Need Health Insurance…but don’t know your options?

Health Fair

Bring Your Family to the Lynnwood Community Health Fair

  • Understand health insurance options
  • Sign up for coverage with WithinReach (se habla español)
  • Free blood pressure screenings
  • Free kids activities

If you can’t make it to the event, make an appointment to discuss health insurance options by calling WithinReach at 1-800-322-2588. We can help on the phone or in-person (se habla español).

WithinReach is a local community organization connecting families to healthy resources and is certified to assist families with health insurance in King and Snohomish County.

Saturday, March 15, 2014 | 10am – 4pm
Lynnwood Senior Center | 19000 44th Ave W, Lynnwood 

This event is brought to you by Verdant Health Commission, the City of Lynnwood, and WithinReach.

Family Assessment Response Comes to Lynnwood

In January, three communities in our state saw a profound change in how the Washington Department of Social and Health Services’ Child Protective Services responds to some allegations of child abuse and neglect.

The new Family Assessment Response, or FAR, made possible by legislation passed in 2012, maintains our focus on child safety while in some instances providing an alternative to a CPS investigation. The FAR approach recognizes that most families want to keep their kids safe and are better able to care for them when basic needs are met and when they have connections in their communities.

In January, resources began lining up – nonprofits, schools, businesses, etc., in the areas in which FAR will cover in Lynnwood, Aberdeen and two ZIP codes in Spokane. These partnerships are an acknowledgement that all of us have a role in keeping kids safe.

For more information about FAR, visit www.dshs.wa.gov/ ca/about/far.asp.

 If you are interested in hearing more about FAR or volunteering some of your time, knowledge, or resources, contact Kim Ripley at Kim.Ripley@dshs.wa.gov

2014 The NW Fire Blog