Human Service Resources

Contact Information
Guy B. Williams, M.Ed.
Human Services Manager
Renton, WA 98057

Help Lines

  • Crisis Clinic Community Information: 2-1-1
  • 1-877-211-9274 / TDD 206-461-3610. Operators will direct you to telephone numbers for local health and human services, including housing, food and clothing, volunteering, caregiver resources, legal help, utility assistance, health care, and disability services.

Guide to Social Services

Addiction

Alcoholics Anonymous
206-587-2838

Al-Anon / Alateen (family support)
206-625-0000

Gambling Helpline
1-800-547-6133

Narcotics Anonymous (24-hour helpline)
253-872-3494

Recovery Services of King County
206-263-8997

Therapeutic Health Services
425-747-7892

Valley Cities Behavioral Health (counseling)
253-939-4055

WA Recovery Help Line (24-hour helpline)
1-866-789-1511

Children & Youth

Akin
206-624-6477 

Big Brothers/Big Sisters
206-763-9060

Birthday Dreams
425-988-3954

Boys & Girls Club
206-436-1920

Child Abuse Hotline (Report)
1-866-363-4276

Child Protective Services
1-800-609-8764

Child Care Resources
206-329-5544

Child Support – DSHS
206-341-7000

Children’s Therapy Center (special needs)
253-216-0720

Children’s Village Child Care
425-227-8912

Eastside Baby Corner (basic needs)
425-865-0234

Foster Care Licensing
888-543-7414

Kindering Center (special needs)
425-747-4004

King County Library Study Zone
425-369-3312

Learning Land Child Care
425-235-1849

Lighthouse Early Learning & Development
253-939-0870

Lutheran Community Services NW
509-735-6446

Treehouse (foster children)
206-767-7000

Washington Autism Alliance
425-894-7231

Westside Baby (basic needs)
206-767-1662

Working Connections
1-800-482-4325

Wraparound Intensive Services/WISe
206-263-9000

YMCA Coal Creek
425-282-1500

EDUCATION

After School All Stars
253-246-7665

Akin
206-624-6477

Communities in Schools of Renton/Tukwila
425-430-6658

Issaquah School District
425-837-7000

Kent School District
235-373-7000

Renton School District
425-204-2300

Child Find (developmental assessment)
425-204-2210

Early Childhood (education and assistance)
425-204-2210

Meadowcrest Early Childhood Center
425-204-2200

Renton Technical College
425-235-2352

PARENTS

Akin
206-624-6477

Changes (parent support)
1-888-468-2620 

Institute for Family Development
253-874-3630 

Kinship Care (extended family raising kids)
1-877-501-2233

Ukrainian Community Center of WA
425-480-8229

Wellspring Family Services
425-450-0332

TEENS

Akin
206-624-6477

Cedar River Clinic
425-255-0471

Friends of Youth
425-228-5776 

Somali Youth & Family Club
425-207-8297

Teen Link (crisis clinic and helpline)
1-866-833-6546

Threads of Change (clothing)
641-715-3900

YMCA Social Impact Center
206-382-5340

City of Renton

24-hour Job Line
425-430-7652

Airport
425-430-7471

Animal Control
425-430-7550

Animal Licenses
425-430-6850

Business Licenses
425-430-6851

City Clerk
425-430-6510

City Council
425-430-6501

City of Renton (main line)
425-430-6400

City of Renton TTY
425-430-6511

Code Enforcement – Graffiti
425-430-7373

Community Center
425-430-6700

Court, Municipal

425-430-6550

Development Services
425-430-7200

Domestic Violence Advocate
425-430-6654 

Emergency Management
425-430-7027

Employment – Human Resources
425-430-7650

Finance
425-430-6850

Fire and Emergency Services
425-430-7000

Human Services
425-430-6650

Maplewood Golf Course
425-430-6800

Mayor’s Office
425-430-6500

Neighborhood Program
425-430-6548

Parks and Recreation
425-430-6600

Picnic Shelter Reservations
425-430-6700

Police Department
425-430-7500

Recycling
425-430-7396

Senior Activity Center
425-430-6633

Utility Billing and discounts
425-430-6852

Consumer Protection

Better Business Bureau
206-431-2222

Consumer Line
800-692-5082

WA Consumer Protection
1-800-551-4636

Disabilities

For referrals to programs for disabled individuals in King County, call Community Living Connections at 206-962-8467.

