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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2015
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
4-H — Looking for 4-H lead-
ers. For information, call San-
dra Carlson at the Oregon State
University Extension at 503-325-
8573.
Astoria Column — 1 Cox-
comb Drive. Volunteers needed to
welcome visitors, provide informa-
tion and answer questions about
the Astoria Column and the city
of Astoria. For information, call
the Friends of the Astoria Column
Visitor Center at 503-325-2963.
Astoria Riverfront Trolley
Association — 111 W. Marine
Drive. Needs conductors/motor-
men to operate trolley and narrate
points of interest. One or more
three-hour shifts per month. For
information, call the 503-325-
6311.
Astoria Senior Center —
Temporarily located at 1555 W.
Marine Drive in the old Astoria
Yacht Club. To volunteer, call Lar-
ry Miller at 503-325-3231.
Astoria-Warrenton
Area
Chamber of Commerce — 111
W. Marine Drive. Volunteers
needed at the chamber and for
events. For information, call 503-
325-6311.
Camp Kiwanilong — A large
variety of volunteer opportunities
are available. For information,
call 503-861-2933 or go to www.
campkiwanilong.org
Caring Adults Develop-
ing Youth (CADY) Mentoring
Program — 800 Exchange St.,
second floor. Needs mentors for
youths ages 10 to 17 at risk of
school failure. Time commitment:
one year, about eight hours per
month. For information, contact
Laura Parker at 503-325-8601 or
lparker@co.clatsop.or.us
Clatsop Animal Assistance
Inc. — Needs volunteers who
have a strong commitment to
work on behalf of the Clatsop
County Animal Shelter’s dogs and
cats. For information, email info@
dogsncats.org or call 503-861-
0737.
Clatsop Care Center — Vol-
unteers needed daily for all three
meals to provide one-on-one as-
sistance to dining dependent resi-
dents. Volunteers must participate
in a 16-hour training program. For
information,
contact
Mandy
Brenchley at 503-325-0313, ext.
209.
Clatsop County Animal
Shelter — Animal care volunteers
age 16 and older needed for one
3-hour shift per week. Pick up an
application at 1315 S.E. 19th St.,
Warrenton. For information, or to
schedule orientation, call Leslie
Atkinson at 503-325-1000.
Clatsop Community Action
Regional Food Bank — Volun-
teers needed to help hand out
fruits and vegetables at the week-
ly produce pantries for two hours
on Thursdays, from April to Octo-
ber, in Seaside and Warrenton.
Warehouse attendants are need-
ed for food packing or processing,
picking orders for agencies, light
janitorial and housekeeping, or
lawn and grounds maintenance.
Three to four-hour shifts are avail-
able Monday through Friday. To
volunteer, call 503-861-3663.
Clatsop Community College
Outreach Literacy — Needs
volunteer literacy tutors to work
with adults, native and non-native
speakers. Training available. For
information, call 503-338-2557.
Clatsop County Public
Works — 1101 Olney Ave. Adopt-
A-Road volunteers needed to re-
move litter two times (minimum)
per year for two years. Safety
equipment and supplies provided.
Volunteers must receive safety
orientation. For information, call
503-325-8631.
Clatsop Cruise Hosts —
Looking for volunteers to meet
and greet cruise ship passengers
and crew, provide information and
answer questions about the Clat-
sop County area. Ships arrive in
the spring and fall, about 20 ships
each year. Work all the ships or
part of them. For information, go
to www.clatsopcruisehosts.org
Columbia Memorial Hospital
— Needs volunteers to provide
assistance to patients, visitors
and hospital staff. Training pro-
vided. For information, go to www.
columbiamemorial.org. To sched-
ule an interview, call 503-325-
4321.
Columbia River Maritime
Museum — 1792 Marine Drive.
Volunteer opportunities for those
with an interest in maritime his-
tory. For information, call the vol-
unteer coordinator weekdays at
503-325-2323.
Columbia Senior Diners —
565 12th St. Volunteers needed
weekdays to serve tables and for
kitchen help. To volunteer, call
503-325-9693.
Community
Emergency
Response Team — CERT vol-
unteers needed for community
events and disaster response
with local police, fire and emer-
gency medical service agencies.
Training includes fire safety, first
aid, traffic and crowd control,
communications, damage survey,
disaster planning and civic events
within city limits. For information,
contact CERT coordinator Kenny
Hansen at khansen@astoria.or.us
or leave a voicemail at 503-325-
4411.
Friends of Seaside Library
— 1131 Broadway, Seaside. Vol-
unteers needed to staff the fund-
raising store. For information,
call 503-738-6742 or stop by the
library.
and drivers for Meals on Wheels.
For information, contact Candy
Foster at 503-738-9323.
