Operates a daily drop-in center for homeless youth and young adults ages 13-26. Offers showers, phone access, laundry, blankets, clothing and meals. Operates as a youth cooling/warming center during weather advisories.
Operates a daily drop-in center for homeless youth and young adults.
Offers:
- Case Management
- Hot meal once a week
- Transportation to shelter
- Phone
- Snacks
- Blankets & limited clothing
- Showers & laundry
- Activities
- Advocacy
- Education resources
- Life skills help & workshops
- Mentoring
Shower facilities do not have accommodations for people with disabilities.
Operates as a youth cooling center during weather advisories.
Pregnancy & Parenting Support offered by Public Health in Seattle & King County at Columbia City Health Center
Provides pregnancy and parenting related care coordination and support, including home visits, to pregnant people on Medicaid as well as to first time parents. Also provides assistance and guidance to parents of children with complex medical needs.
Offer pregnancy, post-pregnancy, breast/chestfeeding, and parenting services at public health centers across King County. Not all services offered at all locations.
Maternity Support Services (Part of First Steps):
Helps people have healthy pregnancies and recover from pregnancy. Coordinates support until the baby is two months old, and provides breast/chestfeeding support by:
- Health education and counseling.
- Regular visits in the clinic, by phone or video, or in the client’s home or community setting.
- Support beyond the doctor or midwife, including nurses, nutritionists, social workers and community health workers.
- Referrals to OB care, WIC, health insurance and other community resources.
Infant Case Management (Part of First Steps):
- Provides support and guidance from the time the baby is 2-3 months old through baby’s first birthday (for those who qualify).
- Helps clients become self-sufficient in gaining access to medical, social, educational and other services they might need.
Nurse Family Partnership:
- Partners pregnant people with registered nurses from pregnancy through their child’s 2nd birthday
- Delivers the support first-time parents need to have a healthy pregnancy, become knowledgeable and responsible parents, and provide their babies with the best possible start in life.
Children with Special Health Care Needs:
Public health nurses provide care coordination services through home or community visits or on the telephone. Services include:
- Developmental screenings and assessments
- Help with concerns such as feeding, nutrition, growth, development and behavior.
- Help developing and maintaining a network of services and providers.
Family Ways:
-Provides culturally relevant peer support for three community groups: Native American/Alaska Natives, Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian, and U.S. born Black/African Americans from pregnancy through age 5.
-Supports clients with pregnancy, parenting, community-connections and resource navigation
-Registered dietician, Social Worker, and Public Health Nurse available for consultation and coaching
Confidential Support offered by Cupcake Girls at Oregon and SWWA Branch
Provides holistic resources, after care, and information and referrals for services such as financial aid, educational and GED assistance, counseling, trauma support, and connecting clients with local medical services, legal aid, rehabilitation, safe housing, and more.
Provides confidential support to empower clients through respect, resources, and relationships. Works with clients by providing holistic resources, aftercare, information and referrals for financial aid, educational and GED assistance, counseling, trauma support, and connects clients with local medical services, legal aid, rehabilitation, safe housing, and more.
Financial Assistance offered at DSHS' Sunnyside Community Services Office
Provides financial assistance programs to low-income families, immigrants and refugees, pregnant women, and people who are aged, blind or disabled. Programs include TANF/WorkFirst, AREN, Diversion Cash Assistance, Refugee Cash Assistance and ABD.
Provides financial assistance to Washington residents in need who meet eligibility requirements.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF/WorkFirst):
- Provides monthly cash grants and medical assistance to eligible low-income families with minor children in the home.
- Applicants attend a WorkFirst orientation and eligibility interview.
- Pregnant and parenting minors may be eligible for TANF benefits if they meet additional eligibility requirements, as determined by a DSHS social worker.
- Adults may also be eligible for WorkFirst support, which will pay for items clients must have in order to look for work, prepare for work or accept a better job.
- Assistance may include transportation, car repairs, interview and work clothes, licenses and tools and equipment.
- Assistance will be provided via vouchers or pre-paid merchant cards.
