Resources
These are resources for our professionals / stakeholders to be able to utilize.
You may see some resources in multiple areas due to the resources covering multiple topics.
Funding Resources
These resources are specifically for funding of miscellaneous items for Youth in the Child Welfare System.
The Children's Fund
The Children's Fund seeks to minimize the effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) through supporting engagement in activities which build confidence, encourage growth and increase resilience.
**When Applying, please include Amber Hasler ([email protected]).
THIS RESOURCE IS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE.
How to talk to children about....
Are there things happening that may be difficult for children to understand? This section is dedicated to ways to approach certain subjects and how to discuss them with children. On top of the resources listed below, sesame street in communities handles a large variety of topics and is a great resource for children in any situation.
Legal Resources
Free and Low-Cost Local Legal Services (Pierce County)
Contact Morgan Chaput ([email protected]) for resources in other counties.
CLEAR (Coordinated Legal Education, Advice and Referral) Hotline:
1-888-201-1014 weekdays between 9:15 am - 12:15 pm.
CLEAR is a toll-free legal hotline for people with low incomes.
Lawyer Referral Service
253-383-3432 Monday – Thursday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
(Closed 12-1 for lunch, Fridays and all major holidays)
The Lawyer Referral Service connects callers with legal resources. If you can pay to hire an attorney, we schedule an initial 30-minute phone consultation with the appropriate type of attorney for most legal problems.
YWCA Legal Service Line:
(253) 365-6352 Monday-Friday from 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
YWCA Pierce County's Legal program is able to help individuals
experiencing domestic violence with a wide variety of related legal issues
Eviction - Northwest Justice Project
Northwest Justice Project (NJP) is Washington’s largest publicly funded legal aid program. Each year NJP provides critical civil legal assistance and representation to thousands of low-income people in cases affecting basic human needs such as family safety and security, housing preservation, protection of income, access to health care, education and other basic needs.
Tacoma Probono -Housing Justice Project
The Housing Justice Project’s Right to Counsel team represents tenants in eviction hearings. If you receive an eviction Summons and Complaint contact HJP right away. If you have a show cause hearing scheduled, COME TO YOUR HEARING so our Right to Counsel attorneys will have a chance to provide you representation.
Legal Help for People Of Moderate Means
The statewide Moderate Means Program strives to bridge that gap with reduced-fee assistance in legal cases involving family, housing, consumer, and unemployment issues that is scaled to the client’s income. The Moderate Means Program connects moderate-income clients with a family, housing, consumer, and/or unemployment legal issue with legal professionals willing to represent them at a reduced rate.
Tacoma Probono - Family Law Help
Depending upon your case and eligibility for Tacomaprobono’s family law programs, you may find help in one of our many family law clinics, or you may be served by the attorneys in our Family Safety Project. Our intake specialists will do their best to put you in the right place.