Housing and Essential Needs

Housing and Essential Needs (HEN) can help people in Spokane County with:

• Case management
• Limited rental aid
• Housing deposits
• Application fees
• Utility payments

Who can get this help?

• To qualify for HEN, you must both:
  1. Be homeless, or about to become homeless AND
  2. Have a HEN referral from DSHS.
• Goodwill’s HEN program only serves Spokane County

How do I get this help?

1. Contact DSHS at 1-877-501-2233 to find out if you are eligible. If you are already receiving SSI or SSDI or TANF, you will not qualify.
2. If you are eligible through DSHS, call 1-509-462-0518 OR visit our Goodwill office during walk-in hours below:
   • Goodwill 130 E. Third Avenue Spokane, WA
   • Monday 8:30-12 & 1:30-4:30
   • Wednesday 8:30-12 & 1:30-4:30
   • Thursday 8:30-12 & 1:30-4:30

Eligible individuals may also receive essential household needs such as:

• Cleaning supplies
• Hygiene products
• Other household items
• Help with transportation in the form of bus passes or gasoline vouchers

How do I get this essential household needs?

Essential needs are given out at our office (130 E. Third Avenue) on the following days and times:

• Monday: 8:30-12 & 1:30-4:30
• Wednesday: 8:30-12 & 1:30-4:30
• Thursday: 8:30-12 & 1:30-4:30