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Volunteers are paired with people experiencing homelessness to support them on their journey. Volunteer allies are there to listen, provide companionship, connect clients with resources, and help them realize their goals. Being an ally requires a 6-month commitment where volunteer allies and participants meet in-person twice per month and are available
for phone calls and check-in’s in between.
Volunteers are paired with people experiencing homelessness to support them on their journey. Volunteer allies are there to listen, provide companionship, connect clients with resources, and help them realize their goals. Being an ally requires a 6-month commitment where volunteer allies and participants meet in-person twice per month and are available
for phone calls and check-in’s in between.
Categories
Support Network
Mentoring
Homeless
Navigating the System
Free showers, restrooms, and laundry facilities available to people experiencing homelessness.
Free showers, restrooms, and laundry facilities available to people experiencing homelessness.
Categories
Personal Hygiene
Health
Homeless
A faith-based addiction recovery program for women. In addition to shelter and relapse prevention, services include one-on-one case management, family focused care plans, connections to resources, life skills classes, work therapy, behavioral health referrals, and more.
A faith-based addiction recovery program for women. In addition to shelter and relapse prevention, services include one-on-one case management, family focused care plans, connections to resources, life skills classes, work therapy, behavioral health referrals, and more.
Categories
Substance Abuse Counseling
Homeless
Women
Temporary Shelter
Case Management
Addiction & Recovery
Substance Dependency
Serves students experiencing homelessness. This program is designed to reduce isolation, maximize stability and maintain consistency for this population of children and youth. Contact the liaison in your school district for support.
Serves students experiencing homelessness. This program is designed to reduce isolation, maximize stability and maintain consistency for this population of children and youth. Contact the liaison in your school district for support.
Categories
Community Support Services
Navigating the System
Families
Children
Housing
Homeless
Near Homeless
A day-use center for at-risk, runaway and homeless youth ages 24 and under. Youth can connect with supportive adults, receive basic needs items such as food, clothing and gear for sleeping outside, and connect with other resources that will help them end their experience of homelessness.
A day-use center for at-risk, runaway and homeless youth ages 24 and under. Youth can connect with supportive adults, receive basic needs items such as food, clothing and gear for sleeping outside, and connect with other resources that will help them end their experience of homelessness.
Categories
Near Homeless
Personal Care Items
Homeless
Emergency Food
Personal Hygiene
Goods
Clothing
Teens
Adults
Recreation
Navigating the System
Community Support Services
Provides intensive case management paired with a variety of targeted interventions to homeless families with children, including but not limited to: emergency motel placements, transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, and rapid rehousing services. Apply for housing programs at Opportunity Council.
Provides intensive case management paired with a variety of targeted interventions to homeless families with children, including but not limited to: emergency motel placements, transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, and rapid rehousing services. Apply for housing programs at Opportunity Council.
Categories
Housing
Homeless
Short-Term Housing
Families
Long-Term Housing
Temporary housing locations intended to provide a safe and stable place for homeless individuals to live while they actively seek permanent housing. This includes shared areas/resources for showers, laundry, kitchen/cooking, internet access, bathroom/porta-potty, and basic furnishings.
Temporary housing locations intended to provide a safe and stable place for homeless individuals to live while they actively seek permanent housing. This includes shared areas/resources for showers, laundry, kitchen/cooking, internet access, bathroom/porta-potty, and basic furnishings.
Categories
Homeless
Temporary Shelter
Housing
Serves students experiencing homelessness. This program is designed to reduce isolation, maximize stability and maintain consistency for this population of children and youth. Contact the liaison in your school district for support.
Serves students experiencing homelessness. This program is designed to reduce isolation, maximize stability and maintain consistency for this population of children and youth. Contact the liaison in your school district for support.
Categories
Homeless
Near Homeless
Children
Families
Navigating the System
Community Support Services
Housing
Families experiencing homelessness are referred to Interfaith Coalition through local agencies. If your family or a family you know is battling homelessness in Whatcom County, contact Opportunity Council to take the first step toward finding housing.
