KCHA NEWS -- June 2005
A resource for King County Housing Authority residents
Budget shortfall forces cuts to Section 8 waiting list
KING COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY
Federal funding cuts have forced the King County Housing Authority to remove more than 4,000 households from its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program waiting list.
“This is a sad day in King County for low-income seniors, people with disabilities and poor working families,” said Stephen Norman, executive director of the Housing Authority. “We truly regret having to eliminate so many households from our waiting list. However, federal budget cuts have just about eliminated our ability to help families not already enrolled in the program.”
Norman added that he expects to face more federal funding reductions over the next several years.
“We cannot, in good conscience, continue to offer false hope to households who are waiting in line for assistance,” he said. “There is no chance that the families in the bottom three-quarters of the waiting list will receive a voucher in the foreseeable future.”
Families cut from the waiting list were notified of their status by letter last month.
Currently, about 8,100 households in King County use the federally-funded voucher program to pay for their housing and another 3,500 households live in public housing. More than 5,100 households were on the Section 8 waiting list when the federal cutback began.
Users of vouchers typically pay about 30 percent of their income for rent, with the voucher covering the remainder of the rental. Due to funding limitations, the voucher program assists only a fraction of households eligible for it.
“The Housing Choice Voucher program is absolutely critical to King County, Seattle and the rest of the country,” Norman said. “KCHA will continue to push hard for full funding so that the housing needs of our community can be met.”
KCHA and other housing authorities have been facing an unprecedented decrease in federal support for the Housing Choice Voucher program. In January, KCHA was informed that Congress had cut the budget for its Section 8 program by $3.5 million for fiscal year 2005.
Last month, KCHA was able, with help from Sen. Patty Murray, to get $830,000 in funding returned to its budget. This reduces the budget gap to $2.7 million. This gap is being closed by eliminating rent increases, lowering the amount of subsidy provided to each participating household and retiring vouchers when a household leaves the program.
In the event that additional funding is restored next year by Congress, KCHA is keeping the top 1,000 households on the waiting list. Although no family still on the list will receive assistance this year, KCHA is hopeful that at least some of these households could get a voucher within the next few years.
Pickering social services celebrated at barbecue
SNOQUALMIE – Pickering Court may be a small community in a little town of 3,500, but there is a wealth of social services available.
Pickering residents learned about the nearby resources and had a chance to fire up their grills at a mid-April barbecue.
Enlisting the help of Bellevue Community College, King County and the King County Housing Authority, leaders among the residents at Pickering invited five service providers and fed nearly 50 people at the event.
“We were motivated to organize the barbecue because we like to see residents come together,” said longtime Pickering resident Linda Robertson, who once chaired the community’s resident council. “The kids always have a blast, and new residents need information about their new community.”
An inflatable bouncing toy kept the kids entertained while their parents visited informational tables hosted by Hopelink, Sno-Valley Children’s Services, the Snoqualmie Police and Fire departments and Bellevue Community College. Residents also got to climb onto a fire truck.
“This event provided a fun and informal way for me to connect with residents,” said Bill Mace, an outreach worker for the community college. “The police officer I spoke with appreciated interacting with residents in a relaxed and festive setting.”
A King County Community Organizing Program mini grant of $320 helped pay for the food and inflatable toy rental.
The program sponsors events that increase residents’ connections to their neighborhoods and help them learn about resources available to them.
Burien Park getting nicer inside and out
By Claude Iosso
King County Housing Authority
BURIEN – The first floor halls of the Burien Park housing complex are sky blue, set off by dark oak handrails. On the second floor, the hallways are melon green, and on the third floor they’re a rich cream color.
It may have been the installation of sprinklers and better smoke alarms last year that made this building safer, but the residents are still talking about the colors that came with the interior renovations.
“It’s almost like a new a building,” said Loretta Johnson, the key keeper for Burien Park, the 102-unit Section 8 high-rise in downtown Burien. “The railings are attractive and the apartment doors are extremely nice. Most of the residents have voiced appreciation. Everyone has commented on the colors.”
Built in 1983, Burien Park was due for improvements. The King County Housing Authority completed a $2.1 million interior upgrade early this year, laying new carpeting, painting the common areas and installing new appliances in the apartments.