Aging & Disability Services
1-800-422-3263

ARC of King County
1-877-964-0600

Alliance of People with Disabilities
206-545-7055

AtWork! (ages 21-65)
425-274-4000

Blind, Department of Services for the
206-906-5500

Blind, National Federation for the
605-468-8004

Bridge Disability Ministries
425-885-1006

Center for Independence
253-582-1253

Children’s Therapy Center
253-854-5660

Deaf-Blind Service Center
206-323-9178

FLASH (discounts for disabled)
206-684-0050

Friendship Line (conversation with volunteers)
1-800-971-0016

Hearing Loss Association of WA
301-657-2248

Hearing, Speech, and Deafness Center
206-323-5770

Job Accommodation Network
1-800-526-7234

Kindering Center
425-747-4004

King County Disability Services
206-684-0660

Lighthouse Early Learning & Development
253-939-0870

Lighthouse for the Blind
206-322-4200

Northwest Access Fund
206-328-5116

Northwest ADA Center
1-800-949-4232

Puget Sound Personnel (employment)
425-562-1231

Tavon Learning Center
425-999-2269

Volunteer Services (chore assistance)
206-328-5787

WA Autism Alliance
425-894-7231

WA Council for the Blind
1-800-255-1147

WA Division of Developmental Disabilities
253-372-5770

WA State Relay Service
711

WA Assistive Technology Program
1-800-214-8731

*TTY Phones (deaf to hearing)
1-800-833-6388

*Voice Phones (hearing to deaf)
1-800-833-6384

Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault

Abused Deaf Women’s Advocacy TTY
206-726-0093

Asian & Pacific Islander Women
206-467-9976

Catherine Booth House (shelter)
206-324-4943

CHAYA (helpline)
1-877-922-4292

City of Renton–Domestic Violence Advocate
425-430-6654

Consejo
206-461-4880

DAWN (24-hour crisis hotline)
425-656-7867

Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-562-6025

Domestic Violence Protection Order
206-205-7406

Eastside Domestic Violence
425-746-1940

Harborview Center for Sexual Assault
206-744-1600

Jewish Family Services
206-461-3240

King County Sexual Assault Resource Center
1-888-998-6423

Lifewire Advocacy (survivor services)
425-746-1940

Mother Nation (for indigenous women)
206-722-2321

New Beginnings
206-522-9472

Northwest Network (LGBT)
206-568-7777

Organization for Prostitution Survivors
206-988-5463

Peace in the Home Hotline (non-English)
1-888-847-7205

Project Be Free
425-324-5030

Rape, Abuse, & Incest Network
1-800-656-4673

Real Escape from the Sex Trade
206-451-7378

Refugee Women’s Alliance
206-957-2029

Seattle Indian Health Board
206-324-9360

Sexual Violence Law Center
206-312-7852

Victim – King County Assistance (RJC)
425-336-5062

Victim – King County Jail Notification
1-877-425-8463

Victim – WA State Notification
1-877-846-3492

YWCA Adult Domestic Violence
425-226-1266

YWCA Children’s Domestic Violence
425-264-1400

Employment - Career Training

Alliance of People with Disabilities
425-558-0993

ANEW Construction Apprenticeship
206-381-1384

Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Committee
206-764-7940

Boys & Girls Clubs – YouthForce
206-436-1920

Casa Latina Day Worker Center
