Room One

ROOM ONE IS A COMMUNITY VOICE, POWERFULLY ADVOCATING FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF ALL PEOPLE IN THE METHOW VALLEY AND BEYOND. OUR DIRECT SERVICES FOCUS ON THE METHOW VALLEY, OUR STRATEGIC PREVENTION AND ADVOCACY WORK CONNECTS WITH PEOPLE ACROSS OKANOGAN COUNTY.

DIRECT SERVICES: ROOM ONES DIRECT SERVICES ARE OUR MAIN CONDUIT FOR IDENTIFYING UNMET NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND DIRECTLY INFORMS OUR INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMMATIC STRATEGIES. THESE SERVICES SUPPORT THE WHOLE PERSON AND THEIR NEEDS ACROSS THEIR LIFESPAN. ADVOCATES OFFER CONNECTION TO AND SUPPORT WITH NUMEROUS CORE SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES TO ENSURE OUR NEIGHBORS HAVE ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES THEY NEED MOST. THIS INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO: ACCESS TO DSHS PROGRAMS, HEALTH INSURANCE, SAFETY PLANNING AND RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR SUICIDE IDEATION, LOW-INCOME HOUSING INFORMATION AND APPLICATIONS, ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS, CONNECTION TO RESOURCES FOR IMMIGRANT SPECIFIC SUPPORT, LANGUAGE ACCESS AND MORE. FAMILY ADVOCACY SERVICES UNDER DIRECT SERVICES INVOLVE ADVOCATES ACCOMPANYING FAMILIES ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE GREATER STABILITY. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES SUPPORT GROUPS AND CASH ASSISTANCE SPECIFICALLY FOR FAMILIES.LASTLY, DIRECT SERVICES ALSO INCLUDE CASE MANAGEMENT, AND HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION WITH YOUTH BY HELPING THEM WORK TOWARD THEIR GOALS SUCH AS HOUSING STABILITY, SAFETY, EMPLOYMENT AND OTHER LIFE SKILLS. ADDITIONALLY, ROOM ONES YOUTH PROGRAMMING INCLUDES OUR HOME HOME PROGRAM WHICH FACILITATES MATCHES BETWEEN YOUTH IN NEED OF HOUSING WITH VETTED MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO HAVE A FREE AND PRIVATE SPACE IN THEIR HOMES.

FISCAL SPONSORSHIP: ROOM ONE AGREES TO FISCAL SPONSORSHIPS WHEN THERE IS MISSION ALIGNMENT BETWEEN ROOM ONE AND THE ENTITY THAT IS ASKING TO OPERATE UNDER ROOM ONES TAX EXEMPT STATUS. OTHER FACTORS THAT ROOM ONE CONSIDERS WHEN APPROACHED ABOUT FISCAL SPONSORSHIP INCLUDE WHAT ADMINISTRATIVE NEEDS THE ENTITY REQUIRES AND IF ROOM ONE HAS THE CAPACITY TO FILL THOSE ADMINISTRATIVE NEEDS.

THE OKANOGAN HEALTHY YOUTH (OHY) TEAM ADDRESSES THREE MAJOR PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES THAT DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACT RURAL YOUTH IN OKANOGAN COUNTY: UNWANTED TEEN PREGNANCY, INADEQUATE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND KNOWLEDGE, AND INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE. WE PARTNER DIRECTLY WITH SCHOOLS AND OTHER AGENCIES IN OKANOGAN COUNTY TO PROVIDE CLASSES, TRAININGS, WORKSHOPS, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE AREAS OF COMPREHENSIVE SEXUAL HEALTH, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND HARRASSMENT PREVENTION, AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS. OHY ALSO FACILITATES A NUMBER OF YOUTH CENTERED GROUPS THAT BUILD LEADERSHIP SKILLS.

ADVOCACY: THE ROOM ONE ADVOCACY PROGRAM AIMS TO BUILD SYSTEMS THAT CENTER THOSE MOST MARGINALIZED IN OKANOGAN COUNTY. WE DO THIS THROUGH COLLABORATION OF DATA AND DIALOG, AMPLIFYING STORIES OF THOSE MOST IMPACTED, DOING PARTNER WORK TO REDUCE BARRIERS CLIENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS EXPERIENCE, CONNECTING WITH LOCAL RESOURCES, WORKING WITHIN COALITIONS FOR CHANGE THROUGH AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, POLICY CHANGE AND MORE. WE ENGAGE IN A BROAD SPECTRUM OF ISSUES AFFECTING THE COMMUNITY LIKE DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE, MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING, CRISIS INTERVENTION WORK, TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION AND HOMELESSNESS.