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Community Behavioral Health Rental Assistance (CBRA) offered by Advance in Omak
Provides rent and/or deposit assistance for eligible individuals in Okanogan County who have behavioral health needs and are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
Provides long-term rental assistance to eligible individuals in Okanogan County who have behavioral health needs and are homeless or at risk of homelessness. The program supports housing stability through rental subsidies paired with ongoing case management and support services. Participants must engage in behavioral health treatment and work with a care team. Services are intended to help clients avoid institutionalization, reduce crisis service use, and maintain stable housing.
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Coordinated Entry offered by Access Point at Teen Feed in the University District
Coordinates resource centers where people experiencing homelessness can get help finding housing and other resources. Places clients in housing programs based on need and availability. Drop-in services only. Serves youth only.
Provides assessment and intake into the Coordinated Entry system in King County for households experiencing homelessness. Case workers at Regional Access Points provide clients with assistance resolving their housing crisis. Housing resources available through the Coordinated Entry System include
- Rapid Rehousing
- Transitional Housing
- Permanent Housing
- Permanent Supportive Housing
There is no guarantee that a household will meet final eligibility requirements, be referred to a housing resource, or receive a referral to a particular housing option, nor does it ensure the availability of resources for all eligible households.
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Financial Assistance offered at DSHS Community Services Office in Lakewood
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.
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Gas Service Payment AssistanceRefugee/Entrant Cash AssistanceCash Assistance Program for ImmigrantsState Disability Insurance ApplicationsTANF ApplicationsHeating Fuel Payment AssistanceRent Payment AssistanceTANF Appeals/ComplaintsWater Service Payment AssistanceRental Deposit AssistanceState Disability Insurance Appeals/ComplaintsSewer Service Payment AssistanceElectric Service Payment AssistanceCase/Care Management
Coordinated Entry offered by Access Point at Friends of Youth in Kirkland
Coordinates resource centers where people experiencing homelessness can get help finding housing and other resources. Places clients in housing programs based on need and availability. By appointment or drop in. Serves young adults only.
Provides assessment and intake into the Coordinated Entry system in King County for households experiencing homelessness. Case workers at Regional Access Points provide clients with assistance resolving their housing crisis. Housing resources available through the Coordinated Entry System include
- Rapid Rehousing
- Transitional Housing
- Permanent Housing
- Permanent Supportive Housing
There is no guarantee that a household will meet final eligibility requirements, be referred to a housing resource, or receive a referral to a particular housing option, nor does it ensure the availability of resources for all eligible households.
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Financial Assistance offered at Cancer Lifeline
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.
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Sewer Service Payment AssistanceBus FareIncidental Medical Expense AssistanceRental Deposit AssistanceChild Care Expense AssistanceTelephone Service Payment AssistanceElectric Service Payment AssistanceGas Service Payment AssistanceRent Payment AssistanceGas MoneyDental Care Expense AssistanceFood VouchersHeating Fuel Payment AssistanceWater Service Payment AssistanceMortgage Payment Assistance
Homelessness Prevention offered at Mother Nation
Provides case management and housing search assistance for Native Americans and their families. Homelessness prevention funds for Native families provided as funding allows. May be required to provide tribal identification.
Provides case management for Native Americans and their families.
Homelessness prevention funds for Native families provided as funding allows.
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Rent and Utility Assistance offered at Sequim Community Aid
Offers financial help with rent, water, and electric when funding is available.
This community charity will try to help with rent and utility bills.
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Financial Assistance offered by DSHS Community Services Office in King North
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.
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Case/Care ManagementRent Payment AssistanceRental Deposit AssistanceSewer Service Payment AssistanceElectric Service Payment AssistanceTANF Appeals/ComplaintsRefugee/Entrant Cash AssistanceTANF ApplicationsHeating Fuel Payment AssistanceGas Service Payment AssistanceCash Assistance Program for ImmigrantsState Disability Insurance Appeals/ComplaintsState Disability Insurance ApplicationsWater Service Payment Assistance
Financial Assistance offered at DSHS' Goldendale 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.
