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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Safe home for women may
close from lack of funding
Majority of clients
are Native American
By Leslie Mitts
S pilyay Tymoo
A resource for local women
may soon be forced to close if
additional funding isn’t acquired.
A cco rd in g to A nnette
Fleshman, of the Madras Area
Com m unity A ction Team, a
transitional home for women is
in danger of shutting down if
they don’t find additional fund
ing—and soon.
In the past the home has
been run by donations and
grants. However, she said, as
grant money has run out they
haven’t been able to find as
many opportunities for addi
tional funding.
“We haven’t had any oppor
tunities for more grants re
cently,” Fleshman explained.
W ithout more funding, they
face problems in running the
home, she said.
It originally opened two and
a half years ago, Fleshman said,
and has been filled steadily ever
since. “In the past year it’s been
full and I had to actually turn
women away,” Fleshman said.
Currendy there are spaces avail
able in the home, however.
As for the women who go
through the home, Fleshman
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said, many of them go on to
succeed in life. “There’s been
some successes and of course
there’s been some that haven’t,”
Fleshman said.
Amanda Tanner has been liv
ing in the transitional home since
N ovem ber— and said she
knows first-hand what it is like
to not have anywhereitA g6A J
“I ’m here for a probation
violation,” she said, after hav
'( ing problems with drugs. But
with the help of the staff at the
r W illo w C reek T ran sitio n al
c
h
Home Tanner has turned her
life around. She said, “The
house has helped me out a lot.
It’s my safety zone right now.”
“It’s a real good place to live,”
Tanner added. “It’s put a lot of
perspective in my life.”
Now Tanner has found a job
at a local fast food restaurant
and said, “I’m doing a lot better
than what I used to. It’s the best
thing that’s happened to me in a
long time.”
If the home were to close,
Tanner said, “I would probably
be crying because I don’t have
anywhere to go right now.” But
more importantly, she said, it
would have a significantly nega
tive impact on the community.
In Tanner’s opinion, “The
women really need it.”
Mark Matthews, director of
Victims of Crime Services in
Warm Springs, said the transi
tional home is a worthwhile re
source. In his opinion, “The
W illo w C reek T ran sitio n al
Home is a good resource and
we’ve referred people there in
the past.”
For Warm Springs especially,
.Matthews said, “I think there’s
a need in the community for
people who are in situations
where they’re trying to get away
from bad things—whether it is
domestic violence, sexual assault,
substance and alcohol abuse.”
In the community, Matthews
added, there is often a long wait
ing list for housing. According
to Matthews, “There is a big
need in the Warm Springs com
munity for safe and adequate
housing.”
The transitional home pro
vides that type of housing for
single -women without children.
Fleshman said a large majority
df the home’s tenants have been
from the Warm Springs commu
nity or are Native American.
“I would bet close to two-
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thirds of our clients have been
Native American,” she said.
Up to five women are able
to live in the house at one time,
along with a permanent resident
manager.
Fleshman describes the home
as one for women who are, in
general, “down on luck.” While
it is a resource for those with
drug and alcohol issues or for
women who are leaving incar
ceration, she said, it is also for
women who just need a step
ping-stone in life.
The women must stay at the
home for at least six months.
In addition, Fleshman said,
they are able to refer women to
local agencies who can help
them get back on their feet.
When the home first opened,
Fleshman said, they had a large
amount of community support.
“It’s just a need that we saw
in the community,” she added.
Without the home, Fleshman
is sure there will be a negative
impact.
For the women that need to
use the tran sitio n al hom e,
Fleshman said, their resources
would be severely limited with
out it. *
“I know a lot of them would
have to go back to the lifestyle
they were in,” she explained.
The Madras Area Commu
nity Action Team focuses on
solving the problem of poverty,
Fleshman said, and housing is
included in that.
Fleshman also encourages
community members to partici
pate in the Madras Area Com
munity Action Team.
“We do have an active board,
but we could use more mem
bers on our board,” she said.
This April, Fleshman added,
the Madras Area Community
Action Team will be hosting a
fundraising yard sale and dona
tions are appreciated.
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