206-956-0779

Eastside Employment Services (in Bellevue)
425-453-0338

El Centro de la Raza
206-823-5468

Employment Security
1-800-318-6022

Goodwill (job training)
206-860-5755

HERO House NW (mental health employment assist.)
425-614-1282

HopeLink (job and career coaching)
425-250-3030

Ingersoll Gender Center
206-849-7859

Job Corps (for those 16–24 years old)
1-800-733-5627

Lighthouse for the Blind
206-322-4200

Multi-Service Center
253-838-6810

Native Workforce Services
425-414-0051

Orion Industries (employment services)
253-661-7805

Partner in Employment (employment and training)
206-429-3824

Puget Sound Training Center
425-656-5950

Refugee Women’s Alliance
206-721-0243

Renton Technical College
425-235-2352

Sound Employment for those with Disabilities
206-634-3459

Unemployment
1-800-318-6022

Veterans Program of King County (in Tukwila)
206-477-7022

WA Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
1-800-637-5627

WA Small Business Development Center
425-235-7819

WA Women in Need
425-451-8838

WA Women’s Employment & Education
253-859-3718

WorkFirst (temporary assistance for needy families)
1-877-501-2233

WorkSource Renton
206-205-3500

YouthCare (employment)
206-694-4500

Youth Source
206-205-3510

YWCA Economic Advancement Programs
206-461-4888

English Language Learners

Literary Council
206-233-9720

Literary Source
206-782-2050

Multi-Service Center
253-838-6810

OneAmerica – English Innovations
206-723-2203

Refugee Women’s Alliance
206-957-2029

Renton Technical College
425-235-7819

St. James ESL
206-226-6043

Talk-Time – Fairwood Library
206-226-0522

Talk-Time – Renton Library
425-226-6043

Talk Time Renton – United Methodist Church
425-255-5403

Ukrainian Community Center of WA
425-430-8229

Financial Education & Assistance

American Financial Solutions
1-888-282-5889

Consumer Counseling Northwest
1-800-244-1183

Consumer Education and Training Program
206-267-7017

Debt Clinic (KCBA Neighborhood Legal Clinic)
206-267-7070

El Centro de la Raza (financial coaching)
206-957-4610

Hopelink (financial education classes and counseling)
425-250-3003

National Foundation for Credit Counseling
1-800-388-2227

NW Access Fund (coaching)
206-328-5116

YWCA (financial education classes)
206-336-6982

Food

Emergency Feeding Program
425-277-0300

Food Stamps/DSHS
1-877-501-2233

Margie Williams Helping Hands
425-255-1446

Meals on Wheels
206-380-6237

Miracle’s Food Bank
206-380-6237

Renton Community Supper
425-255-5974

Renton Senior Center
425-430-6630

Salvation Army Food Bank
425-255-5969

Sound Generations Community Dining
425-254-1128 

Ukrainian Community Center of WA
425-430-8229

Women, Infants & Children
260-575-3556

Health Care

DENTAL

Community Health Access Program
1-800-756-5437

HealthPoint Dental Clinic – Kent
253-796-4071

HealthPoint Dental Clinic – Tukwila
206-839-3600

International Community Health Services
206-788-3502

Neighborcare Health Dental Care
206-461-6981

NW Medical Mobile Dental
206-334-0298

KC Access to Baby & Child Dentistry