Families experiencing homelessness are referred to Interfaith Coalition through local agencies. If your family or a family you know is battling homelessness in Whatcom County, contact Opportunity Council to take the first step toward finding housing.
Categories
Housing
Homeless
Families
Serves students experiencing homelessness. This program is designed to reduce isolation, maximize stability and maintain consistency for this population of children and youth. Contact the liaison in your school district for support.
Serves students experiencing homelessness. This program is designed to reduce isolation, maximize stability and maintain consistency for this population of children and youth. Contact the liaison in your school district for support.
Categories
Navigating the System
Community Support Services
Housing
Homeless
Near Homeless
Children
Families
Serves students experiencing homelessness. This program is designed to reduce isolation, maximize stability and maintain consistency for this population of children and youth. Contact the liaison in your school district for support.
Serves students experiencing homelessness. This program is designed to reduce isolation, maximize stability and maintain consistency for this population of children and youth. Contact the liaison in your school district for support.
Categories
Housing
Community Support Services
Navigating the System
Families
Children
Near Homeless
Homeless
Housing programs for individuals and families experiencing unsheltered homelessness, including short-term and permanent housing options. Apply through the Community Resource Center.
Housing programs for individuals and families experiencing unsheltered homelessness, including short-term and permanent housing options. Apply through the Community Resource Center.
Categories
Housing
Help Find Housing
Short-Term Housing
Homeless
Long-Term Housing
Primary health care services such as medical, preventive health and dental, substance abuse treatment and counseling, and mental health services for individuals who are experiencing homelessness, including migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
Primary health care services such as medical, preventive health and dental, substance abuse treatment and counseling, and mental health services for individuals who are experiencing homelessness, including migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
Categories
Dental Care
Primary Care
Mental Health Care
Health
Medical Care
Homeless
A specialty team that partners closely with many community partner agencies as part of a continuum of services, engaging clients seeking housing support who are either unenrolled from a health plan or seeking enrollment. The CORS Team aims to help clients access housing resources and other necessary services. Services in this program include Care Coordination, Housing Referral and Support, and Outreach and Engagement.
A specialty team that partners closely with many community partner agencies as part of a continuum of services, engaging clients seeking housing support who are either unenrolled from a health plan or seeking enrollment. The CORS Team aims to help clients access housing resources and other necessary services. Services in this program include Care Coordination, Housing Referral and Support, and Outreach and Engagement.
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Peer Recovery Coaching
Peer Support
Care
Navigating the System
Case Management
Addiction & Recovery
Substance Dependency
Housing
Mental Illness
Mental Health Care
Homeless
Near Homeless
Faith-based relapse prevention program for homeless men with substance use and other self-destructive behaviors. In addition to shelter and relapse prevention, services include one-on-one case management, connections to resources, life skills classes, work therapy, behavioral health referrals, and more.
Faith-based relapse prevention program for homeless men with substance use and other self-destructive behaviors. In addition to shelter and relapse prevention, services include one-on-one case management, connections to resources, life skills classes, work therapy, behavioral health referrals, and more.
Categories
Substance Abuse Counseling
Substance Dependency
Homeless
Men
Temporary Shelter
Addiction & Recovery
Case Management
YWCA Bellingham offers three different housing programs for women experiencing homelessness: Emergency Shelter, Senior Housing (specifically for women ages 55+), and Supported Rental Housing. Visit Opportunity Council's Community Resource Center to apply.
YWCA Bellingham offers three different housing programs for women experiencing homelessness: Emergency Shelter, Senior Housing (specifically for women ages 55+), and Supported Rental Housing. Visit Opportunity Council's Community Resource Center to apply.
