Connects Skagit County residents to housing & essential needs such as - Personal health and hygiene items - Cleaning products - Transportation assistance - Rent and utility assistance for those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless - Case management and support

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.

Our Family Resource Center connects families to essential resource, including a diaper bank, hygiene & cleaning supplies, assistance with food and childcare applications, and more.

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.

Provides housing and essential needs support to very low-income, disabled people. Offers housing assistance incluiding 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.

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.

Offers non-food items to those in need. Includes things like shampoo, conditioner, laundry soap, dish soap, body soap, menstrual products, diapers and basic toiletries. Items will be distributed based on household size and current inventory. One visit per month per household for full visit. Partial Other Bank visits, which exclusively include menstrual support, diapers, and bladder control, may be done once each week at either the Olympia or Lacey Food Pantry sites during normal hours.

Offers personal hygiene and household cleaning products for all those in need.

Operates a food pantry for residents living in the parish boundaries. May also have various household items such as paper towels, toilet paper, hygiene needs, etc.

Offers non-food items to those in need. Includes things like shampoo, conditioner, laundry soap, dish soap, body soap, menstrual products, diapers and basic toiletries. Items will be distributed based on household size and current inventory. One visit per month per household for full visit. Partial Other Bank visits, which exclusively include menstrual support, diapers, and bladder control, may be done once each week at either the Olympia or Lacey Food Pantry sites during normal hours.

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.

Distributes funding to enrolled HEN clients who 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.

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.

Provides toilet paper, paper towels, cleaning, and hygiene supplies to folks within the 99207 and 99217 zip codes.

Provides perishable and non-perishable food items, as well as commodities of government surplus food such as cheese and peanut butter. Sometimes offers a limited supply of pet food. The market resembles a grocery store where shoppers may choose from displays stocked with healthy foods and non-grocery essentials. Many items are provided by local growers and grocers. Regularly stocked items include: - Fresh produce - Cultural staples - Meat - Dairy products - Bread - Canned and other nonperishable goods - Formula and baby supplies may also be available.

Provides basic needs essentials for anyone struggling to meet their needs, including food items, hygiene/toiletries, basic household cleaning supplies, baby items, health/safety items, and homeless care kits. Hygiene/Toiletry items may include feminine hygiene, soap, shampoo & conditioner, toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant, toilet paper, etc. Basic Household Cleaning Supplies may include dish/laundry soap, fabric softener, multi-purpose cleaner, etc. Baby Items may include diapers, wipes, formula, baby food, ointment, etc. Homeless Care Kits may include travel-size hygiene, hand warmers, socks, warm clothing/coats, water bottles, wipes/hand sanitizer, toilet paper, sleeping bags, backpacks, etc. Emergency essentials available based on donation. Please ring the bell. Food and Hygiene bags available to the general public once per month. While supplies last.

Housing 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.

(Not an emergency service) Makes referrals for clients to pick up personal and household items, such as: -  Clothing -  Household linens -  Furniture -  Baby supplies -  Cleaning supplies -  Personal hygiene supplies -  Kitchen items Referrals are sent to the Connection Center by churches, ministries, agencies, or directly from clients. This agency is a network of local churches and ministries for the purpose of meeting needs.

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.

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.

Provides non-perishable and fresh food and household items, such as the following and more: - Canned goods - Fresh produce - Cereal and milk - Peanut butter and jelly - Eggs (once a month) - Bakery items - Tortillas, pinto beans, rice and pasta - Snacks and beverages - Sugar and salt - Laundry soap and bar soap - Diapers and other baby items - Toothbrushes and toothpaste (once per month) - Toilet paper - Pet food

Distributes material goods received from partner organizations to other nonprofits and households in need for a fee. Items available vary depending on what is received, but may include any of the following: - Kitchenware - Toys - School supplies - Furniture (typically bedframes and computer desks) - Sheets and bedding - Outdoor hardware - Recreational items - Diapers and other baby supplies - Clothing - Hygiene items - Cleaning products - Sleeping bags - Tents - Car seats

Provides a shopping style food pantry. Also offers household cleaning products, personal hygiene and toiletry items, paper and plastic goods, clothing, pet food, and access to the food pantry to those living with HIV/AIDS. Volunteer opportunities available.

Dignity for Divas (DfD) operates core programs designed to promote stability and self-sufficiency, supporting long-term housing success using a three-tiered self-care model. Tier 1 – Diva Duty: • Monthly distribution of Diva Survival Kits containing 10-15 personal care and hygiene items for unsheltered individuals (primarily women). • Includes Diva Outreach Survival Guide with local resources, shelter maps, and DfD contact information. Tier 2 – Welcome Home Program: • Welcome Home Kits provided to women recently transitioned into housing, including: o Cleaning supplies o Toilet paper and paper towels o Kitchen utensils o Bedding items o Full-size personal care products o Toys and books for children (when available) • Access to healing, supportive program materials • Monthly health & wellness and skill-building workshops for one full year, including a Mommy & Me Workshop Series • Referrals to partner agencies for furniture assistance • Access to weekly food shopping pantry appointments (by appointment only) Tier 3 – Diva Dream: • Diva Dream Kits awarded to women who maintain permanent housing for six months as a milestone of success and continued connection.

The HEN program provides essential household needs that cannot be purchased with food stamps to qualified individuals. The items are distributed at the Everett Gospel Mission. Eligibility for the HEN program is determined by DSHS. If a client is eligible for HEN, they will be notified by DSHS. Not everyone who is deemed eligible will receive assistance. Qualified individuals are able to take with them household cleaning supplies, personal hygiene products, and transportation assistance. These products can be picked up once a month or every other month (depends on funding).