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A specialty team that partners closely with many community partner agencies as part of a continuum of services, engaging clients seeking housing support who are either unenrolled from a health plan or seeking enrollment. The CORS Team aims to help clients access housing resources and other necessary services. Services in this program include Care Coordination, Housing Referral and Support, and Outreach and Engagement.

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Homeless
Addiction and Recovery
Housing Advice
Case Management
Peer Support
Near Homeless
Navigating the System
Mental Health Care
Peer Recovery Coaching
Mediation
All Mental Health
SHIBA (Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors) is a free, confidential, and impartial Medicare counseling resource. Volunteer SHIBA advisors are highly experienced in counseling Medicare-eligible residents of all ages and backgrounds, trained to help you understand your rights and options by offering up-to-date information so you can make informed decisions related to your health insurance needs.

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Benefit Recipients
Navigating the System
Insurance
One-on-One Support
All Disabilities
Seniors (55+ years old)
Health Insurance
Connects Ferndale School District families and students with local resources that address the needs of the whole child to promote student success.

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Families
Community Support Services
Children (2-12 years old)
Navigating the System
Teens (13-19 years old)
Social workers are able to help Veterans, families and caregivers with almost any need, from help with finances or housing to questions about treatment to just feeling overwhelmed.
Help learning to use the My HealtheVet system to manage appointments and records, refill prescriptions, view lab results, and communicate with health care providers.
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
Community Support Services
Daytime Care
Development Disability
Case Management
Navigating the System
All Disabilities
Adult Daycare
Teens (13-19 years old)
Adults (31-54 years old)
Recreation
One-on-One Support
Intellectual Disability
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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Children (2-12 years old)
Support Network
Navigating the System
Families
Parents
Mentoring
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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Families
Virtual Support
Parents
Children (2-12 years old)
Navigating the System
Grieving
Helps immigrants obtain United States Citizenship. NWIRP ensures that people with disabilities can attain U.S. citizenship, fights wrongful citizenship denials, represents people with criminal records who are still eligible for U.S. citizenship, and defends U.S. citizens who have been wrongfully placed in removal proceedings.

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Navigating the System
Naturalization
Immigrants
Legal
Representation
Advocacy & Legal Aid
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. \nFor Spanish or Russian interpretation, call (360) 383-2065 or email [email protected].

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Emergency Food
Navigating the System
Goods
Community Support Services
Clothes for School
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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Families
Navigating the System
Clothes for School
Community Support Services
Children (2-12 years old)
Helps students and families connect with school and community resources.

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Clothing
Community Support Services
Goods
Personal Care Items
Home Goods
Navigating the System
Provides direct representation to immigrant survivors of violence seeking immigration benefits. While this unit handles several hundred immigration cases per year, the demand for assistance continues to be greater than the available resources meaning there is a long waitlist for clients seeking help.

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Immigrants
Human Trafficking Survivors
Citizenship & Immigration
Abuse or Neglect Survivors
Sexual Assault Survivor
Domestic Violence Survivors
Navigating the System
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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College Readiness
Navigating the System
Teens (13-19 years old)
Education
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 wit

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Parents
Navigating the System
Parenting Education
Help Hotlines
Support Network
Families
Children (2-12 years old)
Community Support Services
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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Community Support Services
Goods
Young Adults (20-30 years old)
Near Homeless
Navigating the System
Teens (13-19 years old)
Personal Care Items
Adults (31-54 years old)
Personal Hygiene
Clothing
Emergency Food
Recreation
Homeless
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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Navigating the System
Housing
Families
Near Homeless
Children (2-12 years old)
Transportation for School
Community Support Services
Homeless
College and training pathway mentors who help understand school and financial aid applications.

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College Readiness
Education
Help Pay for School
More Education
Help Fill out Forms
Navigating the System
Financial Aid & Loans
Help Find School
Trained staff available to help with the healthcare enrollment process. Certified Navigators can explain eligibility, enrollment, and program rules;\nhelp understand the benefits and costs of each health plan; review options and complete enrollment while protecting confidentiality and privacy.

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Health Insurance
Navigating the System
Help Find Healthcare
Discounted Healthcare
If you do not have health insurance, an Outreach and Enrollment Specialist can tell you what you may qualify for and walk you through the application process.

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Health Insurance
Help Pay for Healthcare
Insurance
Navigating the System
Confidential help for Veterans, service members, and their families at no cost in a non-medical setting. Services include counseling for needs such as depression, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and the psychological effects of military sexual trauma (MST). Referrals to other community and VA support services also provided.

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Family Counseling
Veterans
Counseling
Navigating the System
Mental Health Care
Sexual Assault Survivor
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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Veterans
Help Find Work
Burial & Funeral Help
National Guard
Government Benefits
Advocacy & Legal Aid
Help Find Healthcare
Housing
Active Duty
Navigating the System
Financial Assistance
Transportation
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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Books
Navigating the System
Personal Care Items
Community Support Services
Home Goods
Notary
Diapers
Clothing
Government Food Benefits
Computer or Internet Access
Goods
Directory of resources for people with autism spectrum disorder and related intellectual and developmental disabilities in Washington State.

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All Disabilities
Navigating the System
Understand Disability
Development Disability
Community Support Services
Autism
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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Transportation for School
Homeless
Families
Near Homeless
Housing
Children (2-12 years old)
Navigating the System
Community Support Services

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