Our mission is to work in cooperation with other organizations and with elders, children, youth and adults to build and experience a strong and healthy community where people are liberated to live powerfully in every aspect of our lives.

The Reentry Clinic provides free legal services to low-income men and women with criminal records facing barriers to successful reentry. The clinic focuses on legal issues related to legal financial obligations (fees, fines and restitution), Certificates of Restoration of Opportunity (CROP), and access to employment and housing. Clients call to make an appointment to meet with a volunteer attorney at the clinic.

HousingSearchNW.org is a free resource to help you find a home in the state of Washington that fits your needs and budget. Property owners and managers can post apartments or homes for rent any time, which means that our list is always current.

As part of Coordinated Entry, a Coordinated Entry Specialist will work one-on-one with individuals to enable stability. Services will include, but are not limited to, referrals to housing programs or independent housing and assistance/referrals in securing benefits.

Career Bridge helps facilitate participant’s connection to resources to address basic needs (i.e. food, transportation, housing, etc.), wrap services (i.e. childcare, utility assistance, etc.) and unsolved trauma (i.e. healthy relationships, mental health, substance use/abuse, etc.).

Seattle Goodwill offers free job training and education programs to people in the community, as well as, assisting with finding employment. Seattle Goodwill Industries has a training center in Seattle, Bellingham, Bremerton, Mount Vernon, and South Everett.

Washington state’s community and technical college system focuses on three mission areas: (1) Basic Education for Adults (includes GED®, (2) English as a Second Language, and basic reading, math, writing skills), Workforce education (training students for direct entry into a career), and (3) Academic transfer (preparing students to transfer to a university).

The Post-Prison Education Program provides access to education and unwavering support through wrap around services including tuition, housing, groceries, daycare and intensive mentoring. The Program’s innovative approach provides extensive outreach in prisons and intensive support post-release.

Pioneer’s community reentry programs serve as a bridge from incarceration to life in the community. The reentry centers help formerly incarcerated individuals with a successful transition through an array of services focused on finding and retaining employment, reconnecting with families, overcoming a substance use disorder and other issues, and becoming productive members of society.

Washington Healthplanfinder offers healthcare (e.g. medical and dental) coverage for children, parents/caretakers with children, pregnant women, or adults age 18 to 64 years old.

Washington Connection offers a fast and easy way for families and individuals to apply for a variety of services such as Food, Cash, Child Care, Long-Term Care, and Medicare Savings Programs. Individuals that are age 65 or older, blind or disabled may also apply for medical assistance.

Crisis Clinic is at the heart of the Seattle-King County safety net providing a broad array of telephone-based crisis intervention and information and referral services.

The Financial Empowerment Network (formerly known as the Seattle-King County Asset Building Collaborative) is an asset building collaborative of public, private and nonprofit organizations dedicated to helping low and moderate income people become financially stable.

Clearpoint helps consumers identify the causes of their individual financial concerns and make a plan to address them.

In direct opposition to costly high-interest loans that many debt consolidation companies promote, American Financial Solutions offers a broad spectrum of education and counseling resources to help consumers with debt management, credit counseling, and personal finance education.

Open Door Legal Services, a department of Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission, works with staff attorneys to serve homeless and very low income clients. Services may include basic advice, help with forms, assistance investigating details of the client’s case, and help setting up and preparing for hearings. Open Door Legal Services does not represent clients in court. They help clients to better represent themselves.

WashingtonLawhelp.org provides free legal information on common civil legal issues and a guide to free and low cost legal help to low-income persons and seniors in Washington. The site includes Know Your Rights publications, self-help packets, DIY forms, videos and links to other sites with relevant information.

Many Washington families don’t get the legal help they need simply because they can’t afford it. The WSBA Moderate Means Program is a free referral panel designed to connect clients with income 200–400% of the federal poverty level with lawyers who offer legal assistance at a reduced fee.

The Northwest Justice Project (NJP) operates a toll-free intake and referral hotline called CLEAR (Coordinated Legal Education Advice and Referral). CLEAR serves as the statewide, centralized point of access for clients seeking free legal help, including advice, education, limited legal services, self-help materials and, where available, referrals for further representation. NJP attorneys in offices around the state provide assistance and direct representation in high priority, complex cases, including cases that address barriers to persons seeking access to our justice system, and also engage in community education efforts.

