Orcas Community Resource Center

Volunteer and paid staff at the Resource Center now help clients apply for health, disability, and veteran’s benefits; obtain rent, energy, transportation assistance, and food and household essentials; achieve housing stability, exit homelessness, and access special programs such as dental and vision care and job training. Counselors are available to help people weather a crisis or a run of bad luck.Every day, the Resource Center provides a bridge for many to connect to services, such as the following:

Refer for counseling through the Community Wellness Program
Enroll in health insurance
Arrange Food Bank home deliveries
Sign up for the Transportation Voucher Program
Enroll in DSHS benefits or renew/update prior enrollments
Referral to Dental Van for care up to and including dentures
Referral for eye care/corrective lenses
Spanish language translation for forms and applications
Enroll in Meals on Wheels
Referral to WIC for food and nutrition support
Referral to Safe San Juans for domestic violence protection
Enroll in OPALCO Project Pal (energy credits)
Apply for LIHEAP (assistance with home heating)
Obtain short-term rental assistance
Secure a deposit to enter into a rental agreement
Obtain Veterans’ benefits
Manage the Christmas Giving Tree in partnership with Island Market
Manage the Sons of American Legion Shoe Drive
Obtain permanent housing for the homeless through various government grants
Manage the Kindergarten Transition/Kindergarten Readiness Programs
Arrange for ongoing assistance from a professional social worker for complex needs