Cowlitz & Wahkiakum County Community Resource Guide
NEXT Success can connect you with a ton of community supports and resources throughout Clark County, including the organizations below! Join us for an Orientation session to learn about our services for young adults age 16-24 who are currently out of school and needing guidance with education, career preparation, and could benefit from learning about connections with other community partners.
Community
- Cowlitz Indian Tribe – Substance Use Program (Longview, Vancouver, Tukwila)
- Cowlitz Indian Tribe – Vocational Rehabilitation Program (Longview & Vancouver)
- Cowlitz Indian Tribe – Pathways to Healing, Domestic Violence Support (Vancouver, Tukwila, Longview)
- Cowlitz Tribal Youth Program
Schools + Education
- Longview School District
- Cowlitz & Wahkiakum Food Resources/Pantry Sites
- Lower Columbia College
- WA State School District Homeless Student Liaisons
Food
- Lower Columbia Community Action Program (CAP)
- FISH of Cowlitz County
- St Vincent de Paul Longview, Food Pantry
- Faith Center Food Bank
- Kalama Helping Hand
- Castle Rock Lions, Food Bank
Transportation
- River Cities Transit (Cowlitz)
- Human Services Council, Transportation Services (Clark, Cowlitz, Wahkiakum)
Employment
- Express Employment
- TEAM
- American Workforce Group
- NW Staffing Resources
- Employers Overload
- Ascend Staffing
- Partners in Careers
Housing
- Lower Columbia Community Action Program (CAP)
- Cowlitz County Habitat for Humanity
- Housing Opportunities of SW WA (Cowlitz County (except Kalama and Kelso), Lewis, Pacific and Wahkiakum Counties)
- Love Overwhelming
- Community House
- Janus Youth Programs
Utilities
Child Care + Family Resources
- Child Care and Family Services Line
- Child Care Access Council
- Child Care Aware of Washington’s Family Center at 1.800.446.1114 or familycenter@childcare.org for help searching for alternative child care.
- Child Care Aware is a nonprofit statewide child care resource and referral program for Washington State.
- Educational Service District 112 Child Care Resource and Referral line – 360.952.3466
Financial
- Fibre Federal, Credit Union
- Red Canoe, Credit Union
- FAFSA (Federal Student Aid/Scholarship) /
Health
- Columbia Wellness
- Family Health Center
- 1414Club
- Cowlitz County Health Department
- Free or low-cost healthcare coverage Washington Apple Health
- Washington State Department of Health (Note: State hotline available 6 a.m.-10 p.m. daily at 800.525.0127)
- Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Mental Health + Grief Support
- NAMI SW Washington, Mental Health Education & Support –
- Community Home Health and Hospice
- Catholic Community Services
- Mental Health Crisis Lines:
- Southwest Washington (Clark, Skamania, Klickitat counties): 1-800-626-8137 | TTY 1-866-835-2755
- Cowlitz County: 360-425-6064
- Wahkiakum County: 1-800-635-5989
- National Suicide Prevention Helpline: 1-800-273-8255
LGBTQ+
- RAINS (Cowlitz & Surrounding Areas)
- Seattle Pride 2021 (Online)
- Queer Youth Resource Center: QYRC
- Triple Point
- PFLAG SW WA Chapter
- Vancouver USA Pride
- The Trevor Project
- Trevor Lifeline (LGBTQ+ Crisis Line): 1-866-488-7386
- Trevor Text (LGBTQ+ Crisis Text Line): Text START to 678678
- LGBT National Youth Talkline
- Trans Lifeline: 1-877-565-8860
- Planned Parenthood- Services for Transgender Patients
- Legacy Health- Transgender Health Services
- OHSU- Transgender Health Program
- Outside In
- Sexual & Gender Minority Youth Resource Center (SMYRC)
COVID
- WA State COVID Vaccine Registration Information
- WA State Eviction Moratorium / https://www.councilforthehomeless.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/4th-EXTENSION-of-Eviction-Moratorium-Cheat-Sheet.pdf
- If your child care facility closed due to COVID-19 concerns, contact Child Care Aware of Washington’s Family Center at 1.800.446.1114 or familycenter@childcare.orgfor help searching for alternative child care.
- If you are an essential worker or first responder and need immediate childcare, WeeCare is opening up its full directory across the nation and 24/7 service to find, locate and place you immediately at a home daycare for back-up care. To learn more visit https://weecare.co/daycare-near-me or call 310.929.9579
- Washington State Corona Virus Response – including resources for businesses and individuals and multilingual resources
- COVID-19 fact sheet: English, Spanish, Russian, Vietnamese, Chinese(traditional), Thai, Korean
- ASL captioned educational COVID-19 videos from Washington Department of Health
- Options for COVID-19 Testing and Treatments for Uninsured Individuals
- Cities’ response: Camas, Ridgefield, Vancouver, Washougal
- WA State Department of Financial Institutions’ list of financial resourcesfor Washington consumers impacted by the coronavirus
Other
- Northwest Justice Project, Legal Assistance
- Wi-Fi Hot Spots
- Resources for Immigrants (some in other languages)
- Council for the Homeless Resource-Guide
- Important WorkSource Information English , Russian, Spanish
- 24-Hotlines
- National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-RUNAWAY (786-2929)
- Alcohol Hotline: 1-800-331-2900
- Alcohol and Drug Helpline: 1-800-821-4357
- Veterans Crisis Line: 1-800-273-8255, press 1
- National Eating Disorders Association Crisis Line: 1-800-931-2237
- National Youth Crisis Hotline: 1-800-442-HOPE (4673)
- YouthLine: 1-877-968-8491
- YouthLine (text): Text TEEN2TEEN to 839863
