Community Resources

If you’re an immigrant experiencing hard times because of COVID-19, and you aren’t eligible for federal financial relief or unemployment insurance, this fund is for you.

Apply Now for the Washington COVID-19 Immigrant Relief Fund and receive a $1,000 one-time direct payment (up to $3,000 per household).

Si usted es inmigrante y está atravesando un momento difícil causado por el Coronavirus, y no puede recibir los fondos federales de asistencia financiera o seguro por desempleo por su estado migratorio, este fondo es para usted.

Presente una solicitud al Fondo de Asistencia debido al Coronavirus para Inmigrantes de Washington, y podría recibir un pago único y directo de $1,000 por persona que califique (hasta $3,000 por hogar).

Immigration Hotline: 1-844-724-3737

This is the Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN) statewide hotline. Please use this number to report Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids or other activity, to report the detention of a group or individual, to obtain information or referral assistance for relatives/friends who have been detained, to access Know Your Rights information, or to seek other help or ask questions. The hotline is staffed by volunteers 24/7, and these volunteers include members of the Tri-Cities Immigrant Coalition.

For benefit information for people without immigration status from Columbia Legal Services: (ENGLISH)

Información sobre las prestaciones de asistencia pública para personas sin estatus migratorio: (ESPAÑOL)

Information from Northwest Immigrants Rights Project: (ENGLISH) 

Information from Northwest Immigrants Rights Project: (ESPAÑOL)

Information from the Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN) Resource Finder: (LINK) 

Information from the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries on Covid-19: (ENGLISH) 

Información sobre el coronavirus (COVID-19) en Español del Estado de Washington Department of Labor and Industries: (ESPAÑOL)

Information from the Benton Franklin Community Action Committee: (Children)

Information from the Benton Franklin Community Action Committee: (Family Services)

Information from the Benton Franklin Community Action Committee: (Education and GED)

Information from the Benton Franklin Community Action Committee: (Teen and Child Services)

Information from the Benton Franklin Community Action Committee (Senior Services)

Information from the Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN) Resource Finder: (Link) 

Domestic Violence Services Hotline: (800) 648-1277

Safeharbor Crisis Nursery/ My Friends Place: (509) 783-5734

Information from the Benton Franklin Community Action Committee: (Food)

Information from the Benton Franklin Community Action Committee: (Meals)

Information from the Benton Franklin Community Action Committee: (Clothing)

Information from the Benton Franklin Community Action Committee: (Crisis and Emergency Services)

Information from the Benton Franklin Community Action Committee: (Telephone Assistance)

Information on food banks and other resources from the Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN) Resource Finder: (LINK)

To donate to help support immigrants who don’t qualify for the government stimulus package, please donate to the Tri-Cities Mutual Aid Fund HERE! 

Tri-Cities Mutual Aid Request Application y Solicitud de Ayuda Mutua de Tri-Cities ¡AQUÍ!

Information from the Benton Franklin Community Action Committee: (Medical, Dental, Vision)

Information from the Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN) Resource Finder: (LINK)

Information from the Benton Franklin Community Action Committee: (Housing) 

Information from the Benton Franklin Community Action Committee: (Utilities)

Information from the Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN) Resource Finder: (LINK)

Information from Northwest Immigrants Rights Project: (LINK) 

For a Community Update on Public Charge for January 27th, 2020 from the Northwest Immigrants Rights Project: (ENGLISH)

En Español: Para un Aviso comunitario sobre la carga publica 27 de enero: (ESPAÑOL)

Information from Northwest Immigrant Rights Project: (LINK)

Safety Plan for Youth and Children from Legal Counsel for Youth and Children: (ENGLISH)

Plan de Inmigrantes para la Seguridad de Jóvenes y Niños de Legal Counsel for Youth and Children: (ESPAÑOL)

For Parental Consent Agreement and Intention of Parents for Care for Minor Child, please visit (LINK) 

Additional rights protected by the Washington State Keep Washington Working Act (ENGLISH Y ESPAÑOL)

Information from the Benton Franklin Community Action Committee: (Employment Training and Placement)

Information from the Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN) Resource Finder: (LINK)

Information from the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries on Covid-19: (ENGLISH)

Información sobre el coronavirus (COVID-19) en Español del Estado de Washington Department of Labor and Industries: (ESPAÑOL)

If you have health and safety questions or complaints or to report serious injuries, Call the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries: 1-800-423-7233.