1-800-756-5437

KC Public Health – Mobile Dental Clinic
206-915-4809

Renton Public Health Center – Dental Clinic
206-296-4955

Renton Technical College Dental Clinic
425-235-2297

Sea Mar Seattle Dental Clinic
206-762-3263

INSURANCE

Apple Health (WA State Medicaid)
1-800-562-3022

Basic Health Care Plan of WA
1-800-660-9840

Community Health Plan of WA (CHPW)
1-800-440-1561

Department of Social & Health Services (DSHS)
1-877-501-2233

Medicare
1-800-633-4227

Health Insurance Benefits Advisor
1-800-562-6900

WA Health Plan Finder/Benefits Exchange
1-855-923-4633

WA Insurance Commissioner
1-800-562-6900

MEDICAL

Cedar River Clinic (women’s health)
425-255-0471

Center for MultiCultural Health
206-461-6910

Children’s Therapy Center (special needs)
253-854-5660

Children with Special Health Needs
206-296-4610

Community Health Access Program
1-800-756-5437

COVID-Related Resources
KingCounty.gov/COVID

HealthPoint – Renton Clinic
425-226-5536

HealthPoint – Renton High School
425-424-6310

HealthPoint – Sunset Neighborhood Center
425-882-6000

HIV – STD Information Line
206-263-2000

KC Public Health – Mobile Medical Van
206-369-3489

Pediatric Interim Care Center
253-852-5253

Planned Parenthood
253-854-2343

Providence Hospice
425-525-6800

Renton Public Health Center
206-296-4700

Renton Rotacare (free health clinic)
425-828-4304

Suicide Prevention Hotline
1-800-273-8255

Washington Poison Control
1-800-222-1222

Wellspring Family Services
206-524-9055

MENTAL HEALTH

Akin
206-624-6477

Asian Counseling and Referral Services
206-695-7500 

Consejo
206-461-4880

Crisis Clinic (24-hour crisis line)
206-461-3222

Crisis Line (trained counselors)
1-866-427-4747

HERO House NW
425-614-1282

Lutheran Family Services
206-816-3253

Navos
206-248-8226

National Alliance on Mental Illness Helpline
1-800-950-6264

Seattle Counseling (LGBTQ)
206-323-1768

Sound Mental Health
206-302-2200

Valley Cities Behavioral Health (counseling)
253-939-4055

WA Warm Line
1-877-500-9276

Wraparound Intensive Services/WISe
206-263-9000

PRESCRIPTIONS

Medicare Drug Coverage (Part D)
1-800-633-4227

Partnership for Prescriptions
1-877-923-6779

Pfizer Rx Pathways
1-844-989-7284

WA Prescription Drug Program
1-800-913-4146

Homeless Services

The City of Renton partners with many agencies to serve our unhoused and vulnerable residents.The various programs, resources, and partnerships the city works with to serve the unhoused community can be found on our support page

Additional resources specific to the unhoused can be found below:

Babies of Homelessness
866-442-6443

Birthday Dreams
425-988-3954

Dignity for Divas
206-457-4617

KC Public Health – Mobile Medical Van
206-369-3489

Kindering Center
425-747-4004

Sound Mental Health PATH
206-444-7800

Valley Cities Behavioral Health (counseling)
253-939-4055

Vine Maple Place (Maple Valley)
425-432-2119

Vision House
425-228-6356

SHELTERS

Please call 2-1-1 for a shelter referral or availability. Most shelters listed require a referral. 

