Community Resources
This section includes links to community resources available in East King County, including utilities assistance, income assistance, food assistance, legal assistance, and healthcare.
Utilities Assistance / Food Assistance / Legal Assistance / Healthcare Assistance / Severe Weather Resources
Utilities Assistance
Bellevue Utilities - Information about discounted utilities for low-income seniors and disabled community members and the Emergency Assistance Program is available at Utility Rate and Tax Relief or by calling 425-452-5285.
Issaquah Utilities - Customers may apply for a flexible payment plan by contacting utilities (UB@issaquahwa.gov or 425-837-3070). For discount utility billing available to limited income seniors see this site.
Kirkland Utilities - The City of Kirkland offers reduced water, sewer and garbage rates for qualifying low income, single family residential customers who are 62 years or older, blind, disabled, or home kidney dialysis customers.
Puget Sound Energy - PSE is taking steps to ensure continued service to customers, with links to bill payment assistance and other tools on its page. PSE will work with customers on options such as payment plans and choosing a new bill due date. PSE launched a new energy assistance portal to improve access to funds available to low-income customers.
Comcast - Comcast offers the Internet Essential program. The school district will work to get free hotspots to families that need them. Please visit your school districts homepage for more information.
T-Mobile – T-Mobile is proud to participate in the new federal Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which offers internet service payment assistance to eligible households. We’re making the program available through Metro® by T-Mobile and Assurance Wireless®.
Redmond Utilities - for information on discounted utility bills for low-income seniors or permanently disabled residents go to the City of Redmond website.
Washington State Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
Food Assistance
Eastside Baby Corner: 425-865-0234
Hopelink: 425-869-6000
Salvation Army: 425-452-7300
Sound Generations Meals on Wheels: 206-448-5757
Emergency Feeding Program: 425-277-0300
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS): 877-501-2233
Solid Ground - food pantry: 206-367-3477; 12736 33rd Ave NE #100, Seattle, WA 98125
Chicken Soup Brigade: 206-957-1686
Legal Assistance
Eastside Legal Assistance Program (ELAP): (425)747-7274 - Staff of attorneys who provide legal services to people facing eviction, having a legal issue with their landlord, experiencing domestic violence, being discriminated against, or having another civil legal issue that is affecting their ability to pay rent.
Northwest Justice Project (NWJP): NJP provides legal assistance to eligible low-income families and individuals needing help with civil (non-criminal) legal problems in Washington state.
Healthcare and Health Insurance
Apple Health Expansion - Washington Apple Health is expanding to adults 19 and older with certain immigration statuses. Go to wahealthplanfinder.org or call 1-855-923-4633 (19 to 64 yrs old) or washingtonconnection.org or call 1-877-501-2233 (over 65 yrs).
If you do not currently have health insurance, Washington HealthPlanFinder (wahbexchange.org) is offering a limited 30-day special enrollment period (SEP) for qualified people.
People who would like to see a doctor, but don’t have one, call the CHAP at 1-800-756-5437 or email CHAP@kingcounty.gov for a free consultation and connection to free or low-cost medical providers and low-cost health insurance. Learn more at: www.kingcounty.gov/CHAP.
Connections Health Solutions - 24/7 mental health crisis care - dial 988
Severe Weather
Day Centers:
Porchlight – Day Center (Male-identifying) Lincoln Center 515B 116th Ave NE Suite 174 Bellevue, WA 98004, 5AM – 11PM
Catholic Community Services – New Bethlehem Day Center (Families with Children) 11920 NE 80th St Suite 100, Kirkland, WA 98033, 9AM – 4PM
Friends of Youth 16101 NE 87th ST Suite 110, Redmond, (youth and young adults), 206-236-5437
Emergency Shelters with Drop-in:
Porchlight (515B 116th Ave NE, Bellevue), for adult men, 425-496-4885, closest bus route is the 271
Friends of Youth (16101 NE 87th ST Suite 110, Redmond) for young adults 18-24 years,, 206-236-5437
Warming Sites
The following community buildings have space available for warming up:
Bellevue
Crossroads Community Center (16000 NE 10th St, Bellevue, WA 98008) 9am – 5pm (M-Th); 9am – 2pm (F)
North Bellevue Community Center (4063 148th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98007) 9am – 8:30pm (M-Th); 9am – 5:30pm (F)
Highland Community Center (14224 Bel-Red Road Bellevue, WA 98007) 9am - 5pm (M-Th); 9am - 4pm (F)
Bellevue Aquatic Center (601 143rd Ave NE Bellevue, WA 98007) - 8am-8pm (M-F); 8am-4pm (Sat); 8am-2pm (Sun) - Drop in for showers available.
Bellevue City Hall (450 110th Avenue NE Bellevue, WA 98004) 8am-4pm (M-F)
Redmond
Redmond Community Center at Marymoor Village (6505 176th Ave NE, Redmond, WA 98052) 8am – 8pm, (M-F)
Redmond City Hall (15670 NE 85th St, Redmond, WA 98052) 8am – 5pm (T-Th)
Redmond Senior & Community Center (8703 160th Ave NE, Redmond, WA 98052) 8am-9pm (M-F)
Issaquah
Issaquah Senior Center 75 NE Creek Way, Issaquah WA 8:30am – 6pm (M-F); Open to the general public
Kirkland
Kirkland Library (308 Kirkland Ave, Kirkland, WA 98033) 12pm – 8pm (M-F); 11am – 6pm (S)
Kingsgate Library (1231 NE 143rd St, Kirkland, WA 98304) 1pm – 8pm (T-W) 10am – 5pm (Th-Sat.)