After-hours crisis line now available
at 541-444-8286 or 800-600-5599
Because mental health and relapse
crises do not always happen during busi-
ness hours, Siletz Behavioral Health has
arranged a collaboration with an after-
hours crisis line called Lines for Life.
On weekends and during the weekday
hours of 5 p.m. to 8 a.m., the number to the
Behavioral Health front desk is forwarded
to Lines for Life, where you will be con-
nected with a live mental health counselor.
The counselor will do everything he/she
can to help de-escalate, advise and support.
Afterwards, this information can be
shared with our mental health counselor
so follow-up care can be provided.
Of course, if there is an emergency
and you fear that you or someone else is
in imminent danger, please call 911. That’s
always the fastest way to get help.
477 Self-Sufficiency Program offers Summer Youth Employment Program
The 477-Self Sufficiency Program
(SSP) is accepting applications for our
Summer Youth Employment Program
(SYEP). This program is separate from
the Tribal Employment Program offered
through the Education Department.
The program mission is to provide
youth age 14-24 with the opportunity
to gain employment or education skills
in a field that interests them. Our cur-
rent placements are 240 hours and pay
is $9.25/hour for Work Experience and
$7/hour for Classroom Training stipends.
The program is available to youth who
reside within the 11-county service area.
Basic eligibility criteria includes but
is not limited to:
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Youth must be between age 14-24 at
the time of application
Native Amer ican ver ification
(includes American Indian, Native
Alaskan and Native Hawaiian) and
those enrolled in a federally recog-
2018 Culture Camp
July 10-12
Registration forms are available on the Tribal website (ctsi.nsn.us) or at your
area office.
If you have any questions, contact Buddy Lane at 800-922-1399, ext. 1230;
541-444-8230; or buddyl@ctsi.nsn.us.
Applications can be mailed to P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-0549 or faxed
to 541-444-8392.
For more information about the Siletz Tribe, visit ctsi.nsn.us.
Culture Craft Nights
Feather Dance Practice
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nized Indian Tribe. Participants can
also be eligible with verification of
descendancy from a family member
who is enrolled with a federally rec-
ognized Tribe.
Latest school grade report. Par-
ticipants will need to have at least a
minimum grade point average (GPA)
of 2.0. Participants below a 2.0 can
participate in a classroom training
program and receive a stipend while
they attend summer school.
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Eugene Area Office
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Portland Area Office
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Salem Area Office
Sponsored by the Education and Culture Departments
The application deadline is
June 22, 2018.
Ask Raven column returns to
answer questions about addiction
After a long hiatus, Ask Raven has
returned. Many of you may be familiar
with Raven and some of you may not.
The next few months offer an opportunity
for those of you familiar with Raven to
welcome Raven back. For those who are
not familiar, it will be your chance to get
to know Raven.
Starting immediately, Raven will
begin to answer your questions via email.
Each month, one or two questions will be
Feather Dance.
Young people under age 10 need
an adult to accompany and assist them.
The Siletz Culture Department will
provide instructors to assist.
Contact: Bud Lane, budl@ctsi.nsn.
us; 541-444-8320 or 800-922-1399,
ext. 1320.
Slots are limited and are on a first-
come, first-served basis. If you are inter-
ested in applying for the Summer Youth
Employment Program, please contact
one of our Tribal services specialists or
intake specialists located in each of the
Tribal offices.
The 477 Self-Sufficiency Program Plan is open for public comment from
June 1 to July 16, 2018. The plan is available on the Tribal website (ctsi.nsn.
us), lobby of each area office or by contacting Kurtis Barker, 477-SSP director.
The plan provides a broad overview of how the program will operate for
years 2019-2021.
Please submit written comments to Kurtis Barker at kurtisb@ctsi.nsn.us or
by fax at 541-444-8334.
In following with the times, Raven
can be contacted via confidential email at
Ask.Raven@ctsi.nsn.us.
Siletz Tribal members and their
families welcome. Come and learn the
Income eligibility requirements apply.
477 Self-Sufficiency plan open for review and
public comment
Raven is here to answer questions and
provide a healthy perspective on issues
around the disease of addiction. Addic-
tion can wreak havoc on any individual
and also their families. We all have been
impacted by addiction in some way.
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published in Siletz News along with any
news that Raven wants to share.
All email will be confidential and for
those questions selected to be published,
they will only be published with the com-
munity member’s permission and will be
completely anonymous.
Raven is ready to start answering
your questions. Next month Raven will be
speaking with you directly.
Welcome back, Raven!
Apply now for Siletz Tribal Head Start
Applications are ready for the 2018-2019 Siletz Tribal Head Start school year. Your
child must be age 3 or 4 as of Sept. 1, 2018.
We have mailed out applications to children who are enrolled Tribal members.
Applications also can be downloaded from the Tribal website or you can call us at
800-922-1399 or 541-444-2532 to request that one be mailed to you.
A Head Start staff person must verify the information on your application through
either a face-to-face interview or a telephone interview. If we receive your application
in the mail, we will call you to verify the application and if we don’t reach you will
leave a message asking you to call us back. Please be sure to call us back.
We look forward to serving your child and family.
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