Congregations for the Homeless
425-289-4044

Compass Housing
206-474-1000

Friends of Youth (for ages 7-17)
206-236-5437

Friends of Youth (for ages 18-24)
425-449-3868

Hospitality House (women over 18)
206-212-1860

Kent Hope Shelter
253-480-2325

Mary’s Place (families)
206-245-1026

REACH Center of Hope
425-277-7594

Way Back Inn (homeless family services)
206-682-7382

YMCA Social Impact Center (children and teens)
253-939-2202

YWCA SKC Emergency Shelter
206-461-4888

Housing

AFFORDABLE HOUSING

King County Housing Authority
206-574-1100

Low Income Housing Institute
206-443-9935

Renton Housing Authority
425-226-1850

YWCA
206-461-4888

HOME OWNERSHIP

Habitat for Humanity
206-292-5240

Home Ownership Hotline
1-877-894-4663

Home Ownership Preservation
1-888-995-4673

Homestead Community Land Trust
206-323-1227

Solid Ground (mortgage counseling client hotline)
206-694-6766

WA Homeownership Center
1-877-894-4663

HOUSING REPAIR

Housing Weatherization Program
206-214-1240

King County Housing Repair
206-263-9095

Renton Housing Repair Assistance Program
425-766-2017

MANUFACTURED HOUSING DISPUTES

WA Attorney General’s Office
1-800-551-4636

Manufactured Housing Disputes
1-866-924-6458

RENTAL ASSISTANCE

Catholic Community Services
253-850-2523

King County Rental Assistance (landlords)
206-263-9053

King County Rental Assistance (tenants)
206-477-1331

Multi-Service Center
253-893-0024

Solid Ground
206-694-6700

St. Stephen Housing Association
253-677-4159

St. Vincent de Paul
206-767-6449

The Salvation Army (Renton)
425-255-5969

United Way
206-461-3700 

Immigrants & Refugees

American Civil Liberties Union
212-549-2500

African Community & Housing Development
206-257-1166

Asian Counseling & Referral Service
206-805-8981

Catholic Immigration Legal Services
206-328-5714

Centro Rendu
253-499-4245

Chinese Information & Service Center
425-251-4300

Eastside Legal Assistance
425-747-7274

El Centro de la Raza
206-957-4634

International Rescue Committee
206-431-0333

Jewish Family Services
206-461-3240

Kids in Need of Defense
206-359-3266

Korean Women’s Association
253-946-1995

Lutheran Comm Services (refugee counseling)
206-694-5700

Mother Africa
253-277-7625

Northwest Immigrant Rights Project
206-816-3870

Northwest Immigration Legal Clinic
206-587-4009

OneAmerica – English Innovations (education)
206-452-8432

Refugee Federation
253-852-5150

Refugee Resettlement Office
971-248-0611

Refugee Women’s Alliance
206-721-0243

Refugees Northwest
206-816-3251

Somali Family Safety Task Force
206-659-4755

Somali Youth & Family Services
425-207-8297

Ukrainian Community Center of WA
425-430-8229

US Citizenship & Immigration
1-800-375-5283

West African Community Council
206-636-9882

Interpreters - Translation

American Red Cross
206-323-2345

Dynamic Languages
206-244-6709

Language Line Services
1-800-752-6096

Pacific Interpreters
1-800-324-8060

Temp Services (ASL)
425-687-0413

The Language Connection
425-277-9045

World Language Services
1-877-700-7922

Justice System

Crime Victim’s Assistance
1-800-346-7555

Crime Victim’s Compensation
1-800-762-3716

King County Correctional Facilities
206-296-1234

King County District Court Services
206-205-9200

King County Juvenile Court
206-205-9500

King County Superior Court
206-296-9100

Regional Justice Center (Kent)
206-205-2501

SCORE Jail
206-257-6200

Legal

Bridge Disability (guardianship services)
425-885-1006

CLEAR
211

Columbia Legal Services
206-464-5911

Dispute Resolution Center
1-888-803-4696

Eastside Legal Assistance
425-747-7274

El Centro de la Raza
206-329-9442

Housing Justice Project (eviction prevention)
206-267-7090

Human Rights Commission
1-800-233-3247

King County Bar Foundation (pro bono legal services)
206-267-7100

King County Bar Self Help Plus
206-267-7080

King County Public Defender
206-296-7662

Legal Action Center (eviction and tenant issues)
