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The Housing Choice Voucher program (Section 8) is a rent subsidy program funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and administered by the Bellingham Housing Authority (BHA). This voucher based program is designed to assist lower income families, disabled individuals, and the elderly to find well-maintained housing in the private market in a location of their choosing, at a price they can afford.
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Individuals
Families
Disability
Low-Income
Seniors
Help Pay for Housing
Long-Term Housing
Housing Vouchers
Housing
Free financial empowerment courses cover financial goals, budgeting, debt management, and more. Classes are in-person and available year-round in both English and Spanish, with specialized courses for teens and seniors.
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Financial Education
Education
Money
Adults
Teens
Seniors
Offerings include lap swims, American Red Cross swim lessons and training courses, shallow water aerobics, deep water running, as well as preschool swims and open swims for people to play and enjoy the facility.
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Recreation
Families
Children
Teens
Seniors
Adults
Provides assistance to seniors and people with disabilities in need of state-funded care services.
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Nursing Home
In-Home Support
Assisted Living
Residential Care
Seniors
Disability
Care
Helps family members work out a plan around an elder's healthcare, living arrangement, financial situation, communication and more.
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Seniors
Mediation
Legal
Helps adults with challenging behaviors transition from a hospital to a long term care facility that meets their needs. This program is for adults with serious mental illness, dementia, mood disorder or other neurological disorders. Eligible adults also have challenging behaviors which are a barrier to hospital discharge OR their long term care facility placement is at risk due to challenging behaviors.
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Mental Illness
Adults
Seniors
Care
Helps cover inpatient care in hospitals, skilled nursing facility care, hospice care, and home health care. (Included in Original Medicare)
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Disability
Seniors
Help Pay for Healthcare
Insurance
Health Insurance
Health
A Medicare-approved plan from a private company that offers an alternative to Original Medicare for your health and drug coverage. These “bundled” plans include Part A, Part B, and usually Part D. Plans may have lower out-of-pocket costs than Original Medicare, and may offer some extra benefits that Original Medicare doesn’t cover, like vision, hearing, and dental services.
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Help Pay for Healthcare
Health
Health Insurance
Disability
Insurance
Seniors
Offers a variety of activities and programs to meet the diverse interests of the local senior population. Activities include card games, pool tables, and potluck lunch on Thursdays at 12:00 PM.
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Community Support Services
Recreation
Seniors
Meals served Monday through Friday in a variety of ways: Sit & Sup congregate meal, hot to-go meals, frozen meals, and delivery Senior Mobile Meals. $6 for fresh meals, $5 for frozen.
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Meals
Food
Seniors
Families
Food Delivery
Individuals
Clinic for residents of Whatcom County who are seniors, people with disabilities, and/or people with terminal illnesses who require assistance with simple will documents or need referral to a pro bono attorney.
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Seniors
Legal
Advocacy & Legal Aid
Terminal Illness
Disability
Reduced rates for utilities provided by Lake Whatcom Water and Sewer District including water and sewer, available for low-income seniors and disabled adults exempt from Whatcom County property taxes.
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Disability
Disability Benefits
Low-Income
Seniors
Help Pay for Utilities
Delivers up to 7 nutritionally balanced meals per week to homebound seniors throughout Whatcom County. Meals are provided on a donation-only basis, no eligible senior is turned away due to inability to contribute. Eligible participants must be age 60 or older, homebound, and have difficulty shopping for/and or safely preparing nutritious meals.
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Seniors
Food
Food Delivery
Meals
10% reduced rates for utilities provided by the city of Everson including water and sewer, available for low-income seniors and disabled adults exempt from Whatcom County property taxes.
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Low-Income
Disability
Disability Benefits
Seniors
Help Pay for Utilities
Reduced cost for utilities provided by the city of Bellingham, including water, sewage, and storm water. Available for low-income seniors or disabled adults, with reduction on sliding scale.
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Help Pay for Utilities
Disability Benefits
Disability
Seniors
Hot meals provided for Adults 60+ on a by donation basis. Drive thru and delivery services also available.
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Seniors
Meals
Food
A warm and friendly place for seniors and other members of the community to gather for food, fun and community events each week.
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Community Support Services
Meals
Recreation
Seniors
Social hour with the elder queer community ages 50+.
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Peer Support
Support Network
Sexuality
LGBTQ
Seniors
Non-medical assistance for aging persons and those with disabilities living in their homes. Homecare workers do everything from housework (grocery shopping, laundry, dishes, etc.) to personal care (dressing, bathing, transferring, etc.). For all income levels, CCS brings affordable, personal care every day, sustaining those who are served with dignity in the home they cherish.
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Caregivers
Seniors
Care
In-Home Support
Disability
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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Seniors
Navigating the System
Care
Support Network
Program offering reduction in property taxes for eligible residents. Applicants must be seniors or disabled adults, own and occupy the property in question, and meet disposable income limits.
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Seniors
Disability Benefits
Disability
Help Pay for Housing
Help Pay for Utilities
Variety of classes, activities, and events to build community, practice lifelong learning, and maintain fitness.
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Community Support Services
Seniors
Recreation
Exercise & Fitness
Social hour with the queer elder community ages 50+.
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Sexuality
LGBTQ
Seniors
Peer Support
Support Network
Confidential peer support for the LGBT and questioning community ages 50 and above.
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LGBTQ
Seniors
Sexuality
Support Network
Help Hotlines
Gender
Meals are offered on a donation-only basis to adults age 60+ (suggested donation $5.00). Others will be charged the full cost of the meal ($8.50). Meals are also available to-go. Senior Center membership not required to participate in the meal program.
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Food
Seniors
Meals