TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS
The new homes in the Oak Flats housing development near completion in March.
Cabinets are installed (above) while Willie Metcalf works on a roof (right). The
contractor, Lucky-Macke Uy, provided employment for up to seven tribal members at
a time. Families should be able to move into these homes this month.
Join Elders for Treasures on the
Beach Honor Day
This year's annual Elder Honor Day
theme is Treasures on the Beach and it
will be held at Chinook Winds Casino
Resort on April 12.
For those wishing to attend, lodging
will be provided for elders traveling to
the gathering. Rides also are available for
those needing one. We will get more in
formation out as the plans get completed.
Please come and welcome the elders
traveling from other tribes. We expect 5(X)
to attend this year for lots of fun. laugh
ter. and entertainment.
If you have questions, please call
Many applications that we receive are
inactive, the application may be placed
Kathryn Dick, elder council coordinator,
at 541-444-8261 or 1-800-922-1399,
not complete. This means that the appli
onto the active waiting list with the date of
cant does not follow directions or under
the received documents. The original date
ext. 1261.
stand what is expected to accompany the
stamp on the application is null because
application before it is returned to the
it does not reflect the complete status.
There will be no Elder Council Meeting in April
because of the annual Eider Honor Day
on April 12.
The next meeting will be
May 14, 2005 - 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Chinook Winds Casino Resort
Another Year of Wisdom for Our
Elders... Happy Birthday!
Michael Alicante, 4/l
Andrew Brown, 4/10
Mildred Bueno, 4/13
Darelle Butler, 4/8
Laverne Butler, 4/26
Sally Childs, 4/23
Martin Dugan, 4/4
Mary Fisher, 4/8
Regina Furlong, 4/7
Esther Gray, 4/25
Tessabelle Green, 4/15
Clementine Hartt, 4/14
Donna Holmes, 4/9
Nathan Huffman Jr., 4/17
Gerald Lane, 4/14
Juan Marzan, 4/13
Clarice McKnight, 4/25
Evalina Medley, 4/17
Make Sure Application is Complete
for Rental Assistance Program
Charles Miles, 4/23
Mary Newport, 4/15
Catherine Paez, 4/22
Jerri Parman. 4/26
Doris Riding In. 4/21
Manuel Rilatos, 4/20
Philip Rilatos Sr., 4/13
Wilma Rodgers, 4/15
Patricia Rodriguez, 4/25
Calvin Simmons Jr., 4/25
Donald Simmons Sr., 4/23
Lawrence Sondenaa, 4/10
Richard Strickler, 4/27
Wreatha Tollefson, 4/8
Antoinette Vankirk, 4/6
Alice Werth, 4/28
Daniel Wilcox, 4/13
Siletz Tribal Housing Department
What is complete? The application
(STHD) office (555 Tolowa Court/
filled out completely, all signature areas
P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-0549).
signed, copies of Social Security cards for
Our process is to review the applica
all household members, copies verifying
tion; input the application on our
income (i.e. benefit statements, pay stubs,
computer software; write the
etc.), and documentation of residence for
receipt letter; if the ap
non-Siletz or Siletz-
plication is incom
enrolled members
plete, a deadline is
(i.e., bills. ID. a legiti
given to complete it;
mate
and list the number they
shows the name and
may be on the active
resident address; tor
waiting list.
minors, this could be
If the application is
source
that
a divorce decree,
incomplete and the ap
school records, etc).
plicant does not respond by
The Rental Assistance
the deadline, his/her file will be placed
Program is a temporary rental assistance
into inactive status.
program for enrolled tribal members. The
More often than not, applicants who
approximate wait time on the active wait
have submitted an incomplete application
ing list is four years. There is no prefer
have been sent the receipt letter and for
ence to speed up the process.
some reason, the applicant calls a day or
Although the Rental Assistance Pro
so after their application has been placed
gram accepts applications from any loca
in inactive status. Until the application is
tion, we do not provide assistance out
complete, there is no extended grace pe
side the tribe’s I I-county service area.
riod of time beyond the deadline.
Call Marci Simmons or Angela Mar
If documentation to complete the ap
plication is received after the file becomes
tin at 541-444-8314 or 1-800-922-1399,
ext. 1314, if you have questions.
April 2005
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