HEN - Housing and Essential Needs offered at Serenity House Housing Resource Center - Port Angeles
Provides wraparound financial support to adults who are deemed incapacitated by DSHS and have no income or are enrolled in ABD. May assist with rent, move-in, utilities, hygiene supplies and transportation costs.
Provides wraparound financial support to adults who are deemed incapacitated by DSHS and have no income or are enrolled in ABD. May assist with rent, move-in, utilities, hygiene supplies and transportation costs. Provides the following for individuals approved by DSHS: Transportation Assistance (gas card or bus pass), Essential Needs (hygienic and cleaning supplies once per month), Ongoing Rent/Utility Assistance (most housing situations qualify), Limited Rental/Utility Assistance (as funds are available), Limited Move in Cost Assistance (as funds are available), Housing Search Assistance for those experiencing homelessness, Employment Counseling. Payments are processed to landlords and/or utility companies on behalf of program participants. HEN can only guarantee monthly payments 90 days at a time.
Financial Assistance with Basic Needs offered at Salvation Army in Wenatchee
Provides financial assistance with basic needs, such as eviction-prevention rent assistance, shut-off prevention of water and electric utilities, prescription expenses, and in-state bus fare for emergencies.
Provides financial assistance with basic needs once a year. Services include eviction-prevention rent assistance, shut-off prevention of water and electric bills, prescription expenses, and in-state bus fare for emergencies.
Offers financial assistance to cancer patients who are within a three-month window of treatment. Includes help with rent, food & medical supplies.
Offers financial assistance to cancer patients in urgent need who are within a three-month window of treatment. Cancer patients may be eligible for a one-time grant of up to $450 to help with expenses including the following:
- Rent/mortgage
- Utilities
- Food
- Transportation
- Dental care
- Childcare
- Medical supplies
- Prescription copays
Financial assistance may take up to two to three months, so program is not able to assist with immediate shut-off or eviction notices.
Financial Assistance offered by King County Veterans Program in Tukwila
Helps veterans with food, shelter, utilities, eviction prevention, employment related expenses, move-in costs, medical, gas and prescriptions. Satellite offices located throughout King County.
Provides financial assistance to help veterans with housing, employment and medical expenses as well as life stability.
Financial assistance is provided as part of a client's service plan.
- Financial assistance for housing expenses (e. g. , rent, mortgage), eviction prevention, move-in expenses, transitional housing and shelter expenses.
- Financial assistance for medical expenses, medical aids/equipment and prescriptions.
Accepts ORCA LIFT adult fare payment on Pierce Transit bus and Runner services. ORCA LIFT offeres income eligible adults a reduced fare on many transit services thorughout the Puget Sound area. See details for more information.
Accepts ORCA LIFT adult fare payment on Pierce Transit bus and Runner services.
Offers a reduced adult fare program that is offered to individuals that meet the eligibility requirements up to or equal to 200% of the current Federal Poverty Level Guidelines.
Those who qualify will be able to pay $1 per one-way trip on the following transit agencies’ services:
- Sound Transit Services such as ST Express, Link Light Rail, Sounder Commuter Rail
- King County Metro Buses, Seattle Streetcar
- Kitsap Transit buses
- Everett Transit buses and
- Pierce Transit buses and Runner services.
An ORCA LIFT card lasts for two years, and then the rider will need to renew by reapplying for the card.
Financial Assistance offered by St. Vincent de Paul of Seattle King County
Provides financial assistance for needs such as rent, bus passes, utility bills and other needs through local neighborhood chapters.
Many chapters have very limited or no financial assistance available.
Provides limited financial assistance through local neighborhood chapters.
- Helps with rent payments.
- Provides Metro bus tickets.
- Helps paying utility bills.
- Telephone bills ( may be provided depending on parish conference and circumstance).
- Helps with other needs either through financial assistance or through a voucher to a SVDP thrift store
- No cable bills
Not all areas of King County are served by a chapter; not all existing neighborhood chapters have financial assistance available.
Veteran's Assistance Fund offered at Chelan County Veteran's Services Office
The Chelan County Veteran's Assistance Fund is designed to help veterans with temporary emergency financial assistance.
The Chelan County Veteran's Assistance Fund is designed to help veterans with temporary emergency financial assistance.
This may include rent assistance, fuel assistance, burial expense (veterans only), and more. The funds are available for veterans and their families; however the veteran needs to be the one to apply.
Financial Assistance offered at Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, Alms Ministry
Provides a small amount of emergency financial assistance for transportation, food, utilities, and other emergency needs. No assistance for motel vouchers or automotive repairs. Must visit in-person only.
