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Fixed routes provide service to designated bus stops using large transit buses.\u200b\u200b \u200bWTA provides service seven days a week, with more limited service on Saturdays, Sundays and evenings.\u200b Fixed routes serve Bellingham, Ferndale, Lynden, Blaine and Birch Bay, Lummi Nation, Sudden Valley, Kendall, Everson, Nooksack and Sumas.

Bellingham At Home is a volunteer powered, non-profit membership organization that helps people sustain positive futures as they grow older. Provides both practical assistance and a caring community to support members in feeling more secure and confident while living in their homes as long as possible. Only available to people aged 50+ living in Bellingham.

Childcare offered before and after school in conjunction with school districts. Includes supervised and facilitated activities meant to to engage and aid in youth development. Operated on site at participating schools. Program hours vary by location, see website for specific information.

Counseling for individuals with developmental delays is meant to help your loved one understand social elements in simple ways and apply them to their daily life.

Provides supports to unpaid caregivers including informational resources, consultation and training, and respite care.

Serves children ages 3 through 5 who have a disability as well as students who do not have a disability (peer models). Students who qualify for Special Education services are enrolled and served as they turn 3 years of age. Children who do not qualify for Special Education services but who are ages 3 to 5 may apply to be enrolled.

An electronic technology program that can locate missing persons using a unique frequency associated with a particular individual. Enrollment in Project Lifesaver includes equipment maintenance, battery changes, and upfront equipment costs. This program is for anyone who might have a tendency to wander, but who might not have the ability to find their way home again including people with dementia, autism, Down's syndrome, and traumatic brain injuries.

Outpatient Substance Use Disorder treatment services for youth, adults, and their families.

Use the online search tool or call the Family Center for help finding high-quality, licensed child care near you.

Child Care Aware can help you find out if you quailify for financial assistance, navigate the state subsidy system, get a list of referrals for providers and connect you with other services. Subsidies are availabe for families who have low incomes, do seasonal work, have special needs or situations, are full-time college students, and more.

Dental care for Lummi Tribal Members, and other American Indian/Alaska Natives.

Mobile medical unit providing a low barrier option for receiving Methadone or Buprenorphine to treat opioid withdrawal.

A peer-to-peer support line. Teen volunteers are trained to listen to concerns and talk about a variety of issues, including bullying, drug and alcohol concerns, relationships, stress, and depression. Calls and chats are confidential.

If you need access to the Internet, your Library can help by lending you a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot device. If you have a Bellingham or Whatcom County library card, you may borrow a hotspot for 3 weeks. If no one is waiting, it can be renewed up to 3 times. Visit the online catalog to place a request.

Connects LGBTQ+ veterans to earned benefits, services, programs, resources, and information. Can assist with upgrade of discharge status.

Counseling to process and experience motherhood, while teaching the skills and strategies to stay flexible and grow with these life changes.

Hotline to report child abuse or neglect to Child Protective Services.

Online library of resource guides created by Opportunity Council's Community Resource Center. Find resource guides for food, clothing, hygiene, housing, and more in printer friendly, PDF format.

Integrated preschool classrooms that serve preschool children with developmental delays as well as their typically developing peers. A limited number of tuition-based openings are available for students who do not qualify for Special Education services.

Provides coordination and recovery services to individuals, families and entities adversely impacted by disasters such as floods, landslides, earthquakes, and other extreme weather in Whatcom County. Includes information about damage reports for incidents like flooding.

Long-Term Care services in the comfort of your own home. Caregiving services, assistance with activities of daily living, nursing services, assistive technology, and even modifications to your house are aspects of in-home care. If you are needing assistance to live safely in your own home and meet income qualifications, you could be eligible to receive in-home care.

Health care coverage, cash assistance, and case management for individuals age 65 and over, blind or disabled and who meet income and resource requirements. Cash assistance and a referral to the Housing and Essential Needs program available to eligible individuals who are determined likely to meet Supplemental Security Income disability criteria based on an impairment(s) expected to last at least 12 consecutive months. This program provides maximum monthly cash grant of $450 for a single individual or $570 for a married couple.

Goodwill offers two different programs to help people get their high school diploma or GED. High School 21+ program allows colleges to grant high school diplomas to individuals who are 21 years or older. Basic Skills & GED Test Preparation classes helps students prepare for all four GED test subject areas (writing, math, science, and social studies) as well as improving test-taking skills, digital skills, and taking practice tests.

Summer camp programs for adults and teens with developmental and physical disabilities.

Non-medical assistance for aging persons and those with disabilities living in their homes. Homecare workers do everything from housework (grocery shopping, laundry, dishes, etc.) to personal care (dressing, bathing, transferring, etc.). For all income levels, CCS brings affordable, personal care every day, sustaining those who are served with dignity in the home they cherish.