Marigrace Becker works with the UW Medicine Memory & Brain Wellness Center as part of their contribution as a member of the Momentia Seattle Stewardship Team.

Seattle Prime Timers is a social and outreach organization for gay men over forty that supports other gay groups while fostering camaraderie between its members and the broader community.

Membership dues:
$35.00 annually with hard copy monthly newsletters mailed to member's address.
$25.00 annually with online-accessed newsletters.

Dues renew January of each year and are pro-rated on a quarterly basis for those joining during the year.

"Prime Timers' activities are as diverse as the membership. All events are member-generated and sponsored and are limited only to the imagination and support of the group."

Prime Timers Worldwide: FOR THE BEST TIMES OF YOUR LIFE
Prime Timers are older gay or bisexual men (and younger men who admire mature men) who enrich their social lives, engage in diverse activities, and enjoy opportunities and friendships with other Prime Timers throughout the world. Our organization is emerging as a leading force in the gay and bisexual communities with over 75 chapters throughout North America and Australia.

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Vendor contact for Resource Fair 2017

In downtown Seattle, the Pike Market Senior Center strives to make each day better and safer for older adults; the Pike Market Food Bank serves people of all ages who face hunger. Together, we provide services, activities, and support that lead to more self sufficient and fulfilling lives.

The Pike Market Senior Center has three major programs, Senior Nutrition, Social Services, and Wellness/Engagement.

• Senior Nutrition - PMSC serves two free meals to adults age 55 and older every day of the week. Please see our nondiscrimination policy.
• Social Services and Resident Advocacy - Social workers are available to help clients find shelter and housing, access medical care, and to connect seniors with assistance programs like social security and food stamps. Residents of the housing within Pike Place Market are served by the Resident Advocate to ensure they receive the support necessary for them to remain independent and healthy.
• Wellness-Engagement - PMSC offers fitness, art classes, trips and other activities to promote health and social engagement. A full schedule of classes and activities is available in the monthly newsletter, Parsley, Sage and Time (available online on our front page).
• People of any age my visit the Pike Market Senior Center to select food for their dog or cat. We offer two cans and one bag of pet food per person, while supplies last. This service is offered through the very kind support of the Seattle Humane.

Lifelong serves as a community-based, policy and advocacy agency on issues related to health.

Lifelong empowers people living with, or at risk of acquiring or transmitting, HIV, AIDS, and/or other chronic conditions to lead healthier lives. HIV medical case management, wellness advocates and prevention services teams are trained to assist clients in identifying and accessing resources; coordination of medical and treatment adherence support services; HIV counseling and testing, as well as pre-exposure prophylaxis (or PrEP/Truvada for HIV-negative individuals); dental care; health insurance navigation and enrollment; financial resources; food and nutrition; housing, and more. Lifelong assists with the provision and coordination of services for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, renal disease, cancers, and multiple sclerosis.

The Mayor's Office for Senior Citizens (MOSC) provides programs and referrals to services that support independent living, social and civic engagement, and healthy aging to make a positive difference in the lives of older adults and adults with disabilities.

Senior Discounts (for Seattle-King County Residents)--The Mayor's Office for Senior Citizens issues the Gold Card and FLASH Card for seniors and adults with disabilities.
55+ Employment Center--The Employment Resource Center assists job-seeking Seattle residents age 55 and over and helps local employers to find experienced, dedicated, and reliable employees. Services are free to both job seekers and employers.
Technology Resources--In addition to the technology courses taught on-site at the MOSC the City of Seattle is committed to promoting a technology healthy community so residents have the information technology training and access needed for civic and cultural participation, employment, and lifelong learning.
Coffee Hours--The Mayor's Office for Senior Citizens Coffee Hours are held on the third Thursday of every month at the Central Building and on other dates in Seattle neighborhoods. The events bring community elders closer to City officials to explore topics of interest. Presentations often include up-to-date information about healthy aging, legal and planning issues, and more.

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