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The EcSA program helps families achieve financial success by paving a path to build a meaningful career and create confidence through financial literacy. Families with children who receive SNAP benefits are eligible to enroll.
Provides assistance to people who meet requirements for disability. SSDI pays benefits to you and certain family members if you are “insured.” This means that you worked long enough – and recently enough - and paid Social Security taxes on your earnings.

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Income
Disability
Disability Benefits
Government Benefits
Money
A student loan counseling session will give you the opportunity to discuss your options with a counselor who will give personalized recommendations about the repayment programs you might qualify for, along with other suggestions to make the debt more manageable.

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Financial Aid & Loans
Financial Education
Money
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.
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 phone.

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Money
Financial Assistance
Benefit Recipients
Help Pay for Internet or Phone
Low-Income
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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Money
Emergency
In Crisis
Prescription Assistance
Financial Assistance
Help Pay for Utilities
Emergency Payments
Help Pay for Gas
Help Pay for Food
Cascade Arrearage Relief and Energy Savings (CARES) can reduce Cascade Natural Gas bills based on your income and household size. To apply for relief, complete the online form or contact your local Community Action Agency for assistance.

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Low-Income
Housing
Financial Assistance
Help Pay for Utilities
Money
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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Income
Money
Government Benefits
Survivors
A free budget and credit counseling session gives you the opportunity to work with a certified credit counselor and create an action plan for your financial future. Online counseling available 24/7, 365 days a year.

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Money
Financial Education
Credit Counseling
Support services for paying and receiving child support.
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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Families
Government Benefits
Financial Assistance
Parents
Help Pay for Housing
Help Pay for Utilities
Money
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
Help Pay for Utilities
Low-Income
Financial Assistance
Provides access to essential needs items and potential rental assistance for low-income individuals who are unable to work for at least 90 days due to a physical and/or mental incapacity.
Provides funds to families in need to help cover costs associated with medical bills, therapies and numerous other aspects of supporting a child or young adult on the autism spectrum. Applicants can request a yearly grant up to $1,000 to help cover the costs to get the care, support and items needed.

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Money
Developmental Disability
Help Pay for Healthcare
Goods
Disability
Teens
Children
Financial Assistance
A monthly check that replaces part of your income when you reduce your hours or stop working altogether. It may not replace all your income so it's best to identify other ways to pay for your monthly expenses as you age.

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Income
Retirement Benefits
Retirement
Money
Seniors
Government Benefits
Can provide a small amount of emergency financial assistance and referrals to other agencies. Text a photo of your ID and your request for assistance, or visit the Alms Ministry desk at Hope House before 10:00 A.M. on Tuesdays.

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Financial Assistance
Money
Help Pay for Food
Help Pay for Gas
Emergency Payments
Help Pay for Transit
Grants for children and young adults with medical problems or physical disabilities to meet needs that are not covered by insurance. Also provides education scholarships to young adults with medical and/or physical disabilities.

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Help Pay for School
Help Pay for Healthcare
Money
Medical Supplies
Physical Disability
Disability
Teens
Children
Compass Health offers payee/financial management services. Current Compass Health clients can apply for payee services through their clinician. If you are not currently a client at Compass Health, but wish to sign up for payee/financial management services, call (425) 349-6831. There is a small monthly fee for these services.
As a HUD-certified agency, Clearpoint offers housing programs that can help with a variety of situations, from buying your first house to helping you retain your home in times of crisis.

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Home Owners
Homebuyer Education
Housing
Money
Financial Education
Housing Advice
Foreclosure Counseling
Domestic public and private non-profit entities can apply for SAMHSA grants. Grants support a variety of behavioral health topics.
When soldiers return home it can be difficult to truly reconnect with relationships and establish themselves financially. This program is geared toward helping members of the military and veterans re-establish themselves and achieve financial stability.

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Money
Veterans
Armed Forces
Financial Education
Can provide a small amount of emergency financial assistance and referrals to other agencies. Text a photo of your ID and your request for assistance, or visit the Alms Ministry desk at Hope House before 10:00 A.M. on Tuesdays.

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Financial Assistance
Money
Help Pay for Food
Help Pay for Gas
Emergency Payments
Help Pay for Transit
Provides monthly payments to adults and children with a disability or blindness who have income and resources below specific financial limits. SSI payments are also made to people age 65 and older without disabilities who meet the financial qualifications.

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Disability Benefits
Government Benefits
Low-Income
Income
Money
Disability
A Debt Management Program is a structured repayment plan that helps you pay off your unsecured debts more easily. Often, it comes with the added benefits of lower interest rates and waived fees.

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Financial Education
Money
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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Refugees
Money
Financial Assistance
Government Benefits
Human Trafficking Survivors

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