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Enrollment continues to issue and accept enrollment applications. When requesting an application, staff will ask you a set of questions in order to provide you with the correct application. For renewing regular tribal ID cards or Enhanced Tribal Cards (ETC), please call or email. The Senate has authorized the issue of regular ID cards (not ETC) to members who may not be able to come to the Enrollment office. If you need information that we have on file for you, please make the request by email or leave a voicemail.

The department is providing assistance to elders, families, and the community with food and supplies distributions, shopping, and deliveries. Staff are also helping to get public safety notices and flyers out to the community and encouraging culture practices through social networking and social distancing. Songs, prayers, and dancing!

The Tribal Archive & Records Building remains closed. Staff are available for questions by email.

didgʷálič Wellness Center continues to fight the opioid epidemic and is providing essential substance use disorder (SUD) services, mental health treatment, and primary care to those in need. If you or a loved one needs help with a substance use disorder, please call.

The Wellness Program is open Monday-Thursday from 8AM-6PM and Friday 8AM-12PM. See page 13 for

Call for assistance with unemployment applications.

Call for LIHEAP applications, commodity delivery day, elder monthly stipends, and all other Social Services programs.

households. The food program will be put on hold after this to stock pile food in case there is a second wave, and if there is another stay-at-home issued, the program will begin immediately to ensure food security so members can stay home safely.

Please leave a voicemail with a call-back phone number if you need family support services.

The Youth Center is open with limited hours and new guidelines. Reopening hours are noon-3:00 p.m. with lunch and a snack provided. You will need to fill out an application in order for your youth to participate in the Swinomish Youth Center Summer Program. You can pick up an application (and drop it off when completed) in front of the Youth Center.

For inquiries regarding education, email Michael Vendiola. To coordinate with La Conner School District for student support, contact Loran James. Contact Lisa regarding Swinomish scholarship program services and for HS+ support.

Hours of services are Monday-Thursday from 8-6 p.m. Summer childcare applications can be picked up at the Childcare Center or in front of Social Services. Please return your completed applications as soon as possible. After the application is complete, your child must be tested for COIVD-19 if they are over the age of two.

More details are available on the forms, application, or by calling Jeanne. There is a priority list of services to families. First priority is given to Swinomish families who have both parents/guardians working outside the house. All other slots are filled by remaining services of priority.

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See service details on page 11.

The clinic will reopen to routine care late June. Clinic staff will reach out to those who have had appointments cancelled and will attempt to reschedule for a similar day and time. Please keep in mind that the daily patient appointment load will be decreased by more than half to ensure social distancing and accommodate schedules of alternating dental teams.

Consults are available via phone, Zoom, and Skype. Outdoor social distancing sessions are also available. AFTER HOURS & WEEKENDS: (360) 707-1904

Telehealth WIC visits are now available for all clients. We provide nutrition and food services to pregnant and postpartum women, and children under 5 years. Family placement and foster parents can apply. Call (360) 466- 7269 to see if you are eligible for Swinomish WIC services.

Recently laid off due to COVID-19? We can help young families with food they need. $50-$100 per client each month!

Skagit County Diaper Bank partners with Swinomish WIC for FREE diapers to families in need. Children are eligible for 48 diapers, plus wipes, once a month. To receive diaper services, call (360) 466-7269

The Swinomish Fitness Center is closed until further notice. Email Colleen for at-home fitness recommendations.

Email Certified Wild Plants & Medicine Educator Myk Heidt with questions about wild plants, their medicinal benefits, what’s ready to harvest, and how to use! Another resource is the recently published 13 Moons First Foods and Resources Curriculum. Staff are happy to provide a copy of the curriculum to anyone in the community.

» Routine patient screening » Continuing telemedicine and outdoor services for patients with symptoms » Continuing to offer telemedicine as an option to all patients » Increased cleaning of all areas » Masks required for all staff and patients » Immediate rooming for patients (no waiting room time) » Adding scales to each exam room to reduce shared stations for patients

» Wear mask at all times (unless your provider needs you to remove it for care) » Only bring extra people to the appointment when necessary » Call ahead if you are sick

If you have no COIVD-19 symptoms and schedule an appointment at the clinic, come in the front door to check in as you normally would. Please stop at the station in the entry, sanitize your hands, and put on a mask. If you wore your own mask to the clinic, we ask that you either switch it out for the mask provided or simply place the mask provided over your mask (this helps us ensure masks are meeting medical standards).

When you get to the desk they will ask you basic screening questions. If you are symptom free, you will be checked in and immediately shown to a room. Your provider team will see you.

If are not feeling well, please call the clinic. The front desk will schedule you with a provider for a telemedicine visit. The provider will contact you for the visit. The provider will determine if they can treat through telemedicine, clear you to come in the clinic, or set up to see you outside.

If you do not have access to a phone, please come to the clinic and ring the back door bell and we will be happy to serve you.

The Fisheries Department is working full-time for the community to ensure, to the best of our abilities, that tribal fisheries will continue despite this time of uncertainty. The department will continue to open Lone Tree for C&S clam harvest twice a month; only butters and cockles can be harvested and harvest is not to exceed one five-gallon bucket per day. Clam beaches located off the reservation remain open for subsistence harvest and harvest is not to exceed one five-gallon bucket per day (no more than ½ bucket of manila/native littleneck clams at select beaches).

The community will be notified of future salmon, halibut, crab, shrimp, and other shellfish openings with the release of a regulation and corresponding message on the Fisheries Hotline in advance of any planned opening. Clam fisheries will also be posted via the Swinomish Fish & Wildlife Enforcement's Facebook page. All announcements will be made as details are finalized.

Permits for these fisheries can be obtained by calling or texting Laura Clifton and asking to be added to the permit list, which is then provided to Fisheries Enforcement. Tribal fishers must observe social distancing and comply with other appropriate COVID-19 safety and health precautions.

Your Wildlife staff is working remotely. We're still available to the community for discussion and advice. We are working closely with leadership as well as other Point Elliott Treaty Tribes to asses and plan in these most uncertain of times. This is an evolving situation and can change at any point. We will do our best to monitor and balance community needs while considering the risk associated with any task. Protecting our community is the absolute most important consideration. Please feel free to contact Tino Villaluz with any needs or concerns.

All staff are working remotely or are field based. Voicemails can be left at (360) 466-7280. This line is checked daily for messages.

The Between Two Worlds high school science program in-person is suspended until further notice. For remote BTW assignments, contact Jen Willup or Dean Dan Jr, 360-399-9120.

Voicemails, including Thousand Trails reservations, can be left at (360) 466-7280. Please leave a detailed message. This line is checked daily for messages.

Voicemails can be left at (360) 466-7280. This line is checked daily for messages.

The safety and well-being of our staff and the community is our highest priority. As the situation surrounding the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, changes, we are committed to staying up-to-date and responding to recommendations from local public health officials. We will continue to keep the community updated with any changes through the Swinomish website at swinomish-nsn.gov.

If you are unable to submit by email, you may physically mail application materials to the address below. Please note mailed applications will take longer to review. All payments must be submitted by check via mail. Permits will be issued by email or paper copy if you do not have access to email.

11430 Moorage Way La Conner, WA 98257

Call during business hours Monday-Friday

Officers are working 24/7. The department office is still open to the public, but staffing is limited. If your call is not answered immediately, please leave a message and your call will be returned in the order it was received. You may also call (360) 428-3211 to request assistance from an officer. Always call 911 for emergencies.

Parties can contact the Senior Court Clerk Blair Paige between 8:30AM-5:00PM Monday – Friday

Please reach out by phone if you have questions about a pending criminal matter.