About $1.5 million worth of exterior work, including the addition of new decks and patios, is set to begin this summer.
The old, worn-out decks on the front of the building will be rebuilt, and actual balconies will replace the simple window boxes on the back. Patios will be built outside the ground-floor apartments.
Drainage will be improved on the hilly grounds around Burien Park, which are known to get boggy in the wet months. If the budget allows, a paved walkway will be added, officials said.
KCHA has hired a contractor to begin work on the decks sometime this month. The project is scheduled to be completed in October.
“The residents are excited about the decks,” Johnson said, adding that the interior improvements have already made a difference to those who live in Burien Park. “The whole atmosphere has changed in here.”
Other service provider moves on the way
By Tim Locke
King County Housing Authority
WHITE CENTER – Social service providers have begun to move to temporary locations to make way for construction in the Greenbridge community.
Greenbridge, the mixed-income housing development that will replace Park Lake Homes I, will include improved social services. Neighborhood House, the Boys & Girls Club and Highline Community College will be able to do more in the revamped community center, while the YWCA and Head Start will operate out of new buildings.
Neighborhood House started the shuffle last month, moving from its offices on Sixth Avenue Southwest to a new temporary location at 414-426 S.W. 102nd St., just about one block east of its old site. Neighborhood House tutoring is now available at 10024 4th Pl. S.W.
These locations are former public housing units, completely renovated by KCHA’s Southwest Area maintenance crew. The buildings have new floor plans and meeting rooms and ADA compliant ramps and facilities.
The transition went smoothly last month, allowing for no interruption in service. Neighborhood House will operate out of these new locations until February 2007, when it will move into offices in the community center.
The former Neighborhood House buildings are being renovated to provide temporary facilities for the Head Start program, which will move from its current location after classes end this month.
This puts Head Start close to White Center Heights Elementary School, and gives it a stable location while a new building on 100th Street is planned.
The YWCA Greenbridge Career Development Center will move this month to 10043 4th Pl. S.W., the Boys & Girls Club offices will move to 10011 4th Pl. S.W. and Highline Community College will move to 10032 4th Pl. S.W.
Major changes planned for the Wiley Center and the buildings near it have necessitated the changes.
The Wiley Center’s heating and cooling system has been upgraded and a decorative cupola added. A second phase of renovations, set to begin in the spring of 2006, will include tearing down walls and reconfiguring the rooms.
At that time, the Southwest management office will move from the Wiley Center to 10022 5th Ave. SW. Its ultimate location is still to be determined.
The buildings next to the Wiley Center, long occupied by Head Start and the White Center Food Bank and clothing exchange, will be torn down this year. The food bank will move off-site, probably to share an office building with the White Center Public Heath Center at 10821 8th Ave. S.W.
Puzzles bring peace, beauty to Paramount
By Jeffrey Gerhardstein
King County Housing Authority
SHORELINE – Residents once called the third-floor library at Paramount House high-rise dismal.
Now the room catches the eye and, what’s more, the imagination. There are puzzles on the walls everywhere you look, illuminating this dark space with bright colors and cheerful themes.
Folks who pass by are drawn as if by magic. “My, what a lovely room!” AmeriCorps English as a Second Language instructor Christine Hutchison remembers exclaiming when she first saw the library.
Now it’s her cheery classroom.
“The meals-on-wheels volunteer, Marilyn Parry, loves it up here, and always pops in to look around,” Paramount House resident Donna Eagan added.
If you hang out for a while, you get to know the residents who enjoy the challenge of piecing together jigsaw puzzles.
You begin to appreciate how personal the process can be. Puzzles have helped residents cope with personal crises.
“Doing a puzzle puts all this negative energy to work,” says resident Joyce Rowland. “You work with your hands; you solve problems. It is impossible to do a jigsaw puzzle and think about anything else. Working a puzzle combats sadness, futility and hopelessness. The hands start moving, the mind gets going and you stay focused.”
It’s a personal thing and a community thing, as residents work together to finish mammoth puzzles of 1,500 to 3,000 pieces.
One resident explains, “Doing puzzles calls upon skills that you don’t know you have.”
Eagan is the unofficial chief puzzle master of Paramount House. She has been assembling puzzles since 1965, when she became pregnant with her daughter. She got hooked on puzzles made by Springbok, which often features replicas of fine art.