206-324-6890

Neighborhood Legal Clinics
206-267-7070

Northwest Justice Project
1-888-221-1012

Public Law Library (Seattle)
206-477-1305

MRJC Legal Library (Kent)
206-477-1316

Solid Ground (tenant services hotline)
206-694-6767

Tenant’s Union (tenant rights)
206-723-0500

West African Community Council
206-636-9882

Licenses - Permits - Elections

Birth & Death Certificates
206-296-4768

Elections – Voter Registration
206-296-8683

Food Worker Permits
206-263-8543

Marriage Licenses
206-296-4021

Passports
425-430-6550

Vehicle Licensing
425-228-5640

WA Drivers License
425-277-7230

Seniors

Adult Protective Services
1-877-734-6277

Aging & Disability Services
1-800-422-3263

Alzheimer’s Association
1-800-272-3900

Back to Work 50+ by AARP
855-850-2525

CaptionCall (free phone captioning)
1-877-865-9228

Case Management/Social Worker (DSHS for WA seniors)
1-844-348-5464

Chinese Info Service Center (AAPI Seniors)
425-207-9007

Community Dining
425-254-1128

Easter Seals Eastside Adult Services Center
425-867-1799

Elder Law Clinic
206-448-5720

Employment (55+) SCSEP by AARP
1-800-775-6776

Evergreen Healthcare (GRAT)
1-800-422-3263

Fall Prevention – One Step Ahead
206-263-8544

FD Cares (nursing and navigation services)
253-856-4398

Friendship Line (conversation with volunteers)
1-800-971-0016

Full Life Care
206-528-5315

GenPride
206-393-3400

Golden Care – Valley Medical Center
425-226-4653

Hearing Loss Association of America
301-657-2248

Jewish Family Service
206-461-3240

Meals on Wheels
206-448-5767

Medicaid
1-800-562-3022

Medicare
1-800-633-4227

Medicare-WA Health Insurance Benefit Advisors
1-800-562-6900

Pet Food Assistance – Humane Society
425-430-6633

Program of All-Inclusive Care for Elderly/PACE
206-320-5325

Property Tax Savings for King County Home Owners
206-263-2338

Renton Senior Activity Center
425-430-6633

Report Abuse and Neglect (DSHS)
1-866-363-4276

Senior Companion Program
206-329-0515

Senior Information & Assistance
1-888-435-3377

Senior Rights & Assistance
1-800-972-9990

Social Security
1-866-931-7671

Ukrainian Community Center of WA
425-430-8229

Utility Discount Program with City of Renton
425-430-6852

Volunteer Transportation – Sound Generations
206-448-5740

Volunteer Services (chore assistance)
206-328-5787

WA Poison Control (medication interactions)
1-800-222-1222

WA Prescription Drug Program
1-800-913-4146

Wellness Checks by Renton PD
425-235-2121

Transportation

Access (Metro)
206-205-5000

Access Eligibility
206-263-3113

Dial-A-Ride Transit (Metro)
1-866-261-3278

Hopelink (Medicaid only)
1-800-923-7433

Hyde Shuttle
206-727-6262

Metro Transit (information and schedule)
206-553-3000

Metro Transit Rideshare (carpool)
206-625-4500

Sound Generations Volunteer Transportation
206-448-5740

Sound Transit
1-888-889-6368

Utilities

Comcast (television, cable)
1-800-266-2278

Garbage
1-800-592-995

Household Hazard Waste Line
206-296-4692

King County Solid Waste Recycling
206-296-4466

Puget Sound Energy
1-888-225-5773

ENERGY – UTILITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

Catholic Community Services
253-850-2523

Multi-Service Center Energy Assistance
253-517-2263

City of Renton Utility Billing & Discounts
425-430-6852

Puget Sound Energy
1-888-225-5773

St. Vincent de Paul
206-767-9975

Salvation Army
425-255-5969

Veterans

Compass Veterans Center (housing)
206-357-3261

Crisis Line for Veterans
1-800-273-8255

King County Veterans Program
206-296-7656

National Call Center for Homeless Veterans
1-877-424-3838

US Department of Veterans Affairs
1-800-827-1000

VA Healthcare System
1-800-329-8387

Veteran’s Crisis Line
1-800-273-8255

Veteran’s Transitional Program
425-203-7200

WA Department of Veterans Affairs
1-877-904-8387

WA State Veterans Assistance
1-877-249-0519

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