ILS Feb 2012 Newsletter

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Independent Living Skills

Newsletter Volume IV

Issue V

In this Issue:

February Calendar

Volunteer Thank

Yous

SETuP Corner

Youth Advocacy Day

...and more!


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Volunteer Thank Yous

For our ILS workshop dinner:

Mary Williams

and

Nancy Perich

For their continued support of

moms group:

The First Christian Church

For their housewarming effortsfor our youth:

The Busy Bees


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SETuP Corner February 2012SETuP Corner February 2012SETuP Corner February 2012SETuP Corner February 2012

By this time I hope all you high school seniors have submitted

your FAFSAs (if you havent contact Kat and shell help

you) So now lets talk about the ETV application.The Education and Training Voucher is another way to help

you pay for your expenses associated with your educa-

tion. The application can be found by going to:

www.independence.wa.gov

click on the education tab

scroll down until you see the link that says Education &Training Voucher (ETV)

scroll down until you see the link that says Washington

State Foster Youth 2012-13 Application for College Fi-

nancial Assistance

There are also links for the online application or the renewalapplication if those options apply to your situation.

As always, if you need help with the application process orhave any questions Kat Cooley, SETuP Case Manager can bereached at (360) 918(360) 918(360) 918(360) 918----7829782978297829 [email protected]@communityyouthservices.orgkcooley@[email protected]


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A word on taxes!

Its tax season! To most people, those words are boring,

frustrating, terrible, and/or POINTLESS! What does it even mean to

file taxes? Well, every time you get a paycheck from working at a job,

money is taken out of it. This money goes to pay for all sorts of thingslike libraries, parks, schools, the military Social Security and

Medicare/Medicaid. The money that is automatically deducted from

your paycheck is based on how much money the government

estimates youll make in a year.

Depending on how much money you make in a year, the

government can end up taking more in taxes from you than you

actually owe. This is especially true if you have children, because of

the Earned Income Tax Credit. The EITC is for families, and itsbasically a way to put more money into the pockets of people who

need it.

When you file taxes, youre basically making sure that you and

the government dont owe each other anything. Often times, the

government actually owes YOU money, and that gets refunded to you

in a tax return. Filing taxes can be really confusing, even for people

who have been doing it for a number of years, which is why its so

awesome that there are many free tax preparers who will help you file

for free! Thats right! FREE! Just bring your W-2, social security

card, and state ID.

As always, if you have any questions, feel free to call, email or

drop by and ask your case manager!


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Mockingbird Corner

Watch a video and learn more about Youth Advocacy Day

by visiting the Mockingbird Societys website at:

http://www.mockingbirdsociety.org/

Please register for Youth Advocacy Day

or you can access paper registrations from your

ILS case manager.

The direct registration link is:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2GLX6MF

Or it can be accessed through the Mockingbird Society

website at: http://www.mockingbirdsociety.org/


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Dae ShogrenDae ShogrenDae ShogrenDae Shogren

Program DirectorProgram DirectorProgram DirectorProgram Director ---- Services for High Risk YouthServices for High Risk YouthServices for High Risk YouthServices for High Risk Youth

Office: 360.918.7828Office: 360.918.7828Office: 360.918.7828Office: 360.918.7828

[email protected]@communityyouthservices.orgdshogren@[email protected]

Liz SnyderLiz SnyderLiz SnyderLiz Snyder

ILS and SETuP Program CoordinatorILS and SETuP Program CoordinatorILS and SETuP Program CoordinatorILS and SETuP Program Coordinator

Office: 360.918.7818Office: 360.918.7818Office: 360.918.7818Office: 360.918.7818Cell: 360.790.6839Cell: 360.790.6839Cell: 360.790.6839Cell: 360.790.6839

[email protected]@communityyouthservices.orglzsnyder@[email protected]

Ryanne ZielinskiRyanne ZielinskiRyanne ZielinskiRyanne Zielinski

ILS Case ManagerILS Case ManagerILS Case ManagerILS Case Manager


Cell: 360.480.3586Cell: 360.480.3586Cell: 360.480.3586Cell: 360.480.3586

[email protected]@communityyouthservices.orgrsimonson@[email protected]

Alex TarasarAlex TarasarAlex TarasarAlex Tarasar

ILS Case ManagerILS Case ManagerILS Case ManagerILS Case Manager



[email protected]@communityyouthservices.orgatarasar@[email protected]

Kathleen CooleyKathleen CooleyKathleen CooleyKathleen Cooley

SETuP Case ManagerSETuP Case ManagerSETuP Case ManagerSETuP Case Manager

Office: 360.918.7829Office: 360.918.7829Office: 360.918.7829Office: 360.918.7829Cell: 360.915.4086Cell: 360.915.4086Cell: 360.915.4086Cell: 360.915.4086

[email protected]@communityyouthservices.orgkcooley@[email protected]

Selona WillettSelona WillettSelona WillettSelona Willett

Mockingbird Resource SpecialistMockingbird Resource SpecialistMockingbird Resource SpecialistMockingbird Resource Specialist


[email protected]@[email protected]@mockingbirdsociety.org

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