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 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 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.
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.
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 in-person and Zoom 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
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 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
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.
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.
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 one-time emergency financial assistance for rent and utilities to low-income residents of Tukwila and ONLY refugees and immigrants in Renton. No eviction/shut-off notice required; proof of crisis resolution necessary.
Provides one-time emergency financial assistance for rent and utilities to residents of Tukwila and Renton.
Focuses on serving low-income refugees and immigrants.
Provides emergency financial assistance to wounded military personnel, veterans and their families, and first responders from the onset of injury or illness throughout their recovery period. Referral required.
Provides emergency financial assistance to wounded military personnel, disabled veterans, and their families, and first responders from the onset of injury or illness throughout their recovery period.
Assistance is provided in the form of checks paid directly to vendors/service providers.
Financial assistance varies, based on individual needs ranging from rent, utilities, vehicle payments, groceries, clothing, and travel expenses.
Services are subject to funds available at the time of request.
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.
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. Zoom and in-person appointments available.
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. Zoom and in-person appointments available.
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 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.
Provides eviction prevention and employment support for Burien residents experiencing housing and economic instability; eviction notice required.
Assists Burien residents experiencing housing and economic instability. Targets those who are at risk of homelessness and/or facing imminent risk of eviction.
Program participants will be required to work with employment services staff to either find a job or increase income.
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 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.
Offers emergency financial assistance to residents. 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 to families with children who have been previously served by a Mary's Place program; apply online; no notice required.
Offers rental assistance to families who have utilized Mary's Place shelter or services in the past. Lottery based program ONLY OPEN to families who have been served by Mary's Place shelter and outreach/prevention services.
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. Zoom and in-person appointments available.
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 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.