Chief Seattle Club

CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB PROVIDES BASIC NEEDS TO SEATTLE'S HOMELESS NATIVE AMERICANS SUCH AS HOT MEALS, SHOWERS, AND LAUNDRY. ADDITIONAL ON-SITE HUMAN SERVICES INCLUDE HOUSING ASSISTANCE, HEALTH CARE, LEGAL AID, EMPLOYMENT, MENTAL HEALTH, AND TRADITIONAL WELLNESS PROGRAMS.

HOUSING: EAGLE VILLAGE IS THE REGION'S FIRST BRIDGE HOUSING FOCUSING ON HOMELESS AMERICAN INDIANS/ALASKA NATIVES. IN 2019 KING COUNTY DONATED SHIPPING CONTAINERS FORMERLY USED BY OIL WORKERS IN TEXAS THAT WERE CONVERTED INTO HOUSING UNITS. EAGLE VILLAGE IS STAFFED 24/7 INCLUDING LIVE-IN ADVOCATES THAT WERE ALL HOMELESS. WE OFFER CULTURALLY-APPROPRIATE PROGRAMMING INCLUDING TALKING CIRCLES, SEWING CIRCLES, DRUM CIRCLES, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, AND A TRADITIONAL MEDICINE GARDEN. OUR HOUSING OUTCOMES ARE BETTER THAN THE OVERALL HOMELESS SYSTEM WITH A HIGHER RATE OF EAGLE VILLAGE RESIDENTS EXITING INTO PERMANENT HOUSING, COMPARED TO AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKA NATIVE EMERGENCY SHELTER RESIDENTS IN KING COUNTY. -- IN 2022, WE OPENED OUR FIRST PERMANENT HOUSING PROJECT, ?L?AL. THE CLUB NOW HAS OVER 1,000 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING/SHELTER ACROSS 16 SITES THAT ARE OPEN (278 UNITS), UNDER CONSTRUCTION (155), OR IN DEVELOPMENT (603). ALL OF OUR PROJECTS INCLUDE ON-SITE CULTURALLY-ATTUNED SERVICES TARGETING HOMELESS AMERICAN INDIANS/ALASKA NATIVES (AI/AN). -- CSC ALSO STARTED A RE-ENTRY PROGRAM IN 2021, PROVIDING A HOME FOR INDIVIDUALS RECENTLY LEAVING INCARCERATION. -- ?AL?AL INCLUDES 80 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HEALTH CLINIC, PLANNED CAFE, AND SPACE FOR CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB. IN JUNE 2020 CSC BEGAN DEVELOPING SACRED MEDICINE HOUSE - 125 UNITS OF PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IN THE LAKE CITY NEIGHBORHOOD OF SEATTLE. IN NOVEMBER 2020, CSC PARTNERED WITH BELLWETHER HOUSING TO DEVELOP 200+ UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND A COAST SALISH LONGHOUSE AT THE NORTH SEATTLE COLLEGE CAMPUS. -- CASE MANAGERS PROVIDES SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBERS WITH A CRIMINAL HISTORY FOCUSING ON MEMBERS EXITING PRISONS/JAILS, INCLUDING CASE MANAGEMENT, EMPLOYMENT, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AND LEGAL AID. IN OCTOBER 2021, WE OPENED AN 8-BED RE-ENTRY HOUSE. -- CASE MANAGERS PROVIDES SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO VICTIMS/SURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE (DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND/OR COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION). IN 2023, WE ARE OPENING RED ROAD HOUSE, A CLEAN AND SOBER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER IN KING COUNTY. -- CSC PROVIDED RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO MANY HOUSEHOLDS. CASE MANAGERS PAIRED WITH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE HELP HOMELESS NATIVE AMERICANS OBTAIN PERMANENT HOUSING THROUGH MOVE-IN ASSISTANCE (FIRST/LAST MONTH'S RENT, SECURITY DEPOSITS, APPLICATIONS FEES); MAINTAIN HOUSING TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS THROUGH EVICTION PREVENTION FUNDS (BACK RENT, UTILITY ASSISTANCE); DIVERSION (EMPLOYMENT AND TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES TO INCREASE ACCESS TO INCOME/RESOURCES TO OBTAIN HOUSING). -- THE CLUB IS PLAYING A CRITICAL ROLE LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY AS A NATIVE HOUSING DEVELOPER. WE USE AN INDIGENOUS-DESIGN AND TRAUMA-AWARE APPROACH TO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, AND ARE NOW THE FOURTH LARGEST PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROVIDER (PSH) IN KING COUNTY (AND THE ONLY BIPOC AGENCY). -- OUR PROJECTS INCLUDE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, SHELTER, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; AND HOUSING/SHELTER TARGETING ELDERS, FAMILIES, RELATIVES EXITING INCARCERATION, VICTIMS/SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE/SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND TRANS/2-SPIRIT COMMUNITY. AS OF AUGUST 2023, WE HAVE OPENED 2 PSH BUILDINGS (139 UNITS) AND A 22-UNIT TINY HOUSE VILLAGE, AND WILL OPEN A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER BY YEAR-END.

