2009 Annual Report to the community VISION MISSION

Valley Cities Landing is a 24 unit permanent supportive housing project dedicated to
serving individuals with persistent mental illness and veterans with mental illness.
VISION
All members of our communities will have healthy and secure environments
that provide opportunities and services to maximize their potential and success.
MISSION
Valley Cities Counseling & Consultation contributes to healthy and secure communities and quality of life in
South King County through the development, promotion, and delivery of exemplary behavioral healthcare services
and related human services.
Building healthy communities, one person at a time.
2009 Annual Report to the community
Growth - Valley Cities Counseling & Consultation
2009 Annual Report to the Community
The challenge in 2009 has been managing growth. This year Valley Cities Counseling and Consultation
(Valley Cities) experienced a 20% growth rate, adding programs to broaden our service offerings and
extending our geographic reach. We increased county-funded enrollment and adopted an aggressive grant
writing strategy. We have competed successfully with peer agencies to take advantage of both mental
health sales tax funding and veteran and human services levy funding. We have added staff, added clients,
and added services, and still the demand for mental health services is at an all time high—our calls are up
35% and growing.
Wait time for services cut from 30 days to 12 days
It is an ongoing challenge to get clients seen as quickly as possible. In 2009 we implemented a Lean Six
Sigma process allowing us to improve efficiency – we cut our wait time to get into services from 38 days to
12 days. In 2008 we served 6,000 clients; in 2009 we served 7,000 clients and we continue to grow. Our
ultimate goal is to get clients in for services within 24 hours of that first call. Our focus is client centered
and recovery driven. All of our facilities are busy and in need of expanded clinical space. In managing this
growth, we have expanded our facilities, purchasing a building in downtown Kent, doubling our clinical
space and adding a second story to house our administrative staff in the middle of 2010.
Valley Cities has made the commitment to move to an Electronic Health Record (EHR). We dedicated
funding, hired an expert to work with us through the procurement and implementation process and
dedicated senior management staff to this process. We are passionately committed to the best client care
possible utilizing both talented clinical staff and new technology.
Valley Cities Landing opens in 2010
We celebrated the ground-breaking and construction of our Valley Cities (VC) Landing housing project,
which is scheduled to open in August of 2010. This housing project took years of work with the city,
neighbors and county. VC Landing is a true extension of partnership and collaboration with the City of
Auburn and King County. Soon we will be providing supportive housing for 24 homeless adults. 12 units
will be dedicated for homeless veterans.
Together our work helps people access the mental health care they need before relying on the most
expensive care — hospital inpatient units. Together our work helps keep people out of jail and reduces
recidivism through addressing the core mental health and substance abuse issues that affect many of those
incarcerated. But it’s really about helping people, one person at a time, recover and lead happier, more
independent lives. As one 19 year old in our Coming Up program said, “I’m not sleeping on the concrete
anymore; maybe there is hope.”
Faith Richie, CEO
Brian Wilson, Board Chair
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Events…
gathering the community for celebration, education and
fundraising.
There’s No Place Like Home
Valley Cities Counseling & Consultation celebrated their 6th Annual Community Recognition Awards on Friday, March
27th at Emerald Downs in Auburn, WA.
The awards ceremony was held during Valley Cities’ Annual Auction Dinner, this year’s theme was “There’s No Place
Like Home”, 200 guests raised over $40,000 with $11,000 dedicated for homeless families. Supporting sponsors
included Mutual of Enumclaw, Sterling Savings Bank, Columbia Bank, KeyBank, Shannon & Associates, Puget Sound
Energy, Omni Properties, American Family Insurance and HealthPoint additional sponsors were Faith Richie and Paul
Hart, Barry and Stacey Devenney, Bennett Bigelow & Leedom, P.S., QoL Pharmacy, Iwen Wang and Woodstone
Credit Union.
Valley Cities honored 4 distinguished community members who, through their outstanding dedication and support,
contributed to creating and sustaining healthy and secure communities.