Provides small amounts of emergency financial assistance for transportation, food, utilities and other emergency needs. No support for hotels and car repairs. VERY limited support for large (>$200) utility bills from a network of churches. Must visit in person only.
Homeless Liaison offered at Hoquiam School District #28
Provides homeless families and students, including unaccompanied youth, services to help youth stay in school.
May be able to provides homeless families and students, including unaccompanied youth, the following services: *Assistance with school registration, even if the family or student is missing documentation such as birth certificate and immunization records. *Automatic free lunch and breakfast if available, without the need to fill out that particular form. * Assistance with keeping the student in the same school, even after moving, sometimes even if the move is to another school district. * Assistance with transportation to and from school in the form of school buses, gas vouchers, or city bus passes. * Free school supplies if needed. * Free school clothes if needed. * Referrals to other services as needed. These services continue through the end of the school year in which homelessness ends.
Victim's Basic Needs Assistance offered at YWCA of Lewiston Clarkston
Helps victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or a crime with rent assistance, transportation, prescription medication, lodging, food, and information and referral.
Helps individuals who are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or a crime with the following services: - Rent assistance - Transportation - Prescription medication - Lodging - Food- Information and referral - Bus ticket in certain circumstances
HEN - Housing and Essential Needs offered at Serenity House Housing Resource Center - Sequim
Provides wraparound financial support to adults who are deemed incapacitated by DSHS and have no income or are enrolled in ABD. May assist with rent, move-in, utilities, hygiene supplies and transportation costs.
Provides wraparound financial support to adults who are deemed incapacitated by DSHS and have no income or are enrolled in ABD. May assist with rent, move-in, utilities, hygiene supplies and transportation costs. Provides the following for individuals approved by DSHS: Transportation Assistance (gas card or bus pass), Essential Needs (hygienic and cleaning supplies once per month), Ongoing Rent/Utility Assistance (most housing situations qualify), Limited Rental/Utility Assistance (as funds are available), Limited Move in Cost Assistance (as funds are available), Housing Search Assistance for those experiencing homelessness, Employment Counseling. Payments are processed to landlords and/or utility companies on behalf of program participants. HEN can only guarantee monthly payments 90 days at a time.
Homeless Liaison offered at Lake Quinault School District
Provides homeless families and students, including unaccompanied youth, services to help youth stay in school.
May be able to provides homeless families and students, including unaccompanied youth, the following services:
*Assistance with school registration, even if the family or student is missing documentation such as birth certificate and immunization records.
*Automatic free lunch and breakfast if available, without the need to fill out that particular form.
*Assistance with keeping the student in the same school, even after moving, sometimes even if the move is to another school district.
*Assistance with transportation to and from school in the form of school buses, gas vouchers, or city bus passes.
*Free school supplies if needed.
*Free school clothes if needed.
*Referrals to other services as needed.
These services continue through the end of the school year in which homelessness ends.
Veterans Assistance Relief Fund offered at American Legion Poulsbo Post 245 Veteran's Service Office
Assist with filing for VA disability and benefits. As well, by providing financial cash grants. Grants are for needs such as: food, rent, utilities, transportation, medical expenses, burial/cremation, home/appliance/auto repairs, and clothing.
Washington State law and the Kitsap County code have established the Veterans Assistance Fund as a steady source of tax dollars to be utilized for the needs of indigent veterans and their families. A portion of property tax collected in Kitsap County is earmarked for the VAF. The overall goal is to assist all veterans-in-the-need back into mainstream society by ensuring they understand all the programs available to them. Temporary emergency assistance is available for: Rental and mortgage assistance Energy or utilities assistance Food assistance Transportation assistance Medical and prescription coverage Burial or cremation assistance Auto repair Appliance repair Clothing
Medicaid Transportation in Snohomish County offered by Hopelink Transportation
Pays for and arranges non-emergency transportation to Medicaid-covered services for Snohomish County residents only; call in advance for reservations, bus passes or reimbursement.
Arranges transportation for trips to WA Apple Health (Medicaid)-covered services such as doctor, dentist and mental health appointments.
Types of transportation include buses, taxis, mileage reimbursement and lift vehicles.
Reimbursement includes gas cards at $. 35 per mile.
No ambulance service is provided.
Does not cover prescription pick-up.
Basic Needs Assistance offered at St Vincent de Paul in Pasco
Provides help with basic needs, such as: food boxes; gas vouchers & bus passes for employment or medical appointments; kitchenware; small furniture; motel vouchers for families with children; and prescription assistance.
Provides help with basic needs, such as: food boxes; gas vouchers & bus passes for employment or medical appointments; kitchenware; motel vouchers for families with children; and prescription assistance.
