Housing and Essential Needs Support Services offered by Catholic Community Services at The Phoenix Center
Provides the following services for individuals approved by DSHS: - Transportation Assistance (Orca LIFT annual free bus pass) - Essential Needs (hygienic and cleaning supplies once per month, valued at $65-$75) - Housing Search Assistance for those experiencing homelessness - Light case management and referrals to other services, primarily at intake - Employment Counseling Ongoing Rent/Utility Assistance or back pay assistance may be available to renters who are already enrolled in HEN, as funds become available. Cannot provide ongoing rent/utility payments for those households living in subsidized housing as defined as public housing (SHA, KCHA or RHA buildings) or those receiving a section 8 Housing Choice Voucher. Can only guarantee monthly payments 90 days at a time. At some point, it is expected that HEN recipients will need to begin covering rent with their own resources.
Location
2329 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98144
Hours
Resource line: M-F, 9am-2:30pm. Phoenix Center drop-in: Tu-Th, 10am-2pm.
Application process
Contact DSHS to enroll in HEN. All individuals who wish to enroll in HEN must receive a letter from DSHS letting them know that they are eligible for the program. If confirmed eligible, they may enroll in person at the Phoenix Center and immediately receive HEN transportation and essential needs services. As program funding and capacity allows, CCS will prioritize people for rental assistance funding who are currently enrolled in the HEN transportation and essential needs services and meet program criteria. A HEN case manager will reach out to contact any individuals who may meet program criteria for rent and/or utility assistance if it becomes available. Call for general questions about HEN or to access HEN services once enrolled. Currently enrolled clients may also contact their case manager.
Eligibility
Must be deemed unable to work for at least 90 days by DSHS due to mental health, physical disability or being enrolled in a chemical dependency treatment program limiting ability to work, AND Have no income OR Participate in the ABD (Aged, Blind and Disabled) program Earned income and assets will be evaluated by DSHS to determine if resources do not exceed income level guidelines. Certain government income programs are not eligible (such as SSI, SSDI and TANF). Once approved by DSHS, services are prioritized to those experiencing homelessness or at risk of losing housing.
Fee
None.
Languages
Spanish
Interpreter services
Agency info
Catholic Community Services at The Phoenix Center
Provides wraparound financial support to adults without minor children, who have a short-term disability who meet DSHS income and resource requirements.