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DCYF staff work with children and families to identify their needs and develop a plan for services that support families and assure safety and well-being for children. These services are designed to reduce the risk of abuse, find safe alternatives to out-of-home placement, and assure safety and permanency for children in care.
Provides both permanency planning and intensive treatment services to children and families who may need help with chronic problems such as on-going abuse and neglect or intensive medical needs.
Categories
Child/Youth Placement Evaluation Programs
Foster Home Placement
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Intensive Family Reunification Services
Family Preservation Programs
Adoptive Family Recruitment
Provides general legal and cultural advocacy, emergency services, safety planning, secondary victim and survivor support, and community education for survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.
Provides general legal and cultural advocacy, emergency services, safety planning, secondary victim and survivor support, and community education for survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.
Categories
Dating Violence Prevention
Adult Sexual Assault Prevention
Individual Advocacy
Child Sexual Assault Prevention
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Local field office which provides free civil legal services to low-income people.
Provides civil legal services with advice and possible representation for legal and social service issues, including domestic violence victims, family law issues, landlord/tenant issues, consumer law, public benefits, and civil rights. Assistance with short-term evictions is limited.
Categories
Eviction Prevention Legal Assistance
General Legal Aid
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Provides free 1-hour appointments for advice on family law legal issues. Attorneys at the clinic are typically not able to provide representation. Serves low-income residents of East, Northeast and Southeast King County (does not serve Seattle residents.)
Provides free 1-hour appointments with a family law attorney for advice and consultation on family law legal issues.
Attorneys at the clinic do not provide full representation or represent clients in court.
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Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Divorce Assistance
Emancipation of Minors
Family Justice Centers
Grandparent Rights
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
Alimony Assistance
Adoption Legal Services
Paternity Suits
Provides information about collection and disbursement of child support.
Provides information about collection and disbursement of child support.
Categories
Support Orders
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Provides legal assistance with family law, will preparation, SSI, guardianship, power of attorney, protection orders, and credit issues.
Provides free legal assistance for low-income individuals who would otherwise be denied access to the legal system because of the inability to pay. Potential clients are screened to determine income and case eligibility. Referrals are made to local attorneys who volunteer their time.
Provides legal assistance with the following: Family Law (includes family law class to anyone who is seeking help in having their family law court documents reviewed), Debtor-Creditor, Bankruptcy, Social Security/ Disability, Wills/Power of Attorneys, Guardianship, Landlord/Tenant, Child Support, Immigration, and Protection Order.
* Does not assist with: Criminal matters (of any kind including traffic infractions), Termination of Parental Rights, or Adoptions.
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Divorce Assistance
Legal Counseling
Elder/Dependent Adult Abuse Restraining Orders
Emancipation of Minors
Welfare Rights Assistance
Crime Victim/Witness Related No Contact Orders
Eviction Prevention Legal Assistance
Will Preparation Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
Paternity Suits
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Landlord Rights Information/Counseling
Living Wills
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
General Legal Aid
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
A judge or commissioner decides whether it is safe for the child to remain in the home or whether the child should be placed in out-of-home care.
A judge or commissioner decides whether it is safe for the child to remain in the home or whether the child should be placed in out-of-home care.
The focus of the 72-hour shelter care hearing is to protect the child and offer ways for the parent to address the issues that led to the state's involvement.
At this time, the court also decides an appropriate visitation schedule for children and parents, a service plan for the parents, and whether there is a need for medical, mental health or substance abuse evaluations and treatment for the parents.
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Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Child Guardianship Assistance
Offers low-cost mediation in person, over the phone, and at small claims court. Mediates neighborhood problems, landlord-tenant, foreclosure, family problems/employees problems.
Services are provided by trained professional mediators who volunteer their time.
Services include:
- Face to Face Mediation
- Coaching for problems
- Some simple negotiation over the telephone
TYPES OF PROBLEMS THE CENTER WILL HANDLE:
- Divorce mediation
- Parenting Plan mediation
- Neighborhood problems (noise, pets, parking, lawn & garden, property line problems and other nuisances)
- Landlord-tenant issues (deposits, repairs, damages, etc.)
