GenPRIDE Directory

Our Mission
To end loneliness in the lives of seniors, one senior at a time, “Friend to Friend”. Friend to Friend America recruits and trains volunteers in the community to visit lonely and isolated seniors.

Friend to Friend America can help
Would you like a visitor? Do you know someone that could benefit from a visiting friend? Are your parents or grandparents living miles away? Are you unable to get there to visit as often as you would like? Would your relative enjoy the company of a friend? Fill out our request form today! (Please note, at this time our service area is limited to Washington State.)

Sound Generations has six community partner sites and ten programs that connect people to various food, security, transportation, health and wellness, and assistance services throughout King County. A network of community connections provides multiple services for seniors and adults with disabilities and those who care for them, including telephone, in-person, and written information and assistance; a network of senior centers; the Meals on Wheels and grocery delivery programs; minor home repair services, including making disability modifications; and arranging for transportation. Information is available on legal topics, e.g., end-of-life planning and an elder law clinic. We offer complimentary health and wellness programs and serve as health insurance benefits advisors for King County.

Lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgendered individuals are fully welcome at Seattle First Baptist, and have been welcome here for decades. A support group for gay men was first formed by one of our pastors in the 1960s. A lesbian couple was married here in the 1980s (they are still together, by the way). When Washington State allowed same-sex couples to marry in 2012, we hosted a ceremony for 25 couples from the community. Today all individuals are welcome to fully participate here — our leadership and active membership includes individuals who serve fully and faithfully regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.

Here you are encouraged to be fully who you are.
Here you are accepted, valued, and encouraged to grow into the complete individual that God wants you to be.
Here you can forget about the barriers that still divide so many parts of our society.
Here you are invited, just as you are, to join us, just as we are, in a mutual journey of love, support and respect.

Seattle First Baptist is a church community that seeks to follow the way of Jesus Christ, to be a people of God and to love and care for our neighbors. We invite you to be part of us for one website visit, one worship service, or for a lifetime. Seattle First Baptist is affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA and values traditional historic Baptist principles such as Soul Freedom — the right of each person to interpret the Bible and other teachings for her or himself, the Separation of Church and State and the Autonomy of the congregation. As a church we value our communal times of worship, music and education together, and we encourage individuals to discover and walk their spiritual path in solitude and in community, in small groups and large, and in individual spiritual direction.

A UCC Church in the University district that is actively open and affirming of LGBTQ folks. This is a great place to church if you are looking for an inclusive community with a wide variety of events for singles, families with children and seniors!  Their facilities are handicap accessible. Check out their website!

https://universityucc.org/

ResCare Washington offers daily living support services and in-home care, vocational training, job placement, pharmacy, rehab and behavioral health services for people of all ages and skill levels.

TRIBE Fitness offers custom-designed classes designed to increase lean muscle, strengthen body core, build stamina, lose weight, improve flexibility, and increase range of motion. A wide variety of classes are available, from Power Reformer and Strong and Lean, to Pilates Yoga, and everything in between.

With communities across eight states, Koelsch Senior Communities provide a variety of living and care options, including independent living, assisted living, memory care, respite care, and hourly care.

Assisted Living Research Institute is dedicated to enhancing the lives of older adults by compiling comprehensive research, the latest studies, and real-world insight from experts, caregivers, and seniors into easy-to-understand, actionable guides and resources.

The Washington State website provides information on:

Directory of Assisted Living Facilities; Assisted Living Directory Tool; Paying For Assisted Living; The Cost of Assisted Living; Financial Assistance for Assisted Living; Washington State Long-Term Care Services; More Ways to Finance Assisted Living; Free Assisted Living Resources; Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program; Area Agencies on Aging; Veterans Affairs; Social Security Offices; Assisted Living Laws and Regulations; Assisted Living Admission Requirements; Assisted Living Scope of Care; Assisted Living Medicaid Policy; Assisted Living Facility Requirements; Medication Management Regulations; Staffing Requirements; Staff Training Requirements; Background Checks for Assisted Living; and Requirements for Reporting Abuse.

Pride at Work is an LGBTQ labor organization affiliated with the AFL-CIO advocating for LGBTQ inclusion within the labor movement, and for workers' rights within the LGBTQ community.

PSARA advocates for retirement security for all Americans.

Annual membership: $20

Areas of focus include:
Protecting and expanding the Affordable Care Act, Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security.
Working for affordable mass transit, housing, and a clean and safe environment.
Production and distribution of a monthly newsletter, The Retiree Advocate.

Efforts are based on the belief that all individuals need and deserve a lifelong, adequate, dependable income; comprehensive, affordable healthcare, including prescription drug coverage; taxes and utility bills we can handle; access to affordable housing, transportation, and social services; support for family care-giving responsibilities; and quality time to relax and enjoy life with family and friends.

In times of crisis, individuals may feel alone or overwhelmed by their emotions, such as anxiety, panic, anger, fear, sadness, lack of control, and extreme experiences. At a peer respite people can turn crisis into wellness. With increased skills and peer support individuals may reduce or eliminate the effects of pressures that may cause overwhelming emotional distress. Community Peer Respite Planning Council os a grassroots, peer-led group developing and advocating for a peer respite in King County, WA.

A peer respite is a voluntary, short-term overnight program that provides non-clinical peer support for individuals to find understanding and ways to move through crises. Peer respite operates 24 hours a day in a home-like environment that has at a minimum, a kitchen, bathroom, laundry room, living room space, and individual bedrooms. Peer respite serves individuals who are 18 years or older who are able to perform activities of daily living. A person interested in using the peer respite must self-refer, and people can leave the peer respite to go to work, appointments, meetings, etc. The peer respite is staffed 24/7 by individuals who have common life experiences with the people they are serving.

Community Peer Respite Values

• Self-determination - We strive for individuals to make choices, achieve autonomy and be the expert of their wellness.
• Mutuality - We support one another towards a common goal while respecting individuality and choice.
• Respect - We embrace certain rights such as confidentiality. We recognize that respect may have different meanings and we appreciate those differences. We are aware that language matters. We appreciate this space and use it with care.
• Wellness - We believe that wellness is defined individually and can be achieved with support and encouragement.
• Community - We support individuals to seek out and make contact with others at the peer respite and within their community of choice as a way to find purpose and belonging.

Benefits of a Peer Respite

• Provides peer support, which is affordable, effective and peer oriented.
• Peer respites can prevent trauma that may occur with hospitalization: coercion, forced treatment, loss of dignity and loss of housing and employment in the community.
• Peer respite is a community support.
• Peer respite expands and diversifies available crisis services.
• Peer respites can integrate emotional, spiritual, behavioral, and physical aspects of a person.

Resources

• Peer Respites Action and Evaluation
• http://power2u.org
• Peer Respite Handbook: Guide to Understanding, Building and Supporting Peer Respites
• Intentional Peer Support

Find us on Facebook at "Community Peer Respite - King County". For more information, or to join the CPRP contact Cindy Olejar at cindyolejar@yahoo.com