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What are/ did you do for National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week?? Jan. 22-27, 2019 is National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week®. Help shatter the myths about drugs and alcohol:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfq35N1146A
NIDA will be sharing messages all week from @NIDAnews on Twitter and Facebook-
https://www.facebook.com/NIDANIH
Register your native urban youth event now: teens.drugabuse.gov/national-drug-alcohol-facts-week/register #NDAFW #NCUIH #UrbanIndian
January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month. As you plan for your 2019 activities, the NEI encourages you to share resources and messages from the National Eye Institute’s (NEI) National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP) with your community.
This year, NEHEP is marking Glaucoma Awareness Month with the theme Make eye health a New Year’s resolution. Get a dilated eye exam.
NEHEP’s goal is to share this message and provide access to a variety of free bilingual, culturally relevant resources. Our resources can complement your efforts to raise awareness about glaucoma, a leading cause of vision loss and blindness in the United States.
We want to reach people at higher risk for glaucoma, such as African Americans over age 40, everyone over age 60 — especially Hispanics/Latinos — and people with a family history of the disease.
Visit the NEHEP Glaucoma Awareness Month webpage to access a variety of free bilingual resources (English and Spanish), including:
• Glaucoma: Keep Vision in Your Future Toolkit
• Ready-to-use educational articles
• Infographics and infocards
• Animations and videos
• Fact sheets
• Social media messages
Follow along on Facebook and Twitter using #GlaucomaAwarenessMonth and visit NEHEP's website for more information.
Are you at higher risk for glaucoma? Get the facts and schedule a dilated eye exam. Learn more at
http://go.usa.gov/37sfJ
We hope you’ll join NEI in getting the word out!
If you would like to help community members get established in a home, please read on for job opportunities here in Portland.
***Project Manager of Housing & Treatment Support-Services*** Bring all your gifts and talents into play to help Native people find a home. This calls for collaboration, resourcefulness, and compassion. This Project Manager oversees developing and implementing culturally-specific, supportive-housing services for homeless Native Americans, using a strengths-based, housing-first model of care. (Required: Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology or Counseling, Eligible as Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP), Licensure as Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Registered Nurse (RN) or Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC) II, preferred)
***HOPE Housing Specialist*** If you are on a mission to help people get into a permanent home, then this job may have been created for you! The HOPE Housing Specialist supports individuals and families receiving housing and support services as part of the HOPE Collaborative. The HOPE program is a permanent-housing project that places individuals and families into scattered-site apartments around the Portland Metro area. (Required: Qualified Mental Health Associate (QMHA) with at least two years’ experience working with individuals experiencing severe and persistent mental illness and chronic homelessness (Qualified Mental Health Professional [QMHP] with master’s degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or other related field, preferred), Certified Alcohol Drug Counselor (CADC) or equivalent, highly desirable)
NARA Northwest is expanding our supportive housing services. We are hiring QMHP Supportive Housing Specialists to assist homeless individuals and families who are experiencing behavioral health needs to stabilize in housing and stay connected with clinical and supportive services. NARA provides integrated, holistic, and culturally-specific services for Native Americans and anyone in need. Our housing services focus on Housing First. We use strengths-based and trauma-informed approaches to assist individuals and families to stabilize in housing and attain their highest level of self-sufficiency.
We are looking for individuals with experience working with homeless individuals or families, and/or with the Native American community, who have a master’s degree in a behavioral health field, and who have a passion and commitment for advocacy, equity, and social justice. We are hiring four Supportive Housing Specialists and one Project Manager.
To apply, send cover letter, resume, salary requirements, and how you learned about this job opening to
[email protected] or fax 503-224-4494 - same email for full job descriptions or PM Ruth Jensen.
Dear Colleague:
We're need your help!
We are currently collecting information about victim service providers to include in the Tribal Resource Tool.
Our team is working to identify any and all organizations that provide resources or support to American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) crime victims living on and off tribal lands, in Alaska Native villages, and in urban areas. If your organization provides services to help AI/AN survivors recover from crime and abuse, please submit your information to be listed in the Tribal Resource Tool by visiting our website at
www.tribalresourcetool.org.
This web-based resource map and searchable database will:
• Connect AI/AN survivors of crime and abuse to resources
• Provide a listing of services available for AI/AN survivors of crime and abuse
• Help identify and address gaps in services
Help us engage others in this important project by sharing information widely and asking providers to fill out our inclusion form.
