Family Renewal Shelter

Consejo Counseling and Referral Services is a private, nonprofit organization, founded in 1978 to provide culturally competent mental health and family support services in western Washington. Its services focus on the Hispanic and Latino community. The company s clientele is approximately 95 percent Spanish-speaking. Consejo provides education, prevention, treatment and support services related to mental health, substance abuse and domestic violence. Consejo also operates two transitional housing programs, one for homeless/mentally ill patients and the other one for victims of domestic violence. New programs include a parenting education program for Spanish-speaking families, a literacy program for Spanish-speaking youths at risk of dropping out of school and increased services to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Consejo also provides vocational rehabilitation services and employment services to residents of Seattle and King County from its main offices in Columbia City in the Rainier Valley and satellite offices in Bellevue, Kent, Federal Way, South Park, and Yakima, Wash.