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Contact a specialist by phone for pre-purchase housing counseling, homebuyer education classes, down-payment assistance programs, and alternative homeownership models such as community land trusts and self-help homeownership.

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Housing
Housing Advice
Homebuyer Education
Helping people who are in early recovery to learn to live a life of recovery. The program requires drug screening, behavior contracts and attendance of twelve step programs as well as other mandatory requirements.\n

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12-Step
Residential Treatment
Drug Testing
Sober Living
Residential Housing
Short-Term Housing
Addiction & Recovery
Provides Washington landlords with an incentive and added security to work with tenants receiving rental assistance. The program offers up to $1,000 and up to fourteen days’ rent loss to the landlord in reimbursement for some potentially required move-in upgrades, and up to $5,000 in qualifying damages caused by a tenant during tenancy.
Improve your quality of life with helpful information about a variety of basic needs and community resources including employment, education, housing, health access, and food.

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Food
Housing
Health
Navigating the System
Education
Provides subsidized housing for Native Americans. Lummi Tribal members are prioritized.

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Help Pay for Housing
Help Find Housing
Housing
Variety of homebuyer programs to satisfy loan requirements such as those for first time buyers, high cost loan counseling, HomeREACH mortgage prep, and other online courses.

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Home Owners
Homebuyer Education
Housing Advice
Financial Education
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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Temporary Shelter
Health
Domestic Violence Survivors
Safe Housing
Abuse or Neglect Survivors
Emergency
Housing
Sexual Assault Survivor
lping people who are in early recovery to learn to live a life of recovery. The program requires drug screening, behavior contracts and attendance of twelve step programs as well as other mandatory requirements. Helen's House has residency for both men and wome

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Residential Housing
Residential Treatment
Drug Testing
12-Step
Addiction & Recovery
Short-Term Housing
Sober Living
Mediation, conflict coaching, and phone conciliation services for community members facing housing-related conflict who wish to resolve disputes, improve communication, increase understanding, successfully negotiate payment or re-payment plans, discuss deposits and move out timelines, address lease agreements and other related issues, and move forward with creative solutions determined by the parties. Housing Stability services are free.\n\n*Para información en español marque al (360) 676-0122 extensión 114 o mande un mensaje a [email protected]
Provides housing and support services to those who have served in active military, naval or air service, and their families. The program aims to serve those who are at risk of homelessness or who are homeless.

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Homeless
Near Homeless
National Guard
Veterans
Housing
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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Advocacy & Legal Aid
Government Benefits
Veterans
Housing
Transportation
Burial & Funeral Help
Financial Assistance
Active Duty
Help Find Healthcare
Navigating the System
Help Find Work
National Guard
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.
A free series of classes designed to increase knowledge and skills in budgeting, credit, debt, landlord/tenant law and savings.

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Financial Education
Home Renters
Credit Counseling
Housing Advice
Homeowners facing foreclosure can contact a specialist by phone for help understanding their rights, accessing resources and tools, and connecting to advocates that provide hands on help.

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Housing
Home Owners
Housing Advice
Foreclosure Counseling
YWCA Bellingham offers a variety of different housing programs for women experiencing homelessness: Emergency Shelter, Senior Housing (specifically for women ages 55+), Supported Rental Housing, and a family shelter for women with children. Visit Opportunity Council's Community Resource Center to apply.

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Housing
Temporary Shelter
Short-Term Housing
Homeless
Female
Provides housing search and application support, help developing a renter's portfolio, renter education, referrals to community resources, and tools for housing retention. This program is intended to assist with housing search only; no financial assistance of any kind is provided. \nDrop-in hours Monday - Friday, 1 - 4 PM (check-in by 3:30 PM), or by appointment.

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Help Find Housing
Navigating the System
Housing Advice
Housing
Eviction prevention rental assistance program serving low-income Whatcom County households who are at risk of becoming homeless. Services include housing-focused case management and temporary rent subsidies to help households maintain housing and avoid homelessness. Call for updates on screening and scheduling.
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.
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.
The Washington Homeownership Resource Center has partnered with the Black Home Initiative, with the goal to create 1,500 new Black homeowners within the next 5 years. The equity-focused program offers a personalized path to homeownership, education, and connection to resources.

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Homebuyer Education
Housing Advice
Temporary housing locations intended to provide a safe and stable place for homeless individuals to live while they actively seek permanent housing. This includes shared areas/resources for showers, laundry, kitchen/cooking, internet access, bathroom/porta-potty, and basic furnishings.

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Homeless
Temporary Shelter
Housing
The goal of foreclosure mediation is for homeowners to have an opportunity to discuss options as alternatives to foreclosure, to provide parties with the ability to review programs that could assist in continued payment of mortgages, to review documentation with their bank or lender, and as a last resort, to discuss opportunities and timelines for a “graceful exit” from their homes.

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Foreclosure Counseling
Housing Advice
Home Owners
Housing
Assisted Living Facilities provide 24/7 staff supervision to clients experiencing severe and persistent mental illness in a residential treatment setting. Residential treatment offers a safe location for Clients to receive mental health treatment in a community-like setting.

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Mental Health Care
Residential Housing
Residential Treatment
Assisted Living
All Mental Health
Residential Care
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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Advocacy & Legal Aid
Burial & Funeral Help
Active Duty
Housing
Help Find Healthcare
Help Find Work
Navigating the System
Financial Assistance
Transportation
Veterans
Government Benefits
National Guard
These multi-hour free classes cover the homebuying process from the very beginning to move-in. Upon completion participants earn a certificate from the Washington State Housing Finance Commission. The certificate allows you to take advantage of special loan products and is a requirement for any of the WSHFC’s affordable loan products. Virtual and In-person classes available, check website for dates/times.

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Homebuyer Education
Financial Education
Housing Advice

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