Housing Resource Tool

This tool is created to help staff, Tribal partners, community providers, families and young adults quickly find housing resources based on what their family is experiencing

How to Use This Tool 

  1. Start with what the family is experiencing 
  2. Select the category that best fits
  3. Explore available resources
  4. Connect the family to supports 

Select a Category

Choose that category that best fits what the family is experiencing.

Families who are at risk of eviction or losing their current housing. Families may be struggling to pay rent, facing lease violations, or experiencing circumstances that put their housing at risk. Early intervention can help.

Pierce County 

Kitsap County

  • Kitsap Community Resources - Housing Solution Center (KCR): Providers services that can help people prevent eviction, find affordable housing options, and work to stabilize families who are in crisis situations.
    • Phone: 360-473-2056 (main)
    • 360-473-2146 (Port Orchard)
    • 360-932-9889 (Poulsbo)
    • 360-801-2564 (Bainbridge)

Thurston County

Mason County

  • The Youth Connection: Provides youth ages 18 to 24 with safe and stable housing through shelter homes, transitional programs, rental assistance, and eviction prevention.
    • Phone: 360-462-0125
  • Crossroads Housing: Services provided include case management, temporary emergency family shelter, transitional housing, low-income apartments, and permanent housing interventions including a rental assistance program.

Clark County

  • REACH Community Development: A nonprofit affordable housing provider with options in the Portland Metro area including Clark County.
    • Phone: (503) 231-0682

Cowlitz County

  • Northwest Justice Project: Free civil legal help for housing, family safety, health care, and other basic needs legal issues
    • Phone: 888-201-1014

Families who do not currently have a safe place to stay. Experiencing homelessness can look like sleeping in places not meant for human habitation, sleeping in cars, outdoors. Different housing programs use different definitions of homelessness. Understanding how a family’s situation is categorized can help identify resources that will work for them.

Pierce County 

  • Pierce County Homeless Programs: Homelessness resources, shelter access, eviction prevention, and coordinated entry.
    • Phone for Emergency Shelter Access: 253-444-4563
  • St. Vincent de Paul Homeless Prevention: One-time emergency help that may include rent, deposits, utilities, food, gas, clothing, household goods, and short-term shelter.
  • Tacoma Rescue Mission: Shelters for men, women, and family as well as permanent housing with case management.
  • Catholic Community Services: Provides shelter and permanent housing.
  • The House of Matthew Transitional Services: Transitional living services and resources to those with criminal history. They offer in-house services for confidential and structured living after incarceration.
  • Metropolitan Development Council: Short-term supportive housing for homeless families with case management services to decrease barriers to housing. Permanent supportive housing for individuals with substance use disorder or mental health barriers that include long-term supportive services to help individuals find stability, rapid rehousing, and affordable housing.
  • AGAPE House: Clean and sober transitional housing for couples.
    • Phone: (253) 572-0506
  • Associated Ministries- Housing Solutions Center: Provides Landlord Liaison Services, in partnership with Housing Connector. Associated Ministries Housing Solution Center provides resources such as utility assistance, local resource referrals, and rental assistance (when funding is available) to assist clients housed through the program. Provides free renters' readiness classes.
  • Housing Connector: Partners with property owner and service providers to connect those experiencing homelessness with vacant units in the community. Property partners partnering with Housing Connector agree to offer relaxed screening criteria to tenant applicants who are referred for housing through the program.

Kitsap County

  • Kitsap Community Resources - Housing Solution Center (KCR): Providers services that can help people prevent eviction, find affordable housing options, and work to stabilize families who are in crisis situations.
    • Phone: 360-473-2056 (main)
    • 360-473-2146 (Port Orchard)
    • 360-932-9889 (Poulsbo)
    • 360-801-2564 (Bainbridge)