Providence Seaside Hospi-
tal — Needs volunteers to drive
local senior citizens to medical
appointments for the Partners for
Seniors Program, and to work in
the Providence Seaside Hospital
Gift Shop. Commitments as small
as one hour a month to regularly
scheduled weekly shifts are avail-
able. For information, call Volun-
teer Services at 503-717-7171 or
email Alana.Kujala@providence.
org
River Song Foundation
— Looking for people to assist
with Trap/Neuter/Release/Feed
(TNRF), especially in the Sea-
side and Knappa/Svenson ar-
eas. TNRF involves setting and/
or monitoring traps, and daily
feeding of cats and maintenance
of any shelters, and is a proven,
science-based method that along
with spay/neuter programs is the
only effective and humane way
of ending cat homelessness and
suffering. Call 503-861-2003 for
information and to volunteer.
Seaside Downtown Develop-
ment Association — Volunteers
needed to help with local events
happening throughout the year.
For information, call Tita Montero
at 503-717-1914 or email direc-
tor@seasidedowntown.com
Start Making a Reader To-
day — Needs volunteers to read
to students one-on-one for one
hour a week at local elementary
schools. To volunteer, call 503-
391-8423 or go to www.getsmar-
toregon.org
Svensen Congregate Meal
Site — Wickiup Grange Hall,
92683 Svensen Market Road. To
volunteer, or for information, call
Debbie Dunaway at 503-791-
7298 or 503-861-4202.
Titanic Lifeboat Academy —
Volunteer to help care for animals
and assist with sustainable living
projects; minimum commitment of
four hours per week requested.
Some training provided. For in-
formation, contact Caren Black at
503-325-6886.
Tri-City Spay and Neuter
Thrift Store — 600 Broadway,
Seaside. Needs volunteers inter-
ested in improving the welfare of
animals. For information, call 503-
738-7040.
Knappa Rural Fire Protec-
tion District — Needs volunteer
firefighters. Training provided. For
information, contact any of the ac-
tive personnel or call Chief Paul
Olheiser at 503-458-6610.
Veterans Services Officer of
Clatsop County — Seeking vol-
unteer drivers to transport veter-
ans from Astoria to the Veterans
Administration Medical Center
in Portland using the Disabled
American Veterans (DAV) van. To
volunteer, call 503-298-8757 or
email clatsopvso@gmail.com
Lunch Buddy Mentoring
Program — Adults needed to
mentor elementary and middle
school students once a week
during lunch. For information, call
Mary Jackson at 503-440-0368 or
email lunchbuddies.mp@gmail.
com
Warrenton Senior Lunch
Program — Warrenton Communi-
ty Center, 170 S.W. Third St. Vol-
unteers needed to help with Meals
on Wheels and in the dining room
Mondays or Thursdays. For infor-
mation, contact Barb Balensifer at
503-861-1341.
NorthWest Senior & Disabil-
ity Services — Needs dishwash-
ers and volunteers to serve and
clean up weekdays at a meal site,
Wildlife Rehab Center of the
North Coast — Needs volunteers
to help rehabilitate orphaned and
injured wildlife. For information,
Counselor brings help to kids
Liz Covey
incorporates
trauma
treatment in
counseling
By SUE CODY
The Way to Wellville
Upon entering, Liz Cov-
ey’s Astoria counseling of-
¿ce feels liNe an islanG of
comfort. The waiting area is
large, clean anG crisply ap-
pointeG. ,n the corner, there
is a tiny Nitchen anG toys
that hint at her practice.
%ehinG a sliGing curtain
is an area that awaNens fan-
tasy. A large swing hangs
from the ceiling anG in a
corner, a small reG anG golG
circus tent Graws the eye. A
plush lavenGer NayaN leans
against a wall, almost beg-
ging for someone to sit in it.
This is the worlG of a
counselor who worNs with
chilGren anG aGults who
have e[perienceG trauma.
³The fielG of counseling
is changing tremenGous-
ly,´ saiG Covey, a licenseG
professional
counselor.
6he will soon be worNing
with the county’s Trauma
,nformeG Care consortium
classroom at Warrenton
*raGe 6chool.
“Trauma is the new lens
through which , see all of
psychology,´ Covey saiG.
6he was talNing about AC(
AGverse ChilGhooG ([peri-
ences stuGies anG how trau-
ma informeG care creates
better outcomes for clients.
“A lot of people have
trauma, but can’t moGulate
their mooGs or an[iety,´
Covey saiG. “Trauma Ge-
scribes the psychological
process of something being
stucN.´
When the AC(s stuGy
began (in the late 1990s),
it was thought trauma was
a rare conGition. %ut it is a
common conGition in Gevel-
opment, Covey saiG.
Now counselors are fo-
cusing on the critical years
of brain Gevelopment be-
tween conception anG age
Sue Cody/The Way to Wellville
Liz Covey swings in the Sensory Room of her counsel-
ing office.
4. Parents play a crucial role
Guring this stage of Gevelop-
ment.
“ChilGren neeG consis-
tent routines,´ Covey saiG.
“ChilGren shut Gown when
expectations change,” a
means of protection. This
is a challenge in Clatsop
County because of cuts in
school counselors anG a
high turnover in proviGers.
,t is stressful for traumatizeG
NiGs to get a new counselor,
she saiG.
