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From small house fires to multi-state natural disasters, the American Red Cross goes wherever needed to provide clean water, safe shelter, and hot meals to those impacted by a disaster.
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Disaster Preparedness & Response
Natural Disaster Survivors
Disaster Response
Physical Safety
Emergency
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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Goods
Help Pay for Transit
Home Goods
Help Pay for Gas
Help Pay for Housing
Emergency Payments
Help Pay for Utilities
Emergency
Clothing
Bus Passes
Temporary housing program for young adults ages 18 to 24. Provides four beds at each location (Bellingham and Mt. Vernon) where young adults can stay for up to 90 days. Note: HUSLY is accessed through a main application process and is NOT first come, first served.
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Short-Term Housing
Emergency Shelter
Homeless
Adults
Teens
Housing
Website containing descriptive information concerning persons reported missing in the State of Washington. For reporting missing persons, contact local law enforcement.
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Emergency
Help Find Missing Persons
Provides limited emergency financial assistance through vouchers for food, gas, and other basic needs. Call and leave a message to request assistance. Messages will be responded to on Tuesday mornings and Thursday afternoons.
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Help Pay for Gas
Help Pay for Food
Emergency Payments
Financial Assistance
Money
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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Disaster Preparedness & Response
Emergency
Disability
Provides food and energy assistance to low income households allowing the clients to maintain his or her dignity while applying for services. Commodity foods, nutrition education, energy assistance, lummi wood cutting, food bank, diapers and clothing, and holiday food baskets.
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Emergency
Food
Help Pay for Utilities
Call to access a range of free services including confidential support from a trained staff member, support finding a local health facility with services like sexual assault forensic exams, someone to help you talk through what happened, local resources that can assist with your next steps toward healing and recovery, referrals for long term support in your area, information about the laws in your community, and basic information about medical concerns.
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Sexual Assault Survivors
Help Hotlines
Emergency
Support Network
Navigating the System
Family support centers that link school families with local resources and human services addressing the needs of the whole child in order to promote student success. All families are welcome to visit the site nearest to them (Shuksan Middle School or Carl Cozier Elementary School).
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Families
Emergency Food
Personal Care Items
Diapers & Formula
Supplies for School
Clothes for School
Community Support Services
Children
Family support centers that link school families with local resources and human services addressing the needs of the whole child in order to promote student success. All families are welcome to visit the site nearest to them (Shuksan Middle School or Carl Cozier Elementary School).
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Families
Emergency Food
Personal Care Items
Diapers & Formula
Supplies for School
Clothes for School
Community Support Services
Children
Free, 24/7 access to naloxone (Narcan) at select locations throughout the county. This initiative aims to make lifesaving overdose-reversal medication available to those who need it, especially individuals who may face barriers to obtaining it elsewhere.
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Addiction & Recovery
Substance Dependency
Emergency
Free, 24/7 access to naloxone (Narcan) at select locations throughout the county. This initiative aims to make lifesaving overdose-reversal medication available to those who need it, especially individuals who may face barriers to obtaining it elsewhere.
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Addiction & Recovery
Substance Dependency
Emergency
Hotline to report child abuse or neglect to Child Protective Services.
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Emergency
Physical Safety
Children
Help Hotlines
Free, 24/7 access to naloxone (Narcan) at select locations throughout the county. This initiative aims to make lifesaving overdose-reversal medication available to those who need it, especially individuals who may face barriers to obtaining it elsewhere.
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Addiction & Recovery
Substance Dependency
Emergency
Services for immediate help include 24-hour helpline, walk-in advocacy counseling, support during medical exams related to domestic violence or sexual assault, and immediate safety planning and crisis intervention from the scene of a domestic violence call.
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Emergency
Help Escape Violence
Domestic Violence Survivors
Sexual Assault Survivors
Immediate Safety
A 24/7 confidential and anonymous culturally-appropriate domestic and sexual violence helpline for Native Americans. Advocates can provide peer support and advocacy, information and education about domestic violence and sexual violence, personalized safety planning, crisis intervention, referrals to Native-centered domestic violence and sexual violence service providers, and more.
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Help Hotlines
Immediate Safety
Emergency
In Crisis
Abuse or Neglect Survivors
Domestic Violence Survivors
Help Escape Violence
Sexual Assault Survivors
A suicide, crisis, and help line specifically for American Indian and Alaska Natives, fully staffed and operated by other Native people. Dial 988 and select option 4 to reach a Tribal Crisis Counselor.
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Psychiatric Emergency Services
In Crisis
Emergency
Help Hotlines
Helps community members with short-term, emergency assistance which may include utilities, rent, clothing, household goods, laundry, and transportation. 1-2 week regular turnaround.
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Help Pay for Gas
Help Pay for Food
Help Pay for Utilities
Emergency Payments
Help Pay for Car
Help Pay for Housing
Home Goods
Goods
Assists law enforcement agencies and parents in locating missing persons. Call the toll-free, 24-hour number to report missing persons. Local law enforcement must be notified before MUPU can become involved.
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Emergency
Help Find Missing Persons
Free, confidential, and compassionate support, crisis intervention information, education, and referral services in over 140 languages available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
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Sexual Assault Survivors
In Crisis
Emergency
Abuse or Neglect Survivors
Help Hotlines
Immediate Safety
Help Escape Violence
Domestic Violence Survivors
Regional crisis line for anyone in crisis, those who want to know more about suicide prevention and further resources, and requests for local crisis outreach and response services.
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Psychiatric Emergency Services
Help Hotlines
Emergency
In Crisis
Helps adults or adolescents who have been affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, elder abuse, assault & battery, survivor of homicide, and child abuse. Services include: crisis counseling, advocacy for domestic violence and sexual assault crimes, safety planning, legal advocacy, transportation to medical, legal, and therapy appointments, Domestic Violence shelter, traditional healing and emergency assistance.
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Emergency Shelter
Emergency
Domestic Violence Survivors
Sexual Assault Survivors
Health
Housing
Safe Housing
Abuse or Neglect Survivors
Semi-regular free community meals provided. See event listings on social media for dates and availability.
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Emergency Food
Free Meals
Meals
Basic Needs provided free of charge to those in need in our community. Resources include clothing, household goods, toiletries, cleaning supplies, diapers, emergency food, and more. Limited financial assistance available Mondays and Fridays.
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Baby Supplies
Emergency Food
Personal Care Items
Baby Clothes
Diapers & Formula
Clothing
Home Goods
Goods
Financial Assistance
The Whatcom County Triage Center (WCTC) in Bellingham can accommodate up to 16 individuals at once who are experiencing a mental health crisis. Services include crisis stabilization, safety planning, and referrals for ongoing care. Individuals may self-refer or be referred by a community partner such as a behavioral health provider, hospital social worker, or medical provider. The facility can also accept drop-offs from law enforcement and emergency medical technicians as a diversion alternative to jail or the emergency room.
Referrals can be made by calling the Crisis Care Line at 800-584-3578. Professionals can call directly to make referrals at 360-676-2020.
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Mental Health Care
Mental Illness
Health
Psychiatric Emergency Services
Adults
In Crisis