
Hopelink

About
Founded in 1971, Hopelink is a nonprofit organization working to end poverty. Hopelink is one of six Community Action Agencies (CAA) serving the residents of King County, Washington. Each year, Hopelink helps more than 63,000 people through programs that provide stability and the skills and knowledge needed to exit poverty.
Hopelink provides a network of critical social services through different programs such as housing, transportation, financial literacy, food banks, employment programs, and adult education, just to name a few. Please visit Hopelink’s website to learn more about the work their doing to address the unique needs of their community and for program eligibility.
HOPELINK MISSION: “To promote self-sufficiency for all members of our community; we help people make lasting change.”
HOPELINK VISION: “A community free of poverty.”
Services
- Adult Education
- This service area includes programs such as GED classes, citizenship services, ELL, and cooking and nutrition.
- Children & Youth Services
- This service area includes programs such as after school and summer programs, head start, childcare, and housing services for youth.
- Disability + Senior Services
- This service area includes programs such as adult day centers, food home delivery, housing services, and utility discounts.
- Transportation
- This service area includes programs such as bus passes, gas cards, medical transportation and van service.
- Employment Assistance
- This service area includes programs such as career planning, social enterprises, job assistance, vocational skills and training and WorkFirst community jobs.
- Emergency Services
- This service area includes programs such as food banks, emergency shelters, motel vouchers and rental/mortgage assistance.
- Energy Assistance & Weatherization
- This service area includes programs such as emergency shut off prevention, energy assistance, heating system repairs, minor home repair and weatherization.
- Food & Nutritional Programs
- This service area includes programs such as food banks, meal sites, and SNAP (food stamps).
- Housing Assistance
- This service area includes programs such as affordable housing, permanent supportive housing, rental assistance, and homelessness prevention and rapid rehousing.
- Money Management
- This service area includes programs such as credit builder loans, financial counseling and education, foreclosure prevention loans and free tax preparation assistance.,
- Victim & Legal Services
- This service area includes programs such as crime victims advocacy, domestic violence prevention, legal referrals and services, and voicemail.
Programs
- Adult Basic Education
- Affordable and/or Subsidized Housing
- Bus Passes/Tokens
- Career Planning
- Community Garden
- Community Kitchen/Social Enterprise
- Digital Skills Education
- Discounted Bus Passes
- Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)
- Emergency Funds
- Emergency Shelter - Adults
- Emergency Shelter - Women
- Emergency Shelter-Families/Youth
- Energy Assistance
- Energy/Utility Assistance
- English Language Classes ELL
- Family Literacy Programs
- Financial Assistance
- Food Backpacks for Schools
- Food Bank/Pantry
- Food Drives
- Food Home Delivery
- Free Tax Preparation Assistance
- Gas Cards
- GED Classes
- Homelessness Prevention/Rapid Rehousing
- Housing Services-Seniors
- Housing Services-Special Needs
- Housing Services-Veterans
- Job Assistance-Immigrants & Refugees
- Job Readiness
- Job Search/Employment Assistance
- Legal Referrals
- Life Skills Training
- Limited Language Assistance
- Medical Transportation
- Mobile Food Distribution
- Mobility Management
- Permanent Supportive Housing
- Rental/Mortgage Assistance
- Rural Transportation
- Senior Energy Program
- Summer Food Program
- Transitional Housing
- Van Service
