Washington Homeless Shelters

Mission-Bread of Life exists to overcome the cycle of homelessness in people's lives through a Christ-centered complete recovery model with God's help

Mission-YUGM exists to provide Christ-centered rescue, recovery and restoration to men, women and children in need

Mission-One child -- one family at a time with our community of faith, we strive to make a difference in their lives through providing shelter, support and the means to sustain their independence.

The first crisis intervention and temporary shelter of its kind in Clark County, Oak Bridge serves both state-dependent and non-state involved youth ages 9 to 17. Utilizing 24-hour access, family reunification and mediation services, and aftercare support, Janus works closely with established community agencies to help youth in need. Since 1996, Oak Bridge has helped over 1,800 youth and families.

The Hospitality Kitchen provides breakfast and lunch Monday through Friday. Breakfast is served from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Lunch is served from 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The Hospitality Kitchen serves an average of 1,200 meals a day to more than 4,000 people a year. The Kitchen is closed on all major holidays. In addition to meals, the Kitchen provides chaplain services; homeless veteran outreach; assistance accessing food stamps, medical coupons, and state disability payments; a psychologist; information and referral services; and coats, socks, blankets, and toilet articles to homeless individuals. The Kitchen also provides board games, cards and a daily movie. The Kitchen provides a safe and respectful environment to homeless and low-income people in Tacoma and Pierce County. There is no fee for services.

Mission-Rooted in Catholic Social Teaching and the Gospel imperative, Catholic Community Services and Catholic Housing Services  are outreaches of the Catholic Church in Western Washington, under the leadership of the Archbishop of Seattle and the Boards of Trustees. CCS and CHS answer the Gospel call to loving and compassionate service with particular concern for the sanctity of human life from conception to natural death and the dignity of the human person. Our employees and volunteers come from many faith traditions to serve and support poor and vulnerable people through the provision of quality, integrated services and housing. Our focus is on those individuals, children, families, and communities struggling with poverty and the effects of intolerance and racism. We actively join with others to work for justice.

The Hospitality Kitchen provides breakfast and lunch Monday through Friday. Breakfast is served from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Lunch is served from 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The Hospitality Kitchen serves an average of 1,200 meals a day to more than 4,000 people a year. The Kitchen is closed on all major holidays. In addition to meals, the Kitchen provides chaplain services; homeless veteran outreach; assistance accessing food stamps, medical coupons, and state disability payments; a psychologist; information and referral services; and coats, socks, blankets, and toilet articles to homeless individuals. The Kitchen also provides board games, cards and a daily movie. The Kitchen provides a safe and respectful environment to homeless and low-income people in Tacoma and Pierce County. There is no fee for services.

Mission-Through support, dignity and love, Phoenix Housing Network, in partnership with our community, empowers families at risk of homelessness to achieve independent, healthy lives and a permanent place to call home.

The Dream Center, a drop-in center for homeless and at-risk youth, ages 13-23, provides the following much-needed services for this vulnerable population: a food bank, clothing bank, shower and laundry, counseling and referrals for family reunification, school, and employment.

Compass Housing Alliance provides a range of services and housing options to people struggling with homelessness and poverty in the Seattle area. Our focus areas fall into the following categories: Services, shelter, and transitional housing for individuals and families experiencing homelessness.Permanent low-income housing for individuals or families who do not make a living wage or are formerly homeless.Development of affordable housing units for low-income tenants.

The Drop-In Center is the heartbeat of Covenant House and provides access to a variety of services, referrals and programs.  There is no typical day in the Drop- In Center.  But what you may see on any given day is between 115-180 individuals who call Covenant House home.  Much more than a day-shelter for the homeless, we foster community by offering a safe, secure environment for all people where they are treated with respect and dignity.  An amiable and secure place for all, Randy Elsea, Drop-In Center Coordinator, works with staff and AmeriCorps to meet every need including personal hygiene, laundry and emergency assistance.

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Who We Are:Located at the corner of Holly and F streets in Bellingham, Washington. Lighthouse Mission is the only walk-in rescue mission between Everett and Vancouver, BC. The Mission exists to help others who have been unable to help themselves.

This home (named Lydia House after the women in Acts 16 who exemplified independence and self-sufficiency in providing for her family) is a self governed facility where residents manage the affairs of the community. Each resident pays rent for their room, and purchases and prepares their own food.

