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The Money Follows the Person Tribal Initiative Learning Collaborative Summit is where Tribal Nations and state partners come together to strengthen long‑term services and home and…
Resources that support Tribal elders and the family members who help care for them.
It supports American Indian and Alaska Native people who want to return home from institutions and receive services in their own communities.
Learn how to get started to become a paid caregiver, including steps for training, where caregivers can work, background checks, and certification.
Adult Protective Services investigates allegations of abuse, neglect, abandonment, financial exploitation and self-neglect of vulnerable adults in Washington state.
The page explains how you can report vulnerable‑adult abuse in Washington and what information you should provide when you make a report.
Helps people with significant long‑term care needs move from institutions back into homes and community settings. It offers person‑centered planning, one‑time moving supports, and…
A division of DSHS, Home and Community Services provides long-term care services and supports to people with disabilities and older adults with low incomes.
This information covers the rules for hiring 16 and 17-year-olds as paid caregivers in Washington state.
Working with Tribal Nations and long‑term services and supports providers supports the goal of delivering comprehensive, culturally appropriate care.
On this page, you will find our DSHS Mission, Vision and Values, as well and links to our DSHS Strategic Goals.
DSHS partners with people to access support, care, and resources. These services can help.
Helps caregivers and social workers understand how the team provides care coordination, clinical consultation, medically fragile group home support, and connections to health and…
Brings together people with lived experience, caregivers, tribal partners, providers, and state agencies to strengthen support, awareness, and statewide planning for…
The Community Relations team, within the Office of Communications and Government Affairs is dedicated to creating transparent, timely, and equitable access to services provided by…
Publications and videos, legislative reports and ways to stay informed.
Success stories of people living in the community, thanks to the help of Roads to Community Living.
For over two decades, DCS and Indian tribes have partnered together to develop innovative processes and agreements to address child support. Critical to that effort is a…
Provides temporary, monthly cash to eligible families. Families must include a pregnant person or minor child. Some families are required to participate in the WorkFirst program,…
We've started processing SUN Bucks benefits following a delay in federal funding. As of August 2026, we have mailed about 400,000 SUN Bucks cards to eligible children. About…
Explore services and supports that may be available to people receiving Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports, including people transitioning from a care facility to community…
Information and resources on our commitment to delivering services and supports that preserve cultural values and promote the welfare of all people.
Employment support for adults with developmental disabilities.
In Washington state, people who receive federal Basic Food assistance (also known as SNAP) may participate in the Basic Food Employment and Training program. BFET offers a variety…
Get answers to some questions about Basic Food benefits in Washington state.
The Health Home Herald is a quarterly newsletter designed for care coordinators and allied staff. The newsletter provides information, resources, and updates about Washington…
School districts can offer the High School Home Care Aide Training Program as a CTE option for their students, giving them a chance to earn high school credit and explore a career…
The Office of Indian Policy's role is to assist the collective needs of tribal governments and Urban Indian Organizations to assure quality and comprehensive program service…
For over two decades, DCS and Indian tribes have partnered together to develop innovative processes and agreements to address child support. Critical to that effort is a…
Home and Community Living Administration’s Office of Tribal Affairs is committed to partnering with tribes in Washington to achieve mutual goals between sovereign governments.
Long-term care services for children, youth and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
More than one in five Washington residents turns to the DSHS Economic Services Administration for assistance with cash, food, child support, disability determination, support for…
The Developmental Disabilities Administration provides services for youth and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This page has information on available…
On July 4, 2025, the president signed into law federal legislation known as H.R 1. It impacts programs managed by the Department of Social and Health Services as well as other…
Programs exists to support people experiencing disasters, emergencies and crises.
Access culturally specific behavioral health resources, Tribal collaboration initiatives and dedicated recovery support programs.
The Department of Social and Health Services Mobile Office is on the open road with eight Mobile Office trucks deployed throughout the state every day, reaching clients where they…
The Office of Indian Policy's role is to assist the collective needs of tribal governments and Urban Indian Organizations to assure quality and comprehensive program service…
Find mental and behavioral health services. Explore support for counseling, crisis care, and treatment, and take the next step toward feeling better.