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Provides temporary cash assistance for families in need. Some families participate in the WorkFirst Program which helps participants find and keep jobs. Persons who are eligible may also qualify for Diversion Cash Assistance, which can help with living expenses when a family needs short term assistance and meets program requirements.

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Library-created learning resources for both parents and educators to help children become their best selves. Resources include Early Literacy Kits, Preschool Theme Kits, Baby Boxes, People of the Salish Sea Curriculum Kits, homeschooling resources, and more. Additionally, call your local branch to schedule a school visit to the library, or to request a library visit to your school.

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Provides short-term emergency assistance to help families pay for high-quality child care in a licensed child care center or licensed family home.

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Library-created learning resources for both parents and educators to help children become their best selves. Resources include Early Literacy Kits, Preschool Theme Kits, Baby Boxes, People of the Salish Sea Curriculum Kits, homeschooling resources, and more. Additionally, call your local branch to schedule a school visit to the library, or to request a library visit to your school.

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Monthly support group for families with Autistic children. Support is oriented to families with "newly" diagnosed children but all are welcome. Child supervision available for families who sign up in advance.

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Support services for paying and receiving child support. Helps administrate court ordered child support as well as developing and maintaining support processed through administrative order.

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Library-created learning resources for both parents and educators to help children become their best selves. Resources include Early Literacy Kits, Preschool Theme Kits, Baby Boxes, People of the Salish Sea Curriculum Kits, homeschooling resources, and more. Additionally, call your local branch to schedule a school visit to the library, or to request a library visit to your school.

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The Housing Choice Voucher program (Section 8) is a rent subsidy program funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and administered by the Bellingham Housing Authority (BHA). This voucher based program is designed to assist lower income families, disabled individuals, and the elderly to find well-maintained housing in the private market in a location of their choosing, at a price they can afford.

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Benefits paid to widows, widowers, and dependents of eligible workers. This benefit is particularly important for young families with children. You and your family could be eligible for benefits based on the earnings of a worker who died. The deceased person must have worked long enough to qualify for benefits.

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A state Medicaid program (formerly Medicaid Personal Care, or MPC) for people on Medicaid who need help with activities of daily living, including eating, dressing, bathing, or mobility. The program is administered by the Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA), even for people who are not eligible for DDA. Personal Care services are typically provided in your home.

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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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If your child is on Apple Health medical, has special health care needs, and is 3 years or older, you can use the Apple Health Provider One medical to buy diapers from eligible vendors. Limit 200 diapers per month. See link for more details.

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A special Head Start program serving infants, toddlers, and pregnant parents in Whatcom County. Services include prenatal education, health and nutrition services, family development support, and home visits focusing on child development and quality early education. This program is for income eligible families.

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Assists in meeting the food needs for low-income elementary school students in the Mount Baker School District over Winter and Spring breaks. Students who participate in the program are provided with a supply of kid-friendly, easy-to-prepare snacks and meals. For more information, or to get your child involved in this program, please contact your school’s Family Resource Coordinator.

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Serves students experiencing homelessness. This program is designed to reduce isolation, maximize stability and maintain consistency for this population of children and youth.

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Education program designed to educate and support individuals in their role as parents or caretakers of children. The program incorporates positive parenting skills with a child development knowledge base that promotes strong and healthy families.

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A 12 week-long parent-child program for children ages 18 months to 3 years, with and without special needs. Check online for registration openings.

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Comprehensive primary care services for patients of all ages, including services by MDs, DOs, Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants.

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Families often feel stress and distress with the challenges of changing family dynamics: the blending of households, co-parenting after divorce, adoption or fostering, loss of a family member, or caring for aging parents. Family counselors can help find solutions, facilitate discussion, and replace frustration with effective strategies.

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Comprehensive primary care services for patients of all ages, including services by MDs, DOs, Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants.

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Provides a continuum of culturally relevant support services to children and families of the Lummi Nation in the area of foster care, alternative parental care, and intervention/prevention.

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Library-created learning resources for both parents and educators to help children become their best selves. Resources include Early Literacy Kits, Preschool Theme Kits, Baby Boxes, People of the Salish Sea Curriculum Kits, homeschooling resources, and more. Additionally, call your local branch to schedule a school visit to the library, or to request a library visit to your school.

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A care package for those who are recently bereaved by a suicide. Included in this package are materials on grief after a suicide as well as comfort items found to be helpful by other survivors of suicide loss. These care packages are currently available for free to families living in Washington State.

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Checks for the general public to ensure that their child car seats are properly installed and functional. Individual checks are available through scheduling, community events are listed on website.

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Library-created learning resources for both parents and educators to help children become their best selves. Resources include Early Literacy Kits, Preschool Theme Kits, Baby Boxes, People of the Salish Sea Curriculum Kits, homeschooling resources, and more. Additionally, call your local branch to schedule a school visit to the library, or to request a library visit to your school.

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