Our recovery program tackles the root causes of addiction. We've seen firsthand that a man can find lasting freedom when he deals with the self-destructive choices that caused addiction in the first place.

The 12-month women's program helps victims of addiction and abuse discover how to live with self-worth and self-respect through the power of Christ.

Our recovery program opens their eyes to a bright new future. Transitional housing empowers them as they take their final steps towards freedom.Transitional housing gives women and children a place to live for 2 years after leaving the Mission's Women and Children's Shelter.

Bread of Life exists to overcome the cycle of homelessness in people's lives through a Christ-centered complete recovery model with God's help

Recovery Program at Anna Ogden Hall:Our 5-phase recovery programs offer professional counseling, classes, Bible study, physical fitness activities, and opportunities for vocational and spiritual growth.

Transformation to a New Life. That’s the goal of this special program designed for those who have suffered the devastation of substance abuse. A six- to 12-month live-in program at our Downtown Campus, New Life offers help, hope and an environment that combines nurturing support with critical structure and accountability. Here, our staff works with clients individually and in groups to help them heal emotionally and grow spiritually. 

The New Life Program is a 12 month Bible based program designed to assist women in living successful Christian lives by ministering to the whole person spiritually, intellectually, emotionally and physically. In a safe and healing environment, the women are led through addiction recovery, relapse prevention, and Biblical discipleship, while moving forward to the future God has planned for them.

Family Shelter works with families on a short-term basis. Families in crisis are offered transitional housing for a 7 to 30 day temporary stay. Family Shelter has 17 “family” rooms where most include a queen or double bed in addition to one or more bunk beds. We also have cribs or pack n plays for infants and toddlers. The Family Shelter is one of the few facilities in Yakima that accepts women with male children up to age 18. 

Autumn Leaf is a transitional housing program serving seven women who are chemically dependent and their children. These women reside at Autumn Leaf after exiting inpatient treatment and receive six to nine months of intensive case management, which focuses on life skills, parenting, and self-sufficiency.

HIV/AIDS Housing provides assistance to people living with HIV and AIDS in our community.  Our goal is to enable clients to access needed services in order to live more healthy and independent lives. Services provided include Tenant Based Rental Assistance, Shelter Plus Care, Transitional Housing and Short Term Rental/Mortgage Assistance

The Aloha Inn is a resident-managed transitional housing program for sixty-six homeless adults and couples without children.  Residents of the Aloha Inn have a chance to save money for permanent housing and get back on  their feet.  Each resident works fifteen hours per week in the program in exchange for room and board.  Residents have a direct role in the daily operations of the program and an opportunity to participate in the governance.

Rose of Lima House opened in January 1993 in response to an alarming increase in the number of single women facing homelessness with little support and no affordable housing. In September 2010, Rose of Lima House moved to its new home in Bakhita Gardens at 118 Bell Street. The brand new building provides housing and intensive, individualized support services to 50 women.

Katherine’s and Rita’s Houses are transitional housing programs for homeless, adult women in recovery from substance abuse. We offer structured, family style living designed to assist women to return to independent living as productive members of the community. Residents may stay up to two years and each resident develops a personal success plan tailored to her individual needs. Katherine’s and Rita's House staff team consists of a full-time Program Manager, Case Manager and Life Skills Coordinator. The team’s focus is on creating a safe environment that supports healthy lifestyle changes and nurtures each resident’s potential.

Offers 39 units of studio and one-bedroom apartments in Bellingham. The building was designed to meet high environmental standards, such as good indoor air quality. It is LEED certified. Eight of the units are set aside for homeless women with children.

Harrington House provides transitional housing with supportive services to eight women, 18 years and older, who are pregnant and/or parenting and homeless. Located in Bellevue, near the Crossroads Mall area, the facility is an attractive, two-story house with eight resident bedrooms, and a manager’s office area.

Benedict House is an innovative program that provides emergency shelter and transitional housing with supportive services for single homeless men and homeless men with children. This unique program incorporates two elements of the continuum of care model emergency shelter and transitional housing. The underlying purpose is to help residents rebuild their lives and to move them towards permanent housing, the third element in the model. Residents may stay for a period of up to 90 days in emergency bed, up to 1 year in a transitional bed and up to 2 years in the family unit.

