Transportation Expense Assistance offered at Salvation Army - Bremerton
Offers limited assistance to help homeless clients with Kitsap Transit bus tokens, Washington State Orca cards, and Washington State ID cards (no driver licenses).
Offers limited assistance to help our homeless clients with Kitsap Transit bus tokens, limited Gas Cards available, and Washington State ID cards (no driver licenses).
Subsidized Annual Pass offered by King County Metro Transit's Customer Service Office
Provides a subsidized bus pass for travel on King County Metro and Sound Transit to residents of King, Pierce and Snohomish counties who are at or below 80% FPL and enrolled in certain benefit programs.
Provides fully subsidized annual transit pass to those enrolled in certain state benefit programs to be used on
- King County Metro
- King County Water Taxi
- Access Transportation
- Via to Transit
- Sound Transit
- Seattle Monorail
- Seattle Streetcar
- Trailhead Direct
Provides partially subsidized annual passes (ORCA Lift) to low-income area residents.
The subsidized annual pass will cover all trips from Metro to Metro, from Sound Transit to Sound Transit, and from Metro to/from Sound Transit.
If a customer uses their subsidized ORCA LIFT card to pay for travel on Community Transit, Pierce Transit, Kitsap Transit, or Everett Transit, standard transfer rules apply for transfers within and between those transit agencies.
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.
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.
Transportation Bus Passes offered at Our Place Community Outreach
Provides bus passes to people that reside or work in the West Central service eligibility area. Our Place distributes 20 bus passes each service day on a first come first serve basis, through the Food Center check in table. Please respect that they have a limited number of passes to distribute, and each person can receive no more than 5 passes in a year.
Provides bus passes to people that reside or work in the West Central service eligibility area. Our Place distributes 20 bus passes each service day on a first come first serve basis, through the Food Center check in table. We ask folks to respect that we have a limited number of passes to distribute and receive no more than 5 passes in a year.
Emergency Assistance Vouchers offered at St Vincent de Paul - East Jefferson County
Assist with emergency, temporary, or short term need by providing vouchers. Clients leave a message. Calls are returned by volunteers M-Th who will try to schedule a face-to-face meeting to asses need and decide on appropriate assistance.
Assistance with emergency, temporary, or short term needs. Assistance provided is **never** given in cash, but may be given as vouchers or as checks mailed directly to a landlord or utility company. Does not offer a food pantry.
HEN - Housing and Essential Needs offered at Serenity House Housing Resource Center - Forks
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 offered at St Vincent de Paul - Bremerton
Provides limited financial help on a case-by-case basis for assistance including power, water, natural gas, food handler cards, birth certificates, cremation assistance, and at times limited bus tokens. Call Mondays to be put on list, and T - F for more information.
Provides limited financial help on a case-by-case basis for assistance including utilities, food handler cards, ID renewal, and at times limited bus tokens. Cremation/burial assistance extremely limited.
Mission Outreach offered at Saint Vincent de Paul Pierce County
Email is the best way to connect with the program. It will take some time to process the requests. See program details for more information. Dropping in for assistance does not guarantee assistance.
Provides case work support to those facing a crisis or in need of resources. Also assists with coordinated entry.
Partners with 12 local Catholic churches that provide assistance to those residing in their zip code.
Assistance is limited but can include funding for emergency basic needs such as rental deposits, utilities, gas vouchers, food vouchers, and more.
Those in need contact their closest SVdP Catholic Parish, email the SVdP Help Line, or visit the Community Resource Center next to the Thrift Store.
Can provide assistance up to every three months for gas vouchers and food vouchers unless other extreme circumstances arise.
St. Vincent de Paul's Mission Outreach Program includes the Homeless Prevention & Basic Needs Program and the Hispanic & Immigrant Family Support Program, which helps Latino & immigrant families with case management in Spanish, access to community resources, legal assistance, education (including ESL) and more. Se habla espanol.
All programs operate out of the Community Resource Center located next to the Thrift Store.
The Community Resource Center does not provide direct rental assistance.
Unhoused Services offered by Issaquah Food & Clothing Bank
Offers services to the unhoused of King County.
Offers a variety of services focused on assisting the unhoused,
Food: Sandwiches, snacks, water, and select canned goods & dry goods, as supplies last first come first serve
Mail: Client needs to sign mail agreement form. We do not accept packages.
Bus Tickets: as supplies last, bus tickets weekly.
Resource Referrals: Referrals are made based on need & requested assistance.
ID Replacement: Assistance with identifying locations for free IDs and/or directly assisting with ID replacements.
Case Management: Assistance on a case-by-case basis and requested assistance.
HEN - Housing and Essential Needs offered at Olympic Community Action Programs - Port Townsend
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.
Kitsap County Veterans Relief and Assistance Fund offered at Veterans of Foreign Wars - VFW Post 2669
Assists in need veterans and their families by providing financial cash grants. Grants are to be used 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
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.
Homeless Liaison offered at Naselle-Grays River Valley 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.
HEN - Housing and Essential Needs offered at Coastal Community Action Program - Grays Harbor
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.
Veterans Assistance Fund offered by Community Action of Skagit County at Robert M. Gates Skagit Vet's Connect
Provides temporary financial assistance to veterans and their families in the event of severe financial difficulties.
Provides temporary financial assistance to veterans and their families in the event of severe financial difficulties. Items payable by vouchers are food and sundries, rent, utilities, medical, transportation (bus), and vehicle gas. Other items are payable at the discretion of the program coordinator.
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.
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.
Emergency Services - Critical Needs offered at Saint Vincent De Paul North Sound Council Emergency Services - Critical Needs
Offers assistance with basic needs, utilities, rent, prescription medication, and other expenses on a case-by-case basis.
(Does not serve Granite Falls, Lake Stevens, Darrington). ALL SERVICES ARE DEPENDENT UPON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING AT THE TIME OF THE REQUEST. Offers clothing, furniture/beds, household items, food, rent/utilities assistance, prescription medication assistance, and other expenses on a case-by-case basis. Callers are referred to the St. Vincent de Paul volunteers in their area who may do a home visit to determine need. Financial services are provided through a vouchering system. Not all services are offered in all areas.
Compass Day Center offered by Compass Housing Alliance at Compass Center
Operates a drop-in center for homeless adults only; NO CHILDREN allowed. Offers housing navigation, phone services, information and referral, and limited transportation help. Serves as a cooling center during hot weather.
Operates a drop-in center for homeless adults. Offers navigation assistance for housing resources and case management.
Limited bus tickets available.
Free Wi-Fi and local phone usage.
Operation meal service supplies two meals lunch and dinner M-F, Saturday dinner only.
Can sometimes offer transportation assistance to re-unite individuals to family.
A medical doctor visits the center three days per week to assist with wound care, consultation and referrals for medical care.
Serves as a cooling center during hot weather.
Also offers information and referral to assist clients in obtaining resources such as the following:
- Shelter
- Housing
- Health services
- Public benefits