Awards were given to the following honorees:
Advocacy Award
The Honorable Pete Lewis, Mayor, City of Auburn
Citation: For his unwavering advocacy for Valley Cities
Landing, 24 units of supportive housing for homeless
adults, 12 units dedicated for veterans.
Collaboration Award
Lori Guilfoyle, United Way of King County
Citation: For her commitment to forging ties between
groups, building bridges across systems, and encouraging
partnerships among service providers.
Direct Service Awards
Debbie Christian, Auburn Food Bank
Citation: For her tireless work to ensure that people have
the most basic need-enough food to eat. In her own
words, “We can’t do it alone, we need each other and the
work we all do to help the most vulnerable
in our community.”
$11,000 was dedicated to welcoming individuals and families home
—moving from homelessness in to supportive housing.
Diana Booth, Puget Sound Energy
Citation: For her knowledge and responsiveness in
delivering grass roots help to those in need, preserving a
very central safety net for clients – her compassion makes
a difference.
Community Supporters Nadeane Eidal, Joanne Seng and Carol Helgerson
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2009 Building Healthy Communities Luncheon
Over 250 people attended our educational luncheon on Friday, October 2, 2009 at Grace Community
Church in Auburn featuring keynote speaker, Randy Revelle, Senior Vice President Washington State
Hospital Association and former King County Executive. Revelle shared his powerful personal story titled
Overcoming the Stigma: A Personal Story of Recovery from Mental Illness.
The luncheon was catered by Third Runway Café and Catering, which employs people with serious mental
illness and offers important vocational training, camaraderie, and support for people working to regain their
independence and confidence.
Randy Revelle
Keep on keeping on
By Jessica D. Baxley
As you walk down the path of life and your back starts to ache
Your feet get weary and your leg starts to shake
Keep on keeping on
When you’ve dug yourself into a hole of shame and guilt
And there’s nothing to pull you out but your own self will
Keep on keeping on
When the stress and strains of your life leave you struggling to find meaning
Look deep in your soul - fight a little harder, you’ll find it so redeeming
When the sky begins to gray and the raindrops start to fall
The sun has gone away and there’s no good news at all
Keep on keeping on
When you’ve raised your hands up to the sky asking for guidance
Begging the Lord to hear your cry
Hold your head up high wipe the tears from your eyes
Remember though sometimes hard to tell
You’re made in God’s image He’ll never let you fail
When you feel you’re being pulled in multiple directions
Burning both ends of the candle
Take a deep breath say out loud
The Lord is my shepherd He’ll never give me more then I can handle
Keep on keeping on the words that ring so true
Keep on keeping on this is my prayer for you
Jessica Baxley read her poignant poetry about
living with bi-polar disorder and recovery.
Sponsors included Enumclaw Regional Healthcare Foundation and Woodstone Credit Union
Program Highlights Community Impact
Because of your support Valley Cities is…
Reducing barriers for mental health clients accessing medical services. Our on-site nurses monitor the medical
needs and metabolic factors of our clients whose mortality rate is 25 years earlier than the general population.
Reducing barriers for medical patients accessing mental health services. Through collaborations with Public Health SeattleKing County and HealthPoint we assess and conduct early intervention for mental health issues at medical clinics.
Responding to mental health emergencies. Our 24-hour crisis line and after-hours care teams effectively respond to client
emergencies and crises. Through a contract with King County Housing Authority, we provide urgent mental health response to
residents in public housing throughout King County.
Keeping people out of jails and hospitals and saving taxpayer dollars. We expanded our General Assistance Unemployable
Building healthy communities, one person at a time.
(GA-U) Mental Health Project in 2009 by
adding consultation to the medical van that
provides basic medical and mental health care to
homeless individuals and families in
South King County.
to
Increasing Access to Mental Health Services. We
experienced a 35% increase, more than 300 calls per
week from people requesting mental health services.
Our Access department now provides more than 60
intakes each week at our clinics in Auburn, Kent, and
Federal Way.