In 2005 a work group was formed to develop a 10-Year Homeless Housing plan, designed to reduce homelessness in Thurston County by 50 percent by July 2015. At the request of the Inter-Jurisdictional Forum on Homelessness and various leaders in the community, Catholic Community Services created Drexel House to assist in reducing homelessness. Drexel House opened in March 2007 and is the first and only facility in Washington State that combines emergency shelter, transitional and permanent housing at one location.

Through support, dignity and love, Phoenix Housing Network, in partnership with our community, empowers families at risk of homelessness to achieve independent, healthy lives and a permanent place to call home.

Provides 38 permanent and 12 transitional clean and sober apartments for individuals in recovery. Residents must be actively committed to a program of recovery while at Traugott.

Families who can afford to pay a portion of their rent may qualify to live in Multi-Service Center transitional housing for up to two years. During that time, families will work with case managers to set and reach goals toward creating self-sufficiency.

Men, who are in recovery for drug and alcohol addictions and are able to pay a portion of their rent, live in community with other men in recovery in one of two houses owned by Multi-Service Center. Men live here for up to two years while working with a case manager to create a more stable future.

Women, who have completed a treatment program for drug and alcohol addictions, live in community with other women in recovery in Multi-Service Center's Titusville Program in Kent. Women live here for up to two years in a dormitory style facility (shared restrooms), while working with a case manager to create a more stable future.

The Windward Center was created to provide support for individuals commited to the process of making a substantial life transition. Some people enter into transition seeking a better life, others are compelled by economic dislocation, illness or injury, and some are impelled by the consequences of choices they've made in the past. Change is stressful, and the Center's goal is to provide a tranquil and supportive context within which individuals in transtion can marshall the inner strength needed to make positive, life-affirming choices.

Transitional Housing is designed for families and individuals who require longer-term assistance with housing, plus supportive services. Evergreen Family Village, Serenity Court and Cornerstone place families in apartments owned or leased by Serenity House.  Transitions To Housing and One Family-One Home are “transition-in-place” programs that place families in rentals in the community, with the intention that they won’t have to move to a different rental when they complete the program.

Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) and Transitional Housing Operating and Rent Program (THOR).CAC operates a transitional housing program that provides subsidy for rent based on household income. Candidates are screened and assessed by a Family Development Specialist and an application is submitted based upon the initial screening and assessment process.

The HomeStep Family Program provides intensive case management and long term transitional housing to families with children in scattered site apartments throughout the Seattle area, with a maximum stay of 2 years.

Solid Ground works to end poverty and undo racism and other oppressions that are root causes of poverty. 

Broadview provides both emergency shelter and transitional housing to homeless women and children in a secure, confidential facility.Most Broadview residents are domestic violence survivors, and two-thirds are children.

JourneyHome provides long-term case management for homeless families with children under 18 years old to help them address the reasons they became homeless. We provide support services, comprehensive case management, assistance finding safe, permanent housing and limited transition-in-place subsidies.

The danger, uncertainty and indignity of living on the streets are replaced by safety, support and respect.

Pathways for Women YWCA maintains many important and successful partnerships on behalf of its housing program participants. Community collaborations include: Housing Authority of Snohomish County, Volunteers of America, Snohomish County Legal Services, Housing Hope, Catholic Community Services, Compass Health, United Way and Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County.

Many of the families served by this project have lived in more than one emergency shelter as they wait for a space in transitional housing to become available. We operate a variety of locations across the region serving different needs for different lengths of time. Each family meets with their assigned family advocate weekly to work on a self-sufficiency plan; setting and reaching goals. The goal of the program is for the family to exit to stable, permanent housing.

Many of the families served by this project have lived in more than one emergency shelter as they wait for a space in transitional housing to become available. We operate a variety of locations across the region serving different needs for different lengths of time. Each family meets with their assigned family advocate weekly to work on a self-sufficiency plan; setting and reaching goals. The goal of the program is for the family to exit to stable, permanent housing.

The apartments are ideally situated near Lynnwood’s city center, within walking distance of bus lines and central shopping, the Lynnwood Public Library, the police and fire departments, a community health center, city parks, a recreation center and Edmonds Community College

Alexandria’s House is a transitional living facility for pregnant and parenting teenagers (ages 16-21) and their babies. The home, established in 1990, has six furnished bedrooms, three bathrooms as well as shared kitchen, living and laundry facilities. Alexandria’s House offers comprehensive case management and 24-hour staff supervision and is licensed by the state of Washington.

