Community Actions Links

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211info

Information and referral for all human services. Call 2-1-1.
211info.org

Community Action

Clark County Asset Building Coalition
Information on financial education, tax preparation and Individual Development Accounts (IDA)
www.clarkcountyabc.org

Community Action Partnership
www.communityactionpartnership.com

Lighthouse Resource Center
Assistance to increase financial stability
lighthouseresourcecenter.org

Council for the Homeless Resource Guide
Clark County Resources for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. 
www.councilforthehomeless.org/additional-resources

The National Community Action Foundation
www.ncaf.org

National ROMA Peer-to-Peer Training. Clark County provides an approved introductory course on Results Oriented Management and Accountability (ROMA) philosophy and principles. 
www.roma-nptp.org/trainers_results.html?state=WA

Vancouver Housing Authority
Housing Authority for Clark County 
www.vhausa.com

Washington Connection
Apply for DSHS services or see if you may qualify! 
www.washingtonconnection.org

Government

Earned Income Tax Credits
www.irs.gov

My Money
www.mymoney.gov

Official US Executive Branch Web Sites
www.loc.gov/rr/news/fedgov.html

State of Washington Office of Financial Management
www.ofm.wa.gov

THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet
http://thomas.loc.gov

US Census Bureau
www.census.gov

Washington State Department of Commerce
www.commerce.wa.gov

Housing and Homelessness

US Department of Housing and Urban Development
http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD

Housing Solutions Center, Housing Hotline
Homeless or at risk of homelessness and need rent assistance?
Call 360.695.9677
www.councilforthehomeless.org/need-help/emergency-shelter 

National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH)
www.endhomelessness.org

The National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH)
www.nationalhomeless.org

Fair Housing Council of Oregon
Education, outreach, and enforces anti-discrimination laws in Oregon and Clark County 
www.fhco.org

Foreclosure Assistance
www.dfi.wa.gov.htm

National Low Income Housing Coalition
www.nlihc.org

Washington Low-Income Housing Alliance (WLIHA)
www.wliha.org

Hunger

Clark County Food Bank
Food Bank options throughout Clark County
www.clarkcountyfoodbank.org/local-agencies#Map 

Poverty

National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
www.nlchp.org

Public Health Poverty Research Resources
www.publichealth.org/Resources/Poverty

Washington Statewide Poverty Action Network
www.povertyaction.org

The Working Poor Families Project
www.workingpoorfamilies.org