King County donates retired Metro carpool van to Valley Cities
Supporting Older Adults. Our community’s older adult
Brian Wilson, Faith Richie, Pete von Reichbauer, Dawn Cherne, Trent Allen, Nikole Penman
population continued to grow at a faster rate in 2009
than any other segment of the population. Our Older
Adult Services team helped 400-500 low-income older adults each month by providing individual counseling, resource referral,
wellness classes, support groups and specific grief support groups.
Supporting Parents. We expanded our Love & Logic parenting classes to all four of our clinics, providing education,
information and support that honors parents as a child’s best teachers and that teaches parents how to help their children gain
key skills through day-to-day experiences that encourage their social growth and learning.
Strengthening Families. We participated in a Promoting First
Relationships Train the Trainer series, funded by King County
Public Health and Children and Families Commission, and are in
the midst of training our child and family clinicians in Promoting
First Relationships, a promising practice that has been shown to
be effective for mothers and their infants or toddlers.
Reducing Barriers to Mental Healthcare for Young Children.
Through a partnership with Childhaven, a childcare provider in
Auburn serving low-income households, we provide mental health
assessments and treatment for children ages 3-5.
Supporting Smoking Cessation. Recent research results show
that individuals with a history of mental illness are 94 percent
more likely to consume cigarettes. It is estimated that persons with
mental illness consume half of all the cigarettes sold in the U.S. In
2009 we integrated effective smoking cessation treatments and
ongoing supports into our mental health services to help clients
who are interested in kicking the habit.
Providing Healthcare to the Homeless. We provided communitybased integrated mental health and substance abuse services
to more than 500 people in 2009 while they were homeless in
emergency shelters, transitional housing, on the streets, and other
community locations. By reaching out to people where they are,
our clinical outreach teams help people get the resources and
services they need, slowing the cycle of hospital and jail utilization
often experienced by people lacking housing and needed
treatment services.
Income Total
$14,359,864
3% Medicare,
Insurance & Private Pay
3% Donations,
Grants & United Way
Local Cities, State,
Federal Support
& Other Contracts
7%
87%
King County
Mental Health Funding
Expense Total
$13,151,286
Adult Services
Older Adult
Services
20%
Child & Family
Services
9%
21%
8%
< 1% Fundraising
Housing Support
Services
9%
11%
16%
Administration
Homeless Family
Services
Medical Support
Services
Clinical Support Services
Providing Safe and Supportive Housing. Supportive housing is a successful, cost-effective combination of affordable housing
with services that is proven to help the persistently homeless find stability in their own home. Our supportive housing programs
are particularly designed for people who face the most complex challenges – those who are not only homeless, but who also
have very low incomes and serious, persistent issues such as mental illness. In 2009, our supportive housing programs brought
106 people out of homelessness and into safe and supportive housing. Despite this success, at the close of 2009, more than
200 people were still on our housing wait list.
FUSION Transitional Housing
We began a new partnership in 2009 with FUSION Transitional Housing Program, a nonprofit organization that provides
housing in Federal Way and northeast Tacoma for homeless families for up to two years. We provide a case manager and a
peer support specialist to support 15 families in achieving and maintaining housing stability.
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We broke ground in 2009 on Valley Cities Landing, a new 24-unit permanent supportive
housing project located next to our Auburn community clinic. Valley Cities Landing is
dedicated to serving individuals with mental illness and a history of homelessness who are
unable to stay housed without a wide range of supportive services. Twelve of the 24 units
are dedicated to homeless veterans. Tenants at Valley Cities Landing will engage in on-site
and community-based services that help them live with stability, autonomy and dignity. The
kinds of services to help tenants maintain long-term housing include:
• Case management
• Peer counseling
• Linkage and referral to substance abuse treatment and mental health treatment
• Assistance with obtaining, maintaining or upgrading employment
• Improving self-sufficiency
• Services to help tenants maintain long-term housing
The development and construction of Valley Cities Landing is progressing on schedule for
completion in July 2010.
