Health ~ Housing ~ Food
Emergency Needs
Center for Advocacy & Sexual Assault 426-6925
Community Action Council (limited utility assistance) 426-9726
Community Service Office (CSO), DSHS (financial assistance, medical coupons, and food stamps) or 800-222-8295 TDD 1-800-833-6388
Crisis Clinic (crisis intervention/community resources) (24 hrs) 586-2800
North Mason 1-800-627-2211
Mason County Transit (Dial-A-Ride and bus routes) 427-5033 or 1-800-374-3747
Kitsap County Crisis Clinic (Bremerton) (360) 479-3033
Kitsap Sexual Assault Center - Crisis Line (24 hrs) North Mason (360) 479-8500
Mason County Shelter 427-6919
Red Cross (assistance for natural disasters & house fires) Thurston/Mason
Chapter Olympia (24 hrs) 352-8575 Kitsap/N Mason (360) 377-3761
Salvation Army (emergency gas, food, prescriptions) 426-8461
Matlock 426-3091 Belfair, Hoodsport, Lilliwaup, & Union 275-6031
South Puget Intertribal Planning Agency (assistance for tribal members) 426-3990
Saint Vincent de Paul, Belfair (limited emergency assistance) 275-6199
Turning Pointe – Domestic Violence Services 432-1212 or 1-877-923-1212
Veterans Assistance Fund 426-4546
FOOD & NUTRITION
FOOD BANKS:
Shelton - Saints Pantry (open Tues and Wed 10am-12pm) 427-8847
The Hope Chest Emergency Food Bank
Transit Community Center
432 0815 426 3596
Hood Canal Food Bank 877-6507
Matlock Food Bank 426-1903 or 426-7632
North Mason Food Bank, Belfair 275-4615
Food Stamps, DSHS – CSO 1-800-222-8295
Senior Health & Nutrition Prog (Senior Centers) Shelton 426-7374
Women,Infants,Children (WIC) Nutrition Program (CAC) 426-9726
Gateway Outreach, every Sunday 12-1pm across from Safeway, next to SOCK, second Tuesday and third Wednesday 10am-12pm
Shelton Community Kitchen
Warm meals daily
on 2nd St 426-0084
COUNSELING / MENTAL HEALTH
Behavioral Health Services (BHR) (mental health) (24 hrs)
426-1696 or 1-800-825-4820
Crisis Clinic (crisis intervention, referrals to counselors) (24 hrs
586-2800 or (North Mason) 1-800-627-2211
Mason Co Youth Programs (employment for special needs youth, 16 - 22) 426-1200
Home Mental Health (Providence SoundHomeCare 426-7928 or 1-800-869-7062
Skokomish Tribe - Family Therapy Program 426-7788
South Sound Mental Health Services (SSMHS) 754-7576 or 1-800-339-7581
Squaxin Island Tribe - Mental Health Program 427-9006
Teen Care Line (Crisis Clinic) (24 hours) 586-2777 or 1-800-627-2211
CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY
Alcohol / Drug 24-Hour Help Line (support & information) _____ TDD 1-800-562-1240
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) (including Alanon & Alateen) _
Oly (24 hrs) 352-7344
Alternatives Professional Counseling (Olympia)_357-7986
Mason County Drug Abuse Prevention __ 427-9670 x588 or 360-4467 x588 (N Mason)
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) (for any chemical dependency) Oly (24 hrs) 754-4433
Recovery Services (Chemical Dependency Outpatient Program), BHR 704-7170
Providence St Peter Chemical Dependency Center (detox) 432-8692 or 1-800-332-0465
Sea Mar Behavioral Health (incl. Spanish speaking services) 704-7590
Skokomish Tribe Alcohol and Chemical Dependency Tanif Program 426-7788
South Sound Clinic (methadone program)______ (Lacey) 413-6910 or 1-888-764-7243
Squaxin Island Tribal Center - Alcohol Program 426-1582
True North
Student Assistance and Treatment Services (located at Shelton High school in library) 360-427-2050
HEALTH / HOSPITALS & CLINICS
AIDS Hotline, National 800-342-2437 or 800-344-7432
(Spanish)or TTY 1-800-243-7889
Assured Home Health & Hospice 1-800-833-9404
Care Net Pregnancy Center (preg counseling/testing, baby supplies) 427-9171
Celebrate Life Pregnancy Crisis & Support Center Belfair 275-8021
Choice Regional Health Network (low-income insurance) 493-4550
Dental Clinic, Sea Mar Community Health (low income) 570-8016 or 570-7902
First Steps (at risk teens /pregnant women) 1-877-980-9180
Harrison Memorial Hospital, Bremerton 377-3911 Emerg Rm 792-6710
Health Care Center (walk-in accepted, sliding scale, medical coupons) 426-9717
Health Department, Mason County - Personal Health Division: AIDS Testing
HIV/AIDS, Case Mgmt, Children's Services, Immunization, Maternity Support
Pregnancy Testing , STD Clinic, Vital Records 427-9670 ext 400
North Mason 275-4467 ext 400
Hospice, Providence SoundHomeCare 426-7928 or 1-800-869-7062
Mason General HospitalMain 426-1611 or N Mason 275-8614
Medical Assistance (coupons), CSO (DSHS) 1-800-222-8295
Paratransit Services (transportation to medical appointments) 1-800-846-5438
Planned Parenthood (birth control, pregnancy testing/counseling) 426-2933
Poison Center, WA (info for poison/overdose) (24 hrs) V/TDD 1-800-222-1222
Providence SoundHomeCare (in-home assistance)_ 426-7928 or 1-800-869-7062
Referral & Workforce Resource Center 1-800-970-5456 24 hours
Sea Mar Community Health Center, Medical (low income/Hispanic) 491-1399
Senior Case Management (Area Agency on Aging) 427-2225 x11
Skokomish Indian Tribe - Health Services 426-5755
Squaxin Island Tribe Health Clinic 427-9006
Thurston-Mason Medical Society (physical referral) 352-1417
Documents needed for DSHS
Copy of ID
-Birth Certificate
-Drivers License
Proof of Residency
-PUD or other utility statement with current address
-Rental agreement with name and address
-Address Verification form from DSHS
Income past three months
-Statement from Employer
-payroll or paystub
Tax Return, optional if you don’t have other paperwork
-current or last filed
HOUSING ASSISTANCE / EMERGENCY SHELTERS
Community Action Council (rental, utilities assistance) 426-9726
Housing Authority, Mason (housing for low-income, disabled, elderly) 426-9726
Kitsap Community Resources (shelter) N Mason 377-0053 or 1-800-338-3363
or (after hrs) 479-3033
Mason County Shelter (emergency shelter and Rental Assistance) 427-6919
South Puget Sound Intertribal Planning Agency (tribal housing) 426-3990
Turning Pointe (domestic violence shelter) 432-1212 or 1-877-923-1212
For additional emergency shelter info, call The Crisis Clinic 586-2800