CAPA/PREPARES (Childbirth and Parenting Assistance) provides an environment for parents to build loving bonds with their kids to prepare them for a healthy future. CAPA/PREPARES offers stabilizing and advocacy services to expecting and parenting individuals and families with children ages 5 and under.

Local parishes provide services to families who are pregnant or are caregivers of young children. Offers: - Support groups for women and parents, although availability varies by location. - Resource referral - Materials support (clothing, diapers, wipes, etc., as available)

Offers furniture, appliances, lamps, curtains, towels and bed linens; small kitchen appliances, cookware, bake ware, flatware and dishes. Offers clothing, shoes, coats and other cold weather gear; toiletries, medical equipment, blankets and food.

Helps individuals and families stretch their budgets by providing good quality, clean clothing once a month.

Provides vouchers to a St. Vincent de Paul thrift store. Provides beds through select neighborhood chapters in King County. Some restrictions and/or limits may apply. Not all areas of King County are served by a chapter not all existing neighborhood chapters provide help with furniture or beds.

Provides diapers, wipes, and formula one time per month.

Accepts donations of gently used clothing that is then offered to anyone in the community for free on a monthly basis, on the 3rd Saturday of the month at the Annex (Community Center) next door to the church. All are welcome.

Offers a free resource room that has clothing, toiletries, pet food, blankets, Naloxone kits, and hats and gloves, depending on donations.

Facilitates one-on-one meetings with a parenting mentor, who can help clients set up a class schedule and meet for individual parenting training sessions and encouragement. Class topics may include: -  Nurturing relationships. -  Safe places -  Healthy start -  Effective education Clients enrolled and participating in the parenting program may be eligible for additional support. Participants earn "Care Net Cash" which they can use to shop in the baby boutique, which has items like diapers, formula, clothing and baby furniture including car seat Limited one-time assistance provided for non-participants.

Assistance with emergency, temporary, or short term needs. Assistance provided is **never** given in cash, but may be given as vouchers or as checks mailed directly to a landlord or utility company. Does not offer a food pantry.

Provides help with basic needs, such as: food boxes; gas vouchers & bus passes for employment or medical appointments; kitchenware; motel vouchers for families with children; and prescription assistance.

Provides emergency drop-in support services for Native clients.   Services include the following:   - Advocacy/case management - Emergency clothing - Nursing services - Assessment and referral to drug and alcohol treatment - Cultural programming - Applications and questions regarding DSHS benefits, as well as BIA (Bureau of Indian Affairs) benefits. Also provides a place for clients to socialize, watch television, and participate in Native cultural activities. Offers Native arts and craft sessions weekly. Operates as a cooling center during weather advisories.

Provides a shopping-style food pantry with meat, dairy, canned and dried foods, and fresh produce. Availability of food options depends on donations. Also offers clothing, shoes, and bedding.

Offers clothing to those in need in the Otis Orchards community. Open Tuesdays from 10am-2pm.

Offers a limited medical pregnancy clinic offering no cost services including:  - free pregnancy testing and verification,    - first trimester/early prenatal ultrasounds,    - limited STI testing and treatment for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea,    - pregnancy option education,     - parenting support education classes for men and women, - life skills classes, - post-abortion recovery, - CPR certification, - and a diapers and wipes bank program. Options does not provide or refer for abortion or contraception. Releases and permissions are obtained appropriately.

Clients may receive emergency food bag, toiletries/hygiene items, diapers, baby wipes, coats, flashlights, shoes, or other items as available.

Provides diapers to Pierce County families in need of them. Families receive 30-40 diapers (usually closer to 30), or an individual pack, per child that needs diapers. Service is provided once a month. Providers can also get diapers for their clients. All locations will accept the physical donations of diapers. Monetary donations to use to purchase diapers can be made at https://www.pcecn.org/diaper-bank

May be able to provides homeless families and students, including unaccompanied youth, the following services:  *Assistance with school registration, even if the family or student is missing documentation such as birth certificate and immunization records. *Automatic free lunch and breakfast if available, without the need to fill out that particular form. * Assistance with keeping the student in the same school, even after moving, sometimes even if the move is to another school district. * Assistance with transportation to and from school in the form of school buses, gas vouchers, or city bus passes. * Free school supplies if needed. * Free school clothes if needed. * Referrals to other services as needed.  These services continue through the end of the school year in which homelessness ends.

Provides space for youth to connect with peers, and access support when they need it. Offers daily meals, snacks, hygiene supplies, clothing, and access to a care team, creating a space where basic needs are met and relationships are built.

Offers a baby cupboard that clients can access when visiting food bank distribution with items available depending on donations. Provides: -  Formula -  Baby food -  Diapers - Wipes - Rash cream

Offers a food bank. Access is limited to once per month.

Free clothing for men, women, children, and infants.

Provides a clothing bank to area residents.  

Quality new and gently used items are available at low cost to the general community. This includes furniture, clothing, household goods, toys, books and other items.

Provides clients with incentives to learn life skills as they earn "Baby Bucks" to spend in the "Baby Boutique" on items they need. Once enrolled, a client works with an advocate to choose a curriculum that fits their needs and interests.  Clients earn "Baby Bucks" while they learn how to be better parents.   There are programs available in financial planning, relationship building and communications tools. Available resources includes: layettes, diapers, wipes, clothing - sizes infant to 2T,  car seats, cribs and baby furniture.