Mission Statement
The Mission of the Kalispel Tribe Victim Assistance Services programs are committed to ending violence through empowerment, leadership, individual and systemic advocacy, education, and social change. We believe all persons should be treated with equality, dignity and fairness, and have the right to culturally sensitive services delivered with integrity and compassion to sustain safety and self-sufficiency for all victims, towards positive growth and development of the community as a whole.
Vision Statement
The Kalispel Tribe Victim Assistance Services programs envision a society that stands together to end violence, one that empowers individuals and promotes respect for the privacy, diversity and dignity of all people.
SERVICES
- Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault advocacy including dating violence and stalking
- Crime victim advocacy
- Legal advocacy
- Medical advocacy
- Counseling services and information and referral
- Community education and outreach
- Support groups
- Emergency Assistance
CRIMES WE ASSIST WITH INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
- Domestic violence
- Sexual Assault
- Impaired drivers
- Child abuse/Neglect
- Property Crime
- Elder Abuse
- Trafficking
- Identity Theft
- Burglary
- Robbery
- Arson
- Fraud
- Assault
- Homicide
- Death notification
- Gang Violence
- Hate/Bias Crimes
- Kidnapped/Missing persons
All services are confidential and available to men, women and children in Usk, Cusick and Airway Heights Washington.
Cusick Office:
72 Camas Flat Rd.
Cusick, WA 99119
(509) 447-7155
(24 hr helpline): (877) 700-7175
Airway Heights Office:
100 N Hayford Rd (Behind NQRC)
Airway Heights, WA 99001
(509) 789-7671
(24 hr helpline): (877) 700-7175
Resources
Victim Assistance Services
Cathleen Kintner-Christie – Program Director
Lucretia Gill – Program Manager
Angela Bowling – Victim of Crime Therapist
Victim Assistance Services Cusick Office:
Phone: (509) 447-7155
Fax: (509) 447-7455
24 hour helpline: (877) 700-7175
Angie Brown – Victim Advocate
Leslie Graff – Victim Advocate
Victim Assistance Services Airway Heights Office:
Phone: (509) 789-7671
Fax: (509) 789-7672
24 hour helpline: (877) 700-7175
Tarah Pagaling – Human Trafficking Advocate
Tempest Pierre – Victim Advocate
Pamela DePriest – Legal Advocate