DSHS Community Services Office in White Center
About
Provides financial assistance to Washington residents in need who meet eligibility requirements. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF/WorkFirst): - Provides monthly cash grants and medical assistance to eligible low-income families with minor children in the home. - Applicants attend a WorkFirst orientation and eligibility interview. - Pregnant and parenting minors may be eligible for TANF benefits if they meet additional eligibility requirements, as determined by a DSHS social worker. - Adults may also be eligible for WorkFirst support, which will pay for items clients must have in order to look for work, prepare for work or accept a better job. - Assistance may include transportation, car repairs, interview and work clothes, licenses and tools and equipment. - Assistance will be provided via vouchers or pre-paid merchant cards. Aged Blind and Disabled (ABD): - Provides financial assistance for people with a long-term or permanent disability, or who are blind, or who are age 65 or older and meet income and resource requirements. Emergency Assistance: - TANF, Workfirst, SFA and RCA clients may apply for supplemental financial assistance when faced with an emergency caused by circumstances out of their control. - Funding may be approved for eviction notices; electric, gas, heating fuel, water/sewer or telephone utility shut-off notices; or deposit move-in costs for homeless individuals and families. - Includes Additional Requirements for Emergent Needs (AREN). AREN payments may be made up to a maximum of $750 in a 12-month period. - Also includes WorkFirst support services, which helps with rent, mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities, moving costs, all housing-related fees, hookup fees, refundable and non-refundable deposits, and temporary housing for households participating in WorkFirst. Up to $5,000 is available in a 12-month period. Pregnant Women's Assistance: - Provides financial assistance for pregnant women who are not eligible for TANF but meet TANF income and resource requirements. Diversion Cash Assistance (DCA): - Provides a cash grant program designed to prevent households with children from having to enroll in public assistance, by assisting with living expenses for needs such as: - Housing - Transportation - Child care - Food and employment-related expenses. Clients may be referred to DSHS non-cash programs such as food stamps. Staff may also refer to other social service programs including domestic violence services, clothing banks, food pantries, etc Housing and Essential Needs (HEN): - Provides housing and essential needs vouchers for adults who have a shorter-term disability and meet income and resource requirements. Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA): - Cash assistance is available to refugees with no minor children for the first eight months after their arrival. - Refugees with minor children are likely eligible for TANF. State Family Assistance: - Cash assistance program established for legal immigrants with dependent children who are ineligible for TANF because of immigrant status.
Phone
(877) 501-2233
Address
9650 15th Avenue Southwest, Seattle, WA 98106
Hours
M-F, 8am-5pm. Hours for application eligibility interviews are 8am-2pm.
Payment
Free