Aged Blind and Disabled (ABD):
- Provides financial assistance for people with a long-term or permanent disability, or who are blind, or who are age 65 or older and meet income and resource requirements.
Emergency Assistance:
- TANF, Workfirst, SFA and RCA clients may apply for supplemental financial assistance when faced with an emergency caused by circumstances out of their control.
- Funding may be approved for rent (EVICTION NOTICES); electric, gas, heating fuel, water/sewer or telephone utility shut-off notices; or deposit move-in costs for homeless individuals and families.
- Includes Additional Requirements for Emergent Needs (AREN). AREN payments may be made up to a maximum of $750 in a 12-month period.
- Also includes WorkFirst support services, which helps with rent, mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities, moving costs, all housing-related fees, hookup fees, refundable and non-refundable deposits, and temporary housing for households participating in WorkFirst. Up to $5,000 is available in a 12-month period.
Pregnant Women's Assistance:
- Provides financial assistance for pregnant women who are not eligible for TANF but meet TANF income and resource requirements.
Diversion Cash Assistance (DCA):
- Provides a cash grant program designed to prevent households with children from having to enroll in public assistance, by assisting with living expenses for needs such as:
- Housing
- Transportation
- Child care
- Food and employment-related expenses.
Clients may be referred to DSHS non-cash programs such as food stamps.
Staff may also refer to other social service programs including domestic violence services, clothing banks, food pantries, etc.
Housing and Essential Needs (HEN):
- Provides housing and essential needs vouchers for adults who have a shorter-term disability and meet income and resource requirements.
Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA):
- Cash assistance is available to refugees with no minor children for the first eight months after their arrival.
- Refugees with minor children are likely eligible for TANF.
State Family Assistance:
- Cash assistance program established for legal immigrants with dependent children who are ineligible for TANF because of immigrant status.
Medicaid Case Management offered at Area Agency on Aging and Disabilities of Southwest Washington in Cowlitz and Wahkiakum Counties
Provides case management services by social workers along with nursing staff assistance which includes functional eligibility assessment, personal care, housekeeping, errand assistance, home delivered meals, home modifications, and personal emergency response system.
Provides case management services by social workers with nursing staff assistance which includes functional eligibility assessment, personal care, housekeeping, errand assistance, home delivered meals, home modifications, and personal emergency response system (fall button).
Health Homes offered at Area Agency on Aging and Disabilities of Southwest Washington
Health Homes assists patients with chronic conditions by providing services such as case management, care coordination, health promotion, comprehensive transitional care and follow up, individual and family support, and referral to community and social services.
Health Homes assists patients with chronic conditions by providing services such as case management, care coordination, health promotion, comprehensive transitional care and follow up, individual and family support, and referral to community and social services.
Social and Transition Support offered at Wallingford Community Senior Center
Provides social work appointments, resource navigation and referrals, Medicare advice, conversation and discussion groups, men's group and topical workshops.
Provides:
- Social work appointments
- Resource navigation and referrals
- Medicare advice
- Conversation and discussion groups
- Topical workshops
Financial Assistance offered by DSHS Community Services Office in Renton
Provides financial assistance programs to low-income families, immigrants and refugees, pregnant women, and people who are aged, blind or disabled. Programs include TANF/WorkFirst, AREN, Diversion Cash Assistance, Refugee Cash Assistance and ABD.
Provides financial assistance to Washington residents in need who meet eligibility requirements.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF/WorkFirst):
- Provides monthly cash grants and medical assistance to eligible low-income families with minor children in the home.
- Applicants attend a WorkFirst orientation and eligibility interview.
- Pregnant and parenting minors may be eligible for TANF benefits if they meet additional eligibility requirements, as determined by a DSHS social worker.
- Adults may also be eligible for WorkFirst support, which will pay for items clients must have in order to look for work, prepare for work or accept a better job.
- Assistance may include transportation, car repairs, interview and work clothes, licenses and tools and equipment.
- Assistance will be provided via vouchers or pre-paid merchant cards.
