Services in the Seattle Area

The Salvation Army operates many social services programs throughout the Seattle Area. For services outside King County, and for details about additional services, please contact your local Salvation Army unit using our location finder.

Street Level

Street Level is a permanent housing, person-centered, strengths-based approach to help individuals identify the choices and solutions to end their homeless experience with limited interaction with the crisis response system.

The Salvation Army’s Street Level program represents holistic change for marginalized, unhoused individuals in King County. The program seeks to provide permanent housing for people living in their vehicles in King County and hopes to expand throughout the region. 

Street Level works in collaboration with several King County police and sheriff departments and housing entities to house more people living in their cars.

Impact

Fiscal Year 2022 (October 1, 2021 - September 30, 2022): 325 people housed

Fiscal Year 2023 (October 1, 2022 - September 30, 2023 ): 1,300 people housed

Fiscal Year 2024 (October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024): 1,037 people housed

The Street Level team is composed of dedicated social workers and housing advocates. The small but mighty team works with people living in their cars to help them find permanent housing and get them connected to other services as needed.

The need is great around our region and we need you to help us fund this vital program.

William Booth Center

 Short-Term Transitional Programs (TSP):

Accommodations at the Northwest William Booth Center consist largely of dormitory bunkbeds, with a limited number of single occupancy rooms. For these programs The Salvation Army partners with various agencies, including:  FareStart,King County Veterans Program,State of Washington Department of  Veterans Affairs, and the City of Seattle (Bill’s Beds).

Veterans’ Transitional Program (VTP): 

In addition to housing, this VA grant program provides three meals a day, as well as client-centered case management which places an emphasis on progressing to permanent housing. For more information on the Veteran's Transitional Program, clickHERE.

Transitional Living Program (TLP):

In this HUD-subsidized program, participants reside in individual rooms with shared lavatory facilities. Case managers work closely with TLP clients to help  them prepare for, and ultimately move into, sustainable permanent housing.

Off-Site Shelters: 

The SoDo Shelter is a partnership between The Salvation Army, the City of Seattle and King County, that provides an enhanced 24/7 shelter accommodating  241 individuals experiencing homelessness. This site is specifically set up to meet CDC and King County Public Health social distancing guidelines.  This allows  The Salvation Army to maximize services and support to people experiencing homelessness while mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on our guests and employees.  This enhanced Shelter provides case managers, housing navigators, and mental health staff providing holistic services that focus on quickly  moving our guests from crisis to stability and on to transitional/permanent housing solutions and long-term self-sufficiency based on their needs and abilities as identified in their self-directed housing stability plan.  

Domestic Violence Services

Domestic violence is an intentional pattern of abusive tactics (emotional, psychological, verbal, financial, physical, and sexual) used to establish and maintain power and control in intimate relationships. 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men will experience domestic violence in their lifetime. Odds are that someone you know well is surviving domestic violence right now. The Salvation Army in Seattle has specialized programs to help.

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The Salvation Army Domestic Violence Programs in Seattle provide assistance to all individuals and families surviving domestic violence. Our services are unified under a single mission: To address domestic violence through programs that promote safety, healing, and empowerment, with the autonomy of each person as a core value. Our goal is to be respectful and culturally sensitive to all people, so they feel welcome and hopeful for a life free from abuse.

Our Domestic violence (DV) Programs serve all persons without discrimination. The majority of those we serve are persons of color and from communities historically oppressed due to race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, sexual identity, gender expression, disability, immigration statusand other factors. We are LGBTQIA friendly and language interpretation is provided. We do not inquire into immigration status. Our staff are trained to deliver culturally appropriate services to the diverse communities living in Seattle–King County.

COMMUNITY ADVOCACY PROGRAM (CAP)

The Salvation Army DV Community Advocacy Program (CAP) has operated for over 20 years. Open Monday through Friday 8.00 am to 4.30 pm; it offers confidential services to all-gender adult survivors such as safety planning, help with basic needs, financial assistance, information and referral to community resources, domestic violence education, and legal advocacy.

CAP also has programs to assist all-gender survivors with placement and stability in rental housing and can provide financial assistance for rent, move-in costs, and other necessities (Eligibility criteria apply to depend on the funding source). We also offer legal advocacy to assist survivors in navigating the legal system. Our legal advocate can provide legal information, referrals to legal resources, help with paperwork completion, and court accompaniment (subject to demand). A legal advocate is not an attorney however and cannot provide legal representation in court or give legal advice.

CAP is designed to meet survivors' needs at any stage in the abusive relationship. Individuals who are currently involved in an abusive situation can work with our advocates to increase safety while in the relationship, or, if he/she/they decide to leave, on a plan to get resources and minimize the danger while leaving and in the aftermath. We also help those who have recently exited an abusive relationship to maintain safety and stability.

As the Salvation Army is a multi-service agency, CAP can also refer you to our agency’s other local programs such as our food bank, 24/7 communal shelters, overnight shelters, transitional housing programs, and Drug and Alcohol Rehab Program. Families can be referred to our Winter Holiday Children’s Toys Program, and to our DV Transitional Housing Program (Eligibility criteria apply).

To be screened for eligibility for any of CAP’s programs please call (206) 447-9947 during business hours Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4.30 pm. 

