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Combines financial coaching with benefits planning, providing specialized support to assist with planning for a future of financial security and supported independence. Services are offered free of charge to youth ages 14-25 who self-identify with a disability.
Categories
Disability
Teens
Financial Education
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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Education
Preschool
Developmental Disability
Disability
Learning Disability
Children
Provides job search support, career exploration, computer use, training on resumes and cover letters, and interview preparation. Job training programs for youth, adults, and mature workers, as well as worker retraining.
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Help Find Work
Work
Teens
Adults
Interview Training
Education
Employment
Resume Development
Disability
Veterans
Seniors
The Arc of Whatcom County is partnering with partners4housing to provide free Residential Assessment (RA) to local families.
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Disability
Intellectual Disability
Developmental Disability
Housing
Help Find Housing
A screening to identify any factors that may interfere with a child’s learning, growth and development. The screening is also provided to help parents identify their child’s strengths and weaknesses and provide home suggestions and/or further evaluation if needed in any area of concern. Any child, birth to five, whose family or care givers would like more information about their child’s development can contact their local school district to receive a free Child Find Screening.
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Learning Disability
Children
Disability Screening
Preschool
Developmental Disability
Understand Disability
Disability
A free Parents’ Day Out/respite program where kids with all types of special needs have fun while their caregivers get a break. Participants and their siblings have opportunities to make new friends, play games, do crafts, hear children’s stories, enjoy music, and more, while their parents get a break from their ongoing care-giving responsibilities. Call for schedule.
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Children
Care
Daytime Care
Relief for Caregivers
Families
Parents
Disability
Provides resources and support for families and medical professionals looking for services for children birth to 21 in Whatcom County with known or suspected special health care needs.
Categories
Disability
Navigating the System
Children
Health
Developmental Disability
Supports adults with developmental disabilities to live as independently as possible in their own homes and to thrive in their communities. Supports may include, but are not limited to personal care, financial support, budgeting, bill paying, cooking and cleaning, support making and attending medical appointments, positive behavior supports, and community integration.
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In-Home Support
Care
Adults
Independent Living
Disability
Developmental Disability
Health care coverage and Cash Assistance Program for individuals who are age 65 and over, blind or disabled who meet income and resource requirements. Cash assistance and a referral to the Housing and Essential Needs program available to eligible individuals who are determined likely to meet Supplemental Security Income disability criteria based on an impairment(s) expected to last at least 12 consecutive months. This program provides maximum monthly cash grant of $450 for a single individual or $570 for a married couple.
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Government Benefits
Disability
Disability Benefits
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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One-on-One Support
Savings Program
Assistive Technology
Credit Counseling
Financial Education
Disability
Serves children ages 3 through 5 who have a disability as well as students who do not have a disability (peer models). Students who qualify for Special Education services are enrolled and served as they turn 3 years of age. Children who do not qualify for Special Education services but who are ages 3 to 5 may apply to be enrolled.
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Preschool
Disability
Developmental Disability
Children
Education
Adaptive summer camp builds confidence and physical ability, and enables participants to enjoy the outdoors.
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Adults
Physical Disability
Daytime Care
Day Camp
Recreation
Developmental Disability
Children
Disability
Teens
Helps cover the cost of prescription drugs. You can join a Medicare drug plan in addition to Original Medicare (Parts A and B), or you get it by joining a Medicare Advantage Plan with drug coverage (Part C). Plans that offer Medicare drug coverage are run by private insurance companies that follow rules set by Medicare.
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Health
Disability
Seniors
Help Pay for Healthcare
Insurance
Health Insurance
Counseling for individuals with developmental delays is meant to help your loved one understand social elements in simple ways and apply them to their daily life.
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Daily Life Skills
Developmental Disability
Individual Counseling
Counseling
Care
Mental Health Care
Free community paddling session for all ages and abilities. Paddle partners and adaptive equipment are provided to increase accessibility.
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Recreation
Physical Disability
Families
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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Work
Help Find Work
Disability
Advocates for the provision of accommodations, services, treatment, and technology necessary to support the choices of people with disabilities to safely and meaningfully participate as equal citizens in any social, economic, or political aspect of community life.
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Advocacy & Legal Aid
Discrimination & Civil Rights
Disability
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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Disability
Developmental Disability
Understand Disability
Families
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
Independent Living
Disability
Veterans
A screening to identify any factors that may interfere with a child’s learning, growth and development. The screening is also provided to help parents identify their child’s strengths and weaknesses and provide home suggestions. Any child, birth to five, whose family or care givers would like more information about their child’s development can contact their local school district to receive a free Child Find Screening.
Categories
Children
Preschool
Developmental Disability
Disability Screening
Disability
Understand Disability
Learning Disability
Contracts with organizations throughout Whatcom County to provide services for people with developmental disabilities and their families and caregivers.
Categories
Disability
Developmental Disability
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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Developmental Disability
Children
Teens
Adults
Disability
Legal
Advocacy & Legal Aid
Organizing for a future where nondrivers can access our communities.
Categories
Transportation
Disability
Trained behavioral health specialists including psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, therapists, mental health counselors and other specialists. PeaceHealth Behavioral Health services can treat conditions including addiction, drug & alcohol abuse, anxiety, bipolar disorder, brain disorders, child development conditions, chronic pain, depression, eating disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, and schizophrenia.
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Mental Illness
Developmental Disability
Medications for Mental Health
Mental Health Care
Mental Health Evaluation
Addiction & Recovery
Substance Dependency
Substance Abuse Counseling
Health
Comprehensive collection of relevant Washington Administrative Code and guidance documents for people with autism spectrum disorder and related intellectual and developmental disabilities in Washington State.
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Understand Disability
Developmental Disability
Intellectual Disability