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About Siletz news letter. (Siletz, Oregon) 1989-1997 | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1995)
7 April 1995 Socio-Economic Report This is a continuation from last month's article regarding the Socio-Economic Report. Last month, information was printed about the education levels and health condition of our membership. Below, we will be reporting on the condition of housing, and the services used by tribal members. If you missed previous articles, or would like a copy of the entire report, please do not hesitate to contact Tina Retasket at 1-800-922-1399 or (503) 444-4247. As with most organizations, the Siletz Tribe is concerned about providing for the most basic and essential needs of its membership^ In addition to the health care and employment needs of its members, the Siletz Tribe has tracked and provided housing services for its membership. The Tribe had allocated a' large amount of its base budget from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in the Housing Improvement Program (HIP). The BIA subsequently removed the HIP Program from "the band", and deducted this money from the tribe's base budget. The Bureau then began allocating only about $50,000Zyear to operate a HIP program, which greatly hampered the Tribe's ability to provide for housing rehabilitation services for its members. Today, there is an estimated $2 million dollars worth of housing rehabilitation or other assistance on the HIP Program's waiting list. Clearly, the housing needs of tribal members is greater than the funds available. Following is a series of questions and answers related to the housing needs of tribal members. As you review the information, please keep in mind that the information is self-reported, and that many individuals tend to under report housing condition and repair needs. This may be due to the fact that individuals tend to "put up with" the conditions of the homes they have lived in for long periods of time, and that many foil to realize the actual conditions that exist. The Housing Improvement Program intends to complete a comprehensive Housing Inventory of tribal member homes, but are using the following information as a starting point: QUESTION: Please indicate the one status which most closely fits your housing situation: RESPONSE: ' # % STATUS 48% 258 Own/Buying 38% 209 Rentinq 9% Live with Relatives/Friends 5.1 1% 5 Living in your Vehicle 1% 7 Homeless 2% 13 Other (not specified) 543 TOTAL QUESTION: What type of home is it? RESPONSE:, % # TYPE OF HOME 55% 292 Sinqle Family Dwelling 9% 45 Duplex/Triplex 17% 91 Apartment Building 13% 70 Trailer/Mobile Home 1% Retirement/Assisted Living 4 0 0 Adult Foster Home 5% 26 Other (not specified) 528 TOTAL QUESTION: What condition is your home in? RESPONSE: % # CONDITION 57% Standard Condition - up to 284 code 25% Needing Minor Repair • 123 (less than $5,000) 15% Needing Major Repair 72 ($5,000 - $35,000) 3% 17 Needinq Replacement 496 TOTAL QUESTION: If your home is in need of repair, what type of repairs are needed? RESPONSE: # % REPAIR TYPE 18% 90 Plumbing 9% 46 Water/Sewer 15% 73 Wirinq 17% 82 Insulation 13% 62 Heatinq System 4% 18 Handicap Access 24% 116 Structural 487 TOTAL QUESTION: What type services do you have? RESPONSE: # UTILITY SERVICES . City W a te r & S e w er Septic Tan k with Drain Field Drain Field O nly - no septic W e ll W a te r Spring W ater/R iver/Stream O utdoor Toilets O ther (no response specified) TOTAL of utility % 38 9 108 6 66 15 0 10 65% 18% 1% 11% 3% 0 2% First, we have a chart below showing similar function totals for number of service contacts. Like services were put together (i.e. HIP Program and Siletz Indian Housing Authority), and may or may not be contained within the same Tribal Department. Tribal members most assuredly marked more than one type of service. A breakdown of individual services received follows. One theme in the comments made by tribal members is that they were unaware of the total number of services the tribe provides, and that by answering the survey they were made aware of the large range of services. Please note, also, that the services listed are those provided directly to tribal members, and that departments within the tribe are responsible for more than just those duties listed: COMBINED SERVICES BY DEPARTMENT TOTAL 680 % 36% 13% 565 562 11% 11% 184 1,425 3% 27% 1,889 39 TOTAL The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians is considered to be a service organization. In other words, its main focus is to provide services to its membership. To this end, the Siletz Tribe does very well. Services range from providing housing, health, education, and employment services to tribal members from birth on. However, most services are provided primarily in the eleven-county service area within the State of Oregon. The exception to this is distribution of meat and fish, Higher Education assistance, and firewood permits. Health Services Natural Resources Social Services Education Services Housinq Services ‘ Administrative Services - d Medical Screenings - e. Nutrition Education - j. Pre-natal Information 594 » 60 13 76 - g Exercise Challenges - h. Medicine Delivery * i. Home Visits QUESTION: Do you consider your house to be adequate based on size and number of household members? RESPONSE: 423 said YES. DEPARTMENT SERVICES - a. Medical Transports - b. Home Health Care - c. Medical Information - f. Exercise Classes 5,305 ‘ Includes other services, such as planning, enrollment & newsletter services. Following is a breakdown of the number of times a service was