Resources for Those in Need:
At the Blue Door Theatre, we are a creative community that has members of all ages and backgrounds. We asked our members to come up with a list to help those in need. This is not a comprehensive list but a reference and starting point for those in need.
COVID-19
Spokane Regional Health district - https://srhd.org/covid19
Center for Disease Control and Prevention - https://www.cdc.gov/
World Health Organization - https://www.who.int/
Spokane County Resources:
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/apr/01/covid-19-spokane-community-resources/
United Way https://www.unitedwayspokane.org/COVID19Resources
CHAS Health (Maple Clinic)*
Website: https://www.chas.org/
Address: 3919 N Maple St, Spokane, WA 99205
Phone: (509) 444-8200
Services: Behavioral Health, Dental, Primary Care, and More.
Frontier Behavioral Services (Lidgerwood Office)*
Website: https://www.fbhwa.org/
Address: 5901 N Lidgerwood, Spokane, WA 99208
Phone: (509) 838-4651
Services: Behavioral Health, Psychiatric, Crisis Intervention, and More.
24/7 Regional Crisis Line: 1 (877) 266-1818
Excelsior Wellness Center
Website: https://www.excelsiorwellness.org/
Address: 3754 W Indian Trail Rd, Spokane, WA 99208
Phone: (509) 559-3100
Services: Behavioral Health, Psychiatric, Education, and more.
Lutheran Community Services
Website: https://www.lcsnw.org/office/spokane/
Address: 210 W Sprague Ave, Spokane, WA 99201
Phone: (509) 747-8224
Services: Behavioral Health, Foster Care, Victim Advocacy, and Education.
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Sexual Assault 24-hour Crisis Line: (509) 624-7273
Passages Family Support
Website: https://passages-spokane.org/
Address: 1700 S Assembly St, Spokane, WA 99224
Phone: (509) 892-9241
Services: Behavioral Health, Peer Support, and More.
Children’s Home Society*
Website: https://www.childrenshomesociety.org/
Address: 2323 N. Discovery Pl, Spokane Valley, WA 99216
Phone: (509) 474-4174
Services: Behavioral Health, Adoption Services, Early Learning.
Partners with Families and Children
Website: https://www.partnerswithfamilies.org/
Address: 1321 W Broadway, Spokane, WA 99201
Phone: (509) 473-4810
Services: Behavioral Health, Children’s Advocacy, and More.
NATIVE Project
Website: http://nativeproject.org/
Address: 1803 W Maxwell Ave, Spokane, WA 99201
Phone: (509) 325-5502
Services: Behavioral Health, Substance Use, Primary Care, and More.
ABA/Autism Treatment
SOAR Behavior Services*
Website: https://soarbehaviorwa.com/
Address: 1819 E Springfield Ave, Spokane, WA 99202
Phone: (509) 999-5657
Imagine Behavioral and Developmental Services*
Website: https://www.imaginebehaviorwashington.com/
Address: 5709 W Sunset Hwy, Suite 101, Spokane, WA 99224
Phone: (206) 388-0544
Northwest Autism Center
Website: https://www.nwautism.org/
Address: Schade Tower, 528 E Spokane Falls Blvd #14, Spokane, WA 99202
Phone: (509) 328-1582
Lilac City Behavioral Services, PLLC
Website: https://www.lcbehavioral.com/
Address: 318 E Rowan Ave #201, Spokane, WA 99207
Phone: (509) 844-2429
Focused Behavior Solutions
Website: https://www.focusedbehaviorsolutions.com/
Address: 157 S Howard St #310, Spokane, WA 99201
Phone: (800) 781-5536
Inpatient Services
Children’s Long-term Inpatient Program (CLIP)*
Website: http://clipadministration.org/
Address: 2940 Westlake Ave. N #301, Seattle, WA 98109
Phone: (206) 588-2985
Services: Intensive Inpatient Stabilization Services
Daybreak Youth Services
Website: https://daybreakyouthservices.org/
Address: 628 South Cowley St. Spokane, WA 99202
Phone: (509) 624-3227
Services: Inpatient and Outpatient Substance Use Treatment
Crisis Response
24 Hour Regional Crisis Line: 1 (877) 266-1818
Teen Line:
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1 (877) 345-TEEN (8336)
National Suicide Help Line:
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1 (800) 273-HELP (4357)
The Trevor Project:
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1 (866) 488-7386
Recovery Help Line:
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1 (866) 789-1511
Crisis Text Line:
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741741
Rape/Sexual Assault Center:
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(509) 747-8224
Domestic Violence Hotline:
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Local: (509) 362-2255
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National: 1 (800) 799-7233
Sexual Abuse Hotline:
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Local: (509) 624-7273
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National: 1 (800) 656-4673
Child Abuse Hotline:
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1 (800) 557-9671
Adult and Family Shelters
House of Charity:
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(509) 624-7821
Salvation Army:
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(509) 325-6814
Union Gospel Mission:
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Men: (509) 535-8510
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Women/Families: (509) 535-0486
Catholic Charities:
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(509) 358-4250
Youth Shelters
Crosswalk:
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(509) 838-6596
Independent Youth Housing:
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(509) 340-9071
ANTI-RACISM RESOURCES
Resources specifically for people of color.
Resources to raise anti-racist children:
Books:
Podcasts:
Articles:
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The Conscious Kid: Instagram
Theatre Resources:
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LatinX Theatre Commons – Resources
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Theater of the Oppressed | Facebook
Anti-racism resources to check out:
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Resources for White People to Learn and Talk About Race and Racism
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“Why is this happening?” — an introduction to police brutality from 100 Year Hoodie
Organization Social Media Links:
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Antiracism Center: Twitter
