Listening Sessions

Entrust invites you to join us in identifying gaps in disability services and challenges to accessing existing services in our local communities. It is also an opportunity to provide feedback that may help others avoid some of the frustrations and barriers you may have experienced.

Can't attend? Take our brief survey.

Sunnyside

Thursday, September 12
4 - 7 p.m.
Cristo Rey Townhomes
Multipurpose Room
330 N. 16th St., Sunnyside

Pasco

Tuesday, September 17
4 - 7 p.m.
Leo Center Auditorium
3713 E. A St., Pasco

Yakima

Thursday, September 19
4 - 7 p.m.
Yakima Family YMCA
Community Room
3800 River Road, Yakima

We want to hear from you! There is no formal presentation. Stop by, enjoy light refreshments, chat with our staff about your experiences, and network with others in the disability community.

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Meet our Navigation Specialist to discuss any challenges you may have encountered accessing services.

The listening sessions and survey are set up to prompt discussion about your experiences at each stage of your life journey. Your input may help others just starting to find their way through the sometimes-overwhelming path to services and support. Help us identify tools to overcome barriers and build independence and inclusivity for individuals with disabilities.

How these sessions help:

Below are some examples of feedback we’ve received at similar sessions and how we’ve addressed those issues.

  • Transportation: Entrust now has a fleet of over 40 vehicles to help clients get to and from jobs, attend community events, and participate in activities of daily living.
  • Community Access: Entrust has committed to creating and sponsoring events and activities that encourage participation from people both with and without disabilities to break down barriers and promote inclusivity.
  • Language Barriers: Entrust actively hires bilingual employees to encourage better access for bilingual and monolingual individuals with disabilities in our community. Nearly 1/3 of our staff is currently biliterate.
  • Lack of System Navigation Services: Entrust recently built a navigation program and hired a navigation specialist to help individuals with disabilities find and access services in our community.

Past listening sessions have also produced the following list of unmet needs we are working to address:

  • Assistive technology, equipment, and supplies
  • Daily essential items – interview clothes, toiletries, etc.
  • Funds to pay for activities
  • Crisis Services – including respite, behavioral consultation, etc.
  • Employment, housing, and inclusion services in unserved and underserved areas
  • Respite services
  • Natural supports
  • Life skills courses
  • Post-secondary education access and access to transition services for high school students
  • Widespread transportation services
  • Access to health care assistance
  • Start-up costs for housing – first/last month’s rent, deposit, etc.

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Questions or comments? Fill out our contact form and, if requested, an Entrust staff member will contact you.

Listening Sessions