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Volunteers are paired with people experiencing homelessness to support them on their journey. Volunteer allies are there to listen, provide companionship, connect clients with resources, and help them realize their goals. Being an ally requires a 6-month commitment where volunteer allies and participants meet in-person twice per month and are available for phone calls and check-in’s in between.

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Support Network
Mentoring
Homeless
Navigating the System
Trained staff available to help with the healthcare enrollment process. Certified Navigators can explain eligibility, enrollment, and program rules; help understand the benefits and costs of each health plan; review options and complete enrollment while protecting confidentiality and privacy.

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Help Find Healthcare
Health Insurance
Discounted Healthcare
Navigating the System
Helps students and families connect with school and community resources.

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Personal Care Items
Home Goods
Clothing
Goods
Community Support Services
Navigating the System
Free tax preparation assistance to seniors and residents of Whatcom County regardless of age or income level.
Connects immigrants with needed resources, and provides funding for items and services that are not accessible to this marginalized population.

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Immigrants
Navigating the System
Community Support Services
Financial Assistance
Supports clients with chronic mental illness to develop skills to manage their symptoms and assists them to access a full range of services in the community. The program's intensity is continually adjusted to address the full spectrum of treatment, from crisis intervention to independence of case management.

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Mental Health Care
Mental Illness
Case Management
Intensive outpatient mental health program. Provides home and community based wraparound services for Medicaid-eligible youth (up to 20 years) with multiple and complex needs.

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Medication Management
Support Network
Medications for Mental Health
Mental Health Care
Understand Mental Health
Teens
Children
Counseling
Case Management
Outpatient Treatment
Mental Illness
Max Higbee Center members are paired with a Community Engagement provider to receive one-on-one support to introduce community resources and create lasting relationships, develop goals and strategies, and learn skills that will facilitate integration into the community. This program is contracted through DDA and must be approved by your case manager prior to program start.

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Community Support Services
Navigating the System
Case Management
Mentoring
One-on-One Support
Adults
Developmental Disability
Intellectual Disability
Disability
Recreation
Care
Teens
Adult Daycare
Daytime Care
A faith-based addiction recovery program for women. In addition to shelter and relapse prevention, services include one-on-one case management, family focused care plans, connections to resources, life skills classes, work therapy, behavioral health referrals, and more.

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Substance Abuse Counseling
Homeless
Women
Temporary Shelter
Case Management
Addiction & Recovery
Substance Dependency
Current Western Washington University students can receive comprehensive support for their essential needs including food, housing, student emergency funding, health and wellness, clothing, transportation, employment, child care, and more.

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Financial Aid & Loans
Navigating the System
Food Pantry
Emergency Food
Students
Short-Term Housing
Emergency Payments
Help Pay for Childcare
Help Find Work
Clothing
Emergency Shelter
Provides general information and resources for the East Whatcom County community. Resources include computer and phone access, notary, period and hygiene supplies, clothes, books, toys, household items, specialized intake support such as SNAP benefits, and more. Diapers available depending on supply, call ahead to check.

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Personal Care Items
Computer or Internet Access
Books
Notary
Community Support Services
Clothing
Home Goods
Goods
Diapers & Formula
Government Food Benefits
Navigating the System
Food Benefits
A statewide toll-free help line available to parents, caregivers, and anyone who has questions about a child in their community. The Family Help Line can help you find resources, parenting classes, and community events, and can provide you with someone to talk to and problem solve with.

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Families
Help Hotlines
Children
Parents
Parenting Education
Navigating the System
Support Network
Community Support Services
A home and community-based, high-intensity treatment service for adults whose recovery and success could benefit from more frequent contact with their clinical team. Services are designed to assist individuals with severe and persistent behavioral health disorders to accomplish their recovery goals and reside successfully in the community.

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Case Management
Mental Illness
Adults
Mental Health Care
Substance Dependency
Substance Abuse Counseling
Health
Outpatient Treatment
Addiction & Recovery
Counseling
Group Therapy
Medication Management
Mental Health Evaluation
Individual Counseling
Information, referrals, and assistance in obtaining services that support independence, dignity, and health of older adults and people with disabilities. Staff can assist with services including in-home care, Medicaid long term care coverage, caregiver support, long-term care options, and other general resources.

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Caregivers
Seniors
Disability
Community Support Services
Navigating the System
In-Home Support
Care
Relief for Caregivers
Rebound acts as a collaborative bridge between state agencies, schools, community-based services, the legal system, and churches. The Family Advocacy Support program strengthens connections with each family participating in programs by providing a single access point between Rebound and other social services. Services include one-on-one mentorship, referrals to additional services, and help for families to network with other families struggling with similar challenges.

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Families
Children
Navigating the System
Support Network
Mentoring
Parents
Serves students experiencing homelessness. This program is designed to reduce isolation, maximize stability and maintain consistency for this population of children and youth. Contact the liaison in your school district for support.

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Community Support Services
Navigating the System
Families
Children
Housing
Homeless
Near Homeless
Services provided onsite include clothing and household items, hygiene supplies (Other Bank), transportation assistance, shower and laundry referrals, help with City of Ferndale water and sewer bills (Utility Fund), computer and phone use, housing and job search, community resource navigation and referrals, and more.

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Food
Clothing
Resume Development
Work
Interview Training
Help Find Work
Bus Passes
Computer or Internet Access
Home Goods
Goods
Navigating the System
Community Support Services
An award winning, evidence‐informed home visitation case‐management model for pregnant and parenting moms with substance use disorders. The program serves pregnant and parenting moms in recovery with children up to age 2.

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Home Visiting
Case Management
Addiction & Recovery
Substance Dependency
Families
Pregnant
Mothers
A day-use center for at-risk, runaway and homeless youth ages 24 and under. Youth can connect with supportive adults, receive basic needs items such as food, clothing and gear for sleeping outside, and connect with other resources that will help them end their experience of homelessness.

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Near Homeless
Personal Care Items
Homeless
Emergency Food
Personal Hygiene
Goods
Clothing
Teens
Adults
Recreation
Navigating the System
Community Support Services
Free tax preparation assistance to seniors and residents of Whatcom County regardless of age or income level.
Serves students experiencing homelessness. This program is designed to reduce isolation, maximize stability and maintain consistency for this population of children and youth. Contact the liaison in your school district for support.

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Homeless
Near Homeless
Children
Families
Navigating the System
Community Support Services
Housing
Assists families with resources, information and problem solving to help their children succeed in school. Family Services Coordinators are located at Acme Elementary School, Kendall Elementary School, and Harmony Elementary School/ERC Preschool. For Spanish or Russian interpretation, call (360) 383-2065 or email [email protected].

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Emergency Food
Community Support Services
Navigating the System
Goods
Clothes for School
Provides behavioral health services integrated with medical care, including traditional counseling and psychiatric services, substance use disorder (SUD) counseling, support and wellness groups, and case management services to help patients access other community resources.

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Mental Health Care
Counseling
Health
Case Management
Mental Health Evaluation
Medications for Mental Health
Medication Management
Support Groups
Support Network
Mental Illness
Substance Dependency
Substance Abuse Counseling
Strengthening families and students by helping them with basic needs and linking them to local resources. Resources include basic needs, such as food, clothing and housing; school supplies; energy assistance; GED and ELL classes; family literacy; domestic violence resources; and medicaid enrollment.

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Children
Clothes for School
Families
Community Support Services
Navigating the System
Online library of resource guides, educational videos, and informational posters created by Opportunity Council's Community Resource Center in partnership with WABC. Find resource guides for food, clothing, hygiene, housing, and more in PDF format.

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Navigating the System

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