WSU Vancouver resources
- Access Center—Accommodations, auxiliary aids and services for students with disabilities
- Career Services—Funding for training, professional clothing, equipment and more
- Cougar Food Pantry—Free, nonperishable items for students in need of food
- Counseling Services—Counseling, workshops, and crisis and consultation services
- Health Services—Basic health care services at no cost
- Veterans Affairs—VA educational benefits assistance
Community resources
Food, clothing, household goods
- Department of Social and Health Services—Financial, medical, childcare, clothing assistance—877-501-2233
- Neighbors Helping Neighbors—Clothing, food, household items—360-887-3354
- Giving Closet—Free clothing for all ages—360-993-4800
- One Life—Food—360-904-1273
- North City Community Food Bank—Food—360-687-5007
- FISH of Vancouver—Food—360-695-4903
- Fish of Orchards—Clothing, food—360-256-2440
- Woodland Community Service Center—Clothing, legal, insurance, nutrition, home-buying classes—360-225-9998
- Amboy Emergency Food Bank—Food—360-247-5448
- Clark County Food Bank—Food—360-693-0939
Counseling
- Columbia River Mental Health Services—360-993-3000 (appointments), 800-626-8137 (crisis)
- Consumer Voices Are Born—866-944-2822
- Community Services Northwest—360-397-8484
- Wellness Program—Free mental health services for low-income and uninsured—360-546-1722
- Children’s Center—Children ages 2 – 18 and their families, medical coupons, sliding scale—360-699-2244
- Clark County Crisis Line—Professional counselors will answer your call—800-626-8137
Employment assistance
- Work Source Washington—Workshops, job searches, job leads—888-316-5627
- Partners in Careers—Specialized job training and employment services—360-696-8417
Legal assistance, tenant landlord dispute
- NW Justice Project and Clear Hotline—Legal counsel (not accepting criminal cases)—360-693-6130, 888-201-1014
- Clark County Volunteer Lawyers—Family and general law—360-695-5313
- Community Mediation Services—360-334-5862
Utilities assistance
- Clark Public Utilities—Payment assistance program—360-992-3000
Rent and mortgage assistance, education, eviction prevention
- Share – ASPIRE Program—360-448-2121
- NW Justice Project and Clear Hotline—Low-income residents, people age 60 and older regardless of income—360-693-6130, 888-201-1014
Veterans services
- VA Portland Health Care System—Vancouver Campus—Health, benefits—360-696-4061
- VA Homeless Housing Program—Permanent, transitional and emergency housing; inpatient mental health and drug addiction counseling—800-827-1000
- Partners in Careers—Homeward Bound program for women veterans and veterans parenting children; mentoring, job referrals, training—360-696-8417
- Clark County Veterans Assistance Center—Referrals, counseling, service officer—360-693-7030
- Vancouver Veterans of Foreign War Post—Referrals, counseling, service officer—360-254-0155
Youth services
- Janus Youth
- Oak Bridge Youth Shelter—Immediate shelter and crisis intervention for youth in Vancouver and the Southwest Washington area who do not have a safe place to go. Ages 9 – 17—360-891-2634, 888-979-4357
- The Perch Day—If you are homeless, couch surfing, or unstably housed, resources are available at The Perch for youth ages 15 – 24. The Perch offers a safe place for youth in Clark County to hang out, take a shower, do laundry, or get a bite to eat—360-314-5716
- Clark County Teen Talk—Peer-to-peer support—360-397-2428
- Children’s Home Society of Washington Vancouver Family Resource Center—360-695-1325
Medical, dental, vision, hearing and family planning
- Sea Mar Community Health Center—Medical services (By appointment ONLY)—360-896-5128
- Sea Mar Community Health Center - Dental—Sliding fee, medicaid and private insurance, emergency care—360-574-4074
- Free Clinic of Southwest Washington—Medical, dental, prescription assistance, immunizations. Call for info on dental and vision care—360-313-1390
- Planned Parenthood - Vancouver Health Center—Women’s health; STD checks provided for women and men—888-875-7820
- Clark County Public Health—Birth and death certificates, client check-in, drinking water and wells, food establishments, hazardous and solid waste (garbage), medical records and septic systems—360-397-8000
- Administration and general services—Data and reports, child and family health, and emergency preparedness
- Cascade AIDS Project—Free rapid and confidential gay/bi/trans HIV testing clinic, case management—360-750-7964
- Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA)—Provides free information about health care coverage and access to help improve the lives of all Washington state residents. Assists people of all ages with questions or concerns about health care coverage—800-562-6900
- Council for the Homeless—Agencies that offer free personal voicemail boxes—360-993-9561
- Share—Shelter, meals, support—360-448-212