Provides limited rent assistance to King County residents at or below 80% AMI. The household must owe back rent to the landlord at the current address. Fill out the online form to apply. Applicants are selected weekly.
Provides limited rent assistance to King County residents who currently owe rent.
Rent assistance funds are limited and cannot be guaranteed.
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.
Provides financial assistance with evictions and energy/water bill shut-offs for residents of the Kent School District. Assistance limited to once every 12 months; notice required.
Provides financial assistance toward preventing evictions or preventing a power or water shutoff.
Three rent assistance appointments and five utility assistance appointments are scheduled each Monday, with appointments usually held on Wednesdays.
Provides rent assistance to North Seattle residents in ZIP codes 98105, 98115, 98125 and 98103. Eviction notice not required. Move-in assistance may be available for people moving into or within the area served.
Provides rent assistance based on individual needs.
Funds are paid directly to the service provider.
Also provides move-in assistance for people who are moving into or within the area served.
Pays up to $250 for rent or move-in.
Provides case management and housing search assistance for Native Americans and their families. Homelessness prevention funds for Native families provided as funding allows. May be required to provide tribal identification.
Provides case management for Native Americans and their families.
Homelessness prevention funds for Native families provided as funding allows.
Provides emergency eviction prevention and utility (gas, electric, water, and basic telephone) assistance for MUCKLESHOOT TRIBAL MEMBERS ONLY. Assistance is offered once per year during emergencies. An eviction/shut-off notice is not always required.
Provides emergency financial assistance for eviction prevention and utility bills (gas, electric, water and basic home telephone service). Assistance is for Muckleshoot tribal members ONLY. Applicants must prove that they are experiencing an emergency, with extenuating circumstances. No move-in assistance.
Provides emergency rent assistance to Bellevue children and their families, or first month's rent for families moving from within Bellevue to another location in Bellevue. Please visit website for more information.
Offers emergency assistance toward the following:
- First month's rent for families experiencing homelessness in Bellevue and moving into a Bellevue unit
- Emergency Rent Assistance for Bellevue tenants facing eviction
- Utility assistance
Payment goes directly to provider. Service is on a first-come, first-serve basis until funds are depleted.
Helps students stay enrolled in school through benefits enrollment, homelessness prevention, campus food pantry, and referrals to other support services. Must be an enrolled student taking classes worth at least six credits. Offers Zoom and in-person appointments.
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
Helps students stay enrolled in school through benefits enrollment, homelessness prevention, campus food pantry, and referrals to other support services. Must be an enrolled student taking classes worth at least six credits. Offers Zoom and in-person appointments.
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
Helps military service members and their families with basic life needs who run into unexpected financial difficulties due to deployment or other hardships directly related to military service. Includes assistance with rent, utilities, and food.
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.
Provides limited financial assistance for eviction notices. Serves low-income Eastside residents; rent assistance available once in a 12-month period.
Assists low-income clients in verifiable emergencies with rent.
Does not provide move-in assistance.
Clients may receive rent assistance once in a 12-month period.
Provides utility and rent assistance and limited help with move-in costs for residents of ZIP codes 98125, 98133, 98155, 98177.**NOTICE REQUIRED**
Provides rent assistance, move-in costs, and utility assistance for residents with shut-off notices through North Helpline's Homelessness Prevention Program.
Funds of up to $600 are available twice in any 12-month period.
Provides emergency financial assistance for documented needs of post 9/11 service members who have been wounded or are currently deployed. Limited assistance available for active duty service members.
Provides critical financial assistance for military families.
Examples of financial assistance include:
- Car repair
- Essential home items
- Rent or mortgage
- Utilities
- Dental
- Food
- Moving
- Emergency travel & transportation
- Eyeglasses
Must be able to show that financial resources are insufficient to meet current expenses, and that those expenses are already due or past due.
Can provide only emergency food assistance and eyeglasses to individuals in the general eligibility group.
Provides case management and financial assistance for rent and utilities to those within Seattle city limits.
Provides case management and financial assistance for renters within Seattle city limits who are at imminent risk of losing their housing and who have exhausted all efforts and resources elsewhere.
Also assists with utility payments for those with a shut-off or disconnection notice.
Program helps renters:
- Stabilize housing and maintain a permanent residence
- Develop and implement personal and professional skills and goals that will lead to economic self-sufficiency and personal success
Helps with eviction prevention, prescriptions, propane, and water, electric and gas bills for Auburn School District.
Offers financial assistance for the following:
- Eviction prevention
- Water bills
- Gas bills
- Prescriptions
Unable to help with deposits for utility set-up.
No cash is given directly to clients.
Assistance is typically up to $300 (contact for more information).
Offers limited printed materials in Ukrainian, Russian and Spanish.
Offers emergency financial assistance to residents of Bellevue, Medina, and Mercer Island with income at or below 200% FPL or 50% AMI. Includes rent and move-in assistance, as well as help with medical bills, repair bills, and other needs-based expenses.
Offers emergency financial assistance to families and individuals who are experiencing a short-term financial crisis. Possible types of assistance include rent, move-in costs, power bills, prescriptions, water or sewer bills, auto repair, medical bills and others.
Offers emergency financial assistance to residents of the Snoqualmie Valley with income at or below 200% FPL or 50% AMI. Includes rent and move-in assistance, as well as help with medical bills, repair bills, and other needs-based expenses.
Offers emergency financial assistance to families and individuals who are experiencing a short-term financial crisis. Possible types of assistance include rent, move-in costs, power bills, prescriptions, water or sewer bills, auto repair, medical bills and others.
Provides rent, gas vouchers and bus tickets for residents of the Federal Way School District. Cannot be more than one month behind for rent assistance. Visit in person during intake hours. Limited assistance on a first come first served basis.
*Only 2 gas vouchers available each Tuesday (total)*.
Provides partial emergency rent assistance and limited (three per session) gasoline vouchers or bus tickets.
Help can only be in one area: rent, gasoline voucher or bus tickets. Only a limited number of households can be helped. Help is on a first come first served basis.
Offers information and referral to other community resources.
Provides limited financial rent assistance to low-income residents with eviction notices; assistance available once every 12 months; must have documentation.**NOTICE REQUIRED**
Provides limited rent assistance to those with a past due balance.
Offers emergency financial assistance to residents of Redmond, Issaquah, and Sammamish with income at or below 200% FPL or 50% AMI. Includes rent and move-in assistance, as well as help with medical bills, repair bills, and other needs-based expenses.
Offers emergency financial assistance to families and individuals who are experiencing a short-term financial crisis. Possible types of assistance include rent, move-in costs, power bills, prescriptions, water or sewer bills, auto repair, medical bills and others.
Offers rental assistance, case management and eviction prevention.
Assists African diaspora immigrant and refugee households to prevent evictions by negotiating with landlords. Works directly with the Housing Justice Project, helping to interpret, translate, and navigate any cultural differences that may arise between them and immigrant clients. Also provides legal referrals.
Provides financial counseling and grants among junior active duty enlisted members and recently discharged enlisted Veterans and their families facing financial crisis.
Provides financial counseling and may help with a grant to cover critical needs for qualifying military households.
Grants provided but not limited to:
- Bereavement Travel
- Car Insurance
- Critical baby items( cribs, car seats, diapers etc.)
- Major car repairs
- Medical Travel
- Rent/Utilities
- Sewer service
- Service Dog Care