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This program is for young people, ages 18-24, who are moving out of unstable situations that resulted in them being temporarily homeless. This program offers lease support, housing financial assistance, deposit, and ongoing skill building in collaboration with Housing Case Managers. Note: Rapid Rehousing is accessed through a main application process and is NOT first come, first served.

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Near Homeless
Homeless
Adults
Teens
Help Pay for Housing
Housing
See website for homeowner loan eligibility criteria and application. If eligible, with a CLT loan, there are no mortgage insurance payments, no balloon payments, no short terms, no fluctuating interest rates–only 30-year fixed-rate conventional mortgages.
USDA assists approved lenders in offering fixed, low-interest, no money down home loans for low and moderate-income households in eligible rural areas.
A Medicare-approved plan from a private company that offers an alternative to Original Medicare for your health and drug coverage. These “bundled” plans include Part A, Part B, and usually Part D. Plans may have lower out-of-pocket costs than Original Medicare, and may offer some extra benefits that Original Medicare doesn’t cover, like vision, hearing, and dental services.

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Disability
Seniors
Help Pay for Healthcare
Insurance
Health Insurance
Health
Assists Whatcom County cancer patients in paying for medical expenses. Specific focus is given for patients who are not eligible for public assistance or have limited resources. Contact CHF to apply.
Program that provides fixed low-interest loans to very-low income homeowners to repair or modernize their homes, or grants to elderly very-low income homeowners to remove health hazards.
Helps cover services from doctors and other health care providers, outpatient care, home health care, durable medical equipment (wheelchairs, walkers, hospital beds, and other equipment), and many preventive services (screenings, shots or vaccines, and yearly “Wellness” visits). (Included in Original Medicare)

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Health Insurance
Health
Disability
Insurance
Help Pay for Healthcare
Seniors
Free or low-cost health insurance. Coverage includes primary care, emergency visits, maternity services, pediatric care, dental services, vision care, prescription medications and more.

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Discounted Healthcare
Uninsured
Health
Health Insurance
Help Pay for Healthcare
WIC is a supplemental food and nutrition/breastfeeding education program that helps pregnant women, new mothers and young children eat well, learn about nutrition and breastfeeding, and stay healthy.

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Nutrition Education
Health
Nutrition
Families
Children
Mothers
Pregnant
Government Food Benefits
Food Benefits
Help Pay for Food
Food
Bellingham Housing Authority owns and manages properties that are rented to eligible households at a subsidized rate. This program can serve families, seniors, and those with disabilities. Households pay 30% of their income for rent.

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Families
Housing
Disability
Housing Vouchers
Public Housing
Long-Term Housing
Help Pay for Housing
Low-Income
Seniors
Can provide a small amount of emergency financial assistance and referrals to other agencies. Text a photo of your ID and your request for assistance, or visit the Alms Ministry desk at Hope House before 10:00 A.M. on Tuesdays.

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Help Pay for Transit
Help Pay for Gas
Help Pay for Food
Emergency Payments
Money
Financial Assistance
Provides funds to families in need to help cover costs associated with medical bills, therapies and numerous other aspects of supporting a child or young adult on the autism spectrum. Applicants can request a yearly grant up to $1,000 to help cover the costs to get the care, support and items needed.

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Children
Help Pay for Healthcare
Money
Goods
Disability
Teens
Financial Assistance
Developmental Disability
Free non-emergency medical transportation for Medicaid eligible recipients. At least two full business days' notice required. Assistance for bus passes and gas vouchers also available.

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Help Pay for Gas
Transportation
Transportation for Healthcare
Help Pay for Transit
Bus Passes
The Bill Discount Rate program factors household income and size to potentially reduce your energy bill by 5%-45%. In most cases, no proof of income is needed to apply.

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Help Pay for Utilities
Housing
Low-Income
Financial Assistance
Money
Program offering reduction in property taxes for eligible residents. Applicants must be seniors or disabled adults, own and occupy the property in question, and meet disposable income limits.

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Help Pay for Housing
Seniors
Disability Benefits
Disability
Help Pay for Utilities
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, called Basic Food in Washington, helps people with low incomes make ends meet by providing monthly benefits to buy food.
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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Help Pay for Healthcare
Insurance
Health Insurance
Health
Disability
Seniors
Provides access to essential needs items and potential rental assistance for low-income individuals who are unable to work for at least 90 days due to a physical and/or mental incapacity.
If you own your manufactured or mobile home and live in a community that is closing in Washington State, you may be eligible for relocation assistance. Manufactured and mobile home relocation assistance is provided to eligible low-income households on a first-come, first-served basis.
Eligible foster youth receive up to 36 months of rental assistance, with the possibility of a 24-month extension under the Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities (FSHO) amendments. Participants work alongside a housing support specialist to receive individualized services, aiding them in achieving self-sufficiency, addressing not just their immediate housing needs but also their long-term stability and independence.
Web-based prescription drug company offering generic brand prescription medications at low cost.

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Discounted Healthcare
Health
Help Pay for Healthcare
Prescription Assistance
Provides subsidized housing for Native Americans. Lummi Tribal members are prioritized.

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Housing
Housing
Help Pay for Housing
Help Find Housing
Help paying a PSE bill for people who have an urgent and/or shut off notice. Appointment with Opportunity Council Energy Assistance needs to be scheduled first (temporary assistance offered in the event appointment is scheduled far out).
Provides housing opportunities for Nooksack Tribal community. Services include Low Rent Program, programs leading to eventual homeownership, and waiting list of Tribal members in need of affordable housing. Nooksack Housing also helps Tribal members connect with other state and federal housing services, including the Section 184 Home Loan Program, Down Payment Assistance, as well as other administrative assistance.

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Housing
Housing Vouchers
Public Housing
Long-Term Housing
Help Pay for Housing
Helps low-income City of Ferndale water customers pay their bill when money is tight. View income eligibility guidelines and apply online.

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