Links: Health & Human Services

ONE-STOP SHOPPING:

United Way Helpline

Helpline can assist you by connecting you with the human services you need through the largest free information and referral network in Pierce County.

Health:

Tacoma Pierce County Health Department 3629 South D Street, Tacoma WA 98418-6813 Phone (253) 798-6500 or (800) 992-2456 ext.6500

Washington's Tobacco Quit Line English: (877) 270-STOP Spanish: (877) 2NO-FUME TTY/TDD Users: (877) 777-6534

Pierce County AIDS Foundation 625 Commerce Street Suite 10, Tacoma WA. 98402 (253) 383-2565 Phone (253) 597-6682 Fax (253) 627-7630 TTY

Food Bank:

Families Unlimited Network (FUN) Barbara Severson 2610 Sunset Drive West University Place WA 98466 (253) 460-3134

Humane Society:

The Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County 2608 Center Street Tacoma WA 98409 (253) 383-2733

Domestic Violence:

Tacoma Domestic Violence Advocate (253) 591-5164 (253) 591-5153 TDD

Crystal Judson Family Justice Center / Tacoma Domestic Violence Helpline (253) 798-4166 (253) 798-6050 TTY

Domestic Violence Hotline (24 Hour) (800) 562-6025 Provides referrals to shelters, legal services, medical services, and other resources.

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Fair Housing & Discrimination:

Tacoma Human Rights Department (253) 591-5151 Phone (253) 591-5050 Fax

Washington State Human Rights Commission (360) 753-6770 Olympia Headquarters (206) 464-6500 Seattle Office (800) 605-7324 Toll Free (206) 587-5168 TTY

Fair Housing Center of Washington 1517 Fawcett Ave # 250, Tacoma WA 98405 (253) 274-9523 Phone (888) 766-8800 Toll Free (253) 274-8220 Fax info@FHCwashington.org Email

Washington Protection and Advocacy System 180 West Dayton, Suite 102, Edmonds WA 98020 (206) 324-1521 Phone (800) 562-2702 Toll Free (800) 905-0209 TTY wpas@wpas-rights.org Email Provides free advocacy services for disabled and mentally ill people in Washington.

Housing and Urban Development - Fair Housing (800) 669-9777 Handles discrimination complaints in Section 8 housing.

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Legal Help:

Volunteer Legal Services 930 Tacoma Avenue South, Suite 535 (253) 572-5134 A project of the Tacoma/Pierce County Bar Association.

Pierce County Dispute Resolution Center 917 Pacific Ave, Suite 206, Tacoma WA 98402 (253) 572-3657 Phone (253) 572-3579 Fax

NW Women's Law Center 119 South Main Street, Suite 410, Seattle WA 98104-2592 (206) 621-7691 Legal Information & Referral (206) 682-9552 Office Phone (206) 521-4317 TTY (206) 682-9556 Fax nwwlc@nwwlc.org Email The NWWLC provides information and assistance to both women and men.

NW Justice - Tacoma Office 715 Tacoma Ave S, Tacoma WA 98402 (253) 272-7879 Phone (888) 201-1015 Toll Free (253) 272-8226 Fax tac@nwjustice.org Email In partnership with Tacoma Volunteer Lawyers.

Washington Protection and Advocacy System 315 Fifth Ave S, Suite 850, Seattle WA 98104 (800) 562-2702 Toll Free (206) 324-1521 Phone (800) 905-0209 TTY (206) 957-0729 Fax wpas@wpas-rights.org Email Provides free advocacy services for disabled and mentall ill people in Washington.

Washington State Bar Association 2101 4th Avenue, Fourth Floor, Seattle WA 98121-2330 (800) 945-9722 Toll Free (206) 443-9722 Phone (206) 727-8319 Fax questions@wsba.org Email Enter 'landlord or tenant' into their site's search engine to find people who do landlord-tenant mediation, as well as lots of other landlord-tenant information

Washington State Attorney General (360) 753-6200 Phone (800) 692-5082 ConsumerLine (800) 551-4636 Consumer Protection Division emailago@atg.wa.gov Email You can get a listing of ConsumerLine tapes dealing with landlord-tenant issues by pressing 1, then 048.

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Rent and Utilities Assistance:

St. Vincent De Paul (253) 474-0519

Metropolitan Development Council 721 South Fawcett, Suite 204, Tacoma WA 98402 (253) 383-3921

Martin Luther King Center Housing Exchange (253) 597-4804

Tacoma Power (253) 502-8000 Main Switchboard (253) 502-8343 TTY (253) 502-8572 Fax power@cityoftacoma.org Email If tenant is low income, Tacoma City Light will do weatherization; owner has to agree. There are rate discounts for disabled people and low-income seniors, as well as an electric bill assistance program, "Project Need."

Pierce County Sewer 2401 South 35th Street Tacoma, WA 98409 (253) 565-3440

Tacoma Water 3628 South 35th Street Tacoma, WA 98409 (253) 502-8247 (Within Washington State),

Pierce County Fire District #3 3909 - 40th Street West University Place, WA 98466 (253) 564-1622 (non-emergency) (253) 564-1629 Fax

Household Assistance

Operation Hands On 8427 27th Street West University Place WA 98466 (253) 273-9616

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Other:

Better Business Bureau Use the zip code search or the BBB state directory to locate which Better Business Bureau to contact.

Housing and Urban Development (800) 685-8470 Handles general Section 8 complaints.

Clear Point Financial Solutions P.O. Box 71570, Richmond, Virginia 23255 1-877-877-1995 www.clearpointcreditcounselingsolutions.org

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