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New Resources
WA State HCA Medicaid Premium Payment Program - Learn how you can have private health insurance and keep your Medicaid too. Click here to see if you or your family member qualifies.
Time magazine article "New Ways to Improve Well-Being at Work" by Mandy Oaklander suggests the following evidence-based tricks for reducing stress on the job: 1. Do someone a 5-minute favor: Volunteering helps people connect to others, which aids in recovering from stress. 2. Play with a puppy 3. Hide your phone: Even if you're not using it, simply being able to see a cell phone hinders your ability to focus on tough tasks. 4. Take a break before lunch: take breaks in the morning to feel more restored and less emotionally exhausted. 5. Let yourself procrastinate: studies show those who spent 5 minutes doing other things than the task at hand generated more creative ideas. 6. Disappear for a bit: take a 10-minute walk and think non-work-related thoughts. 7. Gossip with your co-workers: but keep the conversation office-free to reap the productivity & wellness benefits. 8. End the day like you mean it: Make yourself un-reachable after work to experience a decrease in the stress hormone cortisol.
NEW Pre-Vocational Paid Internship Funding - funding is available to provide people with disabilities paid internship in the community. Click here for a list of counties and DVR counselors to contact for more information. | 