Aged Blind and Disabled (ABD):
- Provides financial assistance for people with a long-term or permanent disability, or who are blind, or who are age 65 or older and meet income and resource requirements.
Emergency Assistance:
- TANF, Workfirst, SFA and RCA clients may apply for supplemental financial assistance when faced with an emergency caused by circumstances out of their control.
- Funding may be approved for rent (EVICTION NOTICES); electric, gas, heating fuel, water/sewer or telephone utility shut-off notices; or deposit move-in costs for homeless individuals and families.
- Includes Additional Requirements for Emergent Needs (AREN). AREN payments may be made up to a maximum of $750 in a 12-month period.
- Also includes WorkFirst support services, which helps with rent, mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities, moving costs, all housing-related fees, hookup fees, refundable and non-refundable deposits, and temporary housing for households participating in WorkFirst. Up to $5,000 is available in a 12-month period.
Pregnant Women's Assistance:
- Provides financial assistance for pregnant women who are not eligible for TANF but meet TANF income and resource requirements.
Diversion Cash Assistance (DCA):
- Provides a cash grant program designed to prevent households with children from having to enroll in public assistance, by assisting with living expenses for needs such as:
- Housing
- Transportation
- Child care
- Food and employment-related expenses.
Clients may be referred to DSHS non-cash programs such as food stamps.
Staff may also refer to other social service programs including domestic violence services, clothing banks, food pantries, etc.
Housing and Essential Needs (HEN):
- Provides housing and essential needs vouchers for adults who have a shorter-term disability and meet income and resource requirements.
Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA):
- Cash assistance is available to refugees with no minor children for the first eight months after their arrival.
- Refugees with minor children are likely eligible for TANF.
State Family Assistance:
- Cash assistance program established for legal immigrants with dependent children who are ineligible for TANF because of immigrant status.
Mental Health Services offered at Renew in Mattawa
Provides a full range of mental health care services, including outpatient therapy, medication management, and case management for adults and children.
Provides a full range of mental health care services, including outpatient therapy, medication management, and case management for adults and children.
Provides a day center for women and girls of any age who are involved with commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking but are transitioning out. Offers food, clothing, laundry, hygiene items and showers, as well as overnight stays.
Provides a safe haven for women and girls of any age who have been involved in commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking.
Confidential day center provides food, clothing, laundry, hygiene items and showers, as well as the possibility of an overnight stay.
Center also offers support such as free counseling and therapy, mentoring, support groups, transportation to medical appointments and court dates, life skill classes, GED prep classes, case management and referrals to other resources. Offers internships for learning job skills in administrative work, retail and coffee making. Also provides job referrals through partner organizations.
Virtual appointments may be made with an attorney to assist with parenting plans, criminal record expungement or immigration assistance.
Organization is faith-based.
Wraparound Services offered by Valley Cities in Kent
Offers intensive mental health care and team-based case management for children, youth and families with complex needs, including developmental disabilities.
Offers intensive mental health care and team-based case management for youth with complex needs and their families.
Looks for community-based options to support multi-system-involved children and youth.
Staff members trained in team facilitation meet with a family, listen to their story, help the youth build a team of natural and formal supports, and guide this team through the wraparound process.
Team members include natural supports (such as family, friends, and religious leaders) and the professionals who work with the family (such as counselors, schools, Child Protective Services and probation officers).
Parent-Child Assistance Program offered by Evergreen Recovery Center in Tacoma
Offers an evidence‐based home visitation case management for pregnant and newly parenting women with substance use disorders.
Offers an evidence‐based home visitation case management for pregnant and parenting women with substance use disorders. Helps mothers build healthy families and prevent future births of children exposed to alcohol and drugs. Provides clients outreach and engagement, structured goal setting, problem-solving, practical assistance, and consistent coaching. Seeks to help community service providers understand how to work more effectively with this population and works to ensure that clients and families receive needed services. Pregnant and parenting women are enrolled for three years. Clients are not asked to leave the program if they relapse or experience setbacks.
