Essential Resources for Families Facing Housing Instability in Seattle & Beyond

This guide brings together some of the most reliable local, Indigenous-led, national, and provider-focused resources available today. Whether you’re a parent, provider, student, policymaker, or advocate, these links can help you connect with housing, food, health care, community support, and trauma-informed tools.

Seattle & Western Washington Resources

Family Support & Basic Needs

Family Support – City of Seattle - Directory of family-centered human services across the city.

Family Housing Network – Catholic Community Services - Shelter, rapid rehousing, and case management for families with children.

Wellspring Family Services - Housing stability, a free family store, and wrap-around supports.

FamilyWorks Seattle - Food pantry, parent support, and family resource programs.

InterCultural Community & Family Services (ICCFS) - Culturally responsive services for immigrant and refugee families.

Mary’s Place - Women’s & family shelter, housing navigation, and support services.

Open Doors for Multicultural Families - Advocacy and programs for multicultural & disability-impacted families.

Babies of Homelessness - Mobile delivery of diapers and essentials for infants and toddlers.

WestSide Baby - Essential items (diapers, clothes, gear), distributed through providers.

Indigenous-Led Resources

Chief Seattle Club - Native-led sacred space, housing, meals, health care, legal supports, and community-building.

Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services - Indigenous-led perinatal & early childhood home visiting (0–3).

Seattle Indian Health Board - Community health center specializing in culturally grounded care for Native people.

Mother Nation - Cultural healing, DV advocacy, and support for Native women.

Mental Health & Wellness

NAMI Seattle – BIPOC Mental Health Resource List - Culturally rooted therapists, groups, and crisis supports.

SAMHSA – Immediate Assistance - 24/7 national hotlines for homelessness, DV, mental health, and substance use.

Housing & Homelessness Services

KCRHA – Services for People Experiencing Homelessness - Shelter, day centers, and family supports.

HUD Exchange – Housing Assistance - Voucher programs, rental assistance, and national housing tools.

Solid Ground – Housing Resources - Eviction prevention & tenant services.

Family Promise (National) - Family-centered shelter, diversion, and stabilization programs across 43 states.

Policy, Training, & Provider Tools

SAMHSA – Trauma-Informed Organizational Toolkit - Evidence-based guide for building trauma-informed systems.

WA Low Income Housing Alliance – Advocacy - Legislative updates, action alerts, and policy tools.

HHRC – Homeless & Housing Resource Center - Training and research for providers.

Family Promise Advocacy Center - Tools for community engagement and policy change.

Mutual Aid & Community Support

Mutual Aid Hub (National Map) - Find local groups offering food, supplies, rides, childcare, and community power-building.

Final Note: This resource list is a starting place. If you know a program that should be added, or a community mutual aid group not listed here, reach out. This site is built to grow with the needs and brilliance of the families and communities it serves.