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Equal Justice Initiative (EJI): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
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The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
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National Domestic Workers Alliance: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
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Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Articles to read:
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“America’s Racial Contract Is Killing Us” by Adam Serwer | Atlantic (May 8, 2020)
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Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement (Mentoring a New Generation of Activists
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”My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant” by Jose Antonio Vargas | NYT Mag (June 22, 2011)
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The 1619 Project (all the articles) | The New York Times Magazine
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“The Intersectionality Wars” by Jane Coaston | Vox (May 28, 2019)
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Tips for Creating Effective White Caucus Groups developed by Craig Elliott PhD
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“Where do I donate? Why is the uprising violent? Should I go protest?” by Courtney Martin (June 1, 2020)
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”White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” by Knapsack Peggy McIntosh
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“Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?” by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi | Atlantic (May 12, 2020)
Videos to watch:
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"How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion" | Peggy McIntosh at TEDxTimberlaneSchools (18:26)
Podcasts to subscribe to:
Books to read:
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An Antiracist Reading List - NY Times so you have to create a free account
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Antiracism Books: The Seven Books to Read in the Wake of George Floyd’s Death
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Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins
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Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr. Brittney Cooper
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Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
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How To Be An Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
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Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
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Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
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Raising Our Hands by Jenna Arnold
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Redefining Realness by Janet Mock
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Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
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So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
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The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
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The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
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The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century
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The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
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Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
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This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color by Cherríe Moraga
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When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America by Ira Katznelson
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White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, PhD
Films and TV series to watch:
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13th (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
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American Son (Kenny Leon) — Netflix
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Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975 — Available to rent
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Blindspotting (Carlos López Estrada) — Hulu with Cinemax or available to rent
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Clemency (Chinonye Chukwu) — Available to rent
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Dear White People (Justin Simien) — Netflix
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Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler) — Available to rent
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I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin doc) — Available to rent or on Kanopy
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If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins) — Hulu
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Just Mercy (Destin Daniel Cretton) — Available to rent for free in June in the U.S.
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King In The Wilderness — HBO
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See You Yesterday (Stefon Bristol) — Netflix
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Selma (Ava DuVernay) — Available to rent
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The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution — Available to rent
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The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr.) — Hulu with Cinemax
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When They See Us (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix