Offers information and advocacy for Spanish-speaking seniors for social services, medical services, and transportation services.
*Provides information and advocacy to Spanish-speaking seniors for social services, medical services and transportation services.
Provides nutrition education and outreach services.
Offers home visits in some areas.
Provides restrooms, showers and laundry facilities. Serves men, women, families, youth and children; prioritizes those who are homeless. No smoking, intoxication or drug use allowed. Operates as a cooling center during weather advisories.
Provides restrooms, showers and laundry facilities, with soap for laundry and showers. Also distributes limited toothbrushes, toothpaste, razors, shaving cream, lotion and combs, as well as diapers, when available.
May have pet food for clients who have a dog or a cat.
Operates as a cooling center during weather advisories.
Also provides general and housing-specific information and referral services; including:
- Information on accessing emergency, transitional and permanent housing, including subsidized housing options
- Assistance with applications for housing in the downtown Seattle area
Provides information and referrals to a wide range of city of Seattle and community-sponsored programs, activities, initiatives and services.
Provides information and referrals to a wide range of city of Seattle and community-sponsored programs, activities, initiatives and services:
- Neighborhood Events and Services
- Community and Neighborhood Organization Contacts
- Weatherization Services
- Food Bank Locations
- Heating Bill Assistance (Seasonal)
- City and other Job Opportunities
- Metro Bus Schedules
- Land Use and Zoning Information
- Crime Prevention and Block Watch Materials
- Environmental Cleanup
- P-Patch (community gardens)
- Older Adult Outreach
- Health Services
- Emergency Preparedness.
Provides information and referrals to a wide range of city of Seattle and community-sponsored programs, activities, initiatives and services.
Provides information and referrals to a wide range of city of Seattle and community-sponsored programs, activities, initiatives and services:
- Neighborhood Events and Services
- Community and Neighborhood Organization Contacts
- Weatherization Services
- Food Bank Locations
- Heating Bill Assistance (Seasonal)
- City and other Job Opportunities
- Metro Bus Schedules
- Land Use and Zoning Information
- Crime Prevention and Block Watch Materials
- Environmental Cleanup
- P-Patch (community gardens)
- Older Adult Outreach
- Health Services
- Emergency Preparedness.
Provides information and referrals to a wide range of city of Seattle and community-sponsored programs, activities, initiatives and services.
Provides information and referrals to a wide range of city of Seattle and community-sponsored programs, activities, initiatives and services:
- Neighborhood Events and Services
- Community and Neighborhood Organization Contacts
- Weatherization Services
- Food Bank Locations
- Heating Bill Assistance (Seasonal)
- City and other Job Opportunities
- Metro Bus Schedules
- Land Use and Zoning Information
- Crime Prevention and Block Watch Materials
- Environmental Cleanup
- P-Patch (community gardens)
- Older Adult Outreach
- Health Services
- Emergency Preparedness.
Provides information and resources, by phone and/or email, regarding developmental disability issues. Offers information, individualized consultation, referrals and workshops about community and government resources for people of all ages.
Provides information and resources regarding developmental disability issues.
Offers information, individualized consultation, referrals and workshops about community and government resources for people of all ages.
Common topics include, but are not limited to:
- Social Security benefits such as SSI and SSDI
- Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) eligibility and services
- Special education
- School issues
- Early intervention and birth-to-3 services
- Child care
- Housing options
- Employment services
- Personal and respite care
- Finding doctors or therapists
- Transportation
- Recreational activities
- Guardianship and alternatives
- Special needs trusts
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Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Provides information and resources on myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME)/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, also known as Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome as well as Long COVID. Coordinates patient-centered research.
Provides information and resources on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, also known as Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome as well as Long COVID. Also coordinates patient-centered research aimed at the early detection, objective diagnosis, and effective treatment of ME/CFS and Long COVID.
Provides kinship caregivers with information and referrals to support them in the following areas; financial, social, emotional, advocacy, health & wellness and other available community resources.
Provides resources, information and support to assist family members who are raising their relative’s children, either temporarily or long term. The Kinship Navigator is available to provide kinship caregivers with information, referrals and resources to support them in the following areas:
-Advocacy and referral
-Support groups
-Parent education
-Child care
-Legal guidance
-Medical, dental and mental health resources
-Housing
-Financial support
Provides referrals to other community resources if mediation/conciliation is not a viable option.
Provides information and referral if mediation is not a viable option.
A case manager will suggest a self-remedy or provide referrals to more appropriate community resources.
Provides peer counseling, referrals and assistance to refugee and immigrants. Case managers assist with cultural transition issues, understanding immigration requirements as well as applying for food, housing and other benefits.
Provides peer counseling, referrals and assistance to Somali and other refugee and immigrant populations. Case managers can assist with filling out immigration and citizenship paperwork, completing housing applications and applications for other benefits including basic food, WIC, SSI/SSDI.
If client requires further assistance, helps them get connected to the appropriate agency. Also provides translation and interpretation and cultural as well as behavioral orientations.
Provides information and support for domestic violence survivors statewide. Website provides information on financial assistance, housing assistance, legal assistance, and connections to local DV programs, does not provide direct support services to survivors.
Provides information and support for domestic violence programs statewide, does not provide direct support services to survivors. Provides specialized training, consultation and publications to support domestic violence shelters and community agencies. Conducts research to promote local-level change. 74 independent member programs serve domestic violence survivors across the state.
Maintains information about private non-profit organizations and tribal agencies that have a program component that focuses on providing services to victims and survivors of domestic violence and their children as well as programs that receive public money and that provide shelter and/or community-based advocacy for victims and survivors of domestic violence and their children.
Provides opportunities for older adults to get together including karaoke, crafts, movie nights and game nights.
Provides opportunities for older adults to get together including meals, book clubs, karaoke, and dance. Offers social work services and referrals in their homes and in the office.
Provides information and referral services to older adults and caregivers in 8 different languages. Check the full description for the list of helplines for each language.
Provides information and referral services to older adults and caregivers in different languages:
English: 800-336-2722
廣東話/Cantonese: 1-800-582-4218
普通话/Mandarin: 1-800-683-7427
한국어/Korean: 1-800-582-4259
Tiếng Việt/Vietnamese: 1-800-582-4336
Provides culturally and linguistically appropriate information and referral to people with developmental disabilities and special health care needs.
We help individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities and their families find the support they need. This includes help navigating services, understanding special education options, and connecting with local resources. Households may qualify for case management and employment navigation support. Our goal is to make complex systems easier to understand and access.
Provides Somali, Vietnamese, Arabic, Spanish, and African-American support groups, where residents can share support, build connections, celebrate cultural identity and heritage, practice language skills and receive culturally-appropriate resources.
Provides Somali, Vietnamese, Arabic, Spanish, and African-American support groups, where residents can share support, build connections, celebrate cultural identity and heritage, practice language skills and receive culturally-appropriate resources.
Helps Chinese adults ages 55 and older, sustain independence through short-term intervention by providing information, and direct assistance such as interpretation, translation and clerical aid services, and supportive counseling.
Helps Chinese older adults sustain independence through short-term intervention by providing information and direct assistance, such as:
- Interpretation
- Translation and clerical aid services
- Supportive counseling toward accessing appropriate resources and welfare programs.
Program additionally helps with applying for public benefits programs such as:
- Security Supplemental Income (SSI)
WA Apple Health (Medicaid)
- Medicare
Food Assistance Programs
- Energy/utility assistance
- Senior housing
Helps blind and visually impaired individuals achieve independence and equality by providing support services including free white canes, Braille writing materials, an online store, as well as information and referrals to additional resources.
National office offers several supports for visually impaired people.
- Plastic, four-line, twenty-eight cell slates along with a saddle stylus. The slate and stylus have long been and continue to be valuable tools for writing Braille
- Rigid, fiberglass, white canes
- An online store with products that support visually impaired people
- Information and referral to additional resources
Provides information and referrals to a wide range of city of Seattle and community-sponsored programs, activities, initiatives and services.
Provides information and referrals to a wide range of city of Seattle and community-sponsored programs, activities, initiatives and services:
- Neighborhood Events and Services
- Community and Neighborhood Organization Contacts
- Weatherization Services
- Food Bank Locations
- Heating Bill Assistance (Seasonal)
- City and other Job Opportunities
- Metro Bus Schedules
- Land Use and Zoning Information
- Crime Prevention and Block Watch Materials
- Environmental Cleanup
- P-Patch (community gardens)
- Older Adult Outreach
- Health Services
- Emergency Preparedness.
Provide phone consultation on medical-legal child abuse issues; for professionals ONLY.
Provides a 24-hour statewide child abuse hotline staffed by pediatricians to answer questions by professionals (physicians, police officers, child protective services workers and prosecutors).
Hotline is NOT for use by the general public.
Emphasis is on medical-legal aspects of child abuse.
Phone number is for professionals only in Seattle, King County, north to Canada and the Olympic Peninsula.
Helpline offers support, resources and educational opportunities for the LGBTQI community as well as their parents, family members, straight allies and friends. Also offers support for issues related to coming out and self-acceptance.
Provides information and support for issues related to coming out and self-acceptance.
Callers can:
- Be directed to 24-hour Crisis Line if immediate help is needed.
- Receive info on monthly support meetings.
Directs callers to website for personal support and speaker requests.
Offers advocacy services and assists with questions about Social Security, senior housing and Medicare/Medicaid. Can also connect clients with other senior services and resources.
Provides counseling and information on health and wellbeing, financial assistance programs and health insurance issues. Makes referrals to other agencies and programs. Collects and reports possible fraud complaints. No legal services are provided.
Refers clients to local, state, and regional services for people who are deaf, deaf-blind, late deafened and hard-of-hearing as well as those with speech impairments. Advocates for clients on statewide access issues.
Refers clients to local, state, and regional services for people who are deaf, deaf-blind, late deafened and hard-of-hearing as well as those with speech impairments.
Advocates for clients on statewide access issues.
Provides information, referral, consultation, and advocacy services related to deaf-blindness; links people who are both deaf and blind with services and training.
Advocates for the rights and needs of people who are deaf-blind.
Provides information and referral regarding deaf-blindness.
Links individuals who are deaf-blind with local skill-oriented and vocational rehabilitation services.
Provides consultation and other services to consumers, parents and service providers.
Determines eligibility for services at the Helen Keller National Center in New York.
Helps East African refugees and immigrants access social services through multi-lingual and culturally appropriate information, advocacy and referrals to local resources.
Helps East African refugees access social services through multi-lingual and culturally appropriate information, advocacy and referrals to local resources. Provides individualized case management to clients seeking the most necessary of services.
Services provided include:
- Housing: Assistance with housing applications and shelter referrals including Section 8 & low-income housing applications
- Immigration services: Green Card applications and renewals, travel document applications & citizenship paperwork
- Utilities: Assistance with utility discount application
- Employment: Resume building and employment searches
- Assistance with DSHS benefits and WA Health Plan Finder applications