THE SALVATION ARMY HICKMAN HOUSE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM

The Salvation Army’s other DV program in Seattle (at a confidential location) is named Hickman House. It is a fully furnished, ten-unit apartment complex offering transitional housing to all-gender adult survivors with children. Supportive services are provided on-site Monday through Friday with an after-hours number for emergencies. Hickman House’s stay length ranges from one to six months with the focus being on a fast transition to safe, permanent housing. Eligibility criteria apply, and households must pay 30% of their adjusted income per month as rent, although income is not an eligibility requirement)

Hickman House accommodates high-needs survivor families with significant rental and other barriers to stability. Referrals/applications come only via the county-wide coordinated DV assessment and referral system, meaning that applicants cannot “self-refer” but instead need a referral from an emergency shelter, another domestic violence program, or the King County 211/coordinated entry system. We do not have a waitlist: instead, referring agencies are notified whenever we have an opening and are invited to submit applications of eligible families seeking short-term transitional housing at that time.

If you are a service provider inquiring about being added to the referral list, please call 206-932-5341.

For immediate, life-threatening emergencies, call 911

For the Seattle-King County 24/7 DV Hotline, call 1 877-737-0242 or go tohttps://dvhopeline.org/   The hotline can also give you information on the availability of DV confidential shelter space.

For Sexual Assault Support, call the  24/7 King County Sexual Assault Resource Center Hotline: 1-888-998-6423 | https://www.kcsarc.org/en/get-help-now/

Local Resource for GBLTQIA survivors:

The Northwest Network of Bi, Trans, Lesbian and Gay Survivors of Abuse: (206) 568-7777 | https://www.nwnetwork.org/

For limited English proficient survivors:

The multi-lingual Seattle Peace-in-the-Home 24/7 Helpline: 1-888-847-7205

For other local and culturally specific organizations serving abuse survivors:

https://endgv.org/local-services/

To access a list of local resources like shelter, food, clothing, transport etc., call 211 or visit https://www.crisisconnections.org/

Washington State: To access a list of statewide resources, visit https://wscadv.org/washington-domestic-violence-programs/

National Resources

The National Domestic Violence 24/7 Hotline: 1-800-799-7233https://www.thehotline.org/

The National Sexual Assault 24/7 Hotline: 1-800-656-4673https://www.rainn.org/get-help

Teen Dating Violence 24/7 Hotline: 1- 866-331-9474 call, chat, or textLoveIsRespect.org

The StrongHearts Native Helpline
1- 844-762-8483
https://www.strongheartshelpline.org/

The 24/7 National Domestic Violence Hotline Deaf Services:
1(855) 812-1001 (VP)

NationalDeafHotline@adwas.org (Email)

DeafHotline (AIM)

Stalking Resource Center:http://victimsofcrime.org/our-programs/stalking-resource-center

National Network to End DV
https://nnedv.org/

The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence https://ncadv.org/

For male survivors of sexual abuse or assaulthttps://1in6.org/

For Trans and non-binary survivors, FORGE is a national transgender anti-violence organization
https://forge-forward.org/

GBLTQIA communities: For other organizations focused on abuse within GBLTQIA communities, visit https://vawnet.org/sc/organizations-focused-dv-lgbtq-communities

For survivors struggling with substance addiction: DrugRehab.com:
https://www.drugrehab.com/guides/domestic-abuse/

For information and links to other state, regional, national, or culturally specific organizations serving survivors, visit:  https://nnedv.org/get-help/other-organizations/

Veterans Services

King County Veteran's Program

To access this program, call or contact the King County Veteran's Program. -
 206.477.8282

Veteran's Transitional Program

To access this program, call or contact the VA Puget Sound Community Housing and Outreach Services,(Renton, WA) 425.203.7200.

For more information, call 206.287.0108or email Michelle Smith

For information on our shelter programs, see information on the William Booth Center on this page.

Shelters

• Jefferson Day Center - Navigation Center

• SoDo Shelter - Congregate Enhanced 24/7

• Harborview Hall Shelter - Congregate Enhanced 24/7

• William Booth Center - Men's only shelter supporting veterans and men experiencing homelessness - Enhanced 24/7 Shelter

• Street Level Ministry - A program for people living in their cars or on the street to get connected to resources and housing. Scroll up on this page to find information.

If you are looking for shelter information or intake information, call 206-381-5707

Haven Heights (Redmond)

In partnership with King County Health Through Housing, the Salvation Army operates the HtH Redmond emergency housing program. Located in Redmond, this project serves people exiting chronic homelessness or at risk of chronic homelessness. The Salvation Army is humbled to be part of helping people connect to life-changing housing and supportive services.

The goal of this program is to create permanent housing for people experiencing chronic homelessness. In the long term, all Health Through Housing properties, including HtH Redmond, will operate as permanent supportive housing. With the goal of moving people in as soon as possible, the program will start as emergency housing and then transition throughout the year to permanent supportive housing. This program will combine housing with 24/7 staffing and onsite support in order to meet the health and stability needs of our vulnerable clients in the Eastside region.

Visit this website to learn more about the Health Through Housing Initiative.

For questions or community concerns, please call: 425-689-5771 or email HHRedmond@usw.salvationarmy.org.

Adult Rehabilitation Program

The Seattle Adult Rehabilitation Program is a free drug rehabilitation program to restore hope and promote recovery for those struggling with substance abuse. The goal of the program is to bridge the way from addiction to clean and sober living through spiritual growth, work development, educational development and community. Click here for full details.