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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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Government Benefits
Survivors
Income
Money
Free, confidential, and compassionate support, crisis intervention information, education, and referral services in over 140 languages available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

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Domestic Violence Survivors
In Crisis
Emergency
Abuse or Neglect Survivors
Sexual Assault Survivors
Help Escape Violence
Immediate Safety
Help Hotlines
Helps adults or adolescents who have been affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, elder abuse, assault & battery, survivor of homicide, and child abuse. Services include: crisis counseling, advocacy for domestic violence and sexual assault crimes, safety planning, legal advocacy, transportation to medical, legal, and therapy appointments, Domestic Violence shelter, traditional healing and emergency assistance.

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Abuse or Neglect Survivors
Emergency Shelter
Safe Housing
Housing
Emergency
Health
Sexual Assault Survivors
Domestic Violence Survivors
Victim advocates support child victims of abuse and families throughout the entire process. They offer emotional support, victim's rights information, assist in finding resources, and provide help every step of the way.

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Sexual Assault Survivors
Children
Teens
Families
Abuse or Neglect Survivors
Support Network
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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Domestic Violence Survivors
Navigating the System
Abuse or Neglect Survivors
Human Trafficking Survivors
Sexual Assault Survivors
Immigrants
Citizenship & Immigration
Survivors
Advocacy counseling is available to clients who want to meet one-on-one with an advocacy counselor. Sessions are available on a walk-in or scheduled basis during business hours. These sessions are strength and empowerment-based and include emotional support, on-going safety planning, identifying coping skills, problem solving, information about the effects of domestic violence and sexual assault, and referrals to other community resources.

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Support Network
Domestic Violence Survivors
Help Escape Violence
Immediate Safety
Community Support Services
One-on-One Support
Sexual Assault Survivors
In Crisis
A care package for those who are recently bereaved by a suicide. Included in this package are materials on grief after a suicide as well as comfort items found to be helpful by other survivors of suicide loss. These care packages are currently available for free to families living in Washington State.

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Care
Survivors
Families
Support Network
Individuals
Grieving
Every service needed to investigate and prosecute a case involving a child victim of physical abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect is available at Dawson Place.

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Legal
Abuse or Neglect Survivors
Sexual Assault Survivors
Families
Teens
Children
Week-long overnight summer camps for children ages 6-11 who have been or currently are in foster care.

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Foster Youth
Adoption & Foster Care
Relief for Caregivers
Abuse or Neglect Survivors
Overnight Camp
Children
Directory of domestic violence programs throughout Washington State.

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Help Escape Violence
Immediate Safety
Emergency
Navigating the System
Domestic Violence Survivors
Abuse or Neglect Survivors
Sexual Assault Survivors
Online chat option 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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Virtual Support
Support Network
Sexual Assault Survivors
Emergency
Help Hotlines
Services for immediate help include 24-hour helpline, walk-in advocacy counseling, support during medical exams related to domestic violence or sexual assault, and immediate safety planning and crisis intervention from the scene of a domestic violence call.

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Emergency
Help Escape Violence
Domestic Violence Survivors
Sexual Assault Survivors
Immediate Safety
Support groups for survivors of domestic violence and/or sexual assault. All DVSAS support groups are free and confidential.

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Community Support Services
Support Groups
Domestic Violence Survivors
Sexual Assault Survivors
Support Network
Women’s health services to meet specific needs such as disease screenings, mental health treatment, recovery from military sexual trauma, maternity care and female-specific medical equipment.

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Sexual & Reproductive Health
Sexual Assault Survivors
Fertility
Birth Control
Family Planning
Women
Women's Health
Health
Armed Forces
Veterans
STD/STI Treatment & Prevention
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
Help Escape Violence
Advocacy & Legal Aid
Legal
Navigating the System
Community Support Services
One-on-One Support
Sexual Assault Survivors
Provides safe, confidential shelter to individuals and families fleeing domestic violence. Clients have access to basic food, clothing, personal items, and bedding if needed. Advocates are available to conduct intakes and provide advocacy twenty-four hours a day. Shelter is available for all survivors. This program is accessible to persons with disabilities and accepts service animals. Other pets may be accepted on a case by case basis.

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Domestic Violence Survivors
Help Escape Violence
Emergency
In Crisis
Emergency Shelter
Safe Housing
Sexual Assault Survivors
Immediate Safety
Provides community education and creates awareness for child abuse and neglect. The outreach team hosts events, engages with schools and local community organizations, and leads educational classes.
A wellness and strength based advocacy program for Nooksack community members who have suffered domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and/or elder abuse. If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, sexual assault, or elder abuse contact the 24-hour phone line.

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Immediate Safety
Physical Safety
Sexual Assault Survivors
Abuse or Neglect Survivors
Help Escape Violence
Domestic Violence Survivors
Safe Housing
In Danger
Support Groups
In Crisis
Advocacy & Legal Aid
Support Network
Confidentially ask for support online. The Ask an Advocate page is monitored Monday-Friday, 9am - 5pm. You should receive a message back within 72-hours. If you need to speak with someone immediately, please call the helpline.

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Domestic Violence Survivors
Virtual Support
Sexual Assault Survivors
One-on-One Support
Support Network
Community Support Services
Help Escape Violence
Advocacy counselors provide safety planning, emotional support, crisis intervention, and referrals through the helpline 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

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In Crisis
Sexual Assault Survivors
One-on-One Support
Community Support Services
Help Hotlines
Domestic Violence Survivors
Help Escape Violence
Immediate Safety
Support Network
WA State certified Domestic Violence Intervention Treatment (DVIT) provider. Intimate partner violence is addressed through programs that are mandated by the court, but provide a safe and nurturing place to grow and learn. Services include Domestic Violence Assessments, support group, and individual counseling.
From small house fires to multi-state natural disasters, the American Red Cross goes wherever needed to provide clean water, safe shelter, and hot meals to those impacted by a disaster.

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Natural Disaster Survivors
Emergency
Disaster Response
Physical Safety
Disaster Preparedness & Response
A child-friendly center located in Bellingham, WA. The CAC provides a place in which a team of trained professionals interview and support children who may have been abused.
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
Families
Abuse or Neglect Survivors
Sexual Assault Survivors
Navigating the System
Teens
Provides comprehensive legal assistance to help develop a secure parenting plan and navigate the process for obtaining Temporary Orders. Services are available to survivors of domestic violence, parents who need a parenting plan, individuals who have not yet filed anything in court, and participants who meet financial eligibility requirements *Please note: Attorneys do not represent clients in court.

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