Clark County

  • REACH Community Development: A nonprofit affordable housing provider with options in the Portland Metro area including Clark County.
    • Phone: (503) 231-0682
    • Open House Ministries: Provides transitional housing for families who are homeless. Residents are expected to participate in programming while there, which centers around life skills development, spiritual care & personal renewal, vocational training, and drug and alcohol counseling (if needed). Not accessed through Coordinated Entry. Typically, a referral is needed through a caseworker or community partner.
      • Phone: 360-737-0300
  • Gates of Grace Women's Transitional Housing: Faith-based transitional housing for homeless women and children.
  • SeaMar CSNW Housing Programs: CSNW manages 3 permanent supportive housing programs, 1 transitional supportive housing program and a short-term rental assistance program for individuals and families experiencing homelessness. SOAR (SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery) is designed to increase access to SSI/SSDI for eligible adults who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and have a mental illness and/or co-occurring substance use disorder.
    • Call Coordinated Entry - Housing Hotline: 360-695-9677 to access
    • Phone: 360-558-5795
  • Second Step Housing: More than 100 units of transitional housing and affordable housing. 
    • Email: tfoley@secondstephousing.org
    • Phone: 360-852-8510
    • Individuals experiencing homelessness access housing through the county's housing hotline at 360-695-9677
    • Inquiries regarding permanent affordable housing should be directed to Key Property Services at 360-695-1538

Thurston County

Mason County

  • The Youth Connection: Provides youth ages 18 to 24 with safe and stable housing through shelter homes, transitional programs, rental assistance, and eviction prevention.
    • Phone: 360-462-0125
  • Crossroads Housing: Services provided include case management, temporary emergency family shelter, transitional housing, low-income apartments, and permanent housing interventions.
  • Community Lifeline of Mason County: Provides year-round, low-barrier emergency shelter and stability, meals, hot showers, and more. This is the only emergency shelter that is open to adults without children in Mason County.

Cowlitz County

  • Oxford Houses: A shared residence where people in recovery live together and support each other in a drug and alcohol-free environment.
    • To apply, use the vacancy locator to find houses near you that have openings. Call the contact for each house to set up an interview. Alternatively, you can send your application to all houses near you through an online application.

Families staying temporarily with others or moving between places. Couch surfing or doubling up is when people are staying with others without a lease or frequently moving between places.

Pierce County 

  • Catholic Community Services: Provides shelter and permanent housing.
  • Metropolitan Development Council: Short-term supportive housing for homeless families with case management services to decrease barriers to housing. Permanent supportive housing for individuals with substance use disorder or mental health barriers that include long-term supportive services to help individuals find stability, rapid rehousing, and affordable housing.

Kitsap County

  • Kitsap Community Resources - Housing Solution Center (KCR): Providers services that can help people prevent eviction, find affordable housing options, and work to stabilize families who are in crisis situations.
    • Phone: 360-473-2056 (main)
    • 360-473-2146 (Port Orchard)
    • 360-932-9889 (Poulsbo)
    • 360-801-2564 (Bainbridge)

Thurston County

Clark County

  • Second Step Housing: More than 100 units of transitional housing and affordable housing. 
    • Email: tfoley@secondstephousing.org
    • Phone: 360-852-8510
    • Individuals experiencing homelessness access housing through the county's housing hotline at 360-695-9677
    • Inquiries regarding permanent affordable housing should be directed to Key Property Services at 360-695-1538

Cowlitz County

  • DSHS Housing and Essential Needs: Rent and utility assistance for people unable to work for at least 90 days due to physical and/or mental incapacity
    • Contact local provider for HEN - link on main website to local providers

Families who may have challenges accessing housing. Challenges may include poor credit, lack of rental history, criminal history, outstanding debt, or missing documentation.

Pierce County 

  • Pierce County Homeless Programs: Homelessness resources, shelter access, eviction prevention, and coordinated entry.
    • Phone for Emergency Shelter Access: 253-444-4563
  • St. Vincent de Paul Homeless Prevention: One-time emergency help that may include rent, deposits, utilities, food, gas, clothing, household goods, and short-term shelter.
  • Tacoma Rescue Mission: Shelters for men, women, and family as well as permanent housing with case management.
  • Catholic Community Services: Provides shelter and permanent housing.
  • The House of Matthew Transitional Services: Transitional living services and resources to those with criminal history. They offer in-house services for confidential and structured living after incarceration.
  • Metropolitan Development Council: Short-term supportive housing for homeless families with case management services to decrease barriers to housing. Permanent supportive housing for individuals with substance use disorder or mental health barriers that include long-term supportive services to help individuals find stability, rapid rehousing, and affordable housing.
  • Associated Ministries- Housing Solutions Center: Provides Landlord Liaison Services, in partnership with Housing Connector. Offers resources such as utility assistance, local resource referrals, and rental assistance to help clients housed through the program. Provides free renters' readiness classes.
  • Housing Connector: Partners with property owner and service providers to connect those experiencing homelessness with vacant units in the community. Property partners partnering with Housing Connector agree to offer relaxed screening criteria to tenant applicants who are referred for housing through the program.

