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Provides dental care that is not otherwise available in the community for patients with developmental and acquired disabilities. Adults with DDA Medicaid benefits are usually eligible for DECOD services. Other individuals may be eligible if they meet state requirements.
Report concerns involving vulnerable adults online, by phone, fax, or email.

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Physical Safety
Help Hotlines
All Disabilities
Seniors (55+ years old)
Early childhood preschool programs provide a language-based curriculum to students ages 3-4 who have been identified with developmental delays and qualify for special education services. Programs provide direct, integrated, and/or consultative services to students with mild to moderate disabilities in general education. Contact your school district to apply.

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All Disabilities
Special Education
Development Disability
Children (2-12 years old)
Preschool
Education
Preschoolers (3-4 years old)
Learning Disability
Free one-on-one financial coaching for people with disabilities in Washington and Oregon. Topics include credit, savings, debt, budgeting, banking, identity protection, benefits, and assistive technology.

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Assistive Technology
Credit Counseling
Savings Program
One-on-One Support
Financial Education
All Disabilities
Organizing for a future where nondrivers can access our communities.

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Transportation
All Disabilities
Pediatric Occupational Therapists (OTs) are practitioners who deliver skilled occupational therapy services to children. They help children participate in their daily occupations, or everyday activities including anything from being able to ride the school bus to getting ready for bed at night. Kids in Motion offers both Center-Based or Home-Based care.
Provides monthly payments to adults and children with a disability or blindness who have income and resources below specific financial limits. SSI payments are also made to people age 65 and older without disabilities who meet the financial qualifications.

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Low-Income
Disability Benefits
All Disabilities
Government Benefits
Money
Community home for adults with developmental disabilities.

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Care
All Disabilities
Development Disability
Independent Living
Adults (31-54 years old)
The Arc of Whatcom County is partnering with partners4housing to provide free Residential Assessment (RA) to local families.

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All Disabilities
Development Disability
Help Find Housing
Housing
Intellectual Disability
Serving families, seniors, and those with disabilities. Units are offered based on availability. Households generally pay 30% of their income for rent. Each property has its own application process; visit the Applicant Portals page to begin the application process.

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Housing
Help Pay for Housing
Families
Housing Vouchers
Low-Income
Long-Term Housing
All Disabilities
Seniors (55+ years old)
Public Housing
Works with Whatcom County businesses to provide employment services to people with disabilities in our community. Services include help with getting and keeping a job, job coaching and on-site support, goal setting and career consulting, resume writing and interviewing skills practice, and empowerment and advocacy.

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Resume Development
Work
Help Find Work
Mentoring
Interview Training
Skills & Training
Adults (31-54 years old)
All Disabilities
Job Placement
Development Disability
Support group focused on mental health counseling for parents who have children on the autism spectrum.

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Autism
Support Groups
Support Network
Counseling
All Disabilities
Development Disability
Parents
Mental Health Care
Max Higbee Center members are paired with a Recreation Leader to receive one-on-one support to create an individualized, goal-oriented and community-based recreation experience. This service is highly flexible and allows for people to schedule sessions that are tailored and designed based on short-term and long-term goals.

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Mentoring
Adult Daycare
Daytime Care
Development Disability
Teens (13-19 years old)
Care
One-on-One Support
Adults (31-54 years old)
Intellectual Disability
Recreation
All Disabilities
CFI receives referrals from Neuro-Rehab Management to serve veterans who need long-term case management and independent living skills training due to a brain injury, spinal cord injury, or other neurological disorder. Provides community-based services and resources to assist veterans as they seek greater independence in their homes and communities.

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Case Management
All Disabilities
Brain Injury
Independent Living
Veterans
An opportunity for members to have a fun weekend with friends while having a night on the town. Activities include Art Walk, evening strolls, in-house games and activities, and a fun place to hang out with friends.

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Adults (31-54 years old)
Recreation
Care
Daytime Care
Adult Daycare
Teens (13-19 years old)
Development Disability
Intellectual Disability
All Disabilities
Maximizing independence and comfort for seniors and persons with disabilities by meeting your needs at home. In-home services include housework and laundry, bathing and personal hygiene, toileting, eating and/or meal preparation, dressing, body care, transferring, ambulation, self-medication, supervision, shopping essentials, travel to medical services, and more.

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Care
Caregivers
All Disabilities
Home Health Care
Washington residents of all ages with disabilities of all types, including seniors with age-related functional limitations, are eligible to receive low-interest loans up to $25,000 for assistive technology, and up to $60,000 for home modification and adapted vehicles.

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Financial Assistance
All Disabilities
Assistive Technology
Loans
Personal Loans
Provides individuals with resources and options to make informed choices about living, learning, and working independently. Provides information related to disability rights and services, and assists with accessing local and state resources.
A statewide resource assisting people with disabilities to prepare for, secure, maintain, advance in, or regain employment. DVR serves people who seek meaningful, secure employment but whose disabilities may result in one or more barriers to achieving an employment goal.

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All Disabilities
Work
Help Find Work
Supported Employment
Provides a range of advocacy services to help adults, youth, and children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other developmental disabilities gain access to health and educational services and supports. These services include family resource and insurance navigation, and legal advocacy on issues related to access to healthcare and education.

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Adults (31-54 years old)
Development Disability
All Disabilities
Advocacy & Legal Aid
Children (2-12 years old)
Teens (13-19 years old)
Provides wheelchair lending and leasing for people that may only need equipment for a short time or cannot afford it otherwise. Rent-to-own may be available in specialty cases.

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All Disabilities
Seniors (55+ years old)
Veterans
Medical Supplies
Families needing information and education specifically related to Down syndrome are provided a trained Parent Advocate to address their needs. Families are also connected to other families to develop natural peer support through fun, family-friendly events throughout the year.

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Development Disability
Families
Understand Disability
All Disabilities
Assistive technology lending library and demonstration center, located in Woodring College of Education (WCE) on the campus of Western Washington University. The E-ATRC houses hundreds of low to high tech support tools.
A seasonal program offered to Max Higbee members that incorporates outdoor skills such as environmental stewardship, map reading and navigation, plant identification, healthy hiking snacks, and trail games.

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All Disabilities
Intellectual Disability
Adult Daycare
Recreation
Adults (31-54 years old)
Care
Environmental Education
Teens (13-19 years old)
Daytime Care
Development Disability
People with disabilities or access and functional needs may need to take additional steps to prepare for emergencies. CFI can teach individuals how to put together an emergency preparedness plan.

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