“We neeG more school
counselors anG publicly
funGeG Mobs,” Covey saiG.
“We neeG to pay higher sal-
aries in rural communities.”
6he woulG liNe to see
a community center at a
school to proviGe myriaG
structures that families neeG.
Connections
Painting a picture of cur-
rent conGitions, Covey saiG
families are suffering be-
cause of less support. There
is no safety net. ,n the past,
people liveG in multi-gen-
erational families. Now the
parents are worNing so many
hours, they are too stresseG.
The chilGren are separateG
from the parents for longer
perioGs of time.
0any chilGren are expe-
riencing attachment trauma.
They Gon’t Nnow who to
trust. “.iGs are not self-reg-
ulateG at an early age,” Cov-
ey saiG. “Parenting sNills
are externally regulateG. We
have the ability to help NiGs
regulate mooGs.” ChilGren
neeG parents anG caregivers
who nurture them.
“The NiGs are pretty well
cooNeG by the time they get
to school if there isn’t early
intervention,” Covey saiG.
,n her 6ensory 5oom
with the swing anG circus
tent, Covey worNs with cli-
ents on regulating (or sooth-
ing, rebalancing, getting in
touch with) emotional or
physical material in their
boGies.
“The swing in particular
is useG for calming, since so
many NiGs have A'+'-type
symptoms that require them
to be moving. Using the
balance system in the boGy
helps to maNe them able to
focus, talN, relate, since they
are moving, but calmeG at
the same time.
“Swinging is a natural
movement for youngsters
anG babies. <oung NiGs are
calmeG by it in particular.”
“We can worN smarter
anG incorporate all we Nnow
anG regulate through con-
nection,” she saiG.
Successes
Through
counseling,
families can heal.
“,t is most rewarGing to
see a family going from cri-
sis to 100 percent function-
al,” Covey saiG. “WorNing
through the family system
forms gooG attachment rela-
tionships.
“The family feels liNe
it’s a totally Gifferent worlG.
The Moy gets turneG on.
“,t’s extremely satisfy-
ing,” she saiG.
Sue Cody is communica-
tions lead for Clatsop Coun-
ty’s Way to Wellville.
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SELF-HELP GROUPS
Seaside TOPS (Take Off
Pounds Sensibly)— 8 to 8:45
a.m. weigh-in, 9 to 10 a.m. meet-
ing Tuesday, North Coast Family
Fellowship Church, 2245 N. Wah-
anna Road, Seaside. For informa-
tion, call 503-861-2904.
Astoria TOPS — 5 p.m.
weigh-in, 5:30 p.m. meeting Tues-
day, First Lutheran Church, 725
33rd St. For information, call Tr-
isha Hayrynen at 503-325-4114.
Warrenton TOPS — 9 to 9:45
a.m. weigh-in, 10 a.m. meeting
Wednesday, First Baptist Church,
30 N.E. First St., Warrenton. For
information, call Marilyn Barnard
503-861-2918 or Jeannie Pike
503-861-1404.
Al-Anon Family Groups in-
formation line for Clatsop and Til-
lamook counties, 503-338-5688.
Oregon Area Al-Anon website.
oregonal-anon.org
Astoria Al-Anon — 12 p.m.
Wednesday, First United Method-
ist Church, 1076 Franklin Ave. For
information, call 503-325-1087; 7
p.m. Thursday, Crossroads Com-
munity Church, 40618 Old High-
way 30, Svensen. For information,
call 503-458-6467.
Nehalem Al-Anon — 7 p.m.
Monday, Riverbend Room, North
County Recreation District, 36155
Ninth St, Nehalem. For informa-
tion, call 503-368-8255.
Alcoholics Anonymous —
To find a meeting, call 503-861-
5526 or go to www.aa-oregon.org
Seaside Al-Anon — 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Seaside Public Library,
1131 Broadway, Seaside, call
503-810-5196 for information.
Kick Butts Group Meets
(Nicotine Anonymous) — 6:30
to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Seaside
Public Library, 1131 Broadway.
Tillamook Al-Anon — 7:30
p.m. Wednesday, St. Albans Epis-
copal Church, 2102 Sixth St.,
Tillamook, call 503-842-5094 for
information; noon Friday, 5012
Third St., Tillamook, call 503-730-
5863 for information.
Tillamook Alateen — 5 p.m.
Thursday, 5012 Third St., Tilla-
mook. For information, call 503-
730-5863.
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Warrenton Al-Anon — noon
Friday, United Methodist Church,
679 S. Main Ave. For information,
call 503-738-5727.
Narcotics Anonymous —
The Northwest Oregon Area of
Narcotics Anonymous (NWONA)
holds meetings in Clatsop County.
For full schedule details, as well
as upcoming special events, call
the Helpline at 503-717-3702, or
go to www.nworegonna.org
Men’s Sexual Purity Recov-
ery Group — Tuesday nights.
Part of the Pure Life Alliance
(www.purelifealliance.org)
in
Portland. For information, call the
confidential voice mail at 503-
750-0817 and leave a message.
For online updates: www.dailyastorian.com
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