Children, Families & Public Benefits

Phone numbers: 877-501-2233

Addresses / access: Online, phone or a local DSHS Community Services Office; confirm the nearest office before travel.

Services: Applications for food, cash and other public assistance programs.

Eligibility: Household income, circumstances and program-specific rules apply.

Before you go: Ask about safe mail/calls, required interviews and missing-document alternatives. Tell intake about DV-related safety needs.

Phone numbers: 877-501-2233

Addresses / access: Online, phone or a local DSHS Community Services Office; confirm the nearest office before travel.

Services: Applications for food, cash and other public assistance programs.

Eligibility: Household income, circumstances and program-specific rules apply.

Before you go: Ask about safe mail/calls, required interviews and missing-document alternatives. Tell intake about DV-related safety needs.

Phone numbers: 844-626-8687

Addresses / access: Statewide phone/online application; confirm any local office visit.

Services: Child-care subsidy payments to approved providers for qualifying families.

Eligibility: Income, household, child and eligible activity rules apply; ask for current screening.

Before you go: Apply through Washington Connection or the contact center. Confirm eligibility, provider acceptance and copayment before committing to paid care

Phone numbers: 206-386-1050

Addresses / access: Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning; online/phone intake.

Services: City child-care vouchers with participating providers.

Eligibility: Seattle residents with children from one month to before the 13th birthday; income/activity and provider rules apply.

Before you go: Do not start care assuming approval; obtain a finalized voucher and select a provider contracted with the City.

Phone numbers: 800-446-1114

Addresses / access: Statewide phone/email assistance; local child-care provider search.

Services: Help finding licensed child care and understanding care options and assistance programs.

Eligibility: Parents/caregivers seeking child care; financial assistance is screened separately.

Before you go: Have child ages, schedule, location and access/language needs ready. Ask about openings and subsidy acceptance; a referral is not a reserved place

Phone numbers: 800-322-2588; relay 711

Addresses / access: Statewide phone navigation and online resource finder.

Services: Connections to child development, food, health coverage and family resources.

Eligibility: Parents/caregivers needing family-resource navigation; referred programs set eligibility.

Before you go: Tell the navigator your child's age, urgent needs and safe contact method. Ask for interpretation and specific follow-up referrals.

Phone numbers: 800-932-4673

Addresses / access: Statewide phone support; contact for classes and local service locations.

Services: Parenting support, education and connections to family classes/support groups.

Eligibility: Parents and caregivers seeking support; class schedules and enrollment vary.

Before you go: Check current staffed hours and class costs. This is family support, not an emergency
dispatch or substitute for legal advice