SUPPORTIVE SERVICES CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB'S GATEWAY PROGRAM IS A DAY CENTER THAT IS OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK, 364 DAYS A YEAR (CLOSED ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DAY). EVERY DAY, 115~ MEMBERS COME TO THE CLUB FOR BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS HOT MEALS, SHOWERS, AND LAUNDRY SERVICES. WE GAIN OUR MEMBERS' TRUST AND PARTNER WITH GOVERNMENT, NON-PROFITS, AND TRIBES TO OFFER ADDITIONAL ON-SITE SERVICES INCLUDING A NURSE, TRADITIONAL MENTAL HEALTH WORKER, HOUSING CASE MANAGERS, DSHS FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY WORKER, LEGAL AID, TALKING CIRCLES, DRUM GROUPS, AND ART PROGRAM. IN 2023, OUR DAY CENTER IS SEEING AN 83% INCREASE - 1,119 UNDUPLICATED MEMBERS AS OF 8/24/2023, COMPARED TO 613 AS OF 8/24/2022. -- CSC PROVIDES 24/7 SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR MEMBERS LIVING IN OUR AFFORDABLE TAX CREDIT HOUSING. OUR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ARE TAILORED TO PREVENT MEMBERS FROM RETURNING TO HOMELESSNESS, MAXIMIZE THEIR HEALTH, SAFETY, FINANCIAL STABILITY, AND MENTAL WELL-BEING. CSC ALSO BEGAN PROVIDING ADVOCACY SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. -- TRADITIONAL WELLNESS PROGRAMS INCLUDING TRADITIONAL MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS, TRADITIONAL WELLNESS MANAGER FOCUSED ON STAFF WELLNESS, AND RECENTLY PURCHASED CEREMONIAL LAND. IN 2023, THE CLUB SHIFTED FROM EXCLUSIVELY USING CONTRACTED LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIANS TO TRADITIONAL HEALERS AS FULL-TIME STAFF. LICENSED CLINICIANS HAD LIMITED RESULTS AND THE CLUB IS NOW APPROACHING MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH A LENS OF HEALING. THE CLUB HAS HIRED TRADITIONAL MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS TO LEAD CULTURAL WELLNESS ACTIVITIES SUCH AS SWEAT LODGE, TALKING CIRCLES, DRUM GROUPS, RED ROAD TO WELLBRIETY GROUPS, CULTURAL FIELD TRIPS, AND PROPER PROTOCOLS TO GATHER AND USE TRADITIONAL MEDICINES. WE RECENTLY PURCHASED A HALF-ACRE PROPERTY WITH 82 FEET OF SHORELINE ON THE DUWAMISH RIVER. THE SITE WILL BE THE CLUBS CEREMONIAL LAND FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS INCLUDING 2 SWEAT LODGES (MEN AND WOMEN), FIRE PIT, AND TRADITIONAL MEDICINE GARDEN.