Financial Assistance

WorkFirst is Washington’s welfare reform program designed to help parents get what they need to prepare for and go to work. It is a partnership between state agencies and communities to work together to provide the necessary services and resources families need to be successful. Across the state hundreds of local organizations and business partners are actively involved, they may

The HOME Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) program utilizes Federal funds to support communities providing utility, deposit, and ongoing rental assistance. Commerce TBRA funds are contracted to local providers. Commerce does not provide direct rent or utility assistance. Eligible households are referred to TBRA through local Coordinated Entry Systems.

Nearly one out of every four Washington residents turns to the Economic Services Administration (ESA) in the Department of Social and Health Services for assistance with cash, food assistance, child support, disability determination, transition to employment, and other services.

PWA is a state-funded program that provides women who are low-income and pregnant and who are not eligible for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families or State Family Assistance with cash assistance and a referral to the HEN (Housing and Essential Needs) program for 24 consecutive months from the date the department determines PWA eligibility. This program provides a maximum monthly

HopeSource moves people to self-sufficiency by providing access to education, employment, economic development, and vital services.

HopeSource moves people to self-sufficiency by providing access to education, employment, economic development, and vital services.

HopeSource moves people to self-sufficiency by providing access to education, employment, economic development, and vital services.

HopeSource moves people to self-sufficiency by providing access to education, employment, economic development, and vital services.

We are peer professionals on a mission to help Rhode Islanders of all abilities, ages, and backgrounds get the support they need to thrive.

Guiding Star Ministries is a home for single pregnant women and their children located in Philadelphia. Through counseling, group meetings, and a nurturing faith-based environment, we try to help our residents work toward total independence. During their stay, mothers must pursue employment or education. Our aim for every resident is to build a solid foundation of faith and responsibility that