Lyndsey G.

Hepworth
COUN 514, Bikowsky
Resource List
Due 7/11/2013

Community Referral Agencies

Cocoon House
Cassie Franklin, CEO
425.259.5802
2929 Pine Street, Everett, WA 98201
Description: Cocoon house provides a continuum of services for homeless, at-risk, and
disconnected youth and their families. These services include prevention services such as
WayOut and project-SAFE, residential services such as emergency teen shelters and long term
transitional housing, and street outreach services including U-turn, advocacy, and teen-parent
advocacy projects. Cocoon House is the only organization in Snohomish county that is dedicated
to the focus of homeless and at-risk teens. I will definitely be using this resource next year!
Referral Procedure: If you are a teen, age 13-17, seeking a place to stay all you have to do is call
Cocoon House at (800) 259 6042. If you are a parent or caregiver seeking help and information
on how to resolve conflict and turmoil in their teens life you can contact Cocoon House Project
Safe at (425) 317 9898 or go to the address listed above.

Catholic Community Services
Jim Legaz, Director
206.328.5696
100 23rd Ave. S Seattle, WA 98144
Description: Catholic Community Services of CCS has a wide range of services. They also have
Catholic Housing Services which provides overnight shelters, transitional housing, emergency
shelters, youth day centers, and housing programs. They also specialize in youth offering
adoption, foster care, child care, youth tutoring, mental health services, and counseling. They
offer drug and alcohol treatment, and even some medical services for those that need assistance.
There are services available for the elderly and disabled including Foster Grandparents Program
and transportation. CCS is a well rounded organization and is utilized by Cascade High Schools
students and families for a number of reasons. I know that College Place Middle School in
Edmonds uses CCS for their drug and alcohol referrals.
Referral Procedure: It is in their mission to serve men, women, and children who come to them
for assistance, support, and understanding. Most of their services can be accessed by calling
them and asking or by a social worker referral, especially for adoption and foster care services.

Compass Health - Everett
Kim DeAmbrosio
425.349.6800
3322 Broadway Everett, WA 98201
Description: Compass Health offers a wide range of behavioral services for clients of all ages.
These services include chemical dependency, crisis services, foster parenting in Snohomish
county, Genoa pharmacy, groups, housing, inpatient services, Molina Medical, outpatient
counseling services, psychiatric services, residential services, and a range of specialty services.
In the Everett area this seems to be the go to mental health agency as they offer many services to
clients of all ages.
Referral Procedure: To access Compass Health services if you have Medicaid you call 1 (888)
693 7200 and if you are covered by insurance or crime victim compensation you call 1 (800)
457 9303 and if it is an emergency or crisis you call (425) 258 4357 and to reach the
administration or general office you can call (425) 349 6200.

Housing Hope
425.347.6556
5830 Evergreen Way Everett, WA 98203
Description: Housing Hope recognizes that it takes both housing support and support services for
families and individuals to become self-sufficient. They offer emergency shelter, transitional
housing, affordable apartments, and homeownership opportunities. They also offer programs in
adult education, child development, case management, teen-parent, employment services, and
homeownership and credit counseling. This will be a good site for child development and parent-
child relationship building and conflict management.
Referral Procedure: If you are looking for housing in Snohomish county you can call (425) 347
6556. The waitlist for the affordable housing is unfortunately many months long so they
encourage you to call every month to let them know you are still interested in housing and to
check if any availability has changed.


Sunrise Community Mental Health
Lisa Hanks at 425.374.5478
425.493.5800 General
1021 N. Broadway Everett, WA 98201
Description: Sunrise offers services for the elderly, those with developmental disabilities, mental
health challenges, and physical challenges. Services include adult family homes, caregiving
training, community trades and career, home care, supported and community living, financial
management and payee services, recovery services, and most importantly for teens mental health
services. Mental health services include individual therapy and group therapy such as a DBT
group, womens socialization group, wellness and nutrition group, dual diagnosis group, and a
skill building group. They also offer jail transition services and outpatient and intensive
outpatient services.
Referral Procedure: It depends which service you are seeking but for those with a diagnosis of
some form of disability, mental health, or physical impairment would be referred through their
physician or psychiatrist. This resource may not be the best for high school students, but they are
very helpful in getting people help and are a good resource to know about.

