Community Resources

Hummingburd studio is hosting in-person sessions on Tuesdays starting April, 2nd!

Sessions times are: 10-11:30. 12:30-2 & 3-4:30
Registration is required to attend.

Join us! We'd' love to make art with you.

Congratulations Harlee!

Harlee has been with Community Resources since February 2020. In January of this year, she joined the first group to go through the National Direct Support Professional E-Badge Academy. She has completed the DSP-1 Badge. The DSP-1 badge involves bringing to the table her experience and applying her experience through the lens of the Code of Ethics and areas of focus that include 15 different E-Badges.

Here’s What Harlee had to say about what achieving DSP-1 means to her: Achieving DSP-1 means embracing the spirit of change to use the resources available to me to do my part in making Community Resources a better community for people with disabilities to be supported in and for their paid staff to work in. – Harlee

Zen of Tom by Dave Hingsburger

"It isn’t easy to ask for help for a reason, you are placing yourself,
and your needs, and your weaknesses into the hands of
another. The superpower that I don’t have is being able to look
into the heart of another; if I did have this ability, I would be able
to trust without also having to have faith in another. Again, no
words were spoken, but Tom’s ability to make me feel
comfortable and safe were remarkable. I think of the people we serve. Do they feel comfortable with our support? Do they feel
safe in our presence? How do we communicate our heart through the use of our hands? Our voices? Our approach to their needs? Are we so used to providing support that we no longer know what it means? Have we become numb to the dynamic of power that is
implicit in our being the ‘helper,’ and they being the ‘helpee?’ Perhaps, since you are reading this, you can also take the time to figure out how you make people feel welcome and comfortable while you meet their needs? Maybe you can ask yourself if, in your
interactions, people feel safe with you."
https://vitacls.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/sss-vol-10-issue-12-ENGLISH.pdf

Time for Gratitude - NADSP Time for Gratitude by Nicole Dama | Nov 24, 2021 | News The Thanksgiving holiday tends to be a time for reflection, connection, and especially appreciation. It’s no different for all of us here at The National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP), and we certainly have a lot in our wo...

Come join us today for our walk-in interviews! We will be at 208 West Bay Dr NW Olympia, WA 98502 until 4:00 pm.