Flaherty House is a transitional living facility where young men ages 18 to 21 build self-sufficiency as they prepare to live on their own. The home, established in 2001, has three furnished bedrooms (two shared rooms and one single) and three bathrooms as well as shared kitchen, living and laundry facilities. Flaherty House offers comprehensive case management and 24-hour staff supervision.

Aston-Bleck Apartments offer transitional housing for women ages 18-21. For women with children, there is a five-apartment complex located on the north side of Spokane where each resident shares a two-bedroom apartment with her child. Nonparenting young women may stay at one of four apartments scattered throughout Spokane.

For disabled or special-needs adults, finding affordable housing is a huge challenge. Our low-income studio apartments for these adults enable them to live independently, work and remain self-sufficient while staying drug and alcohol free.

Stabilizing and transitioning families to permanent housing and self sufficiency is at the heart of the Tyler Street Family Campus.

As individuals move from homelessness to permanent changes, the high cost of housing can be a barrier. Our Colonial Apartments, offering 44 affordable apartments, provide an important option for those who are working to maintain self sufficiency. 

Nancy made a routine visit to Kaye, but there was no answer at the door.  Nancy immediately knew something was wrong as it was uncharacteristic for Kaye not to be home.  When there was no response from Kaye, Nancy called out to her through the door and heard a faint cry for help.  Kaye had fallen in the bathroom and was injured.  Nancy immediately called 9-1-1 and Kaye was taken to the hospital where she made a full recovery thanks, in part to Nancy’s quick response.

Offers 39 units of studio and one-bedroom apartments in Bellingham. The building was designed to meet high environmental standards, such as good indoor air quality. It is LEED certified. Eight of the units are set aside for homeless women with children.

A 50-unit property in Mount Vernon for farm workers and their families.

A 15-unit property in Sedro Woolley for farm workers and their families.

Offers 69 units of affordable housing for low-income households at or below 60% median income in a mixed-use historic building in Everett. 12 of the units are set aside for a CCS supportive housing program for people who meet the HUD definition of chronically homeless. The housing program provides goal oriented intensive case management to maximize housing retention and self-sufficiency. 

Provides 84 units of affordable housing in downtown Bellingham.

A 29-unit property in Mount Vernon for farm workers and their families.

Provides 36 units of affordable housing in downtown Bellingham for single adults and couples at 50 percent median income, with 20% of units for persons with disabilities.

An 8-unit group home in Bellevue for developmentally disabled adults. Managed by Helping Hands for the Disabled.

An 84-unit high rise located in Seattle’s First Hill neighborhood for seniors and disabled individuals at 30% median income who are able to live independently.

A 41-single-unit room occupancy building in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood for formerly homeless women.

A 49-unit property located in Bellevue for seniors and disabled persons at 30% median income who are able to live independently.

A 31-unit property in downtown Redmond for seniors and disabled persons at 30% median income who are able to live independently.

Provides 38 units of housing in Burien’s Seahurst community for income eligible seniors 62 years of age or older and in certain cases for persons with disabilities that require four architectural features of a unit. Application must be at or below 30% median income and able to live independently. Rent is based on 30% of adjusted income.

56-units of permanent housing chronically homeless men 55 years of age and older. The waiting list for Frederic Ozanam House is currently closed. We are not accepting new applications at this time. This program has a current wish list and needs donations of the following new or used items: dinner or luncheon plates, silverware, gravy boats, round table cloths, desk lamps, TV converter boxes, twin sheets, blankets and comforters.

An 8-unit group home in Bellevue for the developmentally disabled. Managed by Helping Hands for the Disabled.

A historic high-rise building in downtown Seattle providing 221 studio and one-bedroom apartments for low-income individuals, with 40 units for formerly homeless persons.

Provides 11 lofts for working artists in Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood.

A 5 unit apartment complex serving low income individuals or small families through the Village Spirit Center Initiative.

Offers 24 town home style units in the Renton Highlands for low-income families.

Provides 22 units for low-income families in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood.

Provides 53 units of single-room-occupancy housing for chronically homeless men 55 years of age and older

Provides 38 permanent and 12 transitional clean and sober apartments for individuals in recovery. Residents must be actively committed to a program of recovery while at Traugott.

The Wintonia is a 92-single-room-occupancy building in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood serving men and women coming out of King County's Dutch Shisler Sobering Support Center.