Treehouse
Tara Witte, Volunteer
206.767.7000
2100 24
th
Avenue South Suite 200 Seattle, WA 98144
Description: Treehouse provides many services including the wearhouse, educational success
programs, educational advocacy workshops, little wishes, and summercamps. The Wearhouse is
a free store where kids can take home clothing, school supplies, books, and toys. Little Wishes is
a service that can help offset or completely pay for after school activities for kids such as dance
or swim lessons. In addition Little Wishes can help for costs at school such as field trips or a
yearbook. The educational success program includes coaches, tutoring, and advocates. The
coaches goal is to let every child know that a bright, educational filled future is for them.
Trained advocates work closely with foster parents, schools, and social workers to break down
unjust barriers at the systemic level so foster kids can succeed at school. There are also trained
in-school and after-school tutors that help children with whatever subject they are struggling
with. If a student has to change schools, they help to enforce and continue the students
individual education plan at the new school. Many, many services are available.
Referral Procedure: All of Treehouse services require a referral. This means that a child in out-
of-home care must be referred to Treehouse by a Department of Children and Family service
(DCFS) social worker. Treehouse now only accepts referrals through the online website
www.treehouseforkids.org/referrals. Through this website social workers can easily sign up for
an account and make online referrals. Once a complete request is processed and approved,
children and their caregivers will be able to access the services at Treehouse. You have to repeat
this process each year by the referral expiration date. Without a referral the child and his/her
caregiver will not be able to access Treehouses services.

Reflection on Treehouse Site Visit

Having lived in foster care for two years, I have a strong concern for foster children and
that not only their basic needs are met, but that they have a chance to live a beautiful life and
succeed in the future. The motto for Treehouse is Giving Foster Kids a Childhood and a
Future and their intent is to do so. Although this site is in King county and I will be doing my
internship in Everett, I have always been curious about Treehouse and because my friend is a
volunteer there she was able to show me around and explain to me what Treehouse is all about in
detail. For this reflection I will discuss the agencys vision and services, report the strengths and
weaknesses, and end with discussion on typical candidates for referral and the barriers they may
face when trying to access the services.
I found it absolutely refreshing to learn about an organization that focuses on helping and
advocating for children that live out-of-home. My friend said their vision is to improve the
lives of our kids living in foster care and the services they provide demonstrate this
commitment. From helping off set costs of after school activities and summer camps to
providing the essentials at the Wearhouse, Treehouse is committed to improving the lives of
foster children in King county.
I enjoy that Treehouse focuses on providing the necessities for school such as clothing,
books, and school supplies. It is known that many foster children do not finish schooling and it
is Treehouses goal to help change that by providing the physical things needed for school,
various training workshops, and advocating throughout the community and school system.
Treehouse limitations include not helping children that arent referred and dismissing the other
needs of foster children, such as food, a warm environment, and socio-emotional support. They
do a nice job of focusing on providing the necessities for school and helping foster kids focus on
furthering their education or work towards a fitting career path, but there are still many other
barriers foster children face.
To access the services at Treehouse you have to be referred by a social worker, which
creates for some kids barriers to access. Typical candidates include foster children, kids living
with relatives or kids in a home with a caregiver other than their biological parents. They will
reside in King County and collaborate with a social worker that has identified need of the
services at Treehouse. Typical foster parents work closely with community agencies so their
foster kids generally have an easier time getting a referral. However this is a greater barrier for
kids that are living with relatives, who may not be having check-ups with a social worker or
agency. A social worker will never know a child is need and place a referral unless they have
had communication and visits with them and their caregiver, which often kids and their relatives
lack. This is a huge disadvantage to them especially if they are struggling making ends meet and
could benefit from Treehouse services. Treehouse organization helped over 5,000 kids in King
County alone in 2010. Although many had access to their services, many other children didnt.
Through volunteer work, donations, and organizations like Treehouse our community is trying to
improve the lives of foster children.




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