Community Health & Supportive Services
CONTACT ANSWERS COUNSELING AT (253) 851-1801 or INFO@ANSWERSCOUNSELING.ORG
Answers provides following services to support Community Health Workers and families:
- Answers hosts free Potentially Preventable Hospitalization (PPH) Learning Collaborative sessions every 3rd Thursday of the month at 2PM, where you can earn $20 gift cards for participating if you live or work in Pierce County. This is conducted on behalf of the Tacoma Pierce County Health Department.
During these sessions we invite speakers from Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, MultiCare, Community Health Care, WA State Department of Health, and other health organizations who provide education on heart disease and other chronic health conditions, oral health, prescription medication, vaccinations for children and adults, and tobacco/ vaping cessation.
We also provide training on Motivational Interviewing and Screening Brief Intervention & Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for early detection of substance use and mental health conditions. If you are a community health worker, medical assistant, behavioral health specialist, or social worker (or want to pursue a career in related field) in Pierce County, please register here: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/5957869/PPH-Learning-Collaborative-Registration
- Answers provides
Foundational Community Supports housing and employment assistance for those who qualify. To find out if you are eligible and to self-refer yourself (regardless of whether you have Amerigroup or another Medicaid/ Apple Health insurance), please click here:
https://www.myamerigroup.com/washington-fcs/home.html
- The MultiCultural Child & Family Hope Center and Answers are partnering to host free Culturally Responsive Integrated & Strength-Based Parenting (CRISP) classes every 3rd Wednesday at 5pm, for our clients who live in WA State. Through CRISP, you can receive practical education on health, applying for benefits, and parenting. You will receive $20 gift card each month for participating in GoToMeeting session and filling out a brief survey. Please register here: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7155475/CRISP-Registration-Dec22-Jun23
- Starting in November 2022, we launched Answers Integrated Digital Empowerment (AIDE) through funding from WA State Commerce Department. If you have household income below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level (which is approximately $55,500 annual income for a household of 4), please contact us at info@answerscounseling.org or 253-851-1801 to receive help:
- Applying for the Affordable Connectivity Program through the federal government and receive free or discounted mobile/ home Internet plan
- Navigating online resources and services
- Participating in free digital skills training each month, and receiving additional financial assistance from Answers Counseling to help purchase a computer/tablet/cell phone or pay your discounted Internet monthly bill
- Answers operates the Family Resource Centers in Orting and White River (on behalf of the Tacoma Pierce County Health Department)