- Real estate or personal property
- Business consumer problems (faulty merchandise, refunds, exchanges, etc.)
- Employer/employee grievances
- School problems involving faculty or administration, students or parents
- Family issues such as problems related to divorce and parenting plans
- Other domestic problems not involving violence or other factors that require professional intervention or assistance
TYPES OF PROBLEMS NOT HANDLED: Any problem requiring legal assistance, such as filing lawsuits (criminal defenses, will preparation, etc.); issues involving drug/alcohol abuse, domestic violence, abuse to children, or issues where one or more parties fears abuse; or problems where a party cannot speak adequately on their own behalf, although can work with clients who have a case manager.
Other Services Provided:
- Offers workshop of varying lengths to organizations, businesses, and groups on a range of topics including: conflict resolution, negotiation, communication, conflict styles, and dealing with difficult people.
- Victim Offender Meeting Program: Brings together victims of juvenile crime with the offenders to talk about the impact of the crime and for the youth to make amends.
- Assists senior citizens to resolve disputes with family members, businesses, landlords, neighbors and others through mediation.
- Parent Youth Mediation Service: Allows parents and teenagers or pre-teens to sit down together to talk about how things are going within the family and develop agreements on behaviors, level of independence, respectful communication and consequences. Co-mediators assist the mediating parties.
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Rental Security Deposit Complaints
Victim/Offender Mediation Programs
Consumer Law
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Divorce Assistance
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Conflict Resolution Training
Labor Arbitration/Mediation
Mediation
Elder Law
Housing Complaints
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Offers children and family counseling, treatment for child victims of sexual abuse, and coordination of family support services. Also, has a food pantry and clothing closet.
Offers children and family counseling, treatment for child victims of sexual abuse, and coordination of family support services, including parent education, parenting classes, and family advocate services. The site also offers emergency food, Recovery Cafe, and WIC (Women, Infants, & Children) to promote the self-sufficiency and well-being of local families.
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Family Support Centers/Outreach
Food Pantries
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Family Counseling Agencies
General Clothing Provision
WIC
Adolescent/Youth Counseling
Parent Support Groups
Parenting Skills Classes
Court Ordered Parenting Programs
Child Sexual Abuse Counseling
Provides information on court processes.
The Courthouse Facilitator program at Snohomish County Superior Court Clerk’s Office provides assistance to Family Law and Adult Guardianship clients who are not represented by attorneys.
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Divorce Assistance
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Alimony Assistance
Advocates for fathers seeking to establish or reestablish positive relationships with their children. Assists fathers who are in arrears on their child support obligations. Helps with obtaining legal documents for parenting plans.
Provides resources and one-on-one advocacy for non-custodial fathers seeking to establish, re-establish or maintain positive relationships with their children.
Offers guidance and assistance to fathers who are in arrears on their child support obligations.
Provides assistance in obtaining legal documents for parenting plans and visitation.
Cannot accompany clients to court proceedings. Offers informal counseling to help fathers make wise decisions.
Provides help with connecting to other resources.
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Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Parent Counseling
Provides bilingual legal information and advice for a broad range of legal issues.
Provides legal information and advice for the following issues depending on attorney availability:
- Auto accidents
- Birth injuries
- Consumer law
- Criminal defense
- Family law
- Finance
- Immigration
- Landlord-tenant law
- Medical negligence
- Personal injury
- Property law
- Worker's rights/wage claims
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General Legal Aid
Contract Law
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Alimony Assistance
Paternity Suits
Warranty Complaints
Consumer Fraud Reporting
Adoption Legal Services
Housing Complaints
Divorce Assistance
Consumer Law
Emancipation of Minors
Naturalization Support/Legal Services
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Housing Discrimination Assistance
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Eviction Prevention Legal Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Adult Guardianship Assistance
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Assistance
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Comprehensive Immigration/Naturalization Services
Operates several advice clinics at a variety of locations and times, makes referrals to volunteer attorneys and provides public information for low-income clients. Attorneys are on staff and can sometimes provide emergency legal services. Fill out an intake on the website.
