Community Resources

Family support services for families in Cowlitz County.

General Information
Lower Columbia Community Action- CAP – 360-425-3430
Washington Information Network – 211

Counseling
Columbia Wellness – 360-423-0203
Core Mental Health – 360-200-5419
Youth and Family Link – 360-423-6741

Crisis and Protection Programs
Child Protective Services – 866-363-4276
Crime Victims Advocacy – 360-703-3762
Emergency Support Shelter – 360-425-1176

Emergency Needs
Salvation Army – 360-423-3430
FISH – 360-636-1100
Love Inc. – 360-232-8576
St. Vincent De Paul – 360-577-0662
Goodwill Industries – 360-501-8340

Employment
WorkSource – 360-577-2250
Lower Columbia College – 360-442-2311
Goodwill Industries – 360-501-8340
CAP Grounds For Opportunity – 360-703-3020

Health
Cowlitz County Department of Health – 360-414-5599
Cowlitz Free Medical Clinic – 360-442-4165
Family Health Center – 360-636-3892
WIC – 360-423-7740
Peace Health – 360-414-2000

Housing
CAP – 360-425-3430
Love Overwhelming/Coordinated Entry – 360-749-8056
Community House on Broadway – 360-425-8679

Legal Assistance
Cowlitz Legal Aid – 360-425-2579

Parents and Family
Childcare Resources – 800-446-1114
Parents Place – 360-414-9212
Head Start/ECEAP – 360-442-2800

Transportation
CAP – 360-425-3430
River City Transit – 360-442-5663
Catholic Community Service – 360-577-2200

Utilities
Cowlitz PUD – 360-423-2210
CAP Energy Assistance – 360-425-3430
Washington Phone Assistance – 800-244-111

Additional Community Social Service Support

• 42nd Avenue Church Clothes Closet- Thursdays
• Warm Clothes Warm Hearts
• Faith Center- 1209 Minor Rd. Kelso
• Kelso 1st Baptist-214 S-4th Kelso
• Laundry Love-21st Street Laundry – 3rd Thursday each month 6-8
• Love Overwhelming- Laundry Help
• Progress Center- 360-425-9810
• Job Corp- 360-906-1613
• YMCA-360-423-4770
• Longview Housing Authority- 360-423-0140
• Lower Columbia Mental Health – 360-425-6064
• Longview Park and Recreation-360-442-5408
• Cowlitz Indian Tribe-360-397-8228
• Janus Youth Services – 360-998-0506

Food Resources

• Fish: Monday- Friday 9-12
• St. Vincent: Monday- Wednesday-Friday 8:30-11:30 and Tuesday 5:00-6:00
• Salvation Army: Lunch Monday-Friday 11:45-12:45/Food Box 2:00-4:00
• Radical Love: Wednesday 4:30 and Saturday 1:00
• CAP Commodities: 3rd/4th Tuesday of the month 9:00-3:00
• Faith Center: Thursday 10:00-1:00
• Community Feeding Program: Saturday 10:00-11:30, 1639 10th Ave. Longview
• Feed the Need: Sunday 1:00, 935 Vandercook Longview
• Belly Brigade: Sunday 4:00, 215 Academy St., Kelso
• Food For Life: 3rd Saturday 10:00-11:00, 274 22nd, Longview
• Food Help Warehouse, 1526 Commerce, Longview
• Food resources calendar