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Community Engagement Service - Max Higbee Center

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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Mentoring
Daytime Care
Development Disability
Intellectual Disability
Navigating the System
Recreation
One-on-One Support
Teens (13-19 years old)
Community Support Services
All Disabilities
Adults (31-54 years old)
Case Management
Adult Daycare

Basic Needs Hub - Western Washington University

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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Help Pay for Childcare
Help Find Work
Financial Aid & Loans
Short-Term Housing
Financial Assistance
Food Pantry
Clothing
Emergency Food
Navigating the System
Students

Ground-Level Response and Coordinated Engagement - Whatcom County Health and Community Services

A community-based effort to find solutions for individuals who are high utilizers of emergency and criminal justice systems. The aim is to offer intensive, coordinated services to those whose needs span beyond any single agency. The GRACE Program provides intensive case management, coordination of services, and ongoing support.

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Care
Case Management

National Sexual Assault Hotline

Call to access a range of free services including confidential support from a trained staff member, support finding a local health facility with services like sexual assault forensic exams, someone to help you talk through what happened, local resources that can assist with your next steps toward healing and recovery, referrals for long term support in your area, information about the laws in your community, and basic information about medical concerns.

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Emergency
Sexual Assault Survivor
Navigating the System
Support Network
Help Hotlines

Information and Referrals - Dawson Place

Information about child advocacy, support, and more. Referrals given as needed to help child victims and families receive the services they need.

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Children (2-12 years old)
Abuse or Neglect Survivors
Teens (13-19 years old)
Families
Navigating the System
Sexual Assault Survivor

Family Support Services - Brigid Collins Family Support Center

All case management services are free and voluntary and are offered to biological relative and foster caregivers. Services include case management for families navigating a crisis or the after-effects of trauma, and on-call services.

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Families
Case Management

Grief Support Resource Library - National Alliance for Children’s Grief

The death of a family member, friend, or other significant person is a lifelong loss for children. The Grief Support Resource Library was created as an online tool for those supporting a child who is grieving.

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Grieving
Children (2-12 years old)
Families
Parents
Virtual Support
Navigating the System

Advance Care Planning - PeaceHealth

Online resources and scheduled classes to help people put their heath care decisions in writing and designate health care agents if incapacitated. Classes are free, hosted monthly.

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Health Education
Navigating the System
Hospitalized
Mentally Incapacitated
Representation

Whatcom County Veterans Program - Bellingham Vet Center

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

Adult Intensive Outpatient Program - Compass Health

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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Outpatient Treatment
Addiction and Recovery
Substance Use Counseling
Mental Health Evaluation
Dual Diagnosis
Group Therapy
Medication Management
Adults (31-54 years old)
Case Management
Mental Health Care
Individual Counseling
Counseling

Community Resource Library - Whatcom Asset Building Coalition

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

Tribal Outreach Program - Northwest Regional Council

Provides outreach, information, Kinship Care training, telephone reassurance, and friendly visiting to Elders in the six federally recognized tribes in the region.

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Care
Seniors (55+ years old)
Support Network
Navigating the System

Directory of Washington Domestic Violence Programs - Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Directory of domestic violence programs throughout Washington State.

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Navigating the System
Abuse or Neglect Survivors
Domestic Violence Survivors
Sexual Assault Survivor
Help Escape Violence
Emergency
Immediate Safety

Native Resource Hub - Volunteers of America Western Washington

A central resource point for those affiliated with the Native American and Alaska Native Communities. The Hub was developed to support Indian health care providers, Tribal governments, families, and individuals looking for assistance navigating the complex behavioral health system. Any Indigenous person in Washington state can call the Hub for resources or support.

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All Mental Health
Navigating the System
Substance Use Counseling
Mental Health Care

Legal Assistance - DVSAS

Navigating the legal system can be challenging. DVSAS advocates can help with protection orders, court preparation and accompaniment, and law enforcement reporting.

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Domestic Violence Survivors
Legal
Community Support Services
Navigating the System
Advocacy & Legal Aid
One-on-One Support
Sexual Assault Survivor
Help Escape Violence

Agape Home - Lighthouse Mission Ministries

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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Residential Treatment
Homeless
Case Management
Female
Addiction and Recovery
Opioid Dependency
Temporary Shelter
Substance Use Counseling

Washington’s Mental Health Referral Service for Children and Teens - Seattle Children's

Connects families with mental health providers who accept new patients, work with your insurance and fit your child’s treatment needs. The Referral Service is accessible to children and teens 17 and under living in Washington state. Teens between the ages of 13 and 17 can also call the Referral Service to find providers for themselves. For interpretation services, call 866-583-1527.

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Children (2-12 years old)
Health
Mental Health Care
Navigating the System
Teens (13-19 years old)
Families
Help Find Healthcare

Ascent Program - Lighthouse Mission Ministries

Faith-based relapse prevention program for homeless men with substance use and other self-destructive behaviors. In addition to shelter and relapse prevention, services include one-on-one case management, connections to resources, life skills classes, work therapy, behavioral health referrals, and more.

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Temporary Shelter
Opioid Dependency
Residential Treatment
Male
Homeless
Case Management
Addiction and Recovery
Substance Use Counseling

Student Education and Career Resources - FuturesNW

A resource platform to help students in Whatcom County decide their next step in education or career training, learn where to attain it, and how to get support along their path.

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Navigating the System
College Readiness
Teens (13-19 years old)

Hands and Voices Family Toolkit - Washington State Hands and Voices

Resources to help support families with children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (DHH).

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Care
Support Network
Families
Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Children (2-12 years old)
Navigating the System

Enhanced Driver's Licenses - Washington State Department of Licensing Bellingham

REAL ID compliant identification is required for air travel inside the USA and entry into some federal locations. Enhanced driver's license and enhanced identification cards from WA DoL do qualify as REAL IDs. For more information, visit the Department of Licensing.

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Citizenship & Immigration
Understand Government Programs
Navigating the System
Transportation

Family Help Line - Parent Trust for Washington Children

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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Parenting Education
Children (2-12 years old)
Families
Help Hotlines
Support Network
Navigating the System
Community Support Services
Parents

Independent Living - Youthnet

A voluntary program for current or former foster youth, aged 15 through 22, who would like to receive supportive case management to establish and achieve goals in various areas of their lives.

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Foster Youth
Case Management

Ferndale Student Services - Ferndale Family Resource Center

Serves Special Education, English Language Learners, Native American Education, Section 504, Early Learning and McKinney Vento (Homeless families and youth), students in Foster Care and Migrant students, student health needs and families and students in need of resources (clothing, food, transportation, etc.).

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Navigating the System
Community Support Services

McKinney-Vento Program - Carl Cozier Elementary School

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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Near Homeless
Community Support Services
Transportation for School
Families
Children (2-12 years old)
Housing
Navigating the System
Homeless

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