Financing Partners:
Capital
City of Auburn
WA Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development (CTED) Housing Trust Fund
King County Veterans and Human Services Levy
King County Mental Illness and Drug Dependency (MIDD) Sales Tax Collections
King County Jumpstart Initiative funds
Operating/Service
Washington Department of Veterans Affairs
King County Mental Health, Chemical Abuse and Dependency Services Division
Washington Department of Community, Trade & Economic Development
Federal McKinney Funds
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Coming Up
“I feel like I’m finally
alive. I have been on
roller coasters my
whole life and for once,
my life is not a roller
coaster
— it’s beautiful”
In an innovative collaboration with two other community organizations –
Auburn Youth Resources and Kent Youth and Family Services – our Coming
Up program provides 15 homeless young adults with housing that is
combined with support services specifically tailored to the developmental
needs of people age 18-25. Coming Up began in early 2009 and is the only
supportive housing program specifically designated for homeless young
adults in South King County. Valley Cities, Auburn Youth Resources, and
Kent Youth and Family Services collaboratively staff the interdisciplinary
services team made up of case managers, a mental health and chemical
dependency clinician, a vocational specialist, a housing specialist and a peer
support specialist. Services funding is provided by the King County Veterans
and Human Services Levy and rental subsidies are given by King County
Housing Authority. We work in partnership with private market landlords in
South King County to provide the program’s scattered-site housing units.
Coming Up Social Network
With funding from The Seattle Foundation’s 2009 Building Resiliency Fund,
we created a social network project for the young adults in Coming Up that
provides them with monthly networking gatherings and a financial assistance
fund to help them cope with the effects of the economic recession.
“Coming Up has made me a better person. This program is a blessing
– I have never been happier in my life. Before entering
Coming Up, I was emotionally stressed out, a weak
minded soul, and I thought I would go nowhere in
my life. I was couch surfing for a little over a year,
bouncing from place to place. I was very
depressed and angry all the time. I
fought with everyone, always taking
my problems out on everyone. I
thought I was a failure in life.
Now I feel like I can breathe
again, like a huge weight
has been lifted off
my chest. I look
at life in a totally
different way now.
I have goals that I
will accomplish. I
have matured in so
many ways, thanks
to Coming Up I’m building relationships with my family now. I couldn’t
be happier than I am right now, and I have Coming Up to thank for
that. All the staff are amazing, they are helping me finish my GED, and
they’re helping me become an adult. I feel like I’m finally alive. I have
been on roller coasters my whole life and for once, my life is not a
roller coaster – it’s beautiful. I don’t have to worry anymore, I’m always
going to be warm, have somewhere to sleep, shower and eat. Now I
don’t have to harass people to stay at their houses because I have my
own now! All I want to say is, thank you Coming Up, you’ve saved me
and made me into a better person and I’m so thankful and blessed you
gave me back my life and dignity. I’ll remember this forever. Coming
Up is my inspiration to start my new life and career. Thanks again.”
– Ashley, age 19
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BECAUSE OF YOUR SUPPORT
VALLEY CITIES IS...
CARING FOR VETERANS
Valley Cities has become a recognized leader, both locally and nationally, in providing
mental health services for military veterans. We are the only community mental health
center to receive a contract with Washington Department of Veterans Affairs to
provide Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) treatment and counseling services to
active duty service members, National Guard, Reserves, veterans and family members.
Our Veterans Services programs are peer-driven and staffed with veterans of the Gulf
War, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom. We have a military
veteran trauma clinician who provides consultation, screening, and clinical expertise in
war trauma and other mental health needs of veterans.
Veterans Outreach and Engagement
Our veterans outreach specialists embed themselves in local communities to meet
and engage veterans and their families with resources and services. We work closely
with King County Veterans Program, Washington Department of Veterans Affairs, and
community social service organizations to link veterans to needed services.
