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Provides limited financial assistance vouchers for people in need living in Whatcom County. Helps pay for gasoline, food, utilities, phone bills, bus passes, and ID and driver's licenses. Amounts range from $50 to $200. Available only once every twelve months.
Categories
Help Pay for Transit
Help Pay for Internet or Phone
Help Pay for Utilities
Help Pay for Food
Help Pay for Gas
Emergency Payments
Financial Assistance
Fixed routes provide service to designated bus stops using large transit buses. WTA provides service seven days a week, with more limited service on Saturdays, Sundays and evenings. Fixed routes serve Bellingham, Ferndale, Lynden, Blaine and Birch Bay, Lummi Nation, Sudden Valley, Kendall, Everson, Nooksack and Sumas.
Free WTA 6-ride passes distributed as available at the Community Resource Center. Limit 2 per person per visit. A limited supply is also available at East Whatcom Regional Resource Center.
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Bus Passes
Transit
Transportation
There are two primary ways to receive help: request volunteers to help with simple work, or submit a request for help/financial assistance which will be shared with church partners. There are no guarantees for assistance, and it can take some time (often 3-8 weeks) to arrange. Fill out the "Get Help" form online to request assistance.
Categories
Help Pay for Utilities
Spiritual Support
Help Pay for Food
Help Pay for Transit
Help Pay for Gas
Help Pay for Healthcare
Maintenance & Repairs
Financial Assistance
Furniture
Discounted ferry tickets for eligible Lummi Island residents. Call for an appointment.
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Transit
Transportation
Help Pay for Transit
Low-Income
Provides limited transit service to rural areas of Whatcom County. There are no eligibility requirements for using zone service; anyone within the designated area can request a ride. Service is only available to each zone on certain days of the week. Advance reservations are required.
Can provide a small amount of emergency financial assistance and referrals to other agencies. Text a photo of your ID and your request for assistance, or visit the Alms Ministry desk at Hope House before 10:00 A.M. on Tuesdays.
Categories
Help Pay for Gas
Help Pay for Transit
Help Pay for Food
Financial Assistance
Emergency Payments
Money
Provides curb-to-curb (and if needed, door-to-door) transportation to riders whose disability prevents them from riding fixed route bus system. Everyone who rides paratransit must qualify and be approved before riding. Read about paratransit eligibility online.
Free WTA 6-ride passes distributed as available at the Community Resource Center. Limit 2 per person per visit. A limited supply is also available at East Whatcom Regional Resource Center.
Categories
Bus Passes
Transit
Transportation
Free non-emergency medical transportation for Medicaid eligible recipients. At least two full business days' notice required. Assistance for bus passes and gas vouchers also available.
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Bus Passes
Help Pay for Transit
Help Pay for Gas
Transportation for Healthcare
Transportation
Allows groups of people to "lease" a WTA-owned van for the purpose of commuting to and from a common worksite. The vanpool group pays a fare based on the number of miles the van travels each month. Fares cover all costs to operate the van, including fuel, maintenance and insurance.
Can provide a small amount of emergency financial assistance and referrals to other agencies. Text a photo of your ID and your request for assistance, or visit the Alms Ministry desk at Hope House before 10:00 A.M. on Tuesdays.
Categories
Help Pay for Gas
Help Pay for Transit
Help Pay for Food
Financial Assistance
Emergency Payments
Money
Helps Lynden community members with short-term, emergency assistance which may include utilities, rent, clothing, household goods, laundry, and transportation. Call to set up an appointment.
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Emergency
Help Pay for Utilities
Help Pay for Gas
Help Pay for Transit
Bus Passes
Clothing
Home Goods
Goods
Emergency Payments
Help Pay for Housing