To file a workplace rights complaint about illegal business practices, such as lost wages, rest period violations, meal break violations, retaliations and child labor: (LINK) 

Information from the United Farm Workers: (ENGLISH) 

Unión de Campesinos: (ESPAÑOL)

2021 LCYC Immigrant Safety Plan for Youth and Children

LCYC Legal Needs Checklist

Benton/Franklin Youth Homelessness Program Overview: English and Spanish

Benton/Franklin Youth Homelessness Program Referral Form: English and Spanish

Contact

For free immigration attorney services for people with low incomes, please call:

Northwest Immigrant Rights Project in Granger: 509-854-2100
                                                                     Toll Free: 888-756-3641

Free and reduced immigration attorney services are also available from Colectiva Legal del Pueblo in Wenatchee: (509) 293-6314

For a list of private immigration attorneys from the Northwest Immigrants Rights Project: (These Attorneys Charge for their Services)

For free civil legal services for low-income people, see the Northwest Justice Project: (ENGLISH)  

Para obtener servicios legales civiles gratuitos para personas de bajos ingresos, consulte el Proyecto de Justicia del Noroeste: (ESPAÑOL) 

              Telefono: 1-888-201-1014 

              Para personas mayores: 1-888-387-7111

For free legal civil services for low-income people and seniors, see Washington Law Help: (ENGLISH)  (ESPAÑOL)  

The Benton-Franklin Legal Aid Society provides legal assistance to Qualified Low-Income Individuals for Family Law, Debtor-Creditor, Bankruptcy, Social Security/ Disability, Wills/Power of Attorneys, Guardianship. Landlord/Tenant, Child Support, Immigration, and Protection Orders. For more information, please call (509) 221-1824 Monday through Thursday from 10 am until 2 pm.

For comfort and advocacy for victims of crimes like sexual assault, harassment and race issues, and human trafficking, please call the 24 hr crisis hotline of the Support, Advocacy and Resource Center (SARC) at  (509) 374-5391

For victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, please see this information from DVS of Benton and Franklin Counties: (LINK)

Information from Benton Franklin Community Action Committee: (LINK)

Information from the Benton Franklin Community Action Committee: (Counseling and Mental Health)

Information from the Benton Franklin Community Action Committee: (Financial Assistance and Counseling)

Information from the Benton Franklin Community Action Committee: (Jail Transition Support Groups)

Information from the Benton Franklin Community Action Committee: (Substance Abuse)

Information from the Benton Franklin Community Action Committee: (Veterans Services)

Information from the Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN) Resource Finder: (LINK) 

For comfort and advocacy for victims of crimes like sexual assault, harassment and race issues, and human trafficking, please call the 24 hr crisis hotline of the Support, Advocacy and Resource Center (SARC) at (509) 374-5391.

Please call the WAISN Immigration Hotline if someone you know has been sent to the Northwest Detention Center: 1-844-724-3737.

For more information, please see this information from the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project

For people released from the Northwest Detention Center, services are available from the Advocates for Immigrants in Detention Northwest (Welcome Center, housing, meals, transportation, and more, though services are currently limited due to COVID-19). Please see: (LINK) 

Ben Franklin transit maps, schedule, information and fares: (LINK)

For transportation and accompaniment to immigration court, please call the immigration hotline for assistance: 1-844-724-3737

For information from the Benton Franklin Community Action Committee, please see: (LINK)