PORT ANGELES — It won’t be the usual agenda when the Shelter Providers Network of Clallam County meets Wednesday, April 20.
For April only, the meeting time has been moved forward half-an-hour to accommodate a special workshop and a training opportunity.
Sign-in time at the downstairs fellowship hall of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 301 E. Lopez Ave., Port Angeles will be 8:15 a.m., with the meeting convening promptly at 8:30 a.m.
“People who have announcements, updates or reports to share should come prepared because we’ll have just half-an-hour to share all essential information,” said Martha Ireland, Network coordinator.
“I will put together a handout if people get information to me by Monday the 18th,” she added.
At 9 a.m., the group will divide into breakout sessions.
Those choosing the “Minimalist Option” will spend an hour putting together program specifics for the June 8 forum on ending homelessness, Ireland said.
The “Intensive Option,” a 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Social Security Disability Benefits Advocate Workshop, will equip social service case managers to assist clients who qualify for disability benefits.
Presenter Mellani Calvin is the director of Disability Benefits Training & Consulting and Assertive SSI Service Team in Portland, Ore. — organizations that train people to “get it right the first time,” Ireland said.
A $25 registration fee includes lunch and a work kit.
“There’s also an Opt-Out Option for people whose jobs don’t call for this training, and who don’t want to help with forum arrangements,” Ireland said.
“We hope they’ll come to the mini-meeting, and feel free to go do their own thing at 9 a.m.”
Shelter Providers meetings are open to everyone who is interested in ending homelessness in Clallam County.
For details about the workshop and to register, contact Serenity House Deputy Director Cindy Burdine at cindybserenity@yahoo.com or 360-452-9866.
For more information or to provide information for the handout, contact Shelter Providers Coordinator Martha Ireland at Serenity House, 360-452-7224 or serenity@olypen.com.