If you’ve been laid off or soon will be by Boeing or some other business, the following agencies may be able to help you pay your bills or at least give you tips on how to save money:
Child care: Volunteers of America 425-259-3191.
Community Information Line: 425-258-4227.
Counseling: Compass Health, 425-349-6200.
Education: Everett Community College, 425-388-9100; Edmonds Community College, 425-640-1459. Employment: One-stop shopping for your next job or career from WorkSource. 840 N. Broadway, Building A, Everett or 20311 52nd Ave. W in Lynnwood. http://worksource.wa.gov. 425-339-4939.
Financial assistance: DSHS, 425-339-4000; Unemployment compensation from WorkSource 425-339-4939.
Food: Volunteers of America food banks, 800-223-8145 or 425-259-3191; Food stamps, Everett, 425-339-4000, or Lynnwood, 425-673-3000. Health services: If you lose your health benefits, Community Health Center of Snohomish County offers medical and dental clinics on a sliding scale. Save money on high-cost insurance. Call clinics in Everett at 425-258-1830 or 425-347-7797, in Edmonds at 425-744-8445, or in Lynnwood at 425-775-2589. Dental clinics are in Everett at 425-258-1892 or in Lynnwood at 425-741-1134; Washington State Basic Health Plan, 800-826-2444. Housing:
Phone: If you can’t pay your bill, Verizon may be able to offer a deferred payment plan. Call 800-483-3000. Transportation: Save money by riding the bus, reduce spending on car maintenance, gas, car insurance, car payments. Community Transit. 425-353-RIDE or 800-562-1375. www.
commtrans.org. Everett Transit 425-257-8803. www.ci.everett.
wa.us. Sound Transit 888-889-6368. www.soundtransit.org. Utilities: Snohomish County Public Utility District, 425-783-8300, www.snopud.com. Discounts to low-income people can run 15 percent to 45 percent. You can also arrange to average out your bill for the year, which would help this winter. For tips on conservation, call 425-783-1700. Learn how to save money each month on utilities, or get some assistance: Snohomish County Human Services, 425-388-7205; Puget Sound Energy at 888-225-5773 or weatherization program at 800-562-1482, option 1; Salvation Army 425-259-8129; Cascade Natural Gas Corp. at 360-336-6155; Federal low-income home energy assistance program, 425-259-5185. Boeing employees 888-412-2273; American Red Cross 425-252-4103.
Volunteer: If you are in-between jobs you can volunteer at United Way, www.uwsc.org or 425-921-3400.
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