Operates several advice clinics at a variety of locations and times (including evenings), makes referrals to volunteer attorneys and provides public information for low-income clients.
Volunteer Legal Services has attorneys on staff and can provide limited emergency services depending on the client's legal issue.
Clients are encouraged to call or come by for legal assistance and referrals to other organizations.
Current clinic times and locations are available online and appointments are required for some clinics (check website for clinic times and details).
Areas of assistance can include:
- Family Law
- Landlord/Tenant
- Foreclosure
- Consumer and Business
- Bankruptcy
- Vacation of Criminal Records
- Reinstatement of Drivers License
- Veteran Assistance
- Wills, Probate, Guardianship and Power of Attorney.
Also serves as a referral partner with the Federal Civil Rights Clinic. Will direct clients to the clinic for intake, appointments, and follow up.
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Driver License Retention/Reinstatement Assistance
Will Preparation Assistance
Lawyer Referral Services
Self Representation Assistance
Consumer Law
General Legal Aid
Specialized Information and Referral
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Divorce Assistance
Coordinates free civil legal aid for low-income citizens with the help of licensed attorneys and skilled staff. Also provides legal forms to the public for many different civil legal issues.
Coordinates civil legal aid with the help of licensed attorneys and skilled staff in the categories of vacation of criminal record, eviction prevention, protection orders / trauma-informed family law, divorce, custody, support, general legal aid, guardianship and wills, and landlord/tenant issues from the perspective of the tenant.
Offers a bi-weekly Civil Tribal Legal Clinic addressing family law, landlord/tenant, wills and estate planning, contracts, and homeownership. Offers a weekly Drop-In Clinic at the Cowlitz County Hall of Justice, and a bi-weekly general civil legal clinic. Offers a bi-weekly legal clinic at Cowlitz Family Health Center. Also provides free legal forms to the public for different civil legal issues.
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Comprehensive Family Law Services
Will Preparation Assistance
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
General Legal Aid
Native American/Tribal Law
Bankruptcy Assistance
Adult Guardianship Assistance
Eviction Prevention Legal Assistance
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Child Guardianship Assistance
Offers low-cost mediation in person, over the phone and at small claims court. Mediates neighborhood problems, landlord-tenant, foreclosure, family problems or employer/employee problems. Cannot assist in issues involving drugs or violence.
Services are provided by trained professional mediators who volunteer their time. Services include:
- Face-to-face mediation
- Conflict coaching for problems
- Some simple negotiation over the telephone
TYPES OF PROBLEMS THE CENTER WILL HANDLE:
- Neighborhood problems (noise, pets, parking, lawn & garden, property line problems and other nuisances)
- Landlord-tenant issues (deposits, repairs, damages, eviction prevention due to COVID, etc. )
- Real estate or personal property
- Foreclosure mediation
- Business consumer problems (faulty merchandise, refunds, exchanges, etc. )
- Employer/employee grievances
- School problems involving faculty or administration, students or parents
- Family issues such as problems related to divorce and parenting plans
- Other domestic problems not involving violence, restraining orders, or other factors that require professional intervention or assistance.
TYPES OF PROBLEMS NOT HANDLED:
- Any problem requiring legal assistance, such as filing lawsuits, criminal defenses, will preparation, etc.
- Issues involving drug/alcohol abuse, domestic violence, abuse to children, or issues where one or more parties fears abuse
- Problems where a party cannot speak adequately on their own behalf, although can work with clients who have a case manager.
All clients must be able to keep agreements made
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Labor Arbitration/Mediation
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Divorce Assistance
Rental Security Deposit Complaints
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Housing Complaints
Mediation
Labor and Employment Law
Consumer Law
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Focuses on children's unique needs prior to separation, during divorce, and in other family residential changes. Required by Kitsap County Superior Court.
