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.
Immigrant/Refugee Assistance offered at Chinese Information and Service Center in Bellevue
Offers free and confidential information, direct assistance and advocacy to individuals and families who speak Russian or Chinese languages and have limited English language skills.
Offers free and confidential information, direct assistance and advocacy to individuals and families who speak Russian or Chinese languages and have limited English language skills. Helps people to navigate systems, find resources, learn about programs and connect to their community. Services include, but are not limited to the following:
- Help with basic needs such as health care, food stamp, housing, financial security benefits, transportation, etc.
- Sign up ESL and assistance in naturalization application
- Assistance with children’s school issues
- Signing up for social and recreational activities
- Child care resources and school system
– Informational and educational workshops
All services provided are confidential.
Referral and Advocacy for Spanish Speakers offered at Nuestra Casa
Helps Spanish-speakers find needed social, health, or human resources in their community.
Helps Spanish-speakers find needed social, health, or human resources in their community. Also provides individual advocacy and assists filling out documents.
Student Support Services offered by United Way Benefits Hub at North Seattle College
Helps students stay enrolled in school through benefits enrollment, homelessness prevention, campus food pantry, and referrals to other support services. Must be an enrolled student taking classes worth at least six credits. Zoom and in-person appointments available.
Helps college students stay enrolled in school by offering benefits access, financial coaching, income supports, and referrals to other support services.
Limited emergency financial grants available for homelessness prevention and emergencies.
Students meet one-on-one with a coach to discuss college and career goals.
Appointments typically last one hour, but there is no limit to the number of appointments.
Typical areas of assistance:
- Managing debt
- Signing up for ORCA LIFT, SNAP/EBT, health insurance, WIC, etc.
- Building credit & pulling credit reports
- Budgeting
- Scholarships
- Tax preparation
- Access to on-campus food pantry
- Referrals to additional resources
Online Benefits Application offered by DSHS Community Services Offices
Allows residents to check for various DSHS services and programs that may be available or to find out more information on resources in the community. Offers the option of applying for some programs directly on the site.
Provides the ability to check for various DSHS services and programs that may be available or to find out more information on resources in the community.
Offers the option of applying for some programs directly on the site. The "Am I Eligible?" screening asks high level questions about the members in the home and their income, resources and expenses to see what benefits might be available.
The online application, "Apply Now" goes into more detail as part of the application for some programs.
Users can also register an account on the site, which will allow them to complete online Eligibility Reviews, report changes and see information about their case.
Information & Assistance for Seniors, Disabled Adults & Family Caregivers offered at Klickitat County Senior Services in White Salmon
Provides general information and assistance to seniors in Klickitat County, including document filling and benefit enrollment assistance.
Provides general information and assistance to seniors in Klickitat County. Information provided could be van schedules, what's for dinner at the Senior Center, how to find information about Medicare or Social Security, how to apply for food stamps or the P.U.D. discount, etc.; if the information is unknown, seniors will be pointed in the right direction. Assistance could include making a call or an appointment, helping figure out insurance billings, fill out application for benefits, or accompany seniors to an eligibility review or fair hearing of another agency. Information and Assistance is available to all senior citizens (over 60) regardless of income.
Student Support Services offered by United Way Benefits Hub at Bellevue College
Helps students stay enrolled in school through benefits enrollment, homelessness prevention, campus food pantry, and referrals to other support services. Must be an enrolled student taking classes worth at least six credits. Offers in-person and Zoom appointments.
Helps college students stay enrolled in school by offering benefits access, financial coaching, income supports, and referrals to other support services.
Limited emergency financial grants available for homelessness prevention and emergencies.
Students meet one-on-one with a coach to discuss college and career goals.
Appointments typically last one hour, but there is no limit to the number of appointments.
Typical areas of assistance:
- Managing debt
- Signing up for ORCA LIFT, SNAP/EBT, health insurance, WIC, etc.
- Building credit & pulling credit reports
- Budgeting
- Scholarships
- Tax preparation
- Access to on-campus food pantry
- Referrals to additional resources
Information, Referrals, and Advocacy offered at Benton Franklin Community Action Connections in Prosser
Provides information, referrals, and advocacy relating to community, county, and state resources.
Provides information, referrals, and advocacy relating to community, county, and state resources. Programs are provided based on funding availability as needed.
Senior Rights Assistance offered at Auburn Senior Activity Center
Volunteers provide free legal and consumer information. Assists with Social Security, elder law issues, estate planning, powers of attorney, probate, guardianship, and consumer, debt and bankruptcy issues.
Provides free legal and consumer information from trained volunteers on a number of topics related to their rights and options, including: - Wills - Powers of attorney - Health care directives - Guardianships - Trusts - Social Security - Probate - Living trusts. Medicare Volunteers are not lawyers and cannot give legal advice.
Resources and Support Services offered by Lower Columbia Q Center
Provides resources and support services to the LGBTQ2SIA+ community and allies of the Lower Columbia region.