“I went into therapy in 1970 after my divorce. The therapist said, ‘Find a hobby.’ I did puzzles,” she said. “Later, when I had heart surgery just after moving into Paramount House, I couldn’t do much. I was so depressed. So I did puzzles.
“They give you a great outlet. You’re creating a picture. When it is completed and I look at it and think, ‘Gosh, did I do that?’”
Puzzles formed the basis for a friendship between Eagan and Rowland.
“My mother loved crossword puzzles, too,” Rowland said. “Donna is the first person I’ve met who loves puzzles the way I do.”
Residents, including Wayne Hutchison and Linda Wells, lend a hand. Others draw inspiration from the beautiful puzzles. Community volunteers Hutchison and Parry relish this little oasis of a room.
To many, it is a work of art. For all, it is a touch of home.
The monthly schedule is posted at central locations in the buildings the shuttle serves. The schedule sometimes changes, so confirm times against the posted schedule. Residents must sign up for ride service.
Wed., June 1: Burien grocery
Burien Park 8:45
Munro Manor 9:15
Brittany Park 9:45
Boulevard Manor 10:30
Riverton Terrace 10:40
Yardley Arms 1:00
Park Lake 1:30
Thurs., June 2: Issaquah/Kent grocery
Eastridge House 9:30
Harrison House 1:00
Fri., June 3: Auburn grocery
Gustaves Manor 9:45
Wayland Arms 10:15
Plaza Seventeen 10:35
Mon., June 6: Bothell/Redmond grocery
Northwood 9:30
Northlake House 9:45
Forest Glen 1:00
Casa Juanita 1:35
Tues., June 7: Shoreline grocery/food bank
Briarwood 9:45
Lake House 10:15
Paramount 12:30
Northridge I/II 1:00
Wed., June 8: Int. grocery/Southcenter
Brittany Park 10:00
Munro Manor 10:20
Burien Park 10:50
Boulevard Manor 11:10
Thurs., June 9: Kent grocery
Harrison House 1:00
Fri., June 10: SeaTac Mall
Plaza Seventeen 10:00
Wayland Arms 10:10
Gustaves Manor 10:20
Mon., June 13: Wal-Mart/Redmond grocery
Northwood TBA
Northlake House TBA
Forest Glen TBA
Casa Juanita TBA
Tues., June 14: SeaTac/Southcenter malls
Harrison House 9:45
Vantage Glen 11:30
Wed., June 15: Burien grocery
Burien Park 8:45
Munro Manor 9:15
Brittany Park 9:45
Boulevard Manor 10:30
Riverton Terrace 10:40
Yardley Arms 1:00
Park Lake 1:30
Thurs., June 16: Issaquah/Kent grocery
Eastridge 9:30
Harrison House 1:00
Fri., June 17: food banks
Gustaves Manor 9:45
Wayland Arms 9:55
Plaza Seventeen 10:30
Southridge 1:00
Mon., June 20: Bothell/Redmond grocery
Northwood 9:30
Northlake House 9:45
Forest Glen 1:00
Casa Juanita 1:35
Tues., June 21: food banks
Mardi Gras 9:30
Paramount House 12:10
Northridge I/II 12:25
Briarwood 12:45
Lake House 1:00
Wed., June 22: reserved
Thurs., June 23: food bank/Kent grocery
Boulevard Manor 9:30
Munro Manor 9:45
Harrison House 1:00
Fri., June 24: reserved
Mon., June 27: food banks
Brittany Park 9:15
Yardley Arms 11:30
Riverton Terrace 1:30
Tues., June 28: food banks
Mardi Gras 10:00
Burien Park 1:00
Wed., June 29: reserved
Thurs., June 30: reserved
Please answer HUD survey
KING COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY
How are we doing? The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development wants to know if residents are satisfied with the King County Housing Authority.
Your household may be randomly selected to receive the Resident Service and Satisfaction Survey between May and July. The survey will measure your opinion about your living conditions.
If you are selected, please take the time to complete the survey. Resident participation is essential to the survey’s success.
HUD provides the majority of taxpayer dollars that fund KCHA’s low-income public housing programs.
Resident satisfaction and experience with living conditions are now included in HUD’s yearly evaluation of KCHA and all other public housing authorities .
