Services lining up for sixth annual Homeless Connect

Published 11:23 am Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Clallam County’s sixth annual Project Homeless Connect is less than a month away. On Wednesday, March 6, local people who do not have safe, secure housing will find one-stop help at Port Angeles’ Vern Burton Center, 308 E. Fourth St., from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

“Each year, some people who are homeless when they come in, have a safe place to go home to by the end of the day,” said Mercy Luquetta-Cole, interim director of Clallam County Homeless Outreach, which is the organizing entity.

VIMO manager Mary Hogan said on-site medical services will include wound care, diabetes screening, influenza and T-DAP vaccinations for uninsured adults and information for screening for cervical, colon and breast cancer.

“We will also provide help with health insurance enrollment,” she said.

For the third year, the SmileMobile will provide pain relief tooth extraction dentistry for adults. Vision screenings will be available in the morning and other wellness services are signing on daily. Peninsula Behavioral Health will provide mental health services. Clallam County Health and Human Services will address chemical dependency.

Veterinary services will not be offered on-site, but the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society will hand out free pet food and vouchers for pet vaccinations. The state Department of Social and Health Services’ mobile office will be in the parking lot to process benefit claims.

To volunteer or donate, e-mail clallamcounty.homelessoutreach@gmail.com.