Mason County

  • Mason County HOST Program: A community-based housing match program that offers youth ages 16-21 support in eliminating homelessness.
  • Be a Better You Counseling: Resource navigation. "Our true niche lies in helping individuals of all backgrounds and ages find the support they need - whether that's housing, employment assistance, healthcare, food security, and beyond."
    • Phone: 360-462-7925
  • Crossroads Housing: Services provided include case management, temporary emergency family shelter, transitional housing, low-income apartments, and permanent housing interventions including a rental assistance program.

Cowlitz County

  • Foundational Community Supports: Targeted Apple Health (Medicaid) benefit designed to meet the needs of individuals with significant barriers to finding stable housing and employment.
  • Northwest Justice Project: Free civil legal help for housing, family safety, health care, and other basic needs legal issues
    • Phone: 888-201-1014
  • Oxford Houses: A shared residence where people in recovery live together and support each other in a drug and alcohol-free environment.
    • To apply, use the vacancy locator to find houses near you that have openings. Call the contact for each house to set up an interview. Alternatively, you can send your application to all houses near you through an online application.

Families transitioning from hospitals, incarceration, or treatment settings. Housing planning is a critical part of discharge planning. It is an important part of successful transitions from hospitals, treatment facilities, incarceration, and other institutional settings.

Pierce County 

  • Oxford Houses: A shared residence where people in recovery live together and support each other in a drug and alcohol-free environment.
    • To apply, use the vacancy locator to find houses near you that have openings. Call the contact for each house to set up an interview. Alternatively, you can send your application to all houses near you through an online application.

Support for rent, utilities, move-in costs, and financial wellness. Financial support for budgeting, rent, moving costs, utilities, and other costs related to securing and maintaining housing.

Pierce County 

Mason County

  • The Youth Connection: Provides youth ages 18 to 24 with safe and stable housing through shelter homes, transitional programs, rental assistance, and eviction prevention.
    • Phone: 360-462-0125
  • Crossroads Housing: Services provided include case management, temporary emergency family shelter, transitional housing, low-income apartments, and permanent housing interventions including a rental assistance program.

Cowlitz County

  • DSHS Housing and Essential Needs: Rent and utility assistance for people unable to work for at least 90 days due to physical and/or mental incapacity
    • Contact local provider for HEN - link on main website to local providers
  • Foundational Community Supports: Targeted Apple Health (Medicaid) benefit designed to meet the needs of individuals with significant barriers to finding stable housing and employment.

Families who have received an eviction notice or are at immediate risk. Keeping your current housing is the best homelessness prevention. Find a resource to help you address an eviction notice or other immediate risk.

Pierce County 

Kitsap County

  • Kitsap Community Resources - Housing Solution Center (KCR): Providers services that can help people prevent eviction, find affordable housing options, and work to stabilize families who are in crisis situations.
    • Phone: 360-473-2056 (main)
    • 360-473-2146 (Port Orchard)
    • 360-932-9889 (Poulsbo)
    • 360-801-2564 (Bainbridge)

Support for finding, securing, and maintaining housing. The housing search process can be complicated. Working with a housing specialist can help.

Pierce County 

  • REACH CENTER: The ACT program provides individualized case management support to achieve housing stability for youth ages 12 to 24. Housing 4 Success is a Rapid Re-Housing program made up of various organizations that provide housing navigation, subsidized housing, and case management to unaccompanied youth and homeless young adults ages 16 to 24.
  • Pierce County Homeless Programs: Homelessness resources, shelter access, eviction prevention, and coordinated entry.
    • Phone for Emergency Shelter Access: 253-444-4563
  • Catholic Community Services: Provides shelter and permanent housing.
  • Metropolitan Development Council: Short-term supportive housing for homeless families with case management services to decrease barriers to housing. Permanent supportive housing for individuals with substance use disorder or mental health barriers that include long-term supportive services to help individuals find stability, rapid rehousing, and affordable housing.
  • Tacoma Rescue Mission: Shelters for men, women, and family as well as permanent housing with case management.
  • Associated Ministries- Housing Solutions Center: Provides Landlord Liaison Services, in partnership with Housing Connector. Offers resources such as utility assistance, local resource referrals, and rental assistance to help clients housed through the program. Provides free renters' readiness classes.