Who developed this survey?
The survey was developed by HUD with the help of public housing resident leaders and industry representatives.
Who will receive the survey?
Not all residents will receive a survey. Residents will be chosen randomly using an automated computer system. The survey will take place yearly, so if residents do not receive a survey this year they may in the future.
How will the survey results be used?
HUD will use the overall results of the survey to help determine how well KCHA is doing in five areas: maintenance and repair, services, communication, safety and development appearance.
Will anyone know what I said in the survey?
If you receive a survey, you should not write your name on it. HUD is committed to ensuring that housing authorities will not know who participated or how individuals responded. Your identity will remain confidential. Only the combined results of the survey will be shared with KCHA.
If you have any questions, please call the survey customer service line at 1-888-245-4860 (calls are toll-free).
New lights, thermostats and more coming your way
By Tim Baker
King County Housing Authority
When it comes to comfort and efficiency, little things in your apartment can make a big difference. Worn-out thermostats can mean unreliable heat and incandescent lights waste electricity.
This month, Siemens Building Technology, a company hired by the King County Housing Authority, will begin upgrades intended to save you money and make your unit more comfortable.
The $4 million project, with improvements coming for nearly all developments, is scheduled to take about a year to complete. In all, Siemens will install almost 19,000 new fluorescent light fixtures, the warm “compact” kind in many cases, more than 1,200 water meters and 6,500 new thermostats.
Siemens performed an energy audit of KCHA housing developments last year, which showed how units and buildings could be changed to reduce the amount of water and electricity used to live in them comfortably.
As a part of this project, Siemens will give you instructions on how to use the new equipment and tell you how to save water and energy.
Siemens already met with the Resident Advisory Board to explain the project, including the work schedule.
You will receive advance notice when the work will take place at your development, including exactly what improvements will be made.
Ballinger Homes and Kent Family Center win awards
KING COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY
The recently renovated Ballinger Homes and the brand new Kent Family Center both earned awards of merit from the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials this spring.
“The King County Housing Authority strives to give its residents the best that resources allow,” said Executive Director Stephen Norman. “It’s gratifying when NAHRO, an organization of housing authorities, recognizes quality in our housing and services.”
The awards, for merit in housing and community development, will be presented in July at the association’s summer conference in San Francisco.
Ballinger, a 110-unit family development in Shoreline, underwent a $4.2 million remodel between 2002 and 2004 which many say gave it a classy, modern look. Two-tone siding, improved site drainage and a revamped community center make Ballinger as comfortable as quality private housing in the area.
The Center for Human Services, Shoreline Community College and the City of Shoreline provide important services in the community’s family support center. United States Congressman Jay Inslee dropped by Ballinger Homes in March to see all of the changes and the services in action.
In Kent, Springwood Apartments residents got a big boost to their social services last year when the Kent Family Center was completed.
KCHA joined with community partners, including Kent Youth and Family Services, the Center for Career Alternatives and the Puget Sound Educational Service District, to build the center, also a $4.2 million project.
The Family Center houses Head Start classrooms, a career development center, a public meeting room and a Women, Infants and Children (WIC) health care clinic.
The two-story, 20,400-square-foot facility is impressive, with leaf designs etched into the glass and columns inside shaped like trees.
Free lunch on its way to Auburn communities
By Steve Fisher
King County Housing Authority
They say there’s no such thing as free lunch, but that’s not true in Auburn. The Auburn School District will continue to work with neighborhood service providers to offer free lunches this summer for children at Burndale Homes, Green River Homes and Firwood Circle.
Starting on Monday, June 27, Neighborhood House staff will serve lunch at Burndale and Auburn Boys & Girls Club staff will serve it at Firwood Circle. The children of Green River will make the short trip across Les Gove Park to the Auburn YMCA, where lunches will be distributed by staff from the district’s Support Services Child Nutrition Program.
All young people aged 1 to 18 years old are eligible for the free lunches. They will be available Monday through Friday each week, with Friday, Sept. 2, being the last day. Flyers will be distributed in each community to remind parents of the time, location and dates of the lunch programs.
As a complement to the lunch program this year, the Chief Seattle Council of the Boy Scouts of America will offer fun activities for up to three hours a week in at the lunch sites. Like the lunches, the activities are free. Boys and girls aged 6 to 14 will also have the opportunity to get involved with and register for membership in local scout troops.