used for individual programs. As evidenced above, the most widely used programs are the Health services, followed by Administrative services, such as Enrollment and the Tribal Newsletter Siletz Tribal Members were asked to Identify those services they have used within the last 5 years: - a. Direct Medical Care - b. Direct Dental Care - c. Pharmacy - d. Laboratory Analysis - e. X-rays 26 16 TOTAL - c. Support Groups - d. Sweat lodges - e. Information - f. Outpatient Treatment - g. Inpatient Treatment - h. Youth Raft Trips - i. Adult Raft Trips - j. Campouts - k. Pre-natal Information TOTAL 14 42 15 26 27 24 20 16 21 15 Counseling Group Counseling Family Counseling Recreational Therapy 203 165 - a. Tribal I.D . Cards - b. Enrollment Certification - c. Hunt/Fish Tags - d Hunt/Fish Regulations 158 82 -c . Family Trees - d. Genealogy Research 608 - e. Name Changes TOTAL 293 - a. Commodity Foods 113 - b. Nutrition Education 20 TOTAL 61 79 24 3 13 25 7 257 - a. Monthly Newsletter - b. Tribal Info. Flyers - c. Public Information 354 177 TOTAL - d. Recreational Trips 15 - e. Firewood - f. Home health Care - g. Chore Services - h. Minor Home Repair 20 5 21 3 - i. Handicap Ramps - i. Handicap Equipment - k. Respite Services 3 6 3 - c. Cat. C - Down Payment - d. Cat. D - N ew Home - e. Loan Package Assistance 15 0 7 - c. Tribal Housing - d. Youth Recreation Nights - f. Home Inspections - g. IH S Water/Sewer 12 16 - f. Money Management - g. Emergency Housing TO TAL 34. Higher Education - a. Tuition Funding ■ - b. Career Fairs - c. Pre-College Seminars TOTAL 804 51 21 72 TOTAL 8 11 1 7 - a. Parent Training - b. Foster Care - c. Respite Care - d Transportation - e. Advocacy - f. Case Plan Development - g. Foster Homes Certified - h. Home Visits - i. Family Welfare Court TO TAL 4 4 14 1 ___ ± 1 _____ q 64 1 111 - e. Youth Raft Trips TOTAL 32 11 37 17 10 4 7 118 1 - a. Employment Training - b. Special Interest Classes - c. Pre-College Classes - d. G ED Testing Fees TOTAL I 23 9| - a. lob Referrals - b. Resume Preparation - c. Direct Job Placements - d. Classroom Training - e. W ork Experience Sites - f. On-the-job Training Site - g. Supportive Services n il 3l i 32 15 1 4 - h. Job Readiness Class 154 33. ADULT VOCATIONAL TRAINING 32. ADULT EDUCATION 15 8 131 84 82 11 - b. Timber Maps TOTAL - c. Tutoring - d Parental Cost - e. College Preparation 35 17 30. JOB TRAINING PROGRAM - b. Cat. B - Major Repair 15 39 9 107 - a. Firewood Permits 76 20 8 r - a. Section (8) Vouchers - b. Low-Income Rentals - a. Preschool - b. Culture Classes 288 27. INDIAN CHILD WELFARE 5 11 31. JOHNSON O'MALLEY 8 116 607 - a. Mealsites - b. Home Delivered Meals - c. Transportation/ Bus Pass 66 16 28 24. FORESTRY 22. NEWSLETTER 29. HOUSING AUTHORITY 28. HOUSING IMPROVEMENT - i. Death Benefits - j. Statistics 133 26. ELDERS 38 7 64 49 - f. Address Changes - g. Enrollment Applications 21. USDA PROGRAM TOTAL TO TAL a. b. c. d. - a. Meat/Fish Distribution - b. Hunting/Fishing License 12 25. SOCIAL SERVICES - a. Cat. A - Minor Repair 504 23. ENROLLMENT 20. FISH A GAME TOTAL - i. Case Management TO TAL TOTAL 243 145 58 58 656 TOTAL - n. Sober Pow-Wow - e. Energy Assistance - f. Hygiene Packages - g. Referrals to Agencies - h. Emergency Assistance - d Deferred Services List 319 4 52 - b. Advocacy - c. General Assistance - d. Community Newsletter 103 86 14 - a. Data/Statistics 28 21 -1. D U II Classes - a. Transportation - a. Approve Appointments - b Emergency Approval - c Denial Letters Received 16. PLANNING DEPT. 6 13 TO TAL 168 128 171 18. MENTAL HEALTH 21 19 19. DRUG A ALCOHOL - a. Counseling - b. Family Counseling 17. CONTRACT HEALTH SERVICES 15. SILETZ COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC 14, COMMUNITY HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE/ NURSE 26 37 11 23 38 11 - a. Tuition Funding - b. Employment Assistance 2 - c. Pre-College Seminar 1 51 TOTAL 97 86 36. HEADSTART 35. Title V-INDIAN ED. 53 10 - a. Culture Classes - b. Tutoring 6 69 TOTAL 38 14 - a. Early Childhood Ed. 52 -c . Social Services 27 - b. Parent Involvement . TOTAL 19 7 S3 “ ‘ These services are provided by Local School Districts, not by the Siletz Tribe. Some additional questions were posed to tribal members in a variety of areas. Following is a summary of their responses. FOSTER CARE 18 respondents indicated they were licensed foster homes, 3 with the State, 4 with the Tribe, and 1 licensed through both the State and the Tribe. ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY 22 respondents indicated that someone from their family was in immediate need of a Retirement Center, Nursing Home or Assisted Living Residence. 76 respondents noted that they would be needing this type of assistance in the next ten (10) years. An overwhelming response of 171 persons indicated they would be willing to move back to Siletz to utilize these services DEATH BENEFIT INSURANCE 420 respondents indicated they had filled out their beneficiary forms. Those who requested additional forms were mailed a copy immediately. . EMERGENCY SERVICES 128 respondents indicated someone in their household had needed emergency care within the past year. Nearly all received that care through their local hospital, for a variety of ailments. GENERAL COMMENTS Tribal members were asked to add any additional comments. Due to length, they are not included here, but are included in the Attachment section. Overwhelmingly, tribal members requested services -- particularly health services - be expanded to members who reside outside of the service area. For reference, please review the entire list in the Attachment section.
