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Links grandparents and other relative caregivers to support groups, resources, provides education, increases access and offers case management along with financial support.
Links grandparents and other relative caregivers to:
- support groups,
- resources,
- provides education,
- increases access and
- offers case management along with financial support.
Financial support is in the form of:
- rental and utility assistance,
- funds for purchases of bedding, furniture,
- clothing,
- food,
- car repairs,
- gas/bus vouchers and
- medications for the child.
Emergency aid is available for those who qualify. Please contact the Kinship Navigator.
Categories
General Clothing Provision
Prescription Expense Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Gas Money
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Household Goods Vouchers
Caregiver Consultation and Support
Food Vouchers
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Case/Care Management
Financial assistance for individuals currently experiencing intimate partner violence.
Financial assistance with rent and mortgage payments for individuals currently experiencing intimate partner violence. May also provide limited out of state relocation to safe permanent housing.
Categories
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Offers limited rental and utility assistance, and gas vouchers for emergency transportation on a first come, first served basis.
Offers limited rental and utility assistance, and gas vouchers for emergency transportation on a first come, first served basis. Other limited services may be arranged as needed. Volunteers make home visits to assess clients' needs. No services are available on site.
Categories
Water Service Payment Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Gas Money
Rent Payment Assistance
Provides a small amount of emergency financial assistance for transportation, food, utilities, and other emergency needs. No assistance for motel vouchers or automotive repairs. Must visit in-person only.
Provides small amounts of emergency financial assistance for transportation, food, utilities and other emergency needs. No support for hotels and car repairs. VERY limited support for large (>$200) utility bills from a network of churches. Must visit in person only.
Categories
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Identification Card Fee Payment Assistance
Driver License Fee Payment Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Food Vouchers
Gas Money
Bus Fare
Motor Vehicle Registration Fee Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Provides limited assistance only to North Kitsap residents. Offers assistance with bus tokens, emergency food, rent, natural gas, and electricity.
Provides limited assistance to people in need of emergency food, rent, and electricity. This branch serves only those living in the North Kitsap area.
Categories
Rent Payment Assistance
Food Pantries
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Bus Fare
NO RENTAL ASSISTANCE - Provides limited assistance to people in need of emergency food, electricity (PSE), water, diapers, toiletries, sleeping bags, and tarps.
Provides limited assistance to people in need of, electricity (PSE), water, diapers, toiletries, sleeping bags, and tarps. We help with clothing and some other store items but are all on case by case basis. This branch serves only those living in the South Kitsap School District.
Categories
Personal/Grooming Supplies
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Diapers
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
Electric Service Payment Assistance
State Disability Insurance Applications
State Disability Insurance Appeals/Complaints
Refugee/Entrant Cash Assistance
TANF Appeals/Complaints
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Case/Care Management
TANF Applications
Rental Deposit Assistance
Sewer Service 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
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Refugee/Entrant Cash Assistance
Case/Care Management
Electric Service Payment Assistance
State Disability Insurance Applications
Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
TANF Appeals/Complaints
TANF Applications
State Disability Insurance Appeals/Complaints
Sewer Service Payment Assistance
Helps military service members and their families with basic life needs who run into unexpected financial difficulties as a result of deployment or other hardships directly related to military service.
Helps military service members and their families who run into unexpected financial difficulties as a result of deployment or other hardships directly related to military service.
Assists with basic life needs and unanticipated financial needs such as:
- Mortgage and rent
- Car payment
- Home and auto repairs
- Insurance
- Utilities
- Food
- Clothing.
The financial assistance is in the form of up to $1,500 in grants that do not need to be repaid.
All grants are paid directly to the "creditor" (such as the electric company), and not to the individual.
Each case is reviewed individually and acceptance determined by a committee.
Applicants can receive funds only once every 18 months, and only twice total.
Second requests for assistance must be caused by a new situation and deployment.
Categories
Eye Care Expense Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Prescription Expense Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Clothing Vouchers
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Food Vouchers
Automobile Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Medical Care Expense Assistance
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.
Categories
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Diapers
Prescription Expense Assistance
Clothing Vouchers
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Formula/Baby Food
Water Service Payment Assistance
Food Vouchers
Personal/Grooming Supplies
Bus Fare
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
Sewer Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
TANF Appeals/Complaints
State Disability Insurance Appeals/Complaints
State Disability Insurance Applications
Case/Care Management
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Offers assistance to those in need in Cheney, WA. May help with gas gift cards, grocery gift cards, or utility bill assistance based on funding.
Offers assistance to those in need in Cheney, WA. May help with gas gift cards, grocery gift cards, or utility bill assistance based on funding.
Categories
Sewer Service Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Gas Money
Food Vouchers
Water Service Payment Assistance
REFER TO LIHEAP WHEN OPEN - Provides electric bill assistance once a year for low-income Seattle City Light customers at or below 70% SMI. Assists with delinquent bills, not shut-off notice balance. Urgent or shut-off notice required.
At the risk of shutoff or behind on your electricity bill? If you have received an urgent or final shutoff notice OR have a past due balance of $250 or more, and meet the below income eligibility requirements, our Emergency Bill Assistance Program can help. Eligible customers may receive up to $660 per calendar year in emergency assistance to reduce their past-due balances. Households with children under the age of 18 may be eligible for up to $1320 in assistance per calendar year. More information is located here: https://seattle.gov/city-light/residential-services/billing-information/bill-assistance-programs
Categories
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Provides seasonal financial assistance to income-eligible households for heating and energy bills; call or visit website for appointment; overdue bill and/or shut-off notice NOT required. Limited air conditioners available to those approved for LIHEAP this season.
Provides financial assistance to income-eligible households to help with heating and other energy bills.