Veterans Cultural Competency Training
Valley Cities is building community capacity to serve veterans by developing and
providing all-staff trainings on the mental health issues facing veterans who have
operated in a combat zone, and offering trainings for local service providers as well as
peer agencies at state and national mental health conferences.
WRAPAROUND FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH
AND FAMILIES
Families with children or youth who have serious emotional and behavioral
disturbances face numerous challenges. These children or youth often experience
profound difficulties with functioning in school, maintaining relationships with family
and peers, coping with their emotions, and controlling their behavior. When families
turn to formal systems for support, they may experience a fragmented process that is
driven more by system needs than by the needs of the child, youth and family.
Wraparound is a proven, effective approach to developing and coordinating care
plans that build on the strengths of the child, youth and family. Resulting plans are
individualized and based on the goals identified by the family. A team of supportive
individuals ‘wraps’ around the family to help them achieve their goals. Often the team
is made up of ‘natural’ supports like relatives, neighbors, coaches, or clergy who will
continue to be involved for years.
High fidelity wraparound is a state of the art, scientifically supported approach that
adheres to the established principles, guidelines and processes which have been
shown to produce better outcomes for families. Valley Cities was selected in 2009
to work in partnership with King County to implement high fidelity wraparound for
at-risk youth and families under the Mental Illness and Drug Dependency (MIDD)
Action Plan. MIDD funding comes from a one-tenth of one cent sales tax passed by
King County voters to help pay for stabilizing people suffering from mental illness and
chemical dependency and diverting them from jails and emergency rooms by getting
them proper treatment.
DELIVERING
TRAUMAINFORMED
CARE
Because of the high
incidence of PostTraumatic Stress
Disorder and domestic
violence in the
individuals and families
we serve, we have
focused on developing
staff expertise on the
treatment of trauma.
We now provide
trauma screening for
all children served in
our agency, traumafocused therapy for
veterans, and trauma
screening, assessment
and recovery support
to survivors of
domestic violence.
We have implemented
Trauma-Focused
Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy (TF-CBT),
an evidence-based
practice that supports
children, youth and
adults affected by
traumatic events.
Because of our strong
expertise in providing
TF-CBT, the University
of Washington
selected us as a
partner to expand and
enhance the practice
of TF-CBT in local
community mental
health centers.
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RECOVERY AND SELF-MANAGEMENT SKILL BUILDING
Journey to Life Wellness
Based on the knowledge that people can and do recover from most mental illnesses, we base our services on the
recovery concept. Our Journey to Life Wellness program is transforming the way mental health care is delivered with
wellness and recovery workshops developed and facilitated by peers. Peers are trained support specialists on our
staff teams who draw from their own experience with mental illness, adding value to professional services by offering
relevant help from someone who has “been there”. Our Journey to Life Wellness program is helping people with mental
health challenges regain hope, take control over their lives, develop self-directed wellness plans, and recover as they
move forward toward their dreams and goals.
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
On a daily basis we help individuals with mental illness achieve social connectedness, participate
in gainful work activities, and truly integrate and participate in their community. With funding
from the King County Veterans and Human Services Levy, we have implemented EASE
(Employment Achievement through Self-Empowerment), an employment program for
veterans and very low-income families in South King County. Our employment specialists
help people succeed by providing individual assessment and evaluation, case management,
finance and budgeting classes, peer-driven motivational groups, job clubs, employment
placement and retention services, and post-employment supports.
Jody Brown
Peer Support Specialist
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN
Promoting Healthy Families Against Domestic Violence
For children, domestic violence has a profound and accumulative negative effect on their health and development.
Children exposed to domestic violence are at high risk for developing depression, anxiety, aggression, risk-taking
behaviors, and making suicide attempts. The Weyerhaeuser Family Foundation and the City of Renton have invested in
our Promoting Healthy Families Against Domestic Violence program that uses trained clinicians to facilitate education
and support groups for parents and children who have experienced domestic violence. This program served 116
parents and children ages 3 to 11 in 2009. The parent groups focus on enhancing the stability of the parent-child
relationship and on increasing awareness about what constitutes abuse and the direct and indirect effects of abusive
behavior on children. The children’s groups focus on education and support to develop appropriate and healthy social
skills that increase self-esteem and positive behaviors. Children learn safety planning, conflict resolution skills and,
most importantly, that domestic violence is never their fault.