This four hour seminar focuses on children’s unique needs prior to separation, during divorce, and in other family residential changes. Learn about developmental stages, the grief process, positive ways to communicate with your child’s other parent and much more. This seminar is approved by the Kitsap County Superior Court for parents involved in divorce, legal separation, or paternity actions. Please visit the Kitsap County Superior Court website to learn more about this court requirement. We do not allow co-parents to attend the same class without additional documentation. Contact the class coordinator to receive the proper paperwork if you and your co-parent wish to attend the same class.
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Court Ordered Parenting Programs
Parenting Skills Classes
Child Development Classes
Provides free 1-hour appointments for advice on family law legal issues involving domestic violence. Attorneys at the clinic are not able to provide representation. Serves low-income residents in East, Northeast and Southeast King County.
ELAP provides free 1-hour appointments with a family law attorney for advice and consultation on family law legal issues involving domestic violence.
Attorney volunteers are not able to provide full representation or represent clients in court.
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Grandparent Rights
Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
Family Justice Centers
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Adoption Legal Services
Divorce Assistance
Emancipation of Minors
Judicial Advocacy
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Paternity Suits
Provides free legal assistance by phone for LGBTQ people and their legal advocates. Focuses on helping with custody disputes, separation or divorce, and immigration or asylum. Can potentially assist with other topics as well.
Provides free legal assistance by phone for LGBTQ people and their legal advocates. Focuses on helping with custody disputes, separation or divorce, and immigration or asylum. Can potentially assist with other topics as well.
Advocates for equitable public policies affecting the LGBTQ community, and conducts community education on LGBTQ issues.
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Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Legal Information Services
Asylum Application Filing Assistance
LGBTQ Advocacy Groups
Offers a one-one appointment with a volunteer attorney. Clinics offered in family law (custody, visitation, divorce, etc.), general law (landlord/tenant, collections, etc.) and bankruptcy. Clinics are held weekly and monthly.
Advice clinics offer one-on-one appointments with a volunteer attorney for civil law matters only. Topics include family law (custody, visitation, divorce, guardianship, etc.), elder law, general law, debt/bankruptcy (Chapter 7 only), and wills/estates. Clinics are held weekly and monthly. Self-help materials and forms available as well.
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General Legal Aid
Elder Law
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Legal Counseling
Bankruptcy Assistance
Adult Guardianship Assistance
Child Guardianship Assistance
Provides a day center for women and girls of any age who are involved with commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking but are transitioning out. Offers food, clothing, laundry, hygiene items and showers, as well as overnight stays.
Provides a safe haven for women and girls of any age who have been involved in commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking.
Confidential day center provides food, clothing, laundry, hygiene items and showers, as well as the possibility of an overnight stay.
Center also offers support such as free counseling and therapy, mentoring, support groups, transportation to medical appointments and court dates, life skill classes, GED prep classes, case management and referrals to other resources. Offers internships for learning job skills in administrative work, retail and coffee making. Also provides job referrals through partner organizations.
Virtual appointments may be made with an attorney to assist with parenting plans, criminal record expungement or immigration assistance.
Organization is faith-based.
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Comprehensive Immigration/Naturalization Services
Human Trafficking Support Groups
Public Showers/Baths
Soup Kitchens
Case/Care Management
Laundry Facilities
General Clothing Provision
Sex Trade Related Helplines
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Human Trafficking Hotlines
Occupation Specific Job Training
Job Search/Placement
Transportation for Endangered People
Sexual Assault Counseling
Internship Programs
Human Trafficking Shelters
Sex Trade Transition Programs
Personal/Grooming Supplies
This 12-week parenting program is intended to improve the lives of children by promoting healthy father-child relationships and increasing positive male involvement.
This 12-week parenting program is intended to improve the lives of children by promoting healthy father-child relationships and increasing positive male involvement.
