Poor financial wellness affects your:
- stress
- anxiety
- blood pressure
- sleep
So it's important to take care of your finances before they can damage other areas of your health. The webinar here discusses how finances determine mental health and what you can do about it. Be sure to check out all of the pages on financial well-being to learn how to manage your money.
Food Security
Not knowing where your next meal will come from or not having access to proper nutrition causes mental and physical health to suffer. However, there are resources that you and your family can utilize to make the most of your situation.
Check out the pages under physical wellbeing for information about how to eat balanced on a budget.
Housing Stability
“At the individual level, housing instability is associated with mental health problems (such as depression and anxiety/stress), hypertension, and the destruction of protective health factors such as social bonds. At the communal level, displacement and neighborhood instability contribute to community fragmentation and social network disruption.”
Not worrying about your living situation is essential for academic performance and overall well-being, but unfortunately, finding affordable housing is becoming more difficult. Luckily there are resources available that can help you avoid homelessness if you are already homeless.
Housing Resources By City (WA)
Olympia |
Homes First |
Pullman |
Community Action Center |
Seattle |
Seattle Housing Authority |
Spokane |
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Tri-Cities |
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Vancouver |
Second Step Housing |
Housing Resources
- Low-income housing rights (section 8, HUD subsidized, public housing, tax credit)
- Homestead Community Land Trust
- Making Home Affordable
- Providing housing
- Transportation
- Anti-racism
- LGBTQ resources
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Solid Ground seeks to end poverty and undo racism by providing:
- Anti-racism advocacy
- Housing and homelessness resources
- Nutrition support
- Legal assistance
- Financial Fitness Boot Camp
- Transportation
- Volunteers