Board member Chuck Booth and Valley Cities’ clients KeJuan and Davante Taylor meet with elected officials in
Olympia, pictured here with Senator Claudia Kauffman
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2009 Donors and Funders
Adkins, Marc M.
Akhidenor, Cenora
Ali, Shekh
All Pro Building Maintenance
Allar, Lynn
Allen, Trent
American Construction Company
American Family Insurance
Ames, Marilyn
Anderson, Jack and Judy
Arthur Murray School of Dance
Asplund, Jean
Auburn Regional Medical Center
Auburn Symphony Orchestra
Avery, Marc, MD
Baker, Debbie
Barker, Janet
Bartlett, Sheila
Baxley, Jessica
Bell, Brad
Bennett Bigelow & Leedom, P.S.
Berghuis, Jim
Berry, Donnie E.
Bishop, Dwight
Bishop, Emerson and Lea
Bishop, Walt and Judy
Black, Dane
Blake, Misty
Blanchard, Jim and Mary
Bogart, Dan
Booth, Candice
Booth, Chuck and Leila
Booth, Diana
Brand, Jennifer
Brand, Robert
Brand, Tish
Brazier, Kim
Briese, Deanna Lynn
Briggs, Mike
Broadway Center for the
Performing Arts
Brooks, Julie
Brossell, Kenneth, DDS
Brown, Sandra and Craig
Burbidge, Dr. James and Jeanne
Butler, Arceal and Chanital
Calico Cat & Bernina Too!
Centerstage Theatre
Chastain, James A.
Chociej, Kathryn
City of Auburn
City of Federal Way
City of Kent
City of Renton
Coburn, Judy
Colson, Nancy
Columbia Bank
Colwell, Michael and Erin
Cooke, Suzette
Cooper, Diana
Core Conditioning Studio
Cotton, Liz
Courtyard by Marriott
Curran, Mollie
Curves
Dana’s Flowers & Cakes
Daniel Ross Salon & Skin Care
Dear, Lora
DeNotta, Karen
Devenney, Stacey and Barry
Diaz, Shirley
Diaz DeZigns,
Dietz, Darrel
Donohoue, Donna
Doughty, Jane Ann
Ducich, Cindy
Duke’s Chowder House
Dunn, Jennifer
Eckert, Sarah
Ed Streit Images
Eidal, Nadeane
Elelpant Car Wash
Elwood, Ruby
Emerald Downs
Employee’s Community Fund of the
Boeing Company
Enders, Sue
Entenman, Debra J.
Enumclaw Regional Healthcare
Foundation
Epperson, Curtis and Constance
Evergreen City Ballet
Falsetto, Patricia
Family Fun Center & Bullwinkle’s
Restaurant
Farr, Ann
Farr, Megan S.
Featherstone, Judy, MD
Federal Way Police Department
Federal Way Symphony
Fisher, Steve
Fueston, Adam
Fueston, Michelle K.
