Families can become homeless for many reasons. Domestic
violence, sudden lay-offs, unaffordable rent increases, the high
cost of medical care for an unforeseen illness or injury; these are
just some of the crises that sometimes leave families without a roof
over their heads.
Every family needs a safe, stable home base;
it is especially important for children. Hopelink works on many
levels to help families find or stay in safe, affordable housing.
Eviction Prevention
When a family is in danger of losing its home in a crisis, Hopelink
offers a program that can help to provide a portion of the funds
needed to prevent eviction. Preventing homelessness costs at least
five times less than helping a family regain stable housing after it
is lost. Please contact the closest Hopelink emergency service
center to find out more about this service and how Hopelink may be
able to assist.
Contact your nearest Hopelink emergency service
center.
First Month's Rent
When a low income family is establishing a new home—often for the
first time—Hopelink offers a program that can help to pay a portion
of the high costs of settling into a new apartment. This kind of
assistance can make the difference for a family on the verge of
self-sufficiency. To learn more, please contact the closest
Hopelink emergency service center.
Contact your
nearest Hopelink
emergency service center.
Emergency
Family Shelter
Our shelter is a short-term home base, providing support for
homeless families while they look for more permanent housing.
Trained case managers help families determine a realistic plan of
action and get the support and resources they need. (When the
shelter is full, our Motel Voucher Program provides temporary
relief.)
Contact Emergency
Family Shelter (Kenmore, WA): 425-556-9289
Transitional Housing
Hopelink’s Transitional Housing Program is a comprehensive system
to help families move from crisis to stability to
self-sufficiency. Our transitional housing facilities in Bellevue, Redmond
and Bothell provide a secure home for up to two years. During
their time with us, each family works one on one with a trained
case manager to determine their strengths, overcome obstacles, and
set and meet goals.
With Hopelink’s support, families in our
transitional housing achieve such successes as repairing their credit
rating, learning to budget and manage finances, writing a resumé,
finding a job, learning parenting skills, and finding permanent
housing.
Since the program's beginning in 1989, nearly every
family that has participated in the Hopelink Transitional Housing
Program has gone on to find and retain permanent housing.
Contact Hopelink's housing department: 425.556.9289
