Recruits and screens families interested in adopting children who are in the care and custody of the Department of Social and Health Services.   Places waiting children with interested, approved adoptive families and provides adoption planning, preparation and pre- and post- placement services to the adoptive child and family.   Assists families adopting special needs children by providing ongoing financial and medical benefits to qualified children based on state and federal regulations.   Enhanced services for Indian children are available at the Office of Indian Child Welfare.

Offers comprehensive health services, including preventive health exams, acute care visits, and referrals for other community resources. Has staff to help clients or general public enroll in DSHS programs, and health insurance, both Washington Apple and the Health Care Exchange. Screens for Take Charge program which covers sexual/reproductive health related services including birth control, emergency contraception, sterilization for both men and women, and education and supplies for contraceptives, natural family planning and abstinence.

Offers comprehensive health services, including preventive health exams, acute care visits, and referrals for other community resources. Has staff to help clients or general public enroll in DSHS programs, and health insurance, both Washington Apple and the Health Care Exchange. Screens for Take Charge program which covers sexual/reproductive health related services including birth control, emergency contraception, sterilization for both men and women, and education and supplies for contraceptives, natural family planning and abstinence.

Offers assistance with orientation and navigation of services including employment and housing applications, short-term rent assistance, and connection to community resources.

Helps college students stay enrolled in school by offering benefits access, financial coaching, income supports, and referrals to other support services. Limited emergency financial grants available for homelessness prevention and emergencies. Students meet one-on-one with a coach to discuss college and career goals. Appointments typically last one hour, but there is no limit to the number of appointments.   Typical areas of assistance: -  Managing debt -  Signing up for ORCA LIFT, SNAP/EBT, health insurance, WIC, etc. -  Building credit & pulling credit reports -  Budgeting -  Scholarships - Tax preparation - Access to on-campus food pantry - Referrals to additional resources

Peer Benefits Specialists assist individuals applying for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and explain the benefits and eligibility requirements. Provides planning and support in the retention of benefits while working and helps locate community services.

Offers Family Resource Navigators at all Family Resource Centers to assist with applications for DSHS programs like Basic Food, Child Care, Long-Term Care, and Medicare Savings Programs. Navigators will also help start the Apple Health/Washington Health Plan Finder process. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), called Basic Food in Washington, helps people with low incomes make ends meet by providing monthly benefits to buy food.

Provides application assistance for VA benefits, such as disability compensation, pension, education, insurance, home loans, direct deposit information, burials, and vocational rehabilitation. Loan guarantee program serves Oregon and Southwest Washington. County Veterans Service Offices (CVSOs) offer a variety of services to veterans, as well as their dependents and survivors, including veterans' benefits counseling and claims preparation to obtain education, service-connected and non-service-related disability and survivor benefits for Oregon veterans, their dependents and survivors, veterans home loans, and Oregon Veterans' Home Conservatorship services, including total estate management for certain veterans, their dependents, and survivors who are legally determined to be "protected persons" under Oregon law.

Operates weekly food pantry and government commodity distribution.   Provides clients weekly on-site pick-up or grocery delivery options.   Offers free summer meal program and activities for kids.

Offers Family Resource Navigators at all Family Resource Centers to assist with applications for DSHS programs like Basic Food, Child Care, Long-Term Care, and Medicare Savings Programs. Navigators will also help start the Apple Health/Washington Health Plan Finder process. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), called Basic Food in Washington, helps people with low incomes make ends meet by providing monthly benefits to buy food.

Helps college students stay enrolled in school by offering benefits access, financial coaching, income supports, and referrals to other support services. Limited emergency financial grants available for homelessness prevention and emergencies. Students meet one-on-one with a coach to discuss college and career goals. Appointments typically last one hour, but there is no limit to the number of appointments.   Typical areas of assistance: -  Managing debt -  Signing up for ORCA LIFT, SNAP/EBT, health insurance, WIC, etc. -  Building credit & pulling credit reports -  Budgeting -  Scholarships - Tax preparation - Access to on-campus food pantry - Referrals to additional resources

Offers Family Resource Navigators at all Family Resource Centers to assist with applications for DSHS programs like Basic Food, Child Care, Long-Term Care, and Medicare Savings Programs. Navigators will also help start the Apple Health/Washington Health Plan Finder process. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), called Basic Food in Washington, helps people with low incomes make ends meet by providing monthly benefits to buy food.