Provides 22 units for low-income families in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood.

Provides 20 units in Tacoma for chronically mentally ill adults.

Offers 39 units of senior housing in Sumner.

Provides 45 units of affordable housing for farm workers and their families in Centralia.

Provides 50 units of housing for farm workers and their families in Woodland.

Provides 25 units of housing for farm workers and their families in Woodland

A 20 unit apartment complex for low income individuals or small families in Lakewood.

Offers 25 units of low-income family housing in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood.

A 52-unit affordable housing project in downtown Bremerton; 33 units are reserved for formerly homeless men and women.

Provides 17 units of housing in Puyallup for chronically mentally ill adults.

A 48-unit property for men and women 55 years of age and older in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood.

Provides 34 units of housing for men and women age 62 and older in Sumner.

Provides 8 units of low-income housing for families in Sumner.

Offers 20 units of housing in Tacoma for chronically mentally ill adults.

Provides 50 units of housing for seniors and disabled persons in a garden setting in Tumwater.

Provides 25 units of housing for farm workers and their families in Kelso.

Multi-Service Center owns three apartment complexes dedicated to senior living. Built from the ground-up by MSC for seniors, these apartment complexes offer seniors independent living in a safe, comfortable and elegant facility. For seniors of low- to moderate-income levels.

Multi-Service Center owns three apartment complexes dedicated to senior living. Built from the ground-up by MSC for seniors, these apartment complexes offer seniors independent living in a safe, comfortable and elegant facility. For seniors of low- to moderate-income levels.

Individuals and families who are able to sustain affordable market rate rent may qualify to live in one of several MSC-owned apartments in south King and Pierce Counties. Some of these apartments are case managed to help residents meet goals toward becoming more self-reliant.

Individuals and families who are able to sustain affordable market rate rent may qualify to live in one of several MSC-owned apartments in south King and Pierce Counties. Some of these apartments are case managed to help residents meet goals toward becoming more self-reliant.

Individuals and families who are able to sustain affordable market rate rent may qualify to live in one of several MSC-owned apartments in south King and Pierce Counties. Some of these apartments are case managed to help residents meet goals toward becoming more self-reliant.

Individuals and families who are able to sustain affordable market rate rent may qualify to live in one of several MSC-owned apartments in south King and Pierce Counties. Some of these apartments are case managed to help residents meet goals toward becoming more self-reliant.

Individuals and families who are able to sustain affordable market rate rent may qualify to live in one of several MSC-owned apartments in south King and Pierce Counties. Some of these apartments are case managed to help residents meet goals toward becoming more self-reliant.

The purpose of the Rental Assistance Program is to make safe rental housing more affordable to families and the elderly with limited incomes. In this program, participants generally pay 30% of their income for rent and utilities.

On the southeast corner of Third Avenue and Lenora Street in Belltown, YWCA Opportunity Place offers a creative and comprehensive response to the problem of homelessness

In addition to the offices or many programs, and an emergency shelter, YWCA Seneca provides 116 units of single room occupancy (SRO) low-cost housing for women. There is a 24-hour front desk and secured elevator entry for all floors Most units have shared bathrooms, though each room has a washbasin. Rooms are approximately 200 square feet and are furnished with a twin bed, dresser, table, chair and small refrigerator. Building provides a laundry room on each floor. Some units subsidized through Seattle Housing Authority and other agencies.

The two buildings are located in Belltown at 2nd and Battery, just a few blocks south of the Seattle Center and the Space Needle. Both buildings share an onsite maintenance person, an enclosed courtyard and laundry room. Each has a secure entry. Studio units are on three floors of each building and have a bathroom and a full kitchen.

YWCA Housing responds directly to the crisis of homelessness. More than half of the residents in our 613 permanent units were homeless before they came to live in YWCA housing.

Applewood, Country Heights and Trent Terrace apartments offer affordable housing to chronically mentally ill men and women. With 66 one- and two-bedroom apartments within the three facilities, these programs offer comprehensive case management and 24-hour staff supervision and are licensed by the state of Washington. The units are owned by Volunteers of America, Inc. and managed by Kiemle & Hagood.

Originally known as the Downtown Women's Shelter, Hope House was founded in response to the 1997 serial murders of women on the streets of Spokane to offer women protection from violence on the street. Operated by Volunteers of America since 2001, Hope House is dedicated to making a significant difference in the lives of homeless women.