Tough Times: Community Resources

• AARP
  Visit AARP to find tools and tips related to housing, including the free online publication about Reverse Mortgages, Reverse Mortgage Loans—Borrowing Against Your Home. Map and Directions
• Acorn Housing
  National nonprofit ACORN Housing has been providing free housing counseling to low- and moderate-income homebuyers since 1987. They offer HUD-certified, Fannie Mae-approved housing counseling offices, mortgage loan counseling, first-time homebuyer classes, and help clients obtain affordable mortgages through unique lending partnerships. Map and Directions
• BC Housing
  BC Housing develops, manages and administers variaty of options to provide subsidized housing for people who are low-income, elderly or homeless. Map and Directions
• Catholic Family & Child Services
  Catholic Charities has launched their newest program to help seniors and low-income families find affordable housing. The organization also provides the community with first-time home buyer seminars. Map and Directions
• Crisis Clinic
  Crisis Clinic offers information to help connect people with critical resources in King County. They provide the most accurate housing resources available for men, women and families in King County. Map and Directions
• Department of Financial Institutions
  The Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) provides education and outreach to protect consumers from financial fraud, and offers a financial education Web site. For a variety of resources on mortgages, foreclosure help, payday loans, identity theft and more, visit DFI's Web site or call 1.877.RING DFI. Map and Directions
• El Centro de la Raza
  Nonprofit organization that serves low-income families in finding housing, jobs and offers classes to educate first-time homeowners. Map and Directions
• Familias Unidas
  Familia Unidas helps the Hispanic community in finding jobs, creating resumes, obtaining food stamps and filling out job applications. Information is in English and Spanish. Map and Directions
• Family Services
  Family Services helps area families achieve self-sufficiency by addressing the overlapping issues of mental health, domestic violence, and homelessness and providing families with the solutions they need to build healthy relationships and stable lives. Map and Directions
• Homesight
  Homesight is a nonprofit organization that promotes affordable homeownership opportunities through three (3) key interrelated program areas: homebuyer education and financial planning, buyer purchase assistance loan underwriting and origination, and new home construction. Map and Directions
• Hopelink
  Hopelink serves homeless and low-income families, children, seniors, and people with disabilities. Hopelink’s mission is to promote self-sufficiency for all members of our community by helping people make lasting change. Hopelink emergency service centers are located in Bellevue, Kirkland, Northshore, Redmond, Shoreline and Sno-Valley. Map and Directions
• Housing and Urban Development
  HUD’s search site for Washington state allows you to search for federally-subsidized, affordable housing units by county, city, zip code or name of building. Map and Directions
• Neighborhood House
  Serves diverse communities of people with limited resources, including low-income families, refugees, and seniors living in King County. Map and Directions
• Office of the Attorney General
  The Attorney General's Office is committed to consumer protection, including fighting ID theft, Internet predators and scams. Resources are available online. Map and Directions
• Rental Housing Association of Puget Sound
  The Rental Housing Association of Puget Sound maintains a free online search engine of available rental units; users can search for units by price. Map and Directions
• Solid Ground
  Dedicated to achieving a just and caring community, free from poverty, prejudice and neglect. Based in Seattle, Solid Ground offers 30 programs to help families overcome poverty and build better futures. Map and Directions
• Tenants Union of Washington State
  The Tenants Union creates housing justice through grassroots education, organizing and advocacy. They are a resource that creates concrete improvements in tenants’ living conditions and challenges and transforms unjust housing policies and practices. Map and Directions
• Washington Home Ownership Center
  The Washington Homeownership Center Seeks to increase and preserve homeownership for low- and moderate-income households. Map and Directions
• Washington State 211
  The 2-1-1 Community Resources Online Database contains over 6425 health and human service providers, representing 10,201 sites and more than 18,205 local services available throughout Washington to help meet your needs. You can call 2-1-1 from anywhere in Washington to speak to an Information and Referral Specialist for assistance. Or you can dial toll free 1-877-211-WASH (9274). Map and Directions
• YWCA
  The YWCA provides critical services: Ending Homelessness, Creating Self-Sufficiency, Caring for Youth and Providing Safe Havens. Map and Directions
• YWCA of Vancouver, British Columbia
  YWCA Vancouver seeks to touch lives and build better futures for women and their families through advocacy and integrated services that foster economic independence, wellness, and equal opportunities. Map and Directions

• AARP
  In these uncertain economic times, AARP and the AARP Foundation stand ready provide information to help you stay focused on your long-term financial goals while providing you with immediate solutions and assistance. Map and Directions
• Department of Financial Institutions
  The Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) provides education and outreach to protect consumers from financial fraud and have a financial education website. For a variety of resources on mortgages, floreclosure help, payday loans, identity theft and more, visit DFI's website or call 1.877.RING DFI. Map and Directions
• Office of the Attorney General
  The Attorney General's Office is committed to consumer protection, including fighting ID theft, Internet predators and scams. Find resources on the website. Map and Directions
• Washington State 211
  The 2-1-1 Community Resources Online Database contains over 6425 health and human service providers, representing 10,201 sites and more than 18,205 local services available throughout Washington to help meet your needs. You can alse call 2-1-1 from anywhere in Washington to speak to a 2-1-1 Information and Referral Specialist for assistance, or you can dial toll free 1-877-211-WASH (9274). Map and Directions

• Family Services
  Family Services helps area families achieve self-sufficiency by addressing the overlapping issues of mental health, domestic violence, and homelessness and providing families with the solutions they need to build healthy relationships and stable lives. Map and Directions
• Helping Children Cope
  This PDF from the Univesity of Minnesota contains talking points for parents and strategies for helping children cope. Helping Children Cope PDF
• Parent Help 123
  ParentHelp123.org, a program of WithinReach, helps Washington state families apply for health and food programs and locate resources in their local communities. The Web site has health information for pregnant women, parents of new babies, and families with children. Map and Directions
• Work First Washington
  WorkFirst is Washington state's temporary cash assistance program. The goal of the WorkFirst Program is to help low-income families stabilize their lives so they can go to work and take better care of their families. Map and Directions
• YWCA of Seattle, King and Snohomish County
  The YWCA provides critical services: Ending Homelessness, Creating Self-Sufficiency, Caring for Youth and Providing Safe Havens. Map and Directions
• YWCA of Vancouver, British Columbia
  YWCA Vancouver seeks to touch lives and build better futures for women and their families through advocacy and integrated services that foster economic independence, wellness, and equal opportunities. Map and Directions

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