If you are a parent at Burndale, Green River or Firwood Circle and would like to volunteer to help with either the lunch or activities programs, please contact Steve Fisher, King County Housing Authority resident services administrator at (206) 574-1280.
New Springwood center will serve youth
KING COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY
A year after the Kent Family Center opened with great fanfare, a groundbreaking for the Springwood Youth Center was held on May 26.
Already, the $4.2 million center has meant better services for families and young children, housing Head Start classrooms, Center for Career Alternatives offices and a Women, Infants and Children (WIC) clinic.
Now the old Rec Hall, built in 1969 during the construction of the 323-unit Springwood development, is set for a transformation that will benefit older youth.
When it’s completed by mid-2006, the new building will feature a full-sized gym, a computer lab and a game room.
Residents at the groundbreaking celebrated both the successful completion of the Family Center’s capital campaign and impending construction of the Youth Center. See the July issue of The Voice for more details
The center will be built on the same site as the old Rec Hall.
Job fair comes to Park Lake
By Gina Bellisario
King County Housing Authority
Park Lake Homes residents who are interested in jobs learned about many possibilities at a recent job fair sponsored by the YWCA Career Development Center.
Several potential employers, including Gary Merlino Construction, Home Depot and the U.S. Navy had tables at the April event, which took place in the gym of the Wiley Community Center at Park Lake.About 300 jobseekers attended.
Merlino, the company building streets and installing the utilities for the Greenbridge redevelopment project, was serious about finding workers at the fair.
The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Section 3 law calls for contractors to hire subsidized housing residents whenever they can.
Forty-two people requested job applications from Merlino, and 29 filled them out that day.
If you missed the job fair but are still interested in construction-related work, the King County Housing Authority is forwarding applications to Merlino and scheduling interviews for qualified candidates. Call Gina Bellisario at (206) 574-1159, if you want to submit an application.
KCHA is working to connect residents interested in construction-related employment to contractors working on the Greenbridge project. Call the number above to be added to a list of workers.
After election, Highline council has five new faces
KING COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY
After May 19 elections, the North Highline Unincorporated Area Council has five new faces – Karen Veloria, Heidi Johnson, Lee Lim, Carlos Jimenez and Doris Pule Tevaseu.
Nearly all of them won open seats. One incumbent – Ron Johnson – was reelected to the 12-member council.
The council represents an unincorporated area of King County south of Seattle that includes White Center and Boulevard Park; it serves as the area’s voice with King County government.
The council meets at the North Highline Fire Station, 1243 S.W. 112th St. from 7 to 9:30 p.m. on the first and third Thursday of each month. The council will meet June 2 and 16 this month.
In cooperation with the council, the King County Housing Authority offers free transportation to these meetings. If you are interested, please call Steve Fisher at (206) 574-1280.
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Translated Articles from The Voice
Please answer HUD survey
Xin Vui Loøng Traû Lôøi cho Cuoäc Thaêm Doø töø Boä Phaùt Trieån Ñoâ Thò Vaø Gia Cö (HUD)
Boä Phaùt Trieån Ñoâ Thò Vaø Gia Cö (HUD) muoán bieát xem quùi vò coù baèng loøng vôùi nhaø quùi vò ñang ôû vaø nhöõng dòch vuï ñöôïc cung öùng do Nha Caáp Phaùt Gia Cö quaän King, vaø trong muøa heø naøy hoï seõ hoûi thaêm quùi vò qua tôø Thaêm Doø Xem Quí Vò Coù Haøi Loøng Trong Cung Caùch Phuïc Vuï Cö Daân.
