TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS
Siletz Tribal Alcohol & Drug Programs
Prevention, Outpatient Treatment, and
Women’s Transitional
Siletz: 1-800-600-5599 or 541-444-8286
Eugene: 541-484-4234
Salem: 503-390-9494
Portland: 503-238-1512
May USDA Distribution Dates
Siletz
Monday, May 3
Tuesday, May 4
Wednesday, May 5
Thursday, May 6
Friday, May 7
Salem
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Thank you Laura Bremner-Duarte
for preparing another delicious entrée.
Laura has been a great support person
when it comes to nutrition education
for our clients and showing useful ways
to utilize the commodity food that
we distribute.
This recipe came right off a can
of peas that’s given as a choice in the
food package.
Easy recipe! Oriental Style Peas
1(15 oz.) can of sweet peas, drained
2 tbsp, soy sauce
1 tsp. brown sugar
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
1/8 tsp. garlic powder
2 tbsp, chopped green onions
Monday, May 17
Tuesday, May 18
Wednesday, May 19
2 p.m. -7 p.m.
9 a.m. -7 p.m.
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
1 tbsp, oil
1/4 cup sliced water chestnuts, drained
Combine soy sauce, brown sugar,
ginger, and garlic powder. In large skillet,
stir-fry peas and onion in oil 3-5 minutes.
Add soy mixture and water chestnuts;
cook and stir 1 minute.
Makes 3-4 servings.
If you would like to find out if you
might be eligible to receive USDA com
modities, please call 1 -800-922-1399 or
541 -444-2532 and ask to speak to Kitti
Hostler, USDA director, or Joyce
Retherford, USDA clerk.
Happy meals! We hope you’re eating
nutritious and well-balanced meals.
Ask Raven
Raven will answer your questions
about problems associated with
alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. Look
for boxes in tribal offices with Raven's
picture. You can leave your questions
for Raven in these boxes. Those suitable
for Siletz News will be answered here.
If you want a confidential answer to a
question, please leave an address and
Raven will contact you.
Dear Raven: I need to complete a
drug and alcohol treatment program.
How long would that take? Confused
Dear Confused: This is an important
question and one that can change
depending on several issues, which I’ll
list and explain.
Level of care: When you first get
involved in treatment, you’ll participate
in an assessment process. At the end of
it, your counselor will recommend a
level of care that can include residential
treatment or various intensities of
outpatient treatment.
Treatment plan: After your assess
ment has been done, you and your
counselor will complete a treatment
plan. It will include goals and activities
that will help you make changes in your
life that support an alcohol- and drug-
free lifestyle. Timelines for each
activity will address how long your
treatment will last.
Abstinence: The requirement for
the minimum length of treatment is that
you be alcohol- and other drug-free for
Attitudes of Gratitude
You might not realize just how
much of a difference a few hours a
month, or a donation of laundry soap
or toilet paper, makes. When resources
are limited, these services and dona
tions make a real difference!
This month, we want to recognize
the services of our loyal volunteers
for spending several nights a month
away from their homes and own cozy
beds: Linda Tough, Jackie Ashley,
Alice McCain, Janice Cameron, Joan
Hartung, and Brycann Mickey. Thank
you also to Selene Rilatos for
continuing to offer support services
several mornings a week.
We have a list of prospective new
volunteers and will plan a training soon.
Other folks in the community
continue to donate items that are much
appreciated. Winds of Praise Broad
casting sent a check for $60,10 percent
of its February advertising proceeds.
Anonymous people donated dishes that
we can use for our gatherings and circles.
Bill and Anita Wheeler sent up food
and lovely cut flowers. The VFW
Auxiliary and Marian Stoker donated
towels, hygiene items, toilet paper, a
new baking pan, and assorted kitchen
ware. Lynn Whitlow brought in a carafe
coffee maker and decorative spice
carousel, and Sandy Gordon donated
clothing. Alice McCain’s chickens
laid us a dozen fresh eggs.
Thanks to the generosity of so
many, we only need a few more small
items to improve the efficiency of
our kitchen - a couple of glass,
ceramic, or covered plastic pitchers;
silverware, place settings for eight
and/or some table knives; several
serving bowls; and a cheese grater.
We can always use toilet paper, paper
towels, laundry soap, trash bags, and
food donations.
If anyone out there wants to help
us brighten things up outside, we
would gladly accept bedding plants
and/or flower bulbs. Happy Spring!
at least 90 days. Most people will have
a urinalysis testing schedule on their treat
ment plan that will monitor abstinence.
Reassessment: Progress in treat
ment is constantly reassessed. You, your
counselor, and the clinical supervisor
all will be involved in evaluation to see
if your level of care and treatment plan
are working for you. We’ll look at
things like: Are you able to keep your
scheduled appointments? Are you
following through with the other
activities on your treatment plan? Have
your UAs been clean? Are you making
progress on your treatment goals?
Outside mandates: If you’re
required to participate in treatment by
the courts, your employer, your medical
provider, child protective services, the
Department of Corrections, your
school, or someone else, you might
benefit by staying in treatment longer
until those issues are resolved.
Your need for support: Even if
you’re assessed as being ready for
discharge and you’ve completed all
treatment requirements, you might feel
the need to continue in treatment. That’s
something this program will support
and you’ll be able to continue for as
long as is helpful to you.
Announcement: If you think your
child may be at risk for alcohol,
tobacco, or other drug problems and/or
juvenile delinquency behaviors, please
call Delina or Crista at 1 -800-600-5599
or 541-444-8286.
One of them will talk with you
about risk factors and those things that
help protect your child from developing
those problems. They’ll help you
develop a prevention plan that will
support you as a parent and provide
your child with support for making
good choices.
Summertime is often a time when
young people get involved in experi
menting with or increasing the use of
alcohol and other drugs. If you’re
concerned about this, please call!
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