Based on the award winning curriculum "Nurturing Father" this program examines the roots of father, child development, balancing work and father, and conflict resolution.
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Parenting Skills Classes
Court Ordered Parenting Programs
Provides Legal information on the following topics: Divorce, Parenting Plan Modification, Paternity, Third-Party Custody and Protection Orders. Also provides services for Land Lord/Tennant Issues and Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Provides Legal information on the following topics: Divorce, Parenting Plan Modification, Paternity, Third-Party Custody and Protection Orders. Also provides services for Land Lord/Tennant Issues, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Bankruptcy, and Will preparation
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Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Paternity/Maternity Establishment
Divorce Assistance
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Arbitration
Will Preparation Assistance
Mediation
Legal Information Services
Bankruptcy Assistance
Provides legal representation in selected cases that affect large numbers of women or set legal precedents in the Pacific Northwest.
Offers legal representation for issues that affect large numbers of women or set legal precedents in the Pacific Northwest.
Services are available only for selected cases in areas such as:
Discrimination in employment:
- Employment discrimination or other adverse employment actions against survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking
- Refusal of employer to provide leave to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking
- Change in terms of employment based on status as a parent or caregiver
- Change in terms of employment based on pregnancy
- Employment discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity/expression
Discrimination in schools, including athletic equity and schools' mishandling of sexual harassment or sexual assault.
Family law:
- Discrimination against DV survivors by CPS: Children removed from a parent's care based on allegations that the parent failed to protect children from domestic violence by the other parent
- Refusal of court to order abuser to surrender weapons in a DV Protection Order case or appeals filed by an abuser ordered to surrender weapons
- Abusive litigation against survivors of domestic violence
- Alleged father seeks parental rights for a child conceived as a result of sexual assault
- Parental rights terminated due to parent's incarceration
Nonconsensual pornography AKA "revenge porn": Cases in which private, intimate images of a person are distributed without her or his consent
Anti-LGBTQ discrimination, such as:
- Disfavorable treatment of LGBTQ parents in family law cases
- Denial of insurance coverage for transgender persons Denial of access to health care, including:
- Reproductive health care, including abortion, contraception, or emergency contraception
- Health care for LGBTQ patients
- Health care or other services for incarcerated women
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Labor and Employment Law
Education Discrimination Assistance
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
General Legal Aid
Constitutional/Civil Rights Groups
Paternity Suits
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Group Advocacy
Employment Discrimination Assistance
Class Action Litigation
Offers children and family counseling, treatment for child victims of sexual abuse, and coordination of family support services, including parent education, parenting classes, and family advocate services to promote the self-sufficiency and well-being of families.
Offers children and family counseling, treatment for child victims of sexual abuse, and coordination of family support services, including parent education, parenting classes, and family advocate services to promote the self-sufficiency and well-being of families.
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Family Counseling Agencies
Parent Support Groups
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Court Ordered Parenting Programs
Child Sexual Abuse Counseling
Child Guidance
Parenting Skills Classes
Adolescent/Youth Counseling
Family Support Centers/Outreach
Program that supports formerly incarcerated individuals. Offers mentorship, training and employment classes. Also offers assistance with housing, legal assistance, basic needs (such as clothing, hygiene products), as well as transportation options.
CORE – Community-Opportunity-Reentry-Education is a program dedicated to supporting individuals who are transitioning out of Washington state’s correctional system. Through advocacy, case management, and volunteer mentors, we offer guidance and support to help navigate the challenges faced during the reentry process. Additionally, we provide free onsite services such as job readiness training, a clothing closet, hygiene kits, assistance finding housing and legal resources, and family reunification services such as mediation, court ordered classes, and supervised child visitation.
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Mediation
General Clothing Provision
Job Search/Placement
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Court Ordered Parenting Programs
Ex-Offender Reentry Programs
Adult Mentoring Programs
Personal/Grooming Supplies