Links to Resources

Scroll down for links to other housing authorities, other providers of housing and shelter, tenant and landlord resources, government agencies, advocacy organizations, and translation services.

Public Housing Authorities

• Seattle Housing Authority
• Renton Housing Authority
• Housing Authority of Snohomish County
• Everett Housing Authority
• Tacoma Housing Authority
• Pierce County Housing Authority
• Bremerton Housing Authority
• Housing Kitsap
• Housing Authority of Thurston County

Housing Advocacy

• National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO)
• Council of Large Public Housing Authorities (CLPHA)
• Housing Development Consortium of King County
• Washington State Housing Finance Commission
• Washington Low-Income Housing Alliance
• National Low-Income Housing Coalition

Homelessness

• Washington State 2-1-1
• King County Coordinated Entry for emergency shelter
• Pierce County Coordinated Entry
• Snohomish County Coordinated Entry
• Seattle-King County Coalition on Homelessness
• King County Regional Homelessness Authority

Food

• Get help with food benefits and finding food
• Hunger Free Washington
• Washington Connection, helps you apply for a variety of public services

Domestic and Gender-Based Violence

• Domestic Violence Hotline, 800-799-7233 or text "start" to 88788
• YWCA, 877-757-8297
• Domestic Abuse Women's Network, 425-656-7867
• LifeWire
• King County Protection Order Program

Health Care

• King County Public Health Centers
• Community Health Centers
• Seattle-King County Public Health Department
• Washington Health Plan Finder (includes Apple Health or Medicaid)

Disability

• Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
• Disability Rights Washington
• The ARC of King County
• Seattle-King County Aging and Disability Services

Seniors & Aging

• Sound Generations
• Washington Aging and Long-Term Support Administration
• Seattle-King County Aging and Disability Services

Immigration

• Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network
• NW Immigrant Rights Project
• Refugee Women's Alliance (ReWA)
• King County Library Welcoming Centers

Social Services

• Washington State 2-1-1
• AptFinder.org
• Byrd Barr Place
• Catholic Community Services
• Friends of Youth
• Hopelink
• Imagine Housing
• Neighborhood House
• Pioneer Human Services
• Plymouth Housing Group
• Saint Vincent de Paul
• Salvation Army
• United Churches Emergency Fund
• Vine Maple Place
• Wellspring Family Services
• West Seattle Helpline
• YWCA of Seattle, King County, Snohomish County

Tenant/Landlord Resources

• Tenants Union of Washington State
• Solid Ground: Tenant Services
• State of Washington Residential Landlord-Tenant Act
• Eviction Resources
• Source of Income Discrimination
• Fair Housing Guide for Renters

Local, State & Federal Government

• King County Office of Civil Rights
• King County Department of Community and Human Services
• Aging and Long-Term Support Administration
• Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
• HUD Regulations and Documents
• HUD Source of Income Protections for Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8)
• HUD Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity

Translation & Interpretation Services

• Academy of Languages
• Chinese Information and Service Center
• Deaf/Blind Service Center
• Dynamic Language Center
• El Centro de la Raza
• Foreign Language Specialists
• Horn of Africa Services
• Jewish Family Service
• Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle
• Korean Community Service Center
• Polylang Translation Services
• Refugee Federation Translation Services
• Refugee Women's Alliance
• Universal Language Service
• Washington Relay