There are two types of funding available: Low-income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) can assist with heating costs, including electricity, gas, wood, oil or propane
PSE HELP can assist Puget Sound Energy customers with gas and electric bills in addition to LIHEAP assistance.
Once an appointment is scheduled, applicants should contact their utility company with their appointment confirmation number. In most cases, the utility company can put a hold on the shut-off process once the applicant has a confirmed energy assistance appointment. To prepare for their appointment, applicants can go to hopelink.org/energy to get information on eligibility and required documentation. The scheduling webpage also has a link to check or cancel an existing appointment.
If clients do not have internet access, they can call the scheduling line to check or cancel their appointment, or to listen to eligibility and required documentation. Clients with questions not answered on the website or the Appointment and Information Line can call their local Hopelink main office number during office hours.
Clients who have already received or been approved for LIHEAP energy assistance this program season may be eligible to receive a free portable air conditioning unit. Hopelink may not be able to get an AC unit to everyone who requests one. Those who have not yet applied for LIHEAP this year will not be able to request an AC unit until the next program year.
FAQ :
- On average, appointments are scheduled for four weeks from the day the appointment is set.
- Qualified applicants will have a fixed amount paid to the utility company depending on housing type, household income and energy use.
Categories
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Provides various services to help people meet basic needs and stabilize their family, either directly as resources are available, or through linkages to other community-board services.
Provides various services to help people meet basic needs and stabilize their family, either directly as resources are available, or through linkages to other community-board services. The low-income energy assistance is provided once a year to families and individuals in need who meet the income requirements, and other assistance with energy costs may also be available. Services may include: energy assistance (electric, gas, propane, and wood, when funding permits); gas vouchers or free transit bus passes; lodging / motel vouchers; and food referrals (provides referrals to a local food banks and food pantries for food). People who want to improve circumstances and exit poverty can become equipped through the Future Story Initiative, essential skills training and financial and family-centered coaching.
Categories
Personal Financial Counseling
Gas Money
Discounted Heating Fuel
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Local Transit Passes
Food Pantries
Electric Service 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
State Disability Insurance Appeals/Complaints
Rental Deposit Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
State Disability Insurance Applications
TANF Appeals/Complaints
Case/Care Management
Water Service Payment Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Sewer Service Payment Assistance
Refugee/Entrant Cash Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
TANF Applications
Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants
Provides financial assistance for Upper Yakima Valley residents in the form of a voucher to assist qualifying households at or below the federal poverty guidelines to offset household’s energy burden.
Provides financial assistance for Upper Yakima Valley residents in the form of a voucher to assist qualifying households at or below the federal poverty guidelines to offset household’s energy burden. This program assist eligible individuals with various heating sources including electric, gas, oil, wood pellet, and propane.
Categories
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Gas Service Payment 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
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Provides once-in-a-lifetime financial assistance for food, medicine or utilities. Can also help pay veterinarian bills for service dogs. Only for individuals who are blind. Does not help with rent or move-in assistance.
Provides once-in-a-lifetime financial assistance for food, medicine or utilities. Can also help pay veterinarian bills for service dogs.
Agency does not give cash; the recipient's bill is paid to the vendor.
Does not help with rent or move-in assistance.
Categories
Sewer Service Payment Assistance
Veterinary Care Expense Assistance
Food Vouchers
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Prescription Expense Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Provides HEN eligible clients with toiletries, such as toothpaste, shampoo, laundry/dish soap, and bus passes; as well as financial assistance, such as rent, utilities, and move-in assistance, if funding is available.
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.
Categories
Rent Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Personal/Grooming Supplies
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Trash/Recycling Service Payment Assistance
Sewer Service Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Cleaning Products
Local Transit Passes
Utility Deposit Assistance
Provides deposit, rental and utility assistance to individuals with serious mental illness.
The program can help with deposits, utilities, and rent. The program can also help with move in expenses, such as purchasing a bed, household supplies, and other essentials. Staff also conducts a pre-move in inspection and an annual inspection to ensure that the unit is a safe and functional unit for habitation.
Categories
Rent Payment Assistance
Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
Rental Deposit Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Provides energy assistance and weatherization services to help families and individuals living in Kittitas County keep their homes warm during cold-weather months.
Provides energy assistance and weatherization services to help families and individuals living in Kittitas County keep their homes warm during cold-weather months. Energy Assistance: Provides financial assistance for eligible clients living in Kittitas County with their electricity, gas, oil, propane, wood or pellet cost. Weatherization Program: Modifies homes to become more energy efficient through conservation measures, such as air sealing and insulation, for a safer and more comfortable living space, as well as lower utility bills.
Categories
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Residential Energy/Water Conservation Rebates
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Weatherization Programs
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
State Disability Insurance Applications
Sewer Service Payment Assistance
State Disability Insurance Appeals/Complaints
Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Case/Care Management
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
TANF Appeals/Complaints
Provides case management, emergency assistance for food, rent, utilities & other emergency needs for Mercer Island residents. Also provides an onsite food pantry for those enrolled. No drop-in services.
Provides case management and emergency assistance with basic needs such as rent and utilities (water, gas, electric and sewer).
Food Security support is available Mercer Island residents.
Categories
Sewer Service Payment Assistance
Case/Care Management
Rent Payment Assistance
Mobile Food Pantry Programs
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Assist with emergency, temporary, or short term need by providing vouchers. Clients leave a message. Calls are returned by volunteers M-Th who will try to schedule a face-to-face meeting to asses need and decide on appropriate assistance.
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. May also provide a voucher to the few camp grounds that will accept a St. Vincent de Paul voucher. Does not offer a food pantry.
Categories
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Clothing Vouchers
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Bus Fare
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Food Vouchers
Rent Payment Assistance