Community Resources

• BrightSpark Early Learning Services (formerly Child Care Resources): Helps families find childcare options and other resources. 
• Childcare Aware of Washington
• KidVantage (formerly Eastside Baby Corner)
• Best Starts for Kids Child Care Subsidy
• Jubilee REACH Center
• King County Library System
• Kirkland Parks & Rec
• Parent Education Cooperative Classes
• Family Community Resources in WA
• Parent Map
• Working Connections Child Care
• King Co. Child Care Financial Assistance Program
• Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP)
• PEPS

• Coalition Ending Gender-Based Violence
• DAWN: Program in South King County that supports, empowers, and shelters survivors of domestic abuse. 
• Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County: Program in Snohomish County that provides an emergency shelter and comprehensive range of services to all victims of domestic abuse.
• DV Hopeline
• King County Bar Association Pro Bono Services
• King County Sexual Assault Resource Center
• LifeWire: Helps adults, children, and youth who have been impacted by domestic violence to build safer, healthier homes by offering support, resources, and professional services.
• New Beginnings: Free, safe, and confidential helpline. Call (206)737-0242
• Project DVORA at Jewish Family Service
• Seattle / King County Domestic Violence Protection Orders & Victim Support
• Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WSCADV)

These are some local resources that may be able to help you with cash assistance for emergency situations. Eligibility and limitations may apply. Please contact each agency for more information.

• Financial Assistance, Hopelink: Hopelink Financial Assistance Program provides emergency financial assistance related to eviction prevention and move in costs.
• Food, Cash, Medical, DSHS: WA State Department of Social and Health Services can provide financial assistance depending on eligibility.
• Financial Resources, Washington Connection: Washington Connection site offers a list of financial resources including government assistance, credit counseling and free tax preparation.
• Community Stabilization Services, Jewish Family Service: Jewish Family Service offers short term, limited financial assistance to cover unexpected financial shock, such as job losses, interruptions in income, or unexpected expenses that threaten a household’s stability.
• Help Center, St. Vincent de Paul: St. Vincent de Paul of Seattle/King County. St. Vincent de Paul helps people avoid eviction by providing rent and utility assistance as well as vouchers for gasoline, food, and other basic supplies.
• 4 Tomorrow: Provides financial assistance and resources to Latinx and Spanish-speaking individuals in East King County. Call: (425)891-0346 or email: info@4tomorrowtoday.org 
• Bellevue LifeSpring: Provides help with emergency housing, food, and clothing for families with children living in Bellevue. Call: (425)451-1175 or email: info@bellevuelifespring.org
• Attain Housing Rental Assistance: Call the Stable Home line to apply for assistance at: (425)828-0489 or apply online. 
• Salvation Army: Provides financial assistance to overcome poverty. 
• Neighborhood House: Provides emergency assistance for individuals living in Seattle. 
• North Helpline: Provides financial assistance to prevent homelessness and utility shut-offs to those living in Lake City and Bitter Lake areas of Seattle. They also have a food bank. 
• UCEF: Provides assistance with rent, electrical bills, or move-in costs for people living in North Seattle. 
• Multi-Service Center (South King County): Provides one-time rent assistance to individuals and families living in Renton, SeaTac, Burien, Kent, Federal Way, and Auburn. Call: (253)893-0024 or apply online. 
• Kent UMC Shared Bread Emergency Assistance: Provides help with eviction notices or utility notices to those living within the Kent School District. Call: (253)852-0993.
• Financial Empowerment Network: Find resources online about credit, budgeting, banking, and other financial wellness topics. 

• 2-1-1 Call the number 2-1-1 for healthcare referral information. 
• Bellevue College – Dental Clinic: On campus dental clinic offers quality dental care. Staffed by students, licensed dentists and hygienists, and certified dental assistants. 
• CISC – Healthcare Access: Provides free, unbiased and confidential help with Medicare and health care choices from Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA). Assistance available in English, Chinese, and Vietnamese. 
• Community Health Plan of Washington (CHPW): Provides healthcare for people with limited incomes. 
• HealthierHere: Provides resources for those who experience inequity and racism in healthcare and for individuals and their families who have been affected by COVID-19. Call: (206)413-7748. 
• Health Point
• Samaritan Center of Puget Sound Low Cost Clinic: To be screened by phone and connected with a clinican, call: (206)527-2266
• SeaMar Community Health Centers: Provides health services to diverse communities, specializing in service to Latinos. 
• Community Health Access Program (CHAP): CHAP is a telephone assistance program serving King County residents by connecting them to health insurance, healthcare care services, and other resources. CHAP Services are free and confidential. 
• King County Public Health Centers: Public health services.
• Needy Meds: Find help with the cost of medicine. 
• Helping Patients:The Partnership for Prescription Assistance helps qualifying patients without prescription drug coverage get the medicines they need for free or nearly free.
• Public Health Teen Clinics
• Public Health Seattle & King County Community Health Centers
• UW School of Dentistry
• Apple Health

