Page 5 - Chehalis Tribal Newsletter - October, 2018

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Path to success Vocational Rehabilitation Program helps

tribal members achieve employment objectives

The Chehalis tribal
community spent the evening
learning about services the
Vocational Rehabilitation
Program provides during
a dinner on Sept. 25 in the
Gathering Room.
Program representatives
explained general background
information and client eligibility
requirements. Vocational
Rehabilitation serves eligible
applicants with disabilities on or
around the Chehalis Reservation.
To be eligible for the program,
individuals must be enrolled in a
federally recognized tribe and live
in one of the following counties:
Grays Harbor, Thurston, Mason The Vocational Rehabilitation Program dinner on Sept. 25 provided an sss
or Lewis. The department opportunity to learn about available resources.
strives to empower eligible GED CLASSES
applicants with disabilities to success is Chehalis tribal director of the Chehalis Tribal
to become self-sufficient and member Norma Daniels, who Loan Fund (CTLF), shared The Vocational Rehabilitation
independent through an array volunteered to be a guest details about how the program Program is offering GED
of vocational rehabilitation speaker at the dinner. is structured to help tribal classes at 4:15 p.m. at the
services designed to achieve an Daniels explained her members. Community Center. Contact
employment objective consistent trials and tribulations as she After the dinner, everyone in Erika Pickernell at 360-709-
with each individual’s unique struggled with personal issues. attendance was given a custom 1572 or Frances Pickernell at
circumstances. She thanked the people of bag filled with items such as 360-709-1735.
To ensure participants in the the Vocational Rehabilitation notebooks, pens and water
program create a rehabilitation Program for the efforts made to bottles.
plan, each client and assigned help her get back on her feet,
counselor assess the participant’s land a steady job and ultimately
strengths, resources, priorities, stay away from things that
abilities, concerns and previously had a negative
capabilities to create a plan that impact on her life.
is most accommodating and Daniels explained that her
beneficial for the client’s specific path to get to where she is at
situation. The plan will identify today wasn’t an easy one, but
approved service providers, all the resources offered by the
costs associated with plans and program made it possible to
timeframes and goals that might make a successful change in life.
be necessary for rehabilitation. The tribe offers many
resources and opportunities to
Program made a difference help out in times where certain
A wonderful example of life situations call for outside
plans made for each individual assistance.
and how the program can lead Lawrence SpottedBird,

Lawrence SpottedBird presents details on the Chehalis Tribal Loan Fund
and the type of services provided to individuals seeking financial help.