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A federal program dedicated to making phone and internet service more affordable for low-income households. This benefit provides eligible consumers with a monthly discount of up to $9.25, or up to $34.25 per month for households living on on qualifying Tribal land. Certain Lifeline providers offer free phone service for qualifying households, and may provide you with a free cell phone.

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Help Pay for Internet or Phone
Low-Income
Money
Financial Assistance
Benefit Recipients
Bill assistance for home heating, utility, and energy bills. Households must be income eligible to receive assistance. Help may be available for electricity, natural gas, propane, heating oil, and firewood bills. Assistance with heating and cooling infrastructure such as furnace repair and replacement or air conditioners may be available depending on funding and season.
Helps eligible refugees and other humanitarian immigrants by providing cash assistance for up to eight months from their arrival date in the United States (or from the date of their immigration status for asylees or victims of trafficking). RCA is for eligible people who do not have minor children.

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Money
Government Benefits
Human Trafficking Survivors
Financial Assistance
Refugees
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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Home Goods
Help Pay for Utilities
Help Pay for Food
Financial Assistance
Help Pay for Housing
Goods
Help Pay for Gas
Help Pay for Car
A point of entry to local, state and federal benefits and services for veterans. Services include burial assistance, compensation and pension assistance, employment assistance, health services, housing assistance, legal assistance, social service programs, temporary financial assistance, and transportation.

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Government Benefits
Financial Assistance
National Guard
Advocacy & Legal Aid
Housing
Veterans
Burial & Funeral Help
Help Find Work
Transportation
Help Find Healthcare
Navigating the System
Active Duty
A point of entry to local, state and federal benefits and services for veterans. Services include burial assistance, compensation and pension assistance, employment assistance, health services, housing assistance, legal assistance, social service programs, temporary financial assistance, and transportation.

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Government Benefits
Financial Assistance
National Guard
Advocacy & Legal Aid
Housing
Veterans
Burial & Funeral Help
Help Find Work
Transportation
Help Find Healthcare
Navigating the System
Active Duty
Provides limited emergency financial assistance for food, gas, and other basic needs (please note, assistance is not available for rent). Call and leave a message to request assistance.

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Help Pay for Food
Financial Assistance
Help Pay for Gas
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.

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Help Pay for Housing
Housing
Financial Assistance
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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Financial Assistance
Low-Income
Help Pay for Utilities
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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Emergency
Financial Assistance
Clothing
Goods
Help Pay for Housing
Home Goods
Bus Passes
Help Pay for Utilities
Help Pay for Transit
Help Pay for Gas
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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Medical Supplies
Emergency Food
Clothing
Home Goods
Diapers
Financial Assistance
Baby Clothes
Baby Supplies
Personal Care Items
Three available programs to subsidize electric costs for city of Sumas customs. Base fee waiver, 5% senior discount, and an Electric Bill Donation program are all available through the same application for qualifying residents.
Assists in removing barriers for families adopting special needs children by providing financial, medical, and counseling support to families who adopt from Washington State.

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Adoption Planning
Post-Adoption Support
Financial Assistance
Adoption Counseling
Adoption & Foster Care
Helps low-income City of Ferndale water customers pay their bill when money is tight. View income eligibility guidelines and apply online.
10% reduced rates for utilities provided by the city of Everson including water and sewer, available for low-income seniors and disabled adults exempt from Whatcom County property taxes.

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All Disabilities
Seniors (55+ years old)
Low-Income
Help Pay for Utilities
Disability Benefits
Reduced rates for utilities provided by Lake Whatcom Water and Sewer District including water and sewer, available for low-income seniors and disabled adults exempt from Whatcom County property taxes.

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Low-Income
Seniors (55+ years old)
All Disabilities
Help Pay for Utilities
Disability Benefits
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).
As of February 7, 2024, the program stopped accepting applications. Consumers enrolled in the ACP will continue to receive their benefit until the program ends.

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Help Pay for Internet or Phone
Grants Little Wishes to children ages 6 to 18 for ongoing support of lessons and activities including, but not limited to, art lessons, music lessons, martial arts, team sports, swimming lessons, dance, gymnastics, ice skating, ice hockey, horseback riding, and soccer.\u200b

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Teens (13-19 years old)
Financial Assistance
Children (2-12 years old)
Recreation
A state-funded program that provides women who are low-income and pregnant and who are not eligible for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families or State Family Assistance with cash assistance and a referral to the HEN program.
30% or 15% discount on water, sewer, and storm drain utilities for qualifying low-income Ferndale residents. This discount is available to both homeowners and renters.
Increasing independence for Washington youth in foster care by providing reimbursement for Washington state ID, learner’s permit, driver’s license, driver’s education fees, driver's testing and practice sessions, roadside assistance and towing, motor vehicle registration and tabs, basic car repairs and maintenance, gas assistance while learning to drive, and auto insurance coverage.
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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Bus Passes
Help Pay for Transit
Transportation for Healthcare
Help Pay for Gas
Can provide a small amount of emergency financial assistance and referrals to other agencies.

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Help Pay for Food
Help Pay for Gas
Financial Assistance
Help Pay for Transit
A point of entry to local, state and federal benefits and services for veterans. Services include burial assistance, compensation and pension assistance, employment assistance, health services, housing assistance, legal assistance, social service programs, temporary financial assistance, and transportation.

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Navigating the System
Financial Assistance
Transportation
Housing
Active Duty
Help Find Healthcare
Advocacy & Legal Aid
National Guard
Government Benefits
Burial & Funeral Help
Veterans
Help Find Work

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