United Way of King County (UWKC) partners with other non-profit organizations to create results and solutions that improve people's lives. There are a variety of resources to help non-profit organizations increase their effectiveness and enhance their capacity to deliver services. UWKC offers training for nonprofit staff and volunteers, technical assistance, governance & management resources, wage & benefit survey, Ready to Rent, other services and can become a grantor. UWKC also provides emergency shelter, transitional housing and eviction prevention services, funds numerous food banks and meal programs, enables low-income people to increase their financial assets through its Individual Development Account program, makes free tax preparation services available to increase the number of working families that take advantage of all available tax credits, and educates homeless and low-income people about the rights and responsibilities of being a tenant through its Ready to Rent program.

The City of Seattle Human Services Department and Public Health-Seattle and King County provide one-stop access to several benefit programs for low-income to moderate income families and individuals through the PeoplePoint: Bridge to Benefits initiative (formerly Help for Working Families). The assistance provided includes food assistance. This relates to the Food Stamp Program.

The Project Share program provides payments on utility bills for low-income Seattle City Light customers through voluntary contributions. A grant from Project Share is generally made in conjunction with the customer's co-payment. A grant from Project Share can substantially reduce or eliminate the customer's light bill crisis.

World Relief Seattle is a Christian agency that, alongside church partners, helps refugees & immigrants begin new lives. The services that World relief provides include hosting a newly arrived family in a volunteer’s home for a week, assistance in practicing English, driving a family to medical appointments, showing a refugee how to use the bus, teaching a family member how to cook, and helping a child with homework. World Relief in also involved in job training and assistance in finding employment.

316 Maynard Ave S. #103 Seattle, WA 98104

The Refugee Federation Service Center provides employment services. It provides a variety of job training and employment services at no cost to refugee and immigrant clients. As a Multi-Service Center, the Refugee Federation offers programs designed to move refugees and immigrants from unemployment, underemployment and welfare into self-sufficiency. It offers programs including bi-lingual case management services, services for adults that address immigration assistance, bilingual counseling, housing assistance, referral services and employment services, and services for youth who need counseling to reduce potentially harmful behavior.

The Refugee Assistance Program (RAP) is a special ministry of the Archdiocesan Housing Authority (AHA), an agency of Catholic Community Services (CCS) of Western Washington. The mission of the Refugee Assistance Program is "To assist refugees, immigrants and their families in attaining self-sufficiency through advocacy, education and employment. This is achieved through resettlement services, employment assistance, English language instruction referral, citizenship preparation, and youth and family support." The Refugee Assistance Program is located at St. Edward Parish in Seattle’s Rainier Valley.

Lutheran Community Services (LCS) offers multiple programs to provide assistance to refugees through its Multicultural Community Services Seattle Office. These programs include a Reception & Placement Program to welcome refugees at the airport, arrange accommodations, provide food and furniture, and orient the refugees to daily life in their new home. Case managers—able to speak the refugee’s language—help newly-arrived refugees process paperwork and secure governmental assistance, enter employment programs, attend ESL classes, and generally find solutions to any problems that arise in the resettlement process; an Immigration Counseling and Advocacy Program (ICAP) to provide low-cost immigration counseling to Seattle’s refugee and immigrant populations. ICAP counsels refugees and immigrants about their rights and responsibilities pertaining to their immigration status, helps clients with all immigration forms and applications, and represents clients before the INS. ICAP staff also provides translation and interpretation services; public notary services; attorney referrals; immigration and passport photos; and fingerprinting services. In addition, ICAP engages in advocacy for the preservation of immigrants’ rights in the legal system at all levels of government; the Social Services Project provides social services to refugees who have resettled in the Puget Sound region. These services include free immigration assistance (especially green card applications after one year of residence), assistance in applying and qualifying for low income housing programs and advocacy for refugees with health clinics, public schools and other public and private agencies. The project also provide mental health counseling for families who may have difficulty adjusting to life in the US, and assist families in locating resources for childcare; the Holiday Gift Program, on Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter, LCS coordinates a gift giving program, in which the neediest refugee families can receive gifts of furniture, household items, clothing and food. Families let LCS know what their greatest needs are, and they find individuals, organizations, churches or businesses that are willing to provide these items in new or good condition.

Horn of Africa Services (HOAS) is a multi-lingual, multicultural nonprofit organization offering individual and family counseling and referral services. They respond to health, employment, housing and educational needs within communities from Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, and neighboring countries who are living in the Greater Seattle area. HOAS provides services by bilingual staff speaking in Amharic, Oromo, Tigrigna, and Somali.

Horn of Africa Services conducts 'Job Readiness' workshops, monthly legal clinics, and an annual gift giving program for needy families. In addition, Horn of Africa Services has successfully produced seven citizenship videos in four major East African languages to disseminate information and help prospective individuals prepare for U.S. naturalization testing. The organization has programs including information and referral, advocacy and counseling, citizenship classes, ESL, Outreach, a legal immigration clinic, job training and placement, youth services and an East African Self-reliance Project.

Jewish Family Service (JFS) is a private, non-profit, social service organization serving members of the Jewish and broader communities in the greater Puget Sound Region. JFS offers Refugee Services to those fleeing from countries ravaged by war and religious, political or economic persecution. Services include resettlement services, ESL & citizenship classes, employment counseling & job placement, home care, and a food bank.

1601 16th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122

206-461-3240 x502

Home care:
206-461-3240

Food bank:
206-461-3240

http://www.jfsseattle.org

Housing Assistance

Hopelink works on many levels to help families find or stay in safe, affordable housing. The Hopelink Housing Programs include: Eviction Prevention, First Month's Rent, Emergency Family Shelter, and Transitional Housing.

Food Assistance