Helps seniors and families find the resources such as   -  Applying for benefits -  Job training -  Affordable housing -  Interpretation Also provides assistance in helping immigrants become U.S. citizens by doing a one-to-one session or small classes for the citizenship test as well as assisting in preparing the application form and needed supporting documents.   Assists in preparing the necessary paperwork needed for those who want to petition their family members.

Provides food boxes, pet food, clothing, showers, blood pressure checks, bus passes, legal information services, and benefit and housing resources.

Provides municipal services for the Town of Cathlamet. Also provides assistance with applications for DSHS programs.

Helps college students stay enrolled in school by offering benefits access, financial coaching, income supports, and referrals to other support services. Limited emergency financial grants available for homelessness prevention and emergencies. Students meet one-on-one with a coach to discuss college and career goals. Appointments typically last one hour, but there is no limit to the number of appointments.   Typical areas of assistance: -  Managing debt -  Signing up for ORCA LIFT, SNAP/EBT, health insurance, WIC, etc. -  Building credit & pulling credit reports -  Budgeting -  Scholarships - Tax preparation - Access to on-campus food pantry - Referrals to additional resources

Offers Family Resource Navigators at all Family Resource Centers to assist with applications for DSHS programs like Basic Food, Child Care, Long-Term Care, and Medicare Savings Programs. Navigators will also help start the Apple Health/Washington Health Plan Finder process. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), called Basic Food in Washington, helps people with low incomes make ends meet by providing monthly benefits to buy food.

Provides assistance with processing educational benefits, creating an academic plan, and connecting to community resources and services.

Helps college students stay enrolled in school by offering benefits access, financial coaching, income supports, and referrals to other support services. Limited emergency financial grants available for homelessness prevention and emergencies. Students meet one-on-one with a coach to discuss college and career goals. Appointments typically last one hour, but there is no limit to the number of appointments.   Typical areas of assistance: -  Managing debt -  Signing up for ORCA LIFT, SNAP/EBT, health insurance, WIC, etc. -  Building credit & pulling credit reports -  Budgeting -  Scholarships - Tax preparation - Access to on-campus food pantry - Referrals to additional resources

Provides assistance with paperwork and applications for DSHS, disability, healthcare, housing, veteran benefits and other social services.

Helps college students stay enrolled in school by offering benefits access, financial coaching, income supports, and referrals to other support services. Limited emergency financial grants available for homelessness prevention and emergencies. Students meet one-on-one with a coach to discuss college and career goals. Appointments typically last one hour, but there is no limit to the number of appointments.   Typical areas of assistance: -  Managing debt -  Signing up for ORCA LIFT, SNAP/EBT, health insurance, WIC, etc. -  Building credit & pulling credit reports -  Budgeting -  Scholarships - Tax preparation - Access to on-campus food pantry - Referrals to additional resources

Description of Program: Provides free nonperishable food, used children’s clothing, and diapers all based on availability. Provides information and referral to other basic needs resources. Offers assistance with health care enrollment, employment, education resources, and ORCA LIFT cards. It is a WorkSource Connections community site. Hosts occasional Community Resource event with items such as food, hygiene supplies, books, and resource tables staffed by various social service agencies.

Offers Family Resource Navigators at all Family Resource Centers to assist with applications for DSHS programs like Basic Food, Child Care, Long-Term Care, and Medicare Savings Programs. Navigators will also help start the Apple Health/Washington Health Plan Finder process. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), called Basic Food in Washington, helps people with low incomes make ends meet by providing monthly benefits to buy food.

Represents adults and children seeking social security disability benefits (SSI and SSD). Services include assisting individuals by preparing initial applications and function reports, handling appeals, representation at hearings, and representation in federal court appeals if necessary.

Offers Family Resource Navigators at all Family Resource Centers to assist with applications for DSHS programs like Basic Food, Child Care, Long-Term Care, and Medicare Savings Programs. Navigators will also help start the Apple Health/Washington Health Plan Finder process. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), called Basic Food in Washington, helps people with low incomes make ends meet by providing monthly benefits to buy food.