Fuller, Andrew
Furno, Gemma
FUSION
Garica, Dannille
Garrett, Adam and Kaylee
Garrison, Joan
Get Fit
Golden Steer Restaurant
Goodwin, Judy
Great Harvest Bread
Greer, Cynthia K., MD
Guilfoyle, Lori
Hammerstad, Carla
Hammond, Ann
Hammonds, Beth
Harries, Erin
Hart, Paul
HealthPoint
Heilbrun, Dawn
Heinisch, Michael
Henson, Nori
Hill, John
Hiller, Byron
Hockett, Richard
Holcom, Chuck and Gayle
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Sumner
Hollis, Beth
HomeStreet Bank
Hoodsport Winery
Hoover, Marcia
House, Gregory and Karen
Huggins, Sandra
Intiman Theatre
Ivar’s Restaurants
Jaenicke, Donald and Nancy
Jenson, Judy
Jessen, Alison
JMG/Smucker’s Stars on Ice
John F. Schultz and Company
Johnson, Amy
Johnson, Kristy
Johnson, Pam
Johnson, Randal and Jeannie
Johnson, Tracy
Jones, Erin
Jones, Ruth
Kabisch, Deborah
Keimig, Alan and Carol
Keimig Associates
KeyBank
Keyser, Arica
Kinder Swimmer
King County Department of
Community Services
King County Housing and
Community Development
King County Mental Health,
Chemical Abuse and Dependency
Services
King County Housing Authority
Kiwanis Club of Auburn
Kiwanis Club of the Valley
Klein, Doug
LaCelle Photography
LaPorte, Dennis and Peggy
Large, Janet
Last, First
Laurus Financial Services, LLC
LaVigne, Sharon
Lazaroff, Lynne A.
Lee, Judy
Lee, Tamara
Lim, Judy
Lopez, Trish
Lovell, Robert Walter, MD
Luke, Rodney and Dorothy
Majestic Integrated Therapy &
Massage
Mane Team Salon
Markey, Marty
Mason, Ruth
Massucco, Diana
McCarthy, Bill and Nancy
McDaniel, Tracy
McDougall-Treacy, Dan and Gayle
McIntyre, Harry
Melancon, Sister Alexis
Merz, Gerry
Metropolitan Gymnastics
Miller, Hart and Carol Ann
Miller, Julia
Miller, Raymond
Miller, Wanda
Moodley, Krish and Cass
Mountain Valley Mortgage
Muczynski, Barbara
Multi-Service Center
Mundy, DeeAnn
Mutual of Enumclaw
Naeseth, Kate
Nails & Hair Creation
NAMI South King County
Oakes, Evan
O’Leary, Penny
Oleson, Greg and Gail
Olsen & Sons Fine Jewelry Inc.
Olson, Eyerly and Alecia
Omni Properties
Oosterink, Michele
Orenstein, Mark
Owzarski, Sherri
Oxley, Terry
Pacific Raceways
Pagel, Dawn
Palm, Gena
Paolo’s Italian Restaurant
Peloza, William and Joyce
Pence, Melanie
Penman, Nikole A
Penney, Steven
Percival, Stephen and Diane
Pesce, Drake and Katherine
Pham, Chinh
Pittman, Jeff and Emily
Pittman, Robert and Diane
Pitts-Palmerton, Kristalene
Pizzitola, Monique
Plourd, Ronna L.
Pon, Oriana
Poulin, Tiffany
Public Health of Seattle and King
County
Puget Sound Energy
QoL meds
R & S Bookkeeping Service
Rainier Pacific Bank Twin Lakes
Branch
Rees Jones, Jason
Rehab Communication Graphics
Rice, R. Scott
Richie, Faith
Riverbend Golf Complex
Roberts, Ronnie
Rockstad, Vern and Norma
Rosoff, Jonathan M.
Rottles Clothing & Shoes
Ryan, Louise M.
Ryan, Marian P.