Provides resources and support services to the LGBTQ2SIA+ community and allies of the Lower Columbia region. Services include a community center, education opportunities, mentorship, and monthly support groups for adults, youth, and families. Limited financial assistance is available as funds allow for gender-affirming costs, name changes, hormone treatments, and other expenses approved on a case-by-case basis. Financial assistance is limited to once per year, with a $200 limit.
Student Support Services offered by United Way Benefits Hub at South Seattle College
Helps students stay enrolled in school through benefits enrollment, homelessness prevention, campus food pantry, and referrals to other support services. Must be an enrolled student taking classes worth at least six credits. Offers Zoom and in-person appointments.
Helps college students stay enrolled in school by offering benefits access, financial coaching, income supports, and referrals to other support services.
Limited emergency financial grants available for homelessness prevention and emergencies.
Students meet one-on-one with a coach to discuss college and career goals.
Appointments typically last one hour, but there is no limit to the number of appointments.
Typical areas of assistance:
- Managing debt
- Signing up for ORCA LIFT, SNAP/EBT, health insurance, WIC, etc.
- Building credit & pulling credit reports
- Budgeting
- Scholarships
- Tax preparation
- Access to on-campus food pantry
- Referrals to additional resources
Offers free self-help packets designed for those who need explanative information regarding SSI/SSDI overpayment, disability review, and age 18 redetermination.
Offers free self-help packets designed for those who need explanative information regarding SSI/SSDI overpayment, continuing disability review (CDR), and age 18 redetermination.
Healing Circle Domestic Violence Program offered at Native American Youth and Family Center
Provides services to survivors of domestic and sexual violence, including safety planning, crisis intervention, advocacy, and educational services.
Provides services to survivors of domestic and sexual violence, including safety planning, crisis intervention, advocacy, and educational services. Works with local programs to facilitate safety planning, provide transportation when needed, and assure the practice of culturally relevant services in local shelters. Weekly domestic violence support groups that are closed groups held off-site for confidentiality reasons. Free childcare is available.
Information, Referrals, and Advocacy offered at Benton Franklin Community Action Connections
Provides information, referrals, and advocacy relating to community, county, and state resources.
Provides information, referrals, and advocacy relating to community, county, and state resources. Programs are provided based on funding availability as needed.
Student Support Services offered by United Way Benefits Hub at Green River College
Helps students stay enrolled in school through benefits enrollment, homelessness prevention, campus food pantry, and referrals to other support services. Must be an enrolled student taking classes worth at least six credits. Offers Zoom and in-person appointments.
Helps college students stay enrolled in school by offering benefits access, financial coaching, income supports, and referrals to other support services.
Limited emergency financial grants available for homelessness prevention and emergencies.
Students meet one-on-one with a coach to discuss college and career goals.
Appointments typically last one hour, but there is no limit to the number of appointments.
Typical areas of assistance:
- Managing debt
- Signing up for ORCA LIFT, SNAP/EBT, health insurance, WIC, etc.
- Building credit & pulling credit reports
- Budgeting
- Scholarships
- Tax preparation
- Access to on-campus food pantry
- Referrals to additional resources
A program that helps people change their name/gender through the courts or at the DMV (cannot do both for one person).
A program that helps people change their name/gender through the courts or at the DMV (cannot do both for one person). Services range from providing information on the process of changing documents in the state of Oregon to offering financial aid and advocacy at the courts and the DMV. The level of financial assistance and eligibility for this assistance varies based on program's budget.
Senior Rights Assistance offered by Sound Generations
Provides information and documents related to estate planning, power of attorney, probate, and guardianship. No fees. Information may not be provided by an attorney. Coordinates two elder law clinics in Seattle and Kent with attorneys available.
Provides information and documents related to ONLY these topics: estate planning, end-of-life planning, power of attorney, probate/small estates, long-term care, and adult guardianship (no minor guardianship). **Cannot** assist with any other legal issues, topics listed are only issues we can address. Coordinates two elder law clinics through a partnership between Sound Generations and the King County Bar Association. Thirty-minute appointments with attorneys are available in Seattle and Kent. Attorneys cannot represent anyone in court or on an ongoing basis. Does not have referrals for reduced-cost private attorneys. Does not have referrals for professional fiduciary services like professional guardians, executors, or representative payees.
Housing Services offered at Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle
Provides pre-purchase, mortgage and pre-foreclosure counseling; stabilization loans with repayment plans, landlord/tenant mediation, borrower/lender mediation and fair housing information.
Provides comprehensive rental and ownership housing counseling services, certified by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Counseling services address topics of delinquency and landlord/tenant mediation; and financial planning and pre-purchase. Also provides general information about HUD-subsidized programs, insurance and fair housing. Additionally, offers a foreclosure prevention program that combines mortgage, reverse mortgage and pre-foreclosure counseling, stabilization loans and repayment plans, to help low-income families in danger of losing their homes. Rather than being forced into a sale by the mortgage holder and thus forfeiting their equity, program offers borrowers two alternative options: avoiding default by working through a repayment plan to stay in their home, or gaining enough time to sell their homes on their own terms. Provides foreclosure mediation services as part of the Foreclosure Fairness Program.