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Provides limited rent assistance to King County residents at or below 80% AMI. Household must owe back rent to the landlord at the current address. Fill out online form to apply. Applicants selected weekly.
Provides limited rent assistance to King County residents who currently owe rent.
Rent assistance funds are limited and cannot be guaranteed.
Categories
Rent Payment Assistance
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Emergency Household Assistance Offered at St. Vincent de Paul District Council of Spokane - St. Mary
Emergency assistance for, rent, electric/heat, water/sewer, gasoline, emergency food and hygiene supplies. Assistance determined upon scheduled intake. Area of Service: South of Spokane River, North of E. Apache Pass Rd, East of S. Cherry, West of S. Rodeo Dr.
Provides financial assistance for rent, electric/heat, water/sewer and gasoline. Also provides emergency food and hygiene supplies. Assistance to be determined upon scheduled intake.
Categories
Personal/Grooming Supplies
Sewer Service Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Gas Money
Water Service Payment Assistance
Emergency assistance for, rent, electric/heat, water/sewer, gasoline, emergency food and hygiene supplies. Assistance determined upon scheduled intake. Area of service: South of Empire, North of Mission, East of Crestline and West of Havana. Boundary Map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1qywweVBv5OKgt6FgxSMW2wnqQKQ&ll=47.68619000000001%2C-117.33097999999997&z=14
Provides financial assistance for rent, electric/heat, water/sewer and gasoline. Also provides emergency food and hygiene supplies. Assistance to be determined upon scheduled intake.
Categories
Gas Money
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Sewer Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Personal/Grooming Supplies
Water Service Payment Assistance
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Emergency Household Assistance Offered St. Vincent de Paul District Council of Spokane - St. Anthony
Provides financial assistance for rent, electric/heat, water/sewer and gasoline, emergency food and hygiene supplies. Assistance to be determined upon scheduled intake. Service area: South of Glass Ave, North of Indiana, East of C Street, West of Washington Street.
Provides financial assistance for rent, electric/heat, water/sewer and gasoline. Also provides emergency food and hygiene supplies. Assistance to be determined upon scheduled intake.
Categories
Sewer Service Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Personal/Grooming Supplies
Provides financial assistance for needs such as rent, bus passes, utility bills and other needs through local neighborhood chapters.
Many chapters have very limited or no financial assistance available.
Provides limited financial assistance through local neighborhood chapters.
- Helps with rent payments.
- Provides Metro bus tickets.
- Helps paying utility bills.
- Telephone bills ( may be provided depending on parish conference and circumstance).
- Helps with other needs either through financial assistance or through a voucher to a SVDP thrift store
- No cable bills
Not all areas of King County are served by a chapter; not all existing neighborhood chapters have financial assistance available.
Categories
Rent Payment Assistance
Telephone Service Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Sewer Service Payment Assistance
Bus Fare
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Provides emergency rent to Pierce County residents (including City of Tacoma), behind on rent. Apply online. Funding supplied by the county but administered by area agencies. Renter must have the lease in their name. See details.
Providing rental assistance to households who reside in Pierce County who can not pay their rent.
Renters must have the lease in their name, and agree to case management services.
Helps with up to 3 months of rent.
Renters may also use this service for utilities, but it is not for utilities only.
Payments are made directly to the landlord.
Serves individuals and families.
Total household income must be within the income guidelines.
Funding is from the county and administered through agency partners.
Categories
Rent Payment Assistance
Emergency assistance is geared towards sustainable positive outcomes for eligible veterans. Service officers are knowledgeable, skilled and have relationships with area partners who together with their services will often be successful in forming comprehensive and lasting solutions for clients.
Emergency assistance is geared towards sustainable positive outcomes for eligible veterans. Service officers are knowledgeable, skilled and have relationships with area partners who together with their services will often be successful in forming comprehensive and lasting solutions for clients.
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Military Family Service/Support Centers
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Bus Fare
Rent Payment Assistance
Gas Money
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Provides basic emergency assistance for low-income individuals and families in addition to information and referral for the community. ONLY serves Cheney school district excluding Airway Heights. Language assistance available through google translate.
Provides basic emergency assistance for low-income individuals and families such as rent assistance, utility assistance, prescription assistance, school supplies and hygiene needs, scholarships for parks and rec activities in addition to information and referral for the community. Also provides transportation assistance for work or appointments by offering bus passes, gas vouchers, insurance assistance, tabs, and repair on vehicles. ONLY serves Cheney School District excluding Airway Heights.
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Motor Vehicle Registration Fee Payment Assistance
Automobile Insurance Payment Assistance
Gas Money
Bus Fare
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Prescription Expense Assistance
Provides assistance to victims of fire or other disasters as well as residents of Colville. Provides emergency resources and assistance with utilities, rent, food, and other miscellaneous needs. Provides emergency resources Tu-F, 9am-2pm.
Provides assistance and emergency help with utilities, rent, food, and other miscellaneous needs.
Categories
Rent Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
IMMIGRANTS WITH NO LEGAL STATUS ONLY - Provides one-time emergency assistance for undocumented immigrants in Benton-Franklin Counties who are dealing with emergencies and don't qualify for state or federal programs because of their legal status.