Thurston County

Mason County

  • Mason County HOST Program: A community-based housing match program that offers youth ages 16-21 support in eliminating homelessness.
  • The Youth Connection: Provides youth ages 18 to 24 with safe and stable housing through shelter homes, transitional programs, rental assistance, and eviction prevention.
    • Phone: 360-462-0125
  • Be a Better You Counseling: Resource navigation. "Our true niche lies in helping individuals of all backgrounds and ages find the support they need - whether that's housing, employment assistance, healthcare, food security, and beyond."
    • Phone: 360-462-7925
  • Crossroads Housing: Services provided include case management, temporary emergency family shelter, transitional housing, low-income apartments, and permanent housing interventions including a rental assistance program.
  • Community Lifeline of Mason County: Provides year-round, low-barrier emergency shelter and stability, meals, hot showers, and more. This is the only emergency shelter that is open to adults without children in Mason County.

Clark County

  • SWACH Health Connection HUB: Connect individuals to health-related social needs (HRSNs). Individuals are referred to trained workers who provide the individual with coordinated care, assistance accessing HRSN services, and personalized support to help them achieve their health goals. Housing assistance and other basic needs assistance included.
  • Second Step Housing: More than 100 units of transitional housing and affordable housing. 
    • Email: tfoley@secondstephousing.org
    • Phone: 360-852-8510
    • Individuals experiencing homelessness access housing through the county's housing hotline at 360-695-9677
    • Inquiries regarding permanent affordable housing should be directed to Key Property Services at 360-695-1538
  • Foundational Community Supports: Targeted Apple Health (Medicaid) benefit designed to meet the needs of individuals with significant barriers to finding stable housing and employment.
  • Community Care Hubs: Connect individuals to health-related social needs (HRSNs). Individuals are referred to trained community-based workers who provide the individual with coordinated care, assistance accessing HRSN services, and personalized support to help them achieve their health goals. Housing assistance and other basic needs assistance included.
    • Phone: 833-453-0336

Fleeing unsafe situations can be dangerous and scary. Find specialized support here.

Mason County

  • Crossroads Housing: Services provided include case management, temporary emergency family shelter, transitional housing, low-income apartments, and permanent housing interventions including a rental assistance program.

Support for individuals and families with different immigration statuses. Immigration statuses are complicated and specific to each person. Find resources to help your situation.

Pierce County 

  • REACH CENTER: The ACT program provides individualized case management support to achieve housing stability for youth ages 12 to 24. Housing 4 Success is a Rapid Re-Housing program made up of various organizations that provide housing navigation, subsidized housing, and case management to unaccompanied youth and homeless young adults ages 16 to 24.

Lewis County

Support for youth and young adults who have connection to foster care and are facing housing instability. Youth and young adults need housing assistance that is tailored to their developmental stage and where they are in life. Specialized programs can help them access housing, education, employment, and supportive services.

Pierce County 

  • YWCA - Youth Engagement Team: Supports young people ages 11 to 24 and their families with services tailored to meet individual needs. Services include housing navigation, counseling services, rental and flexible financial assistance, and legal services. Youth, parents, providers, or other caring adults in the community can complete the referral form.
  • REACH CENTER: The ACT program provides individualized case management support to achieve housing stability for youth ages 12 to 24. Housing 4 Success is a Rapid Re-Housing program made up of various organizations that provide housing navigation, subsidized housing, and case management to unaccompanied youth and homeless young adults ages 16 to 24.
  • Coffee Oasis Tacoma Drop-in Center: A youth-centered space with food, activities, showers, laundry, clothing, hygiene supplies, case management, and housing/ID/legal support.
  • TeamChild: Free civil legal help involving housing instability, school discipline or enrollment, health care, juvenile records, child welfare and juvenile legal-system barriers.

Kitsap County

Mason County

  • Mason County HOST Program: A community-based housing match program that offers youth ages 16 to 21 support in eliminating homelessness.
  • The Youth Connection: Provides youth ages 18 to 24 with safe and stable housing through shelter homes, transitional programs, rental assistance, and eviction prevention.
    • Phone: 360-462-0125
  • McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Liaison: School enrollment even without normal records, school-of-origin stability, transportation, fee/barrier removal. Includes connections to food, clothing, supplies, health, and housing resources.