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A non-partisan group of citizens focused on eliminating systemic racism and ensuring equitable access, care, and opportunities in education, employment, healthcare,and legal systems.

Works to provide consumers the information they need to understand the terms of their agreements with financial companies. Also: -  Writes rules, supervises companies and enforces federal consumer financial protection laws -  Restricts unfair, deceptive or abusive acts or practices within financial companies -  Takes consumer complaints about financial companies -  Promotes financial education -  Monitors financial markets for new risks to consumers -  Enforces laws that outlaw discrimination and other unfair treatment in consumer finance  Provides information on a wide range of topics of interest to consumers dealing with financial companies, including:   -  Paying for college and student loans -  Planning for retirement -  Owning a home -  Protections against credit discrimination -  Trouble paying a mortgage -  Preventing financial exploitation of older adults -  Consumer financial challenges affecting service members and veterans   Receives confidential reports from whistleblowers who have information about companies or individuals that are violating federal consumer financial laws. Provides information on website in several languages; responds to telephone inquiries from consumers.

Eight session course is taught by trained family members. All course materials are furnished without charge. The class is for caretakers of persons with mental illnesses: this could be parents, siblings, spouses and adult children of persons with mental illnesses, and recovering individuals who are themselves also caretakers of a persons(s) with mental health conditions.

Classes on healthy relationships and teen dating violence can be offered remotely through zoom or other medium depending on needs and resources. Healthy Education guides and flyers can be found on our Instagram page @dvssnoco.

Provides prevention education to middle and high school students, community education and professional training to community members about sexual assault and abuse issues.

Compiles critical services into brochures and packets for use by the public. Emergency Services Brochures list shelters, food resources, and related emergency services information and are available for viewing or download at the Crisis Connections website.   Reentry Assistance Packet offers up-to-date information on resources for anyone currently under supervision by the criminal justice system, including anyone with a sex offense on their record, as well as anyone experiencing a barrier to essential needs due to a prior conviction or record.

Provides public education to promote awareness of issues relating to domestic violence, sexual assault and other crimes.

Promotes awareness and respect for plants, including: -  Inexpensive pruning classes and workshops   -  Pruning educational material, including free pruning guides -  YouTube channel on pruning in English and Spanish   -  Online Adopt-a-Plant list   Coordinates bi-monthly meetings to which the public is invited.

Provides information regarding HIV/STD transmission, referral to services, HIV antibody counseling and testing (anonymous and confidential), individual and group support for HIV positive individuals, educational presentations to high risk populations.  

Provides public education relating to domestic violence and sexual assault in order to promote awareness of the specific social problems associated with these issues, the measures that have been proposed for their solution, and the services and resources available to victims.  Domestic violence and sexual assault prevention and education provided to elementary, middle and high school age children, as well as to community groups and other service providers.  Spanish speaking staff provide family violence prevention education and services to Hispanic families in Skagit County.

Provides free Homage newspapers, Homage Resource Guides, program informational rack cards, and administrates the Homage website.