This is a list of programs funded in part by the City of
Redmond. The City tries to support a full spectrum
of services, from the basics of food and shelter to employment and counseling
services. However, there are hundreds of other services available,
including some
additional teen resources. If you
need assistance, dial 2-1-1 to reach Crisis Clinic's King County 2-1-1 Community
Information Line where professional information and referral specialists can
refer you to the agencies best able to meet your needs. You are also
welcome to call our office at 425-556-2416, or e-mail us at
bbuckingham@redmond.gov.
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Assistance
League of Eastside
Operation School Bell - Provides new clothing, school supplies and other items
to at-risk, in-need children attending Redmond's elementary and junior high
schools. See school counselor for more information.
AtWork!
High School and Adult Transition to Community Employment - Employment training
and placement which enables individuals with severe and multiple disabilities to
be employed and earn wages.
Catholic Community Services
Harrington House – A transitional housing program serving pregnant or parenting
women with a child 18 months or younger.
Volunteer Chore Services - Volunteers assist with chores such as housework, yard
work, laundry, and shopping to frail persons with low income.
Child Care Resources
Scholarships – Scholarships to enroll children one month to 12 years old in
child care for families from Redmond having low and moderately low income,
provided they are ineligible for other subsidies OR are on subsidy's waiting
list.
Information and Referral - Provides training programs, technical assistance, and
support services for licensed childcare providers in Redmond. Provides Redmond
families with telephone information and referral service to licensed childcare
providers in King County.
Children's
Response Center
Services for Sexual Assault - Provides comprehensive services to victims of
sexual assault and trauma. Provides ongoing counseling for sexual abuse victims,
including treatment groups for children, ages 4-10, and concurrent parent
support groups. Free legal and medical advocacy. Offers professional/community
education and professional consultation.
Chinese Information
Services Center
Cultural Navigator Program - Assists limited and non-English speaking
individuals and families in accessing appropriate services and navigating
through those service systems. This may include referral information, providing
reference materials, completing application forms, follow up, and family support
services. Interpretation and translation are provided on a limited basis.
Community Health Centers of King
County
Medical care - Comprehensive medical care (treatment, exams, etc.).
Dental care – Services include emergency and routine dental care such as
cleanings, fillings, and other services.
Natural medicine – Natural medicine services provided to low income and
uninsured residents.
Consejo
Community and Legal Advocacy Program - Provides community and legal advocacy to
victims of domestic violence, specifically non- or limited English-language
proficient Latina women.
Crisis Clinic
2-1-1 Community Information Line - Get information on variety of services and
programs offered in King County. Includes updated information about space
available in women and family shelters. (Information is usually available by
9:30 a.m.)
Call 2-1-1 or 206-461-3200 or 1-800-621-INFO.
24-Hour Crisis Line - Trained volunteers respond to calls from people in crisis
and emotional distress. Provides linkage to mental health and other social
services.
Call 206-461-3222 or 1-866-4CRISIS.
Teen Link Help Line - Trained teen volunteers respond to calls from youth needing
to talk about any issue concerning them. Confidential and anonymous.
Call 206-461-4922 or 1-866-TEENLINK.
Eastside Baby Corner
Supplies for low income children - Provides diapers and formula to Eastside food
banks and cribs and car seats to needy infants in East King County. Clients
obtain these goods via other helping agencies like Hopelink or Friends of Youth,
not directly from Eastside Baby Corner.
Eastside Domestic Violence Program
Community Advocacy - Provides community advocacy, shelter, counseling, and
crisis intervention for victims of domestic violence and their families.
Shelter/Housing - Safe, confidential housing units for domestic violence victims
and their children.
24-Hour crisis line: 425-746-1940
Eastside Interfaith Social
Concerns Council
Congregations for the Homeless - A cooperative of 12 Eastside congregations
providing shelter, food, and employment related services to homeless men. Each
month a different congregation hosts the program and donates their facility,
food, and volunteers.
