Community Resources

Post-High School and FAFSA

College Board
Organization that connects students to college success and opportunity through programs and services focused on college readiness and success.
College Success Foundation
Empowering students, families, and communities to ensure that students are prepared for college.
Passport to Careers
Helps former foster youth and unaccompanied homeless youth prepare for and succeed in college, apprenticeships, or pre-apprenticeship programs.
Federal Student Aid
Apply for financial aid for college or graduate school.
Next Gen Zone
A career center dedicated to young adults that combines education, career skills training, community and employment resources.

Local

Shelter Me Spokane
Provides bed availability counts and contact information for shelters in the Spokane area.
Directory of Congregations and Community Resources
Provides links to resources within Spokane County for homeless programs, food and clothing, parenting resources, before- and after-school programs & summer programs, child care, K-12 education, health care resources, and more.
Spokane Homeless Coalition
Meets each month to address the challenges of homelessness in the greater Spokane area.
Spokane Housing Authority
Works with communities to facilitate quality affordable housing options. Provides rental assistance through vouchers (section 8) and public housing units.
Early Support for Infants and Toddlers
Assists families of children, birth to age three, who have developmental delays or have a condition that may result in a developmental delay.
Spokane Area Head Start/Early Head Start/ECEAP
Provides high quality education, health and social services for the wellbeing of young children and their families.

State

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Oversees kindergarten through 12th grade education in Washington state; specifically provides support for the federal McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth program.
Washington Connection
The online application website for all Washington State DSHS benefits.
Building Changes
Works to improve housing stability and advances educational success for students experiencing homelessness.
Office of Homeless Youth
Leads statewide efforts to reduce and prevent homelessness for youth and young adults.
Washington 2-1-1
A statewide database of community resources.

National

National Center for Homeless Education at SERVE (NCHE)
The US Department of Education’s technical assistance and information center for homeless education.
School House Connection
Promotes success for children and youth experiencing homelessness, from birth through higher education.
National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth (NAEHCY)
Serves as the voice and social conscience for the education of children and youth experiencing homelessness.