• Benefits Law Center (SSI and SSDI): Provides accessible legal advocacy to people living with physical and mental disabilities. 
• CISC: Legal Clinic & Anti-Bias and Anti-Hate Program. Assistance available in English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Spanish, Russian, and Ukrainian. 
• Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR): Advocates on behalf of Muslims and others who have experienced religious discrimination, defamation or hate crimes. 
• Eastside Legal Assistance Program: High-quality, no-cost legal aid to low-income residents of East, Northeast, and Southeast King County.
• Fair Work Center: Provides helpful information about workers’ rights in both English and Spanish. 
• Free Civil Legal Aid for Pierce County – Tacoma Pro Bono Community Lawyers
• Housing Justice Project: Provides free legal assistance and interpreters to renters with limited income who are facing eviction in King County. Call: (206)580-0762 for help fighting an eviction. 
• King County Bar Association Pro Bono Services: Provides free legal assistance and neighborhood legal clinics. 
• King County Protection Orders and Victim Support: To contact Protection Order Advocacy Program, call: (206)477-1103 (Seattle) or (206)477-3758 (Kent). 
• King County Veterans Program (KCVP): Can help with civil legal issues, discriminatory housing practices or emergent eviction prevention. Also, can connect veterans with post incarceration programs. 
• Legal Voice: Offers a variety of tools and resources to help you better understand your rights and the legal system. 
• Northwest Immigrant Rights Project: Supports immigrants, asylum-seekers, and refugees, regardless of immigration status, with limited incomes. 
• Northwest Consumer Law Center: Provides low-cost services for matters related to debt collection, automobile fraud, foreclosure prevention, bankruptcy, student loans, and other general consumer issues. 
• Northwest Justice Project: Provides legal assistance to low-income families and individuals needing help with civil leagal problems. Apply online or by calling 2-1-1 in King County or the CLEAR Hotline outside of King County at 1-888-201-1014. 
• Snohomish County Legal Services (SCLS): Provides free civil legal aid services to eligible low-income residents of Snohomish County. 
• Solid Ground: Legal help accessing public benefits like cash, food, medical and/or childcare benefits and tenant rights and eviction resources. 
• Team Child: Provides free legal services to young people. 
• Unemployment Law Project: Works to best defend the rights of unemployed workers in Washington State. 
• United Way King County: Free tax assistance offered. 
• Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN): Deportation Defense Hotline. Call: 1-844-724-3737 . 
• Legal Counsel for Youth and Children: protects the interests and safety of youth in Washington by advancing their legal rights through direct legal representation, strong community partnerships, and systemic advocacy.
• Washington Law Help: Free “know your rights” information and videos online for a variety of legal issues, such as: family law, eviction/housing, public benefits, and money/debt problems. 

• 24hr Domestic Violence Line (DVL): 800-562-6025
• 24hr National Domestic Violence Line (NDVL): 800-799-7233
• 24hr National Suicide Crisis Lifeline (SCL): 988
• 24hr Crisis Line (CL): text HOME to 741741
• 24hr Recovery Help Line (RHL): 866-789-1511
• 24hr National Sexual Assault Help Line (SAHL): 800-656-4673