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Homeless
Women
Housing
Emergency Shelter
Temporary Shelter
Short-Term Housing
Veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness—and their family members, friends and supporters—can make the call to or chat online with the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans, where trained counselors are ready to talk confidentially 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness—and their family members, friends and supporters—can make the call to or chat online with the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans, where trained counselors are ready to talk confidentially 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Categories
Homeless
Help Hotlines
Armed Forces
Veterans
Emergency housing program that offers housing for minors, ages 13-17 years for up to 90 days. Emergency housing helps youth reprieve and recover from crises, access critical services, and begin to set future goals for safety and stability.
Emergency housing program that offers housing for minors, ages 13-17 years for up to 90 days. Emergency housing helps youth reprieve and recover from crises, access critical services, and begin to set future goals for safety and stability.
Categories
LGBTQ
Near Homeless
Homeless
Temporary Shelter
Short-Term Housing
Emergency Shelter
Teens
Housing
Emergency
Apartments designated for individuals who have been involved in the criminal justice system and are otherwise homeless in Whatcom County. Referrals to this program are made through the Whatcom County Coordinated Entry program managed by Opportunity Council.
Apartments designated for individuals who have been involved in the criminal justice system and are otherwise homeless in Whatcom County. Referrals to this program are made through the Whatcom County Coordinated Entry program managed by Opportunity Council.
Categories
Criminal History
Homeless
Long-Term Housing
Housing
Serves students experiencing homelessness. This program is designed to reduce isolation, maximize stability and maintain consistency for this population of children and youth. Contact the liaison in your school district for support.
Serves students experiencing homelessness. This program is designed to reduce isolation, maximize stability and maintain consistency for this population of children and youth. Contact the liaison in your school district for support.
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Families
Children
Near Homeless
Homeless
Housing
Community Support Services
Navigating the System
A 9 bedroom emergency shelter serving people who are homeless and have behavioral health issues. Trained staff on-duty 24 hours a day.
A 9 bedroom emergency shelter serving people who are homeless and have behavioral health issues. Trained staff on-duty 24 hours a day.
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Temporary Shelter
Homeless
Mental Illness
Substance Dependency
Adults
Short-Term Housing
Provides referrals to housing and case management services in Whatcom County. Contact the Community Resource Center to be screened for homeless housing services.
Provides referrals to housing and case management services in Whatcom County. Contact the Community Resource Center to be screened for homeless housing services.
Categories
Homeless
Housing Vouchers
Short-Term Housing
Housing
Long-Term Housing
Emergency shelter open during severe weather events to provide individuals and families in need with a safe place to sleep, warm food, and referrals to community resources whenever possible. Call or check website to verify open status.
Emergency shelter open during severe weather events to provide individuals and families in need with a safe place to sleep, warm food, and referrals to community resources whenever possible. Call or check website to verify open status.
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Emergency Shelter
Temporary Shelter
Homeless
Housing
Emergency
Weather Relief
A faith-based transitional living facility for homeless women and children who may be struggling from addiction, domestic violence, human trafficking, or a crisis pregnancy. Services include safe clean rooms and warm beds, 24 hour support staff, services for pregnant women, weekly case management, life skills classes, access to community resources, help with finding permanent housing, options for employment and continuing education, and more.
A faith-based transitional living facility for homeless women and children who may be struggling from addiction, domestic violence, human trafficking, or a crisis pregnancy. Services include safe clean rooms and warm beds, 24 hour support staff, services for pregnant women, weekly case management, life skills classes, access to community resources, help with finding permanent housing, options for employment and continuing education, and more.
Categories
Temporary Shelter
Women
Pregnant
Short-Term Housing
Homeless
Children
Serves students experiencing homelessness. This program is designed to reduce isolation, maximize stability and maintain consistency for this population of children and youth. Contact the liaison in your school district for support.
Serves students experiencing homelessness. This program is designed to reduce isolation, maximize stability and maintain consistency for this population of children and youth. Contact the liaison in your school district for support.
Categories
Children
Near Homeless
Homeless
Housing
Community Support Services
Navigating the System
Families