Older Adult Services at Family Caregiver Support Program offered by Jewish Family Service Seattle
Provides support services to unpaid adult caregivers living in King County who are caring for someone age 60+ or an adult 18+ with a disability. Can provide information in English and Russian.
We envision a community in which older adults are valued for the wisdom and experience they possess, and for the contributions they have made and continue to make. We are proud to offer programs and services that encourage active older adults to engage in intrinsically meaningful activities; that support adult children of aging parents; and, that enable those older adults challenged by disability, illness or declining health to live in comfort and dignity.
Financial Assistance offered at DSHS Community Services Office in Sky Valley/Monroe
Provides financial assistance programs to low-income families, immigrants and refugees, pregnant women, and people who are aged, blind or disabled. Programs include TANF/WorkFirst, AREN, Diversion Cash Assistance, Refugee Cash Assistance and ABD.
Provides financial assistance to Washington residents in need who meet eligibility requirements.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF/WorkFirst):
- Provides monthly cash grants and medical assistance to eligible low-income families with minor children in the home.
- Applicants attend a WorkFirst orientation and eligibility interview.
- Pregnant and parenting minors may be eligible for TANF benefits if they meet additional eligibility requirements, as determined by a DSHS social worker.
- Adults may also be eligible for WorkFirst support, which will pay for items clients must have in order to look for work, prepare for work or accept a better job.
- Assistance may include transportation, car repairs, interview and work clothes, licenses and tools and equipment.
- Assistance will be provided via vouchers or pre-paid merchant cards.
Aged Blind and Disabled (ABD):
- Provides financial assistance for people with a long-term or permanent disability, or who are blind, or who are age 65 or older and meet income and resource requirements.
Emergency Assistance:
- TANF, Workfirst, SFA and RCA clients may apply for supplemental financial assistance when faced with an emergency caused by circumstances out of their control.
- Funding may be approved for rent (EVICTION NOTICES); electric, gas, heating fuel, water/sewer or telephone utility shut-off notices; or deposit move-in costs for homeless individuals and families.
- Includes Additional Requirements for Emergent Needs (AREN). AREN payments may be made up to a maximum of $750 in a 12-month period.
- Also includes WorkFirst support services, which helps with rent, mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities, moving costs, all housing-related fees, hookup fees, refundable and non-refundable deposits, and temporary housing for households participating in WorkFirst. Up to $5,000 is available in a 12-month period.
Pregnant Women's Assistance:
- Provides financial assistance for pregnant women who are not eligible for TANF but meet TANF income and resource requirements.
Diversion Cash Assistance (DCA):
- Provides a cash grant program designed to prevent households with children from having to enroll in public assistance, by assisting with living expenses for needs such as:
- Housing
- Transportation
- Child care
- Food and employment-related expenses.
Clients may be referred to DSHS non-cash programs such as food stamps.
Staff may also refer to other social service programs including domestic violence services, clothing banks, food pantries, etc.
Housing and Essential Needs (HEN):
- Provides housing and essential needs vouchers for adults who have a shorter-term disability and meet income and resource requirements.
Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA):
- Cash assistance is available to refugees with no minor children for the first eight months after their arrival.
- Refugees with minor children are likely eligible for TANF.
State Family Assistance:
- Cash assistance program established for legal immigrants with dependent children who are ineligible for TANF because of immigrant status.
Mental Health Services offered at Three Rivers Therapy LLC
Provides outpatient mental health services and Wraparound Intensive services for children (WISe).
Provides outpatient mental health counseling as well as Wraparound Intensive services for children (WISe).
Wraparound with Intensive Services, or WISe, is an approach to helping children, youth, and their families with intensive mental health care. Services are available in home and community settings and offer a system of care based on the individualized need of the child or youth.
Domestic Violence Advocacy and Support offered by Refugee Women's Alliance in Seattle
Provides domestic violence advocacy for refugee and immigrant women; counseling and case management, support groups, legal advocacy and community education.