Sayre, Donna
Scarim, Nems
Schmidt, Dick and Lori
Seafair
Seattle Art Museum
Seattle Foundation
Seattle Seahawks Charitable
Foundation
Seattle Symphony
Seng, Joanne
Shannon & Associates LLC
Sigrist, Gregory
Singer, Lee and Susan
Singh, Carolina
Slawson, Hillary
Solid Ground
Southwest Airlines
Spangler, Candace
St. Francis Hospital
St. James Thrift Shop
Stanley, Kathy
Stauffer, Claire
Stephens, Chuck
Stephens, Lynne and Phillip
Sterling Savings Bank
Stiffler, David
Stookey, Robert and Jeanne
Streifel, Richard and Susan
Strong, Cindi
Swaim, Scott
Tacoma Rainiers
Taylor, John and Pam
Taylor, LeAnn
Tellari, Phyllis
The Keg Spirit Foundation
Thiele, Brad and Deborah
Thompson, Lori
Thomsen, Clarissa
Thordarson, Roger
Timlick, Jim and Anne
tiques n t’ings
Togerson, Laurie
Top Food & Drug, Auburn
Trohimovich, Merita Kay
Tsai, Michael
Tust, Chrislyn
United Way of King County
Vanselus, Cyril and Nixie
Vavra, Alda
Vawter, Richelle
Velazquez, Alma
Video Only
von Reichbauer, Pete
Wang, Iwen
Washington Department of
Veterans Affairs
Washington Department of
Vocational Rehabilitation
Washington State Combined
Fund
Washington State Senate
Weseman, Paul
West, Mel
West Coast Entertainment
Western Washington Fair
Association
Weyerhaeuser Family
Foundation
Whole Life Center
Williams, Chuck
Williams, Karen A.
Williams, Steve and Linda Rae
Wilson, Brian and Diane
Winkel, Kristin L.
Wolf Haven International
Woodland Park Zoo
Woodstone Credit Union
Wooters, Agnes
Workman, Cheryl Joy
Wreden, Tracy
Wright, Carissa
Wroblewski, Bob
Yee, Melissa
Yohalem, Lisa
“Together we are treating mental illness and
involving people in their own recovery process;
addressing root causes of poverty and despair;
and building a healthier future for all of us.
Thank you for your support!”
—Valley Cities Staff
Please accept our sincere apology if we missed your name, you are very important to us.
Please call Pam Taylor at 253-205-0604 or email her at [email protected] and she will immediately correct our records.
Building healthy communities, one person at a time.
Patsy - “I graduate from college
in three months and will continue
with my education to get a
bachelors degree in social work
so I can work with victims of crime
and possibly with those in jail and
prison. This is all possible through
my counseling with Valley Cities
and my relationship with God.
I am learning to cope with my
depression and anxiety as well as
deal with my trust and relationship
issues. Both of my counselors
guide me in the right direction
by helping me overcome these
issues. I have a second chance.
The result is that I’ve reestablished
my relationship with my family and
regained their respect. I have now
been clean and sober five years.
I have a firm foundation in my life
and a bright future and it provides
hope and restoration, as well as
opportunity!”
Valley Cities Counseling & Consultation
Board of Directors 2009-2010
Jean Asplund
Barbara Bell
Walter Bishop, Vice Chair
Chuck Booth, Secretary
Jeannie Johnson
Sharon LaVigne
Barbara Muczynski
Susan Streifel
Iwen Wang, Treasurer
Brian Wilson, Chairman
Charles Woode
Valley Cities Counseling and Consultation was started in
1965 by the citizens of South King County. Together we
are treating mental illness and involving people in their
own recovery process; addressing root causes of poverty
and despair; and building a healthier future for all of us.
Thank you for your support.
LIAISON FROM MENTAL HEALTH
ADVISORY BOARD
Steve Williams
Valley Cities Counseling & Consultation
Officers
Faith Richie, CEO
Shekh Ali, CFO
Marc Avery, CMO
Stacey Devenney, COO
Viana – abused, developmentally disabled, suicidal and now after
15 years of caring and therapy, Viana at age 33 has the goal to live
independently for the first time in her life, with the help of consistent
professional supports.
www.valleycities.org
Service Area
Serving 6,000 clients with
over 120,000 services, 200
employees, 40 interns and
volunteers
Kent
Service Sites
Auburn
2704 “I” Street NE, Auburn, WA 98002
Federal Way
33301 - 1st Way S, Federal Way, WA 98003
Seattle-based Outreach Office - no services on site
655 S Orcas Street, Suite 122, Seattle, WA 98108
Kent
325 W Gowe Street, Kent, WA 98032
Renton
923 Powell Avenue SW #100, Renton, WA 98057
253.939.4055
www.valleycities.org
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Building healthy communities, one person at a time.