Emergency Services Open Doors Fund offered at Olympic Community Action Programs - Port Angeles
Offers discretionary dollars to provide assistance for all basic needs (rent, utilities, prescriptions, gas, public transportation, etc.) for low-income households. Funding comes from generous community members.
Discretionary dollars used to provide assistance for basic needs (i.e., assistance with, prescriptions, gas, etc.) for low-income households. Funding comes from generous community members donating to OlyCAP's Open Doors Fund.
Employer Sponsored Bus Pass Program offered at Spokane Transit
STA will sell monthly passes to the company or organization at a discount of $4.00 per pass provided that the company or organization agrees to pass that savings on to the employees and offer an additional discount of not less than $4.00 per pass. If any employer has a minimum of 100 people who wish to participate in the program, and the employer will make passes available to all employees at no cost, then STA will sell passes to the employer at a 25 percent discount.
Provides fixed-route service on 44 routes to the cities of Airway Heights, Cheney, Liberty Lake, Medical Lake, Millwood, Spokane and Spokane Valley. These services include connections between downtown Spokane and Spokane International Airport, major shopping malls, area colleges and universities, and Fairchild Air Force Base. Service is offered 365 days a year, with special hours on Saturday and Sundays as well as holidays. Check individual route schedules for specific times.
Comprehensive Services Center offered at North Kitsap Fishline
***FOR THOSE CURRENTLY IN NORTH KITSAP ONLY. Provides a variety of services to those living in North Kitsap. Services may include: case management, veterans benefit assistance, safe park program, bus tokens, emergency clothing, prescription assistance vouchers and firewood.
Fishline's Comprehensive Services Center offers various support programs offered through on-site partner agencies. These services include housing assistance through the Kitsap County Housing and Essential Needs Program, which provides rental assistance, security deposits, and essential needs like hygiene items. The Kitsap Division of Aging and Long Term Care offers resources for older adults and adults with disabilities. The Housing Solutions Center provides housing assistance, including shelters and rental aid. NAMI Kitsap offers mental health support groups, while Peninsula Community Health Services provides dental care on a sliding scale. Additionally, Soundworks Job Center helps low-income and homeless individuals, as well as veterans, find employment.
Housing and Essential Needs (HEN) offered at Community Action Council Mason County
Housing and Essential Needs (HEN) may provide non-cash housing and other assistance for those who are unable to work for at least 90 days due to a physical or mental incapacity. Sometimes housing help is available. Requires referral from DSHS.
Provides non-cash housing and other assistance for those who are unable to work for at least 90 days due to a physical or mental incapacity.
Housing and Essential Needs grant funds:
- Can only be used to support HEN eligible clients that qualify as homeless or at-risk of homelessness.
- Allowable financial assistance for housing may include monthly rent, overdue rent, and security deposit.
- Utilities assistance is limited to electricity, natural gas, sewer, water, garbage and utility deposits.
Essential Needs:
Assistance includes help with obtaining personal health and hygiene items (such as toothpaste, shampoo, toilet paper), cleaning supplies (such as laundry and dish soap), and bus passes.
Assistance cannot be provided through gift cards, vouchers, or certificates.
Emergency Services (for families) offered by Catholic Community Services' Emergency Assistance Services
Provides assistance with rent, move-in costs, utilities (urgent or shut-off notice required), case management and bus tickets to residents with families of King County.
Provides limited assistance with the following:
- Rent payment assistance
- Move-in costs
- Utilities
- Short-term case management
- Information and referral
- Sometimes has help for bus tickets
Homeless Liaison offered at Grapeview School District
Provides homeless families and students, including unaccompanied youth, services to help youth stay in school.
May be able to provides homeless families and students, including unaccompanied youth, the following services: *Assistance with school registration, even if the family or student is missing documentation such as birth certificate and immunization records. *Automatic free lunch and breakfast if available, without the need to fill out that particular form. * Assistance with keeping the student in the same school, even after moving, sometimes even if the move is to another school district. * Assistance with transportation to and from school in the form of school buses, gas vouchers, or city bus passes. * Free school supplies if needed. * Free school clothes if needed. * Referrals to other services as needed. These services continue through the end of the school year in which homelessness ends.
Emergency Assistance offered by Federal Way Community Caregiving Network
Provides rent, gas vouchers and bus tickets for residents of the Federal Way School District. Cannot be more than one month behind for rent assistance. Visit in person during intake hours. Limited assistance on a first come first served basis.
*Only 2 gas vouchers available each Tuesday (total)*.
Provides partial emergency rent assistance and limited (two per session) gasoline vouchers or bus tickets.
Help can only be in one area: rent, gasoline voucher or bus tickets. Only a limited number of households can be helped. Help is on a first come first served basis.
Offers information and referral to other community resources.