Page 5 - Chehalis Tribal Newsletter - May, 2019

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staff profiles

Dedicated professionals with the Behavioral Health
Program are here to support tribal community
members and families with opiod recovery:

Yvonne Sneed

PEER RECOVERY COUNSELOR

Hello, my name is Yvonne My job here is working
Sneed. I am a new employee through OURR (Opioid
to the Chehalis Tribe. I have Use Reduction & Recovery)
recently been hired in the Alliance, a program focusing on
Behavioral aligning workforce development
Health efforts with health and social Rodney Youckton and Allison Carter deliver supplies to YWCA’s The
Program as a services in response to the Other Bank in April. The organization helps lift up women and girls.
Peer Recovery opioid crisis. This includes
Counselor. anyone impacted directly or
I live on the indirectly by opioids. Lucky Eagle Casino raises
outskirts of I look forward to working with
Chehalis with the community any way I can to
my two boys, help make the community a safe donations for Other Bank
Yvonne Sneed ages 6 and 3. I place.
am a certified Feel free to stop by and visit
peer counselor and I worked at me at the Behavioral Health Lucky Eagle Casino & Hotel
Cascade Mental Health as a peer building or give me a call at 360- team members recently held
counselor and case manager’s 709-1650 or email at ysneed@ a donation drive to benefit DONATIONS
assistant before coming to work chehalistribe.org. Thank you and YWCA’s The Other Bank with a
at the Chehalis Tribe. have a blessed day. wide variety of supplies. Support the Other Bank
The Other Bank is similar by donating wish list items
to a food bank but focuses on from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday
supplies that support its core through Thursday at 220
mission of providing direct Union Ave. SE in Olympia.
Janet Stegall service to women and girls. Unscented items are
The YWCA of Olympia
provides services to more than strongly preferred. Call 360-
CARE COORDINATOR 13,000 community members 352-0593 or email ywca@
annually. Many of its clients ywcaofolympia.org.
Hello, fellow Chehalis tribal I welcome any questions come from low-income or at-
and community members! As about the program that you risk environments.
many of you know, my name might have for me. The donation drive was soap, laundry detergent,
is Janet Stegall and I am a My office door is open from organized by Lucky Eagle team diapers, razors, deodorant,
Chehalis tribal 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Tuesday members Rodney Youckton tissue, paper towels and
member. I have through Friday or I can be and Allison Carter. feminine hygiene products.
worked for our reached by phone at 360-709- Items donated included The items were delivered to
tribe for most of 1622 or email at jstegall@ personal care and hygiene- YWCA by Rodney and Allison
the past 26 years chehalistribe.org. related products such as dish in early April.
in different
capacities, most
recently as a
grant writer for
Janet Stegall seven years.
I recently
committed to a career change
and I am very happy to
introduce myself to you in
my new position as the Care
Coordinator in the Behavioral
Health Department.
We are focused on addressing
opioid overdose and connecting
people to medicated assisted
treatment resources.
I am excited to be working in
the field of recovery and support
and intend to make Tsapowum
my lifelong career.