Gia ñình quùi vò seû ñöôïc choïn ra caùch baät chôït ñeå ñöôïc nhaän tôø thaêm doø, vaøo trong khoaûn thaùng Naêm ñeán thaùng Baûy. Neáu quùi vò nhaän ñöôïc tôø thaêm doø, xin vui loøng nhín thôøi giôø ñeå (traû lôøi) cho töôm taát. Ñeå cuoäc thaêm doø cho coù keát quaû, cö daân phaûi tham gia vaøo. Yù kieán quùi vò raát laø quan troïng ñoái vôùi Boä Phaùt Trieån Ñoâ Thò Vaø Gia Cö (HUD)
Cuoäc thaêm doø laø moät phöông caùch cuûa Trung Taâm Ñaùnh Giaù Veà Ñòa oác thuoäc Boä Phaùt Trieån Ñoâ Thò Vaø Gia Cö (HUD)- löôïng ñònh veà thaønh tích cuûa Nha Caáp Phaùt Gia Cö Quaän King. Qua cuoäc thaêm doø, hoï seõ ño löôøng möùc ñoä haøi loøng cuûa quùi vò vaø kinh qua ñieàu kieän soáng cuûa quùi vò.
Boä Phaùt Trieån Ñoâ Thò Vaø Gia Cö (HUD) seõ duøng toång soá keát quaû cuûa cuoäc thaêm doø nhaèm giuùp aán ñònh thaønh tích cuûa Nha Caáp Phaùt Gia Cöï Quaän King, qua naêm laõnh vöïc: baûo trì vaø söõa chöûa , caùc dòch vuï, vieäc thoâng tin lieân laïc, vieäc an toaøn vaø boä maët phaùt trieån (khu gia cö).
Khoâng moät ai trong cô quan gia cö KCHA seõ bieát quùi vò traû lôøi gì trong tôø thaêm doø. Boä Phaùt Trieån Ñoâ Thò Vaø Gia Cö (HUD) muoán nghe yù kieán chaân thaät cuûa quùi vò, vaø boä cuõng ñoan keát raèng cô quan gia cö khoâng bieát ñöôïc nhöõng ai ñaõ traû lôøi trong cuoäc thaêm doø. Neáu quùi vò nhaän ñöôïc tôø thaêm doø, xin ñöøng ghi teân vaøo ñoù. Teân cuûa quùi vò luoân ñöôïc daáu kín. Chæ coù keát quaû chung cuûa cuoäc thaêm doø thì ñöôïc ñöa ra chia seû vôùi cô quan gia cö KCHA.
Neáu quùi vò coù caâu hoûi veà cuoäc thaêm doø, xin vui loøng goïi cho Trung Taâm Ñaùnh Giaù Veà Ñòa oác, phoøng Tieáp Taân ôû soá 1-888-245-4860 (ñaây laø soá ñieän thoaïi mieãn phí).
Please answer HUD survey
HUD wuxuu rabaa inuu ogaado haddii aad raali ka tahay guryaha iyo hawlaha ay qabanayaan King County Housing Authority iyadoo lagu warsan doono hawlaha deegaanka iyo ka raali ahaanshaha indha indheyn oo imaan doonto xilliga jiilaalka.
Madaxa qoyskaaga oo suuragal ah in la soo xulo si loo indha indheeyo waqti u dhexeeya Meey iyo Juulaay.Haddii aad heshid indha indheyn fadlan buuxi ka qayb galka deegaanka waa asal hirgelinta indha indheynta . Ra’yigaaga waxaa muhim u ah HUD
Indha indheynta waa hal nadaam oo Real State Assesment Center (REAC) qiimaynaysa KCHA hawshooda. Indha indheyntu waxay xaqiijin doontaa raaligelintaada iyo waayo aragnimadaada xaaladda goobta aad ku nooshahay.
HUD waxau ku dhaqmi doontaa wixii go’aan ah ee ka soo baxa si caawimo ugu noqoto go’aan qaadashada KCHA , ka hawl galsho
Shanta qaybood farsamada iyo dib-uhagaajinta hawsha, war xiriirka, nabadgelyada iyo horumarinta muuqata.
Qofna oo ka mid ah KCHA ogaan doono waxa aad indha indheynta ku sheegto HUD waxay rabtaa daacadnimadaada, fikraddaada iyo wax qabadkaaga. Maamulka Guryaha ma ogaanayaan qofka ka qayb galay indha indheynta iyo qofka
Ka soo jawaabay. Haddii aad hesho indha indheyn ha ku qorin magacaaga, fikraddaada si bay ahaanaysaa keliya go’aanka ka soo baxa ayaa lala wadaagayaa KCHA.
Haddii wax su’aal ah aad qabto fadlan wac REAC xafiiskeeda 1-888-245-4860 (wicitaanka waa lacag la’aan).