The WA Recovery Help Line, a service of Crisis Clinic, is a 24-hour crisis intervention and referral line for those struggling with issues related to mental health, substance abuse, and problem gambling. Professionally trained volunteers and staff provide confidential support and referrals to detox, treatment, and recovery support groups.

The 24-Hour Crisis Line provides immediate help to individuals, families and friends of people in emotional crisis. We can help you determine if you or your loved one needs professional consultation and we can link you to the appropriate services. We are a primary source for linking Seattle-King County residents to emergency mental health services.

Teen Link is a program that empowers youth to make positive and self-respecting decisions about their lives and provides resources and assistance to help them. Teen Link includes a statewide teen-answered help line every evening between 6-10 PM, online chat support, youth suicide prevention training, community outreach and education, as well as the distribution of our free Where to Turn for Teens resource guides. Teen Link focuses on serving youth in the Seattle-King County area and Washington State.

Children and Families of Incarcerated Parents Support aims to provide information and technical assistance to parents, families, teachers, school administrators and the public, in order to improve services to those children with parents in prison. These children face many challenges. Regular contact between an incarcerated parent and his or her child can decrease the chances of the parent reoffending and decrease the chances of the child going to prison later in life.

Resources and information about working with children in or at risk of entering out-of-home care whose parents are incarcerated, including State and local examples.

Black Out is a WA Black advocacy group with a focus on building capacity around political advocacy & civic engagement for families of African descent.

The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination.

Ending the Prison Industrial Complex (EPIC) is a community group working to stop the construction of the proposed new youth jail in King County, Washington. EPIC operates with staff support from American Friends Service Committee and includes members of Youth Undoing Institutional Racism, the People’s Institute Northwest and the community at-large.

The No New Jim Crow Coalition is working to dismantle racism and mass incarceration. The coalition is seeking new to foster new relationships to help with divestment projects & restorative justice.

Innocence Project Northwest is an innocence organization that provides free legal services to the wrongfully convicted in Washington State and works to improve justice systems

Innocence Project Northwest
PO Box 85110
Seattle, WA 98145

The Recovery Village is a network of rehabilitation facilities that offers comprehensive treatment for substance abuse disorders as well as co-occurring mental health conditions.

Arms Around You is a non-profit re-entry program that provides referrals and resources to formerly incarcerated individuals coming out of correctional facilities, the homeless community, victims of domestic violence and substance abuse, as well as those dealing with transitional needs due to unexpected life changes.

506 2nd Avenue, Ste 1400
Seattle, Washington

CHOOSE 180 began in 2011 as a community-centered effort in partnership with the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office to impact disproportionality, keep youth out of the juvenile justice system and break the school-to-prison pipeline. Recognizing that the criminal justice system was not the most effective tool in addressing complex social issues, King County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Satterberg reached out to community leader Doug Wheeler for help in creating a new way to serve our youth in these at-risk situations.

In response, Doug Wheeler convened a group of community leaders that would not only create a program called Youth 180 but build an organization where young people would be empowered by choice and motivated to change. With Doug’s commitment to building a community solution and Dan’s commitment to investing in alternatives to criminal prosecution, a true partnership was built that since 2011 has supported over 2,500 youth in avoiding criminal prosecution and choosing a new direction for their lives.

CHOOSE 180 serves as an emergency room for young people in crisis. We help them identify what’s wrong, the behaviors that keep them stuck, and the path toward positive change. We surround youth and young adults with a community of support that connects them to the resources and supports necessary to live out their commitment to CHOOSE 180.

CHOOSE 180 has an emphasis on serving youth and young adults who are engaged in activities that, if gone ignored, would likely result in escalating negative behavior and substantial lifelong consequences.

Studies conducted by the University of Washington’s Public Behavioral Health and Justice Policy division and King County’s Office of Performance, Strategy, and Budget show that CHOOSE 180 is more effective than established comparison programs at reducing recidivism and addressing disproportionality.

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Use Agency. We provide a host of services that includes counseling, mental health evaluations, court ordered assessments, moral reconation therapy, Urinalysis testing, Anger Mangement and Substance Use Treatment.