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Rental Deposit AssistanceGas Service Payment AssistanceState Disability Insurance ApplicationsSewer Service Payment AssistanceCase/Care ManagementRefugee/Entrant Cash AssistanceElectric Service Payment AssistanceWater Service Payment AssistanceRent Payment AssistanceTANF Appeals/ComplaintsHeating Fuel Payment AssistanceCash Assistance Program for ImmigrantsState Disability Insurance Appeals/ComplaintsTANF Applications
Housing and Essential Needs offered at Goodwill Industries of the Inland Northwest
Provides HEN eligible clients with basic assistance including toiletries, toothpaste, shampoo, laundry/dish soap, and bus passes. Financial assistance may include rent, utilities, and move-in assistance if funding is available. Must be DSHS referred.
Housing and Essential Needs Grant Funds 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, security deposit, and service animal deposits. 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. All HEN clients are eligible to receive essential needs assistance.
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Financial Assistance offered at DSHS Community Services Office in Tumwater
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.
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State Disability Insurance ApplicationsRental Deposit AssistanceTANF ApplicationsCase/Care ManagementCash Assistance Program for ImmigrantsWater Service Payment AssistanceSewer Service Payment AssistanceHeating Fuel Payment AssistanceElectric Service Payment AssistanceGas Service Payment AssistanceTANF Appeals/ComplaintsRefugee/Entrant Cash AssistanceState Disability Insurance Appeals/ComplaintsRent Payment Assistance
Financial Assistance offered at North Helpline Lake City
Provides utility and rent assistance and limited help with move-in costs for residents of ZIP codes 98125, 98133, 98155, 98177.**NOTICE REQUIRED**
Provides rent assistance, move-in costs, and utility assistance for residents with shut-off notices through North Helpline's Homelessness Prevention Program.
Funds of up to $600 are available twice in any 12-month period.
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Supportive Services for Veteran Families offered at Blue Mountain Action Council
Provides a homeless prevention program designed to assist veteran families at risk of homelessness to maintain their housing and to rapidly re-house veteran families who have recently become homeless.
Provides a homeless prevention program designed to assist veteran families at risk of homelessness to maintain their housing, and to rapidly re-house veteran families who have recently become homeless. Specific services include: case management, service referrals, and rapid rehousing.
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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
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Veteran Benefits AssistanceRental Deposit AssistanceBus FareGas MoneyGas Service Payment AssistanceTelephone Service Payment AssistanceRent Payment AssistanceMortgage Payment AssistanceElectric Service Payment AssistanceBurial/Cremation Expense AssistanceWater Service Payment AssistanceHeating Fuel Payment Assistance
Samaritan Services offered at Plateau Outreach Ministries
Assists with eviction prevention, move-in costs, utilities, propane, limited prescriptions, dental and medical expenses, and school supplies for children; serves the Enumclaw area. **EVICTION / SHUT-OFF NOTICE REQUIRED**
Offers emergency financial assistance for eviction prevention, move-in costs, utilities, propane and limited prescriptions.
Offers limited financial help for gasoline, prescriptions and medical bills.
Services include case management, when needed.
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Rental Deposit AssistanceElectric Service Payment AssistanceWater Service Payment AssistanceHeating Fuel Payment AssistanceMedical Care Expense AssistanceGas MoneyPrescription Expense AssistanceRent Payment AssistanceSewer Service Payment AssistanceGas Service Payment AssistanceDental Care Expense Assistance
Financial Assistance offered at DSHS Community Services Office in Everett
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.
What's Here
Cash Assistance Program for ImmigrantsSewer Service Payment AssistanceGas Service Payment AssistanceState Disability Insurance ApplicationsState Disability Insurance Appeals/ComplaintsElectric Service Payment AssistanceHeating Fuel Payment AssistanceRental Deposit AssistanceTANF ApplicationsRefugee/Entrant Cash AssistanceWater Service Payment AssistanceCase/Care ManagementRent Payment AssistanceTANF Appeals/Complaints
Coordinated Entry offered by Access Point at YWCA in Renton
Coordinates resource centers where people experiencing homelessness can get help finding housing and other resources. Places clients in housing programs based on need and availability. By appointment only.