Provides one-time emergency assistance funds for undocumented immigrants in Benton-Franklin Counties who are dealing with emergencies, like severe illness, loss of a job, accidents, etc., and because of their legal status, do not qualify for other state or federal programs. If applicant is approved, a check in the amount of $250-$400 will be mailed.
Categories
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Sewer Service Payment Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Gas Money
Trash/Recycling Service Payment Assistance
Disaster Related Cash Grants
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Provides rent and/or deposit assistance for for individuals released from inpatient psychiatric facilities within the past 12 months.
Provides long-term rental assistance to eligible individuals with behavioral health needs who 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.
Categories
Rent Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Providing eviction prevention to income eligible households in Thurston County who are willing to meet program requirements (see details). This program serves households without minor children, and where the head of household is 25 or older. Email to apply.
Providing eviction prevention to income eligible households in Thurston County who are willing to meet program requirements. This program serves adults aged 25 and older who do not have minor children in the home. Those with children should contact Family Support Services of South Sound. Adults without children and under the age of 25 should connect with Community Youth Services.
Applicants must also work with a case manager to complete a screening form for prioritizing households at highest risk of homelessness, and to participate in housing stability planning.
Categories
Rent Payment Assistance
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.
Categories
Water Service Payment Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Case/Care Management
State Disability Insurance Appeals/Complaints
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Refugee/Entrant Cash Assistance
TANF Appeals/Complaints
Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants
TANF Applications
Sewer Service Payment Assistance
State Disability Insurance Applications
Provides recipients of DSHS MCS assistance with toiletries, toothpaste, shampoo, laundry/dish soap, and bus passes. Financial assistance may include rent, utilities, and move-in assistance if funding is available.
Housing and Essential Needs (HEN) may provide non-cash housing and other assistance for recipients of DSHS Medical Care Services (MCS). 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 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.
Categories
Rent Payment Assistance
Trash/Recycling Service Payment Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Bus Fare
Rental Deposit Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Laundry Products
Utility Deposit Assistance
Personal/Grooming Supplies
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.
Categories
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
TANF Appeals/Complaints
State Disability Insurance Appeals/Complaints
Water Service Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Refugee/Entrant Cash Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Sewer Service Payment Assistance
State Disability Insurance Applications
Case/Care Management
TANF Applications
Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants
Provides emergency financial assistance for low income Gig Harbor/Peninsula residents ONLY. Assists with rent, utilities, other essential needs after an assessment of an individual's situation. No funding for deposits. Does NOT serve Tacoma
Provides emergency financial assistance for low income Gig Harbor/Peninsula residents ONLY. Assists with rent, utilities, fuel or other essential needs after an assessment of an individual's situation. Does not fund lease/rental deposits.
Categories
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Provides assistance with rent and utility payments to residents of Burien, Tukwila, Kent, and SeaTac.
Provides assistance with rent and utility payments to residents of Auburn, Burien, Federal Way, Kent, Renton and SeaTac who are experiencing a temporary crisis. Funds are limited and availability can change on a monthly basis.
Categories
Sewer Service Payment Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Trash/Recycling Service Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Provides HEN s a referral based program focused on assisting single adults who are temporarily or permanently disabled and unable to work. This can assist eligible clients with basic needs 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 referred by DSHS.
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 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.
Categories
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
***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.
Categories
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Shared Housing Facilities
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Administration Volunteer Opportunities
Prescription Expense Assistance
Public Showers/Baths
Water Service Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Bus Fare
General Clothing Provision
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Provides food boxes with a 3-day food supply. Provides hot lunches and personal care items such as soap and shampoo. Provides limited rent assistance of up to $300 when funding is available.
Provides food boxes with a 3-day food supply. Provides hot lunches Provides limited rent assistance of up to $300 when funding is available.
Categories
Food Pantries
Rent Payment Assistance
Community Meals
Personal/Grooming Supplies
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.
Categories
Sewer Service Payment Assistance
TANF Appeals/Complaints
Refugee/Entrant Cash Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
State Disability Insurance Appeals/Complaints
Electric Service Payment Assistance
TANF Applications
State Disability Insurance Applications
Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Case/Care Management
Water Service Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Offers rental assistance to families with children, who have been previously served by a Mary's Place program; apply online; no notice required.
Offers rental assistance to families who have utilized Mary's Place shelter or services in the past. Lottery based program ONLY OPEN to families who have been served by Mary's Place shelter and outreach/prevention services.
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.
Categories
Water Service Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Case/Care Management
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants
TANF Applications
TANF Appeals/Complaints
State Disability Insurance Appeals/Complaints
State Disability Insurance Applications
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Sewer Service Payment Assistance
Refugee/Entrant Cash Assistance
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.
Categories
Refugee/Entrant Cash Assistance
TANF Applications
Case/Care Management
State Disability Insurance Appeals/Complaints
TANF Appeals/Complaints
Rent Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Sewer Service Payment Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
State Disability Insurance Applications
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants
Water Service Payment Assistance
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.
Categories
Utility Deposit Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Trash/Recycling Service Payment Assistance
Bus Fare
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Personal/Grooming Supplies
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Laundry Products