Intake line: 425-749-8369
Eastside Legal Assistance Program
Eastside Legal Assistance Program - Provides 30-minute legal advice sessions
from an attorney, either in person or over the phone, relating to divorce,
domestic violence, child support, landlord/tenant, consumer, public
entitlements, wills, and probate. Does not assist with criminal cases. Provides
referrals for representation for civil cases.
Elder and Adult Day
Services
Comprehensive Adult Day Health Service Program - Provides adult day health
services for frail elders and adults with disabilities, who need daytime
restorative or rehabilitative services for independent living. Young adult
program provides social and day health services for individuals, ages 18-45.
Additional services include support groups and information and referral
Friends of Youth
Runaway and Homeless Youth - Provides shelter, transitional housing and
counseling for homeless and runaway youth, and young adults, including pregnant
teens. Recruits foster parents for Redmond.
Healthy Start - Provides in-home support program for new first-time parents, age
21 and younger, in collaboration with many youth service providers.
Neighborhood Schoolhouse - Community Learning & Family Support Center in Redmond
Elementary School serves Redmond families with before/after school affordable
programs.
Hopelink
Housing Support - Provides emergency shelter, transitional housing, and support
of rent, as well as a variety of services aimed at helping individuals increase
their sense of independence.
Eastside Literacy Program - Trained volunteers provide basic literacy tutoring
and English as a second language instruction at multi-levels of proficiencies.
Provides GED preparation and family literacy programs.
Family Development - Comprehensive case management and other tailored support
services to help low income, at risk, Redmond residents become self-sufficient.
Jewish Family Services
Refugee and Immigrant Services - Provides a range of programs offering
employment assistance and other social services for refugees, immigrants, and
other low-income individuals.
Kindering Center
Early Childhood Consultation Program - Offers a variety of services to children
who are developmentally disabled, abused, or neglected, and to their families.
Provides parenting classes and support groups for families at risk of abuse.
King County Sexual Assault
Resource Center
Comprehensive Sexual Assault Services - Provides 24-hour phone crisis
intervention, referrals for medical and legal questions, and emotional support
for victims of sexual assault.
24-hour crisis line: 800-825-7273 or 888-99-VOICE
Lake Washington Technical
College
Scholarships - Provides scholarships for technical training programs for lower
income students from Redmond. Programs include job skills, adult basic
education, continuing education, computer skills training, and English as a
Second Language classes.
NAMI Eastside
Education, Support and Advocacy - Provides support, education and advocacy
programs for families of persons with serious mental illness and individuals
experiencing mental illness.
NW Mentoring and Educational Center Project Smart Turn - Assists at-risk youth
by providing assessments, referrals, and case management.
Senior Services
Meals on Wheels - Home-delivered meals and liquid nutritional supplements for
homebound older adults, ages 60 and older and people with disabilities.
Volunteer Transportation - Volunteer drivers provide rides to medical
appointments and other essential services for clients, ages 60 and over, who are
unable to use other forms of transportation.
Sound Mental Health
At Risk Youth - Offers intensive, in-home or community-based, wrap around
services for "at risk" youth and families not covered by insurance.
Low-Income Counseling - Provides affordable counseling and psychiatric services
using volunteers/interns as well as psychiatric evaluations and medication
management to low-income clients.
Youth Eastside
Services
Family Net - Offers at-risk school children and their families counseling,
crisis intervention, referrals, linkages to existing programs, and other
assorted services. Provided at a variety of locations in schools.
Early Intervention - Provides comprehensive counseling and social services for
Eastside youth and their families at a variety of locations. A counselor from
YES is available during regular drop-in hours to talk about issues, school
problems, substance abuse, teen dating, violence, anger management, etc.
YWCA
Family Village - Provides job skills training, job search assistance,
professional clothing for adults, transitional and permanent housing for
families, and childcare for low-income and homeless children.
Women’s Drop-in Center - A safe, welcoming daytime drop-in center for homeless
women. Provides meals and snacks, showers, laundry, phone and computers, and
services to help women stabilize and work toward self-sufficiency. Located at
the Bellevue First Congregational Church community room.
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