Washington Connection Community Partnership Program

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Community Partners, we want to hear from you! Your feedback is incredibly valuable to us, and we are committed to continuously improving our program. Please take a few moments to complete our survey and share your insights. Your input will help us better understand your needs and enhance our efforts to serve you more effectively. Thank you for your time and partnership.  Click here to take the Washington Connection Community Partnership Program Survey

Program Access Consultant Contact Information

Contact your Regional Consultant by clicking on the appropriate email address link below.  Please see the  Regional Map to identify your consultant.

Region

Regional Community Access Consultant

Name / E-Mail
1- Central and Eastern Vacant
2- King County and North Anh.Ong@dshs.wa.gov
3- Pierce County, South and West Tory.Mead@dshs.wa.gov 

Are you a Community-based Organization wishing to provide additional services to your customers?

You are invited to join Washington Connection where people can easily and securely learn about and apply for a broad array of services and benefits online such as:  food, cash, and medical assistance; child care subsidies; long-term care services and support; and drug and alcohol treatment.  Washington Connection also provides contact information and links to other services that require a different application process.

Being a partner, you will: periodically receive updated information related to services or features   supported by Washington Connection, have a local contact for your questions, have the opportunity to attend community partnership meetings, network with other organizations, and provide feedback about Washington Connection.  You may also receive technical assistance and marketing materials as needed.

There are two partnership levels that describe the investment you would make to help applicants.

Service Level 1:

Host Organization (assist with one or more of the following functions)

  • Display posters and printed marketing materials about Washington Connection
  • Provide applicants with access to a computer with an icon to Washington Connection on the desktop
  • Provide applicants with assistance in answering questions about the Washington Connection website

Service Level 2:

Assisting Agency

  • Display posters and printed marketing materials about Washington Connection
  • Provide applicants with assistance in completing and submitting the online application (To protect the confidentiality of client information, Assisting Agencies will be required to enter in to a Data Share Agreement and sign Non-Disclosure forms.)

In addition to choosing a service level, your organization will select the type of access you are able to provide:

  • Limited Access   Your address will not be published.  (Provide access to Washington Connection to your customers only.)
  • Public Access   Your address will be published. (Provide access to Washington Connection to the general public.)

To join, simply go to the Washington Connection  site, look for Register as a Community Partner under the "Community partner resources" navigation panel.

Resources

Contact

Shannon Williams, Community Access Administrator
(509) 202-5335 | shannon.williams@dshs.wa.gov

You may also want to visit:

Public Access Directory

Community Partnership Newsletter

Links

  • Apply Now
  • Sign up for GovDelivery (ListServ) (GovDelivery is used to communicate quickly with users regarding system outages, issues, or announcements related to specific IT systems, such as Washington Connection, eJAS, and the Benefit Verification System (BVS).)

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