Meridian Meal Delivery Plan

Whatcom Food Banks

Emergency Food Bank Deliveries

Search Childcare In Your Area

YMCA Emergency Child Care for Emergency Personnel

Kids Country Learning Center

AHA Childcare

Opportunity Council – Emergency Childcare Voucher Program:

Complimentary Internet

Opportunity Council Energy Assistance

Agape Home

Bellingham/Whatcom County Housing Authority

Current Residential Protections

Opportunity Council Housing

Opportunity Council Employment Program

Work Source

CLEAR Line 1-888-201-1014

Finding a Mental Health Provider:

Do you have health insurance?

• If no, there are a couple options to get connected:

  • You can go online to wahealthplanfinder.org to apply online

    • Phone support: 1-855-923-4633

  • Need help signing up? Our community has Outreach and Enrollment Specialists that are a great resource in navigating enrollment in health insurance, available at:

    • Unity Care NW, call 360-788-2669 for more information

    • SeaMar, call 360-671-3225 for more information

• If yes, contact your provider to see what providers accept your insurance

  • Example: if you have Molina, you can access their website to search providers accept this insurance, click here to get redirected to Molina's website

Finding a Mental Health Counselor

List of providers that accept Apple Health/Medicaid, and/or sliding scale fees

• Catholic Community Services: Call to schedule initial intake in order to start services, 360-676-2164

  • Common referral for youth patients

    • WISe (Wraparound with Intensive Services) for youth, see link for more information: 360-676-2164

• Unity Care NW - Behavioral Health: Must be a Unity Care NW patient to receive mental health services, call for more information at 360-676-6177

• Sea Mar Behavioral Health: Call to schedule initial intake, 360-734-5458

• Sea Mar Behavioral Health - Child & Family Services: Call to schedule an initial intake, 360-398-5444

Psychology Today offers a database of most mental health therapists in Whatcom County.

• Able to search based on what insurance is accepted and specialty (youth, grief, depression, etc.)

Virtual Parenting Seminars

Attend a virtual seminar at the Parenting Academy! These 60-minute seminars focus on a range of topics for parents and provide research-based, practical tips for everyday parenting! Limit of 12 participants per seminar.

Please register for each seminar you are interested in attending. Seminars will not be held if nobody has registered.

Upcoming Seminars:

- March 4, 5:30PM- Coping with Stress

- March 11, 5:30PM- The Attention Principle

- March 18, 5:30PM- The Power of Positive Parenting

- March 25, 5:30PM- Parenting in the Digital Age

For questions about which seminar is right for you, feel free to call us at (360) 922-3600 or email us at contact@parenting-academy.org

National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) Whatcom offers multiple support groups for individuals and families living with mental illness and for people who have lost a loved one to suicide.

Phone: 360-671-4950

Family Care Network provides an online listing of a wide variety of support groups for individuals and families. Some groups include:

• Parent to Parent Support (for families of children with developmental disabilities, delays, and ongoing health care needs)

• Our TreeHouse Grief Support (groups/events for children, teens, and families)

• Whatcom Hospice Grief Support (groups for adults)

• PFLAG (Parents, Families, and Friends of the LGBT community)

• DVSAS Survivors of Abuse (groups for teens, parents, men and women)

• Caregiver Connection (group for adults caring for an adult loved one)

Brigid Collins

Phone: 360-734-4676

• Provides evidence-based parenting programs, an array of both individual group programs, as well as one-time trainings

• Call Brigid Collins to speak to the on-call staff to discuss what programs might be a good fit for your family (Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Dad’s Support Group, Parenting Academy)

Parents Matter

Phone: (360)303-0554

• Parents Matter meetings and resources for parent education on many topics (drug and alcohol, healthy relationships, building resilience, difficult conversations, etc.)

The following resources are available 24 hours a day:

VOA Mental Health Crisis Line: 1-800-584-3578 (more information about crisis line provided above)

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255, available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress

Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services: 360-715-1563 or 1-877-715-1563, hotline to get connected to confidential support services if you are fleeing domestic violence

Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741-741, free confidential crisis intervention through texting

Crisis Chat: Crisis chat line through Volunteers of America

Teen Link: 866-833-6546, a confidential teen-answered help line, every evening, 6pm-10pm