Provides assessment and intake into the Coordinated Entry system in King County for households experiencing homelessness. Case workers at Regional Access Points provide clients with assistance resolving their housing crisis. Housing resources available through the Coordinated Entry System include
- Rapid Rehousing
- Transitional Housing
- Permanent Housing
- Permanent Supportive Housing
There is no guarantee that a household will meet final eligibility requirements, be referred to a housing resource, or receive a referral to a particular housing option, nor does it ensure the availability of resources for all eligible households.
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Diversion Program offered at Helping Hands Food Bank
Diversion collaborates with households to help them avoid or resolve homelessness.
Offers a short-term program to help divert clients from entering intensive programs like Coordinated Entry. Services are to help people exit out of homelessness or prevent them from becoming unhoused. Problem-solving services are offered, and on occasion, one-time financial assistance to households that can utilize their own resources to sustain housing.
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Housing Services offered at Quality Behavioral Health in Clarkston
Provides families and individuals with a coordinated entry assessment to link them to housing resources based on their needs. Services may include rental assistance, eviction prevention, HEN, and limited permanent supported housing services. Toiletries are available only for HEN clients.
Provides various housing programs for families and individuals living in Asotin County. Offers Coordinated Entry, Homeless Diversion, and Housing and Essential Needs (HEN).
- Coordinated entry is a process developed to ensure that all people experiencing a housing crisis have fair and equal access and are quickly identified, assessed for, referred, and connected to housing and assistance based on their strengths and needs.
- Diversion is a fast paced, short-term case management program that can assist the individual/household(s) with solving problems and barriers by utilizing the existing strengths and resources of the individual/household(s). We can assist with limited flexible funding, based on eligibility, in order to assist the individual/household with obtaining permanent housing which can include relocation and other activities that support obtaining permanent.
- 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, security deposit, and service animal deposits. 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. All HEN clients are eligible to receive essential needs assistance.
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Cleaning ProductsLocal Transit PassesUtility Deposit AssistanceHousing Related Coordinated EntrySewer Service Payment AssistancePersonal/Grooming SuppliesHeating Fuel Payment AssistanceRental Deposit AssistanceRent Payment AssistanceTrash/Recycling Service Payment AssistanceHomeless Diversion ProgramsGas Service Payment AssistanceElectric Service Payment AssistanceWater Service Payment Assistance
DV Material Needs Assistance offered by Salvation Army's Community Advocacy Program
Provides limited basic needs and financial assistance to those needing help due to a current or recent DV situation involving intimate partner abuse.
Provides limited basic needs and financial assistance to eligible applicants needing help as result of a current or recent (within 6 months) intimate partner abuse situation.
Services are confidential.
Provides financial assistance based on funding availability with:
- Utility bill arrears
- Housing: funds for landlord applications and move-in costs subject to funders guidelines while funds last. No rental assistance is available.
- Food/Grocery items
- Basic Clothing
- Hygiene items/Toiletries
- Prescriptions
- Eyeglasses
- Bus tickets/ Transport
- Diapers
- Baby formula
- Other infant needs
Language interpretation is available in person or over the phone.
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Coordinated Entry System offered at Homeless Housing Network
Places clients in housing programs based on need and availability. Helps people experiencing homelessness find housing and other resources.
Places clients in housing programs based on need and availability. Helps people experiencing homelessness find housing and other resources.
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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.
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Housing and Essential Needs Grants offered at Wahkiakum County Health and Human Services
Provides HEN eligible clients with basic assistance including toiletries, toothpaste, shampoo, laundry/dish soap, and bus passes. Financial assistance may include rent, utilities, and move-in assistance if funding is available.
Provides financial assistance for housing which may include monthly rental assistance, deposits, and utility assistance. Essential needs assistance includes personal health and hygiene items, cleaning supplies, and bus passes. Assistance cannot be provided through gift cards, vouchers, or certificates.
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Deposit Assistance and Eviction Prevention offered at Housing Solutions Center
Determines eligibility and manages the intake for deposit assistance or eviction prevention funds. Financial assistance is limited to once per year to pay a deposit to get a homeless person re-housed, or to prevent an eviction and is dependent on funding availability.
Determines eligibility and manages the intake for deposit assistance or eviction prevention funds. Financial assistance is limited to once per year to pay a deposit to get a homeless person re-housed, or to prevent an eviction.
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Financial Assistance offered at DSHS's Community Services Offices in Kennewick
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.
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