The Tribal Resource Tool was recently mentioned in a Facebook Live discussion hosted by the Department of Homeland Security's Blue Campaign, a human trafficking awareness and education program.
Watch a video of the event featuring Samantha Wauls, the Tool's Project Coordinator, as she and other representatives of organizations working with Native populations speak on human trafficking and Native communities.
The Tribal Resource Tool is an innovative collaboration between the Office for Victims of Crime, the National Congress of American Indians, the Tribal Law and Policy Institute, and the National Center for Victims of Crime with the input and guidance of tribal stakeholders across the country.
For additional information about the project, to request materials to help promote the tool, or to share outreach events where the project team can present the tool, contact
Kaylana Gates at
[email protected].
Please find sample Facebook and Twitter posts below.
Sample Facebook post:
The Tribal Resource Tool needs your assistance! If your organization provides services to help American Indian and Alaska Native survivors recover from crime and abuse, submit your information to the Tribal Resource Tool by visiting our website
www.tribalresourcetool.org.
________________________________________
Sample Twitter post:
The Tribal Resource Tool is a web-based map and searchable database to connect American Indian and Alaska Native survivors of crime and abuse to resources. Find out how to get involved at
victimsofcrime.org/docs/default-source/Tribal-Mapping/trt_flyer_print.pdf
Submit Your Information Now!
mailing address is:
2000 M St. NW, Suite 480, Washington, DC 20036
Are you looking for an opportunity to serve the community? NARA's hiring! Maybe one of these would be a perfect fit for you and your talents.
* Pediatrician: You were born to care for young people of all ages, and you enjoy the professional satisfaction that you are making a positive difference with each one served. (Requires: Board-certified or eligible; preferably, with prior experience serving Native communities and vulnerable populations)
* Physician: You are known for your exceptional patient-care and facility in participating in a multidisciplinary team. Your commitment is to helping others and engaging the people you serve in their own health care. (Requires: Board-certified in Family Practice or Internal Medicine, unencumbered Oregon medical license, current DEA certificate, current CPR card)
* Registered Nurse: You are a trusted confidant for your patients and can share some of the most meaningful and challenging moments of their lives. (Requires: two years’ RN experience in healthcare setting and current, unrestricted licensure as a Registered Nurse with State of Oregon, BSN preferred)
NARA offers employees a generous benefits-package that includes: (A) insurance: medical, dental, vision, prescription, life, accidental death and dismemberment, short- and long-term disability, (B) separate vacation and sick-day accruals increasing with years of service, (C) 12 holidays including your birthday, (D) flexible spending account, (E) employer-matched 401(k) program, and (F) employee assistance program. Benefits are pro-rated for employees who work an average of 20 or more hours per week.
For a full job description, email
[email protected]. To apply: Please send your cover letter, resume, salary requirements, and how you learned about this job opening to
[email protected] or fax 503-224-4494.
NARA requires sobriety of all its employees with minimum of two years sobriety/clean time for those in recovery. All potential hires are required to pass a pre-employment (post-offer) drug-screen and criminal-background check. Our agency is fully committed to supporting sobriety and – as such – all new hires must agree to model (1) non-drinking behavior, (2) no illicit-drug use and (3) no prescription-drug abuse.
Equal-Opportunity and Affirmative-Action Employer | Veterans/People with Disabilities/ Race/ Ethnicity/ Gender/ Age/ any protected class: Within scope of Indian Preference, all candidates receive equal consideration. Preference in hiring is given to qualified Native Americans in accordance with Indian Preference (Title 25, US CODE, Sections 472 & 473). We are mission-driven and spirit-led. Check out our website:
www.naranorthwest.org.
Portland's Native-American Community
* Travel Portland | Native American Portland |
https://www.travelportland.com/collection/native-american-portland/
* Metro | “The Roots of Portland’s Native American Community” |
https://www.oregonmetro.gov/news/roots-portlands-native-american-community
* "The Native American Community in Multnomah County" [where Portland is located] |
https://www.portlandoregon.gov/oni/article/505489
* Multnomah County Library | “Oregon Native American Tribes” |
https://multcolib.org/blog/20160819/oregon-native-americanindian-tribes
* Portland Indian Leaders Roundtable [See page for current events.] |
http://www.portlandindianleadersroundtable.org/contributing-organizations.php
* Portland Public Schools | Indian [and Native Hawaiian] Education Program |
https://www.pps.net/indian-education
Portland
* City of Portland |
www.portlandoregon.gov
* Travel Portland |
www.travelportland.com
* Greater Portland |
www.greaterportlandinc.com
