Health & Human Services
| Health | Legal Help |
| Food Bank | Rent & Utilities Assistance |
| Humane Society | Household Assistance |
| Domestic Violence | Other |
| Fair Housing & Discrimination |
One-Stop Shopping
United Way Helpline
Helpline can assist you by connecting you with the human services you need through the largest information and referral network in Pierce County.
Health
Tacoma Pierce County Health Department
3629 South D Street, Tacoma WA 98418
Phone 253.798.6500 or 800.992.2456 ext. 6500
Washington's Tobacco Quit Line
English: 877.270.STOP
Spanish: 877.2NO.FUME
TTY/TDD Users: 877.777.6534
Pierce County AIDS Foundation
3520 South Pine Street, Tacoma WA 98409
Phone: 253.383.2565
Fax: 253.597.6682
TTY: 253.627.7630
Food Bank
Families Unlimited Network (FUN)
Angi Unger
2610 Sunset Drive West, University Place WA 98466
253.460.3134
Humane Society
The Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County
2608 Center Street, Tacoma WA 98409
253.383.2733
Domestic Violence
Tacoma Domestic Violence Advocate
Phone 253.591.5164
TTY: 253.591.5153
Crystal Judson Family Justice Center
Phone: 253.798.4166
TTY: 253.798.6050
Domestic Violence Hotline (24 Hour)
800.562.6025
Provides referrals to shelters, legal services, medical services, and other resources.
Fair Housing & Discrimination
Tacoma Human Rights Department
Phone: 253.591.5151
Fax: 253.591.5050
Washington State Human Rights Commission
Olympia Headquarters: 360.753.6770
Seattle Office: 206.464.6500
Toll Free: 800.605.7324
TTY: 206.587.5168
Fair Housing Center of Washington
1517 Fawcett Avenue #250, Tacoma WA 98405
Phone: 253.274.9523
Toll Free: 888.766.8800
Fax: 253.274.8220
Email: info@FHCWashington.org
Disability Rights Washington
315 5th Avenue South, Suite 850, Seattle WA 98104
Phone: 206.324.1521
Toll Free: 800.562.2702
TTY: 800.905.0209
Provides free advocacy services for disabled and mentally ill people in Washington.
Housing and Urban Development - Fair Housing
800.669.9777
Handles discrimination complaints and Section 8 housing.
Legal Help
Volunteer Legal Services
930 Tacoma Avenue South, Suite 535, Tacoma WA
253.572.5134
A project of the Tacoma/Pierce County Bar Association.
Pierce County Dispute Resolution Center
917 Pacific Avenue, Suite 206, Tacoma WA 98402
Phone: 253.572.3657
Fax: 253.572.3579
Legal Voice
119 South Main Street, Suite 410, Seattle WA 98104
Legal Information Referral: 206.624.7691
Office Phone: 206.682.9552
TTY: 206.521.4317
Fax: 206.682.9556
Email: nwwlc@nwwlc.org
The NWWLC provides information and assistance to both women and men.
NW Justice - Tacoma Office
715 Tacoma Avenue South, Tacoma WA 98402
Phone : 253.272.7879
Toll Free: 888.201.1015
Intake Line: 888.201.1014
Fax: 253.272.8226
In partnership with Tacoma Volunteer Lawyers.
Disability Rights Washington
315 Fifth Avenue South, Suite 850, Seattle WA 98104
Phone: 206.324.1521
Toll Free: 800.562.2702
TTY: 800.905.0209
Fax: 206.957.0729
Provides free advocacy services for disabled and mentally ill people in Washington.
Washington State Bar Association
1325 4th Avenue, Suite 600, Seattle WA 98101
Phone: 206.443.9722
Toll Free: 800.945.9722
Fax: 206.727.8319
Email: questions@wsba.org
Enter 'landlord or tenant' into their site's search engine to fine people who do landlord-tenant mediation, as well as lots of other landlord-tenant information.
Washington State Attorney General
Phone: 360.753.6200
Tacoma Office: 253.593.2906
Consumer Line: 800.692.5082
Consumer Protection Division: 800.551.4636
Email: emailago@atg.wa.gov
You can get a listing of Consumer Line tapes dealing with landlord-tenant issues by pressing 1, then 048.
Rent & Utilities Assistance
St. Vincent De Paul Thrift Store
Phone: 253.474.0519
Metropolitan Development Council
721 South Fawcett, Suite 201, Tacoma WA 98402
Phone: 253.383.3921
Martin Luther King Center Housing Exchange
Rental Assistance Line: 253.597.4804 (no funds available)
Tacoma Public Utilities
Main Switchboard: 253.502.8000
TTY: 253.502.8343
Fax: 253.502.8572
Email: power@CityofTacoma.org
If tenant is low income, Tacoma City Light will do weatherization; owner has to agree. There are rate discounts for disabled people and low-income seniors, as well as electric assistance program, "Project Need."
Pierce County Sewer
10311 Chambers Creek Road West, University Place WA 98467
Phone: 253.565.3440
Tacoma Water
3628 South 35th Street, Tacoma WA 98409
Phone: 253.502.8247
West Pierce Fire & Rescue
3909 40th Street West, University Place WA 98466
Phone: 253.564.1623
Fax: 253.564.1629
Household Assistance
Families Unlimited Network (FUN)
Doug Stoekicht
2610 Sunset Drive West, University Place WA 98466
253.460.3134
Other
Better Business Bureau
Use the zip code search of the BBB state directory to locate which Better Business Bureau to contact.
Housing and Urban Development
Phone: 800.685.8470
Handles general Section 8 complaints.
Clear Point Credit Counseling Solutions
PO Box 7157, Richmond VA, 23255
Phone: 877.877.1995
