Homeless Resources

If you are homeless or at risk of homelessness and looking for assistance:

• Community resources, such as shelters, services, and emergency financial assistance, as well as crisis information can be found at http://www.resourcehouse.info/Win211/. You can also access their services by dialing 2-1-1.

• Domestic violence services and shelters - In Seattle contact New Beginnings at www.newbegin.org or 206-522-9472; In East King County contact the Eastside Domestic Violence Program at www.edvp.org or 425-746-1940; In South King County contact the Domestic Abuse Women's Network (DAWN) at www.dawnonline.org or 425-622-1881.

If you would like to volunteer to end homelessness:

• Sharehouse takes donations of furniture, blankets and other household goods and distributes the goods to formerly homeless households; contact them at www.thesharehouse.org or call them at 206-767-5280.

• To volunteer in the community, search the community volunteer opportunities on the United Way of King County Web site at www.uwkc.org/ways-to-volunteer/ or go to the Community Resources Online at http://www.resourcehouse.info/WIN211/.

Local homeless plans, data, organizations and information:

• Committee to End Homelessness in King County - www.cehkc.org

• Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness in King County - http://www.cehkc.org/plan.aspx

• Annual One Night Count of Homeless People in King County - www.homelessinfo.org/onc.html

• Seattle-King County Coalition for the Homeless - http://www.homelessinfo.org/

State and National Homeless Organizations:

• Washington State Coalition for the Homeless - http://www.endhomelessnesswa.org/

• National Alliance to End Homelessness - http://www.endhomelessness.org/

• National Coalition for the Homeless - http://www.nationalhomeless.org/