Two organizations join Together Center in Redmond
Published 2:08 pm Friday, November 1, 2013
Two organizations have joined Together Center’s campus of human service agencies.
Harborview Center for Sexual Assault and Traumatic Stress (HCSATS) and India Association of Western Washington (IAWW) recently established Eastside offices at Together Center.
HCSATS provides services and support for children, youth and adults who have experienced sexual assault or other traumatic events. The program provides trauma therapy services that were previously provided by Harborview Children’s Response Center. That program closed at the end of September due to budget cuts. Harborview Medical Center continues to commit to providing trauma services to the community in east King County. HCSATS now provides therapy for affected adults as well as children, youth and their families.
“The Together Center location is ideal for our work,” said Connie Au, HCSATS clinical social worker. “We already work closely with Sound Mental Health and other agencies on campus. It is very helpful to provide services at the same location.”
IAWW has been serving the Indian population of Puget Sound since 1980s. A second office has just opened at Together Center to meet the needs of growing numbers of participants that live on the Eastside. IAWW activities focus in four areas: cultural and festival programs, youth programs, social responsibility programs and seniors program. The latter is led by Dr. Pran Wahi and provides a forum for social interaction, cultural assimilation and support for seniors from India. Among other activities, the program holds workshops on senior-related services, such as Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, prescription drug programs and nutrition.
One of the first nonprofit multi-tenant centers in the nation, Together Center was designed first and foremost to lower barriers to finding help. Where east King County residents once needed to travel from Bothell to Renton or beyond to find help at individual locations, people from throughout the Eastside now find comprehensive assistance at one location in downtown Redmond.
To access services at HCSATS, call (206) 744-1600. To contact IAWW, call (206) 805-8955. For more information on Together Center, contact Pam Mauk at (425) 869-6699 or visit www.togethercenter.org or the Center’s social media on Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn.
