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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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Financial Assistance
Veterans
Work
Employment
Housing
Legal
Navigating the System
Health
Active Duty
National Guard
Armed Forces
Burial & Funeral Help
Transportation
Government Benefits
Emergency Payments
Grants Little Wishes to children ages 6 to 18 for support of school trip fees, summer camp enrollment fees, bicycle and helmet, special needs equipment, tutoring, computers, school related supplies, sports fees and/or uniforms, cleats, and other items.
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Supplies for School
Recreation
Financial Assistance
Children
Teens
Connects immigrants with needed resources, and provides funding for items and services that are not accessible to this marginalized population.
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Community Support Services
Immigrants
Navigating the System
Financial Assistance
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.
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Pregnant
Money
Financial Assistance
Government Benefits
Provides affordable home Internet for qualifying households as well as low-cost computers, free WiFi hotspots, and free Internet training. Sign up for Internet Essentials for $9.95/month with no annual contract and free equipment.
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Benefit Recipients
Help Pay for Internet or Phone
Computer or Internet Access
Financial Assistance
Low-Income
Affordable loans to repair or replace failing septic systems, or connect to city sewer. Offered by the county through partner Craft3.
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Loans
Help Pay for Utilities
Financial Aid & Loans
Maintenance & Repairs
Personal Loans
Provides limited financial assistance vouchers for people in need living in Whatcom County. Helps pay for gasoline, food, utilities, phone bills, bus passes, and ID and driver's licenses. Amounts range from $50 to $200. Available only once every twelve months.
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Help Pay for Transit
Help Pay for Internet or Phone
Help Pay for Utilities
Help Pay for Food
Help Pay for Gas
Emergency Payments
Financial Assistance
Provides summer scholarships to middle and high school public school students in Whatcom County. Students may apply for summer enrichment camps in a variety of areas such as music, science, art, debate, technology, dance, leadership and many others.
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Financial Assistance
Recreation
Teens
Children
Provides assistance to residents of Blaine, Birch Bay, Custer, and Point Roberts who have short-term emergency needs for financial assistance, including utility bills (shut-off impending), critical prescription needs, grocery vouchers (when other food assistance is not available), short-term emergency lodging (1-3 day motel stays), and emergency gasoline assistance.
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In Crisis
Emergency
Money
Emergency Payments
Help Pay for Food
Help Pay for Gas
Help Pay for Utilities
Financial Assistance
Prescription Assistance
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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Money
Emergency Payments
Financial Assistance
Additional housing or utility cash benefit for individuals and families already in the TANF, SFA, or RCA programs. Program intent is to keep people in housing, prevent utility disconnection, or get clients into housing.
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Help Pay for Housing
Government Benefits
Financial Assistance
Help Pay for Utilities
The HELP program provides assistance for residential customers to help pay Puget Sound Energy bills. If qualifying, your account is credited to aid in bill pay.
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Money
Help Pay for Utilities
Financial Assistance
Low-Income
Housing
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.
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Cancer
Health
Help Pay for Healthcare
Financial Assistance
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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Emergency Payments
Help Pay for Utilities
Can help with Puget Sound Energy bills that have a status of Urgent, Final, or Disconnect for residents of Blaine, Birch Bay, Custer, Everson, Nooksack, Point Roberts, Sumas, or Lynden.
Categories
Help Pay for Utilities
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.
Categories
Financial Assistance
Veterans
Work
Employment
Housing
Legal
Navigating the System
Health
Active Duty
National Guard
Armed Forces
Burial & Funeral Help
Transportation
Government Benefits
Emergency Payments
Discounted automotive services. All customer work selected must coincide with current class room curriculum. Vehicles older than 15 years typically will not be selected unless they meet a specific teaching requirement.
There are two primary ways to receive help: request volunteers to help with simple work, or submit a request for help/financial assistance which will be shared with church partners. There are no guarantees for assistance, and it can take some time (often 3-8 weeks) to arrange. Fill out the "Get Help" form online to request assistance.
Categories
Help Pay for Utilities
Spiritual Support
Help Pay for Food
Help Pay for Transit
Help Pay for Gas
Help Pay for Healthcare
Maintenance & Repairs
Financial Assistance
Furniture
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.
Categories
Baby Clothes
Financial Assistance
Diapers & Formula
Clothing
Home Goods
Personal Care Items
Baby Supplies
Emergency Food
Goods
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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Financial Assistance
Adoption Planning
Adoption Counseling
Adoption & Foster Care
Post-Adoption Support
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.
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Recreation
Teens
Financial Assistance
Children
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 in the event appointment is scheduled far out).
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Help Pay for Utilities
Emergency Payments
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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Human Trafficking Survivors
Refugees
Financial Assistance
Money
Government Benefits
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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Money
Housing
Low-Income
Financial Assistance
Help Pay for Utilities
Discount on sewer charges for qualifying seniors with utilities provided by the city of Sumas.
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Help Pay for Utilities
Seniors