• Asian & Pacific Islander (API) Chaya: Serving survivors of sexual violence, human trafficking, and domestic violence from Pacific Islander, Native Hawaiian, Asian, and South Asian communities in Seattle
• Consejo Counseling & Referral: Serving Spanish-speaking or Latinx communities in King County. 24hr Crisis Line – (206)461-3222 & Counseling Office – (206)461-4880
• Lifewire: Survivor-driven advocacy, mental health therapy, legal advocacy, shelter, and housing in East & North King County.
• Mary’s Place: A community where all families have safety, stability, and housing.
• Mary’s Place provides advocacy & support to families who are experiencing unsheltered homelessness or fleeing violence in King County.
• New Beginnings: has many programs that help survivors of domestic violence at any point in their journey to freedom. Whether they are still living with their abuser or have left and need some additional support to heal, New Beginnings is there.
• Northwest Immigrants Rights Project (NWIRP): Supports immigrants, asylum-seekers, and refugees, regardless of immigration status.
• Refugee Womens Alliance (ReWA): Serving immigrant, refugees and asylees. Help line is available in 7 different languages:

• Auto Angels: Offers auto repair support to individuals associated with Attain Housing, Acres of Diamondss, Congregations for the Homeless, Mary’s Place, Eastside Academy, The Sophia Way, or Jubilee REACH. 
• Hopelink – Transportation
• ORCA Lift: Reduced transit fare program that can help those that income-qualify get more out of public transportation.
• Solid Ground Transportation

Benefits Hub cannot provide legal advice.

This page is for informational purposes only and highlights local, state, and national immigration resources centered on serving immigrants, refugees, and victims of crime. The information below includes but is not limited to legal and social service providers, government and community programs. Links provided will send you to another page, some resources may be outdated and may have eligibility requirements.

Free Legal Resources in Bellevue/King County

Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP)
Deportation defense, asylum, DACA, detention support
206‑587‑4009 / nwirp.org
Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN)
ICE emergency hotline, legal referrals, rapid response
1‑844‑724‑3737 / waimmigranthealth.org
Northwest Justice Project (NJWP)
Free legal info & help for low-income residents
211 (King County) / nwjustice.org
Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS)
Legal support, community services, language help. ACRS services are available by appointment only.
206‑695‑7600 / acrs.org
El Centro de la Raza
Legal info, family & community support
206‑957‑4605 / elcentrodelaraza.org

King County Public Defense

Hotline: 206-447-8899.

Location:710 2nd Avenue, DEXTER HORTON BLDG SUITE 200, Seattle, WA 98104

Community & Social Services

• Seattle Chinese New Immigrants Center 西雅图移民之家
  • Social services organization helping new immigrants integrate.
  • Offers help with community connections, resources, and basic services.
  • Phone: +1 (425) 336-0128
• Chinese Information & Service Center (CISC) – Crossroads area
  • Free assistance and advocacy for immigrants with limited English.
  • Languages include Mandarin, Cantonese, Fujianese, Russian, and more.
  • Address: 15600 NE 8th St, Bellevue (Mini City Hall).
  • Phone: (425) 502-0883.
• City of Bellevue Immigrant & Refugee Resources
  • Central directory of services (legal aid, healthcare, housing, food assistance).
  • City offices provide interpreters in 140+ languages for free if needed.
• Somali Community Services of Seattle (SCSS)
  • Website: https://www.somcss.org/ I Phone: 206-422-7074
  • Refugee resettlement, cultural programs, youth education, and family counseling for Somali refugees and immigrants.
• Muslim Association of Puget Sound (MAPS)
  • Website: www.mapsredmond.org I Email: info@mapsredmond.org
  • Community support, legal assistance, ESL classes, and emergency relief for primarily Muslim immigrants and refugees from the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia.

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Immigration Legal Help (Bellevue Area)

If someone needs immigration advice, visa help, or asylum support:

• World One Law Group PLLC
  • Immigration attorney services (visas, citizenship, deportation defense).
  • Address: 14205 SE 36th St Suite 100, Bellevue.
• Sound Immigration
  • Focuses on family immigration, naturalization, and waivers.
  • Address: 14205 SE 36th St, Bellevue.
• Seattle Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs
  • Provides support and resources for immigrants and refugees in Seattle, including legal assistance and advocacy.
  • Website: www.seattle.gov/iandraffairs
  • Phone: 206-684-4507 Email: oira@seattle.gov

Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN)

• Deportation Defense Hotline: 1-844-724-3737
• Hours: Monday–Friday, 6 AM–6 PM
• Languages: English, Spanish, and interpreters for ~300 languages.
• They help if:
  • ICE arrests someone
  • ICE activity is happening nearby
  • A family member disappears into detention
  • You need legal referrals or emergency support.