Provides domestic violence advocacy services, such as:
- Case management
- Counseling
- Support groups
- Legal advocacy
Staff will accompany refugee women and their children of any ethnicity to shelters and will attempt to meet their needs by providing crisis intervention, support, translation, etc. Also offers education and training to the community and service providers about domestic violence and refugee/immigration issues.
Child care is available on a limited basis.
Domestic Violence Services offered at Seattle Indian Health Board
Provides general assistance and advocacy services for victims of domestic violence, including education, case management, food vouchers and safety planning.
Provides assistance for victims of domestic violence.
Offers
- Education (both individual and group)
- Assistance with restraining orders
- Assistance with finding safe shelters
- Safety planning
- Emergency assistance such as food vouchers and transportation.
Refugee Resettlement offered by Diocese of Olympia's Refugee Resettlement Office
Assesses the needs of each refugee and provides advocacy with other service agencies. Includes long-term follow-up.
The Refugee Resettlement program is an essential part of helping refugees adjust to living in the Seattle area. A variety of services are offered through this program.
As part of the resettlement process, provides all newly arrived refugees with the following services:
- Airport Reception
- Cultural Orientation
- Furnishing the Apartment
- Food and Clothing
- Medical Screening
- School Enrollment
- English Classes
- Employment Search Assistance
Care Coordination offered by Public Health - Seattle & King County's Children with Special Health Care Needs Program
Provides care coordination services to families with complex health needs. Helps family understand child's health condition, including developmental concerns, and helps locate financial assistance to pay for child's health care.
Public health nurses provide families with care coordination services through home or community visits or on the telephone.
Services include:
- Screenings and assessment of child
- Help with child's changing needs
- Help with concerns such as feeding, nutrition, growth, development, and behavior
- Referrals to local community resources and organizations
- Help locating financial assistance to pay for child's health care
- Coordination with child's health care and other service providers
- Help with transition services, such as school, hospitals, clinic
- Providing information about child's condition
- Help developing and maintaining a network of services and providers
Connects parents who have children on Medicaid who have a diagnosis that causes them to be incontinent with free diapers covered by Medicaid.
Information and Referral/Options Counseling offered at Rural Resources Community Action in Pullman
This service provides information and connects individuals with a disability to resources within the community to stabilize independence. We help people make informed decisions regarding available resources to help maintain independent living within the community to plan for immediate and long term needs.
Rural Resources helps older adults remain as independent and self sufficient as possible through programs including:Information and assistance, Case management, Respite care, and Family Caregiver Support.
LGBTQ Youth Services Drop-In Center offered by Lambert House LGBTQ Youth Community Center
Provides clothing, toiletries, hygiene supplies, an evening dinner for LGBTQ youth ages 10-22. Also offers case management, a daily social space and discussion groups.
Operates a drop-in center for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQ) youth. Services include:
- Case management services once per week
- Clothing
- Toiletries and hygiene supplies
- HIV/STI prevention education
- Evening dinner
- Social programming including a daily social space, dances, performance events and discussion groups several times a week.
Provides referrals to emergency shelter, transitional housing, medical services and drug/alcohol treatment.
Supportive Services for Veteran Families offered by YWCA Seattle King Snohomish in Renton
Helps homeless veteran individuals and families move toward housing stability. Participants may be referred to employment and training programs and help accessing benefits. Financial assistance may be available for rental deposits, and other household needs.
Helps homeless veteran individuals and families move toward housing stability. Program participants may be referred to employment and training programs, financial and community resources, and help accessing benefits.
Financial assistance may be available for rental deposits and other household needs.
Parent-Child Assistance Program offered at Family Education and Support Services
Offers a home visitation case-management program for pregnant and newly parenting women with substance use disorders. Helps mothers build healthy families and prevent future births of children exposed prenatally to alcohol and drugs.
Supports pregnant and parenting mothers with alcohol and/or drug use disorders that impede their ability to care for their children and live healthy functioning lives.
Helps build and maintain healthy, independent family lives.
Assures that children are in a safe and stable homes.
Prevents future births of alcohol/drug exposed children.
Thurston County is the 12th county in WA state to adopt this case management model.