Assistance Program is funded through grants from the City of Salem Community Development Block Grant Fund, United Way Fund, Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency Continuum of Care Fund and The Arches Project.
The YWCA Resource Assistance Program enters client information into a web-based Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), which is part of a statewide database called OPUS. An HMIS is a computer data system that collects and stores information on homeless individuals and families using services. For more information on client privacy, please click on the following links: Privacy Posting Privacy Notice