They coordinate lawyers, community alerts, and family support across Washington.

Immigration Legal Help (Near Bellevue)

Using any web browser, you can search for immigration legal help such as lawyers or services in your city.

Here are some results that are near Bellevue College:

• Law Office of Maria Hajar
  Location:10900 NE 4th St Suite 2300, Bellevue
  Number: (206) 566-7211
  • Immigration cases, deportation defense, visas, asylum.
• Kwan Law, Attorney‑at‑Law, PLLC
  Location: 1400 112th Ave SE Suite 100, Bellevue
  Number: (425) 448-1230
  • Immigration and legal representation.
• Choquette Immigration Law Group
  Location: 121 Lakeside Ave 100B Ste 100B, Seattle, WA 98122
  Number: (206) 269-1200
  • Long-running immigration law firm helping immigrants navigate visas, deportation cases, and status adjustments.

Tip: If money is a concern, ask for a consultation or sliding-scale fees.

Across Washington, communities are concerned about increased immigration enforcement activity. View guidance summarizing general information about limitations on federal immigration enforcement power, limits on state and local agencies from participating in immigration enforcement, and the rights of individuals and entities within Washington. You can also click on this link to download the document: Know Your Rights: Civil Immigration Enforcement in Washington.

Resources outside of King County:

new KYR iPhone app is available in 16 languages. It can read your rights out loud to an ICE or law enforcement agent and send a message to an emergency contact. It has other resources, such as the ability to look up a consulate and a sample family preparedness plan

UnidosUs Resource List – This resource from UnidosUS Affiliates includes information on how to find legal assistance, fraud reporting, and responses to immigration enforcement actions.

Manzanita House – serving immigrants and refugees with programs for immigrant legal aid, family empowerment, and community engagement. Eastern WA focused but the resources may be applicable for folks outside of that area.

Northwest Immigrant Rights Project – promoting justice by defending and advancing the rights of immigrants through direct legal services, systemic advocacy, and community education.

Northwest Justice Project
Website: www.nwjp.org I Phone: 888-201-1014
Provides free civil legal assistance to low-income people, including those facing immigration-related issues.

Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN)
Website: www.waisn.org I Phone: 206-939-6024 | Email: info@waisn.org
Immigrant advocacy, legal resources, and direct support for those facing deportation. Serving primarily Immigrant communities statewide, particularly Latino/a/x/e and low-income families.

New Americans Campaign – Washington
Website: www.newamericanscampaign.org I Phone: 877-826-4638
Email: info@newamericanscampaign.org
Citizenship assistance, legal support, and information for immigrants applying for naturalization for immigrants eligible for U.S. citizenship, with a focus on Latino/a/x/e, Asian, and African immigrants.

Washington State Department of Social and Health Services – Refugee & Immigrant Services
Website: www.dshs.wa.gov I Phone: 360-725-3000 | Email: dshsrefugee@dshs.wa.gov
Cash assistance, employment services, healthcare, and other state-funded services
for immigrants and refugees and their families statewide.

Collectiva Legal del Pueblo (Burien)
Website: whttps://colectivalegal.org/
Provides legal services and advocacy for immigrant communities, focusing on labor rights, family law, and immigration.

El Centro de la Raza (Federal Way Location)
Website: www.elcentrodelaraza.org I Phone: (360) 986-7040 I Email: info@elcentrodelaraza.org
Offers legal assistance, social services, and community support for Latino/a/x/e immigrants and their families.

Casa Latina
Website: www.casa-latina.org I Email: info@casa-latina.org I Phone: 206-956-0729
Provides services for Latino/a/x/e workers, including job placement, education, and legal advocacy.

International Rescue Committee (IRC) – SeaTac
Website: https://www.rescue.org/united-states/seattle-wa I Phone: 206-623-2105
Resettlement, legal services, employment assistance, mental health support,
case management for Refugees, asylees, immigrants from Central America, the Middle East,Africa, and Asia. Services in multiple languages, including Spanish, Somali, Arabic, and more.

Refugee Women’s Alliance (ReWA)
Website: www.rewa.org I Phone: 206-721-0243 I Email: info@rewa.org
Job readiness, financial literacy, adult education, ESL, domestic violence support,
and case management for refugee and immigrant women and children from East Africa,
Southeast Asia, and the Middle East.