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Helps students and families connect with school and community resources.

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Personal Care Items
Navigating the System
Clothing
Community Support Services
Home Goods
Goods
Provides new school clothing and shoes to students in need in K through 12 grades. Referrals made through Whatcom County School Districts in the fall. Teen Team program, operating under Operation School Bell, is a voucher program for homeless high school students identified by the homeless high school coordinators.

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Clothing
Clothes for School
Teens (13-19 years old)
Clothing Vouchers
Children (2-12 years old)
Free laundry program, with individuals and families offered free loads of laundry. Contact the Christ Episcopal Church with questions.

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Personal Hygiene
Community Support Services
Clothing
Provides gently used clothing, furniture, and household items priced as low as possible. Bring a grocery bag and fill it with clothes and shoes for $5.
Basic Needs provided free of charge to those in need in our community. Resources include clothing, household goods, toiletries, period supplies, cleaning supplies, diapers, emergency food, and more. Limited financial assistance available Mondays and Fridays.

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Baby Clothes
Clothing
Diapers
Emergency Food
Baby Supplies
Home Goods
Medical Supplies
Personal Care Items
Financial Assistance
Program to help Whatcom Dream Financial Empowerment Course Graduates purchase school clothing and supplies for their children. Participants can purchase a $100 gift card for only $25. Proceeds go into a scholarship fund, which allows Whatcom Dream to offer Financial Empowerment courses for free. \xa0

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Supplies for School
Clothes for School
Children (2-12 years old)
Clothing
Current Western Washington University students can receive comprehensive support for their essential needs including food, housing, student emergency funding, health and wellness, clothing, transportation, employment, child care, and more.

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Emergency Food
Financial Aid & Loans
Financial Assistance
Navigating the System
Food Pantry
Help Find Work
Students
Short-Term Housing
Clothing
Help Pay for Childcare
Can assist with basic needs such as food, clothing, hygiene supplies and more. Families who would like to visit the clothing closet, which includes clothing for both kids and adults, should call to make an appointment.
Proceeds from purchases at the WHS Thrift Shop benefit daily operations and care for the domestic, wild and farm animals in our shelters.
A seasonal clothing bank for residents of Sumas and surrounding communities. Typically open September through March. Check Facebook for latest updates.
Annual drive and distribution of winter coats, hats, gloves, and socks for men, women, and children living in Blaine, Birch Bay, Custer, and Point Roberts. Distribution typically takes place in late Autumn.
Services provided onsite include clothing and household items, hygiene supplies, transportation assistance, shower and laundry referrals, help with City of Ferndale water and sewer bills, computer and phone use, housing and job search, community resource navigation and referrals, and more.

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Community Support Services
Home Goods
Interview Training
Resume Development
Help Find Work
Navigating the System
Bus Passes
Computer or Internet Access
Clothing
Limited supply of laundry vouchers available each week at Opportunity Council. Vouchers are limited to one per person per month, and are distributed on a first come first served basis every Friday at 8:00 AM while supplies last. Vouchers can be redeemed at Bellingham Cleaning Center.

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Homeless
Community Support Services
Clothing
Personal Hygiene
Social action program that has free household essentials for community members in need, including clothes, food products, and diapers.
A place to shop and to donate quality new and used women’s clothing. Clothing vouchers provided for women in need. Back to Work Vouchers also available, good for 3 fully styled outfits for interviews or work. Call or visit the YWCA office to inquire about vouchers for yourself or for your organization.

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Clothes for Work
Female
Goods
Clothing Vouchers
Clothing
Provides children ages 6-18 in need with a new coat, gloves, and scarves. The program is generally available in November/December/January each year.
Helps Lynden community members with short-term, emergency assistance which may include utilities, rent, clothing, household goods, laundry, and transportation. Call to set up an appointment.

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Help Pay for Gas
Bus Passes
Financial Assistance
Help Pay for Utilities
Help Pay for Transit
Goods
Emergency
Home Goods
Help Pay for Housing
Clothing
Provides general information and resources for the East Whatcom County community. Resources include computer and phone access, notary, period and hygiene supplies, clothes, books, toys, household items, specialized intake support such as SNAP benefits, and more. Diapers available depending on supply, call ahead to check.

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Government Food Benefits
Community Support Services
Home Goods
Clothing
Diapers
Navigating the System
Personal Care Items
Computer or Internet Access
Goods
Notary
Books
Provides free clothing and household linens to residents of Blaine, Birch Bay, and Custer. Limited hygiene supplies may also be available.
A day-use center for at-risk, runaway and homeless youth ages 24 and under. Youth can connect with supportive adults, receive basic needs items such as food, clothing and gear for sleeping outside, and connect with other resources that will help them end their experience of homelessness.

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Community Support Services
Personal Hygiene
Personal Care Items
Clothing
Recreation
Adults (31-54 years old)
Emergency Food
Homeless
Goods
Young Adults (20-30 years old)
Near Homeless
Teens (13-19 years old)
Navigating the System
Youth in foster care and their caregivers can shop in-person or submit an online request for free clothing, shoes, school supplies, toys, books, free tickets to events and other essentials.

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Books
Adoption & Foster Care
Foster Youth
Clothes for School
Toys & Gifts
Supplies for School
Clothing
Baby Clothes
Annual drive to gather donated winter coats, hats, gloves, and other warm items. Donations are distributed to local agencies serving people experiencing homelessness each winter.

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