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Hard Times: Resources for Library Users

 

These resources are for you to help you find jobs, develop your resumé and interview skills, file for unemployment, and find economic and technological information and resources.

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Employment Resources   

Learn New Skills

Find Housing Assistance

Save Money

 
Employment Resources

General Employment Resources (Local)


General Employment Resources (National)

General Employment Resources (Special)

Find Employment (Local)


Find Employment (National)

Find Employment (Special)

Develop your Resume, Cover Letters, and Interview Skills

 

File For Unemployment

Tips for filing for Unemployment

  • Instead of applying by phone, apply online at www.esd.wa.gov 
  • If you must call (800-318-6022), use a land line to avoid using up cell-phone minutes while waiting for an agent. The wait times will probably be long.
  • Don’t hang up. Redialing will put you at the end of the line.
  • If you’re a night owl, take advantage of the lighter traffic and call in the wee hours.
  • Be prepared with complete and accurate employment information for the past two years. Inaccurate information will delay your benefits.
  • Use the phone system’s automated features to file a weekly claim, reopen an existing claim, check on a benefit payment and change your address.
  • When you do get through, tell the agent the date that you first tried to call. Your claim will be backdated so you won’t lose money because of the delay.

 

Learn New Skills

Learn to Use a Computer


Learn to Use the Mouse


Learn to Type


Practice Typing (increase accuracy & speed)

Microsoft Training Opportunities (Free)

 

Find Housing Assistance

Local

  • Washington Homeownership Center  – An unbiased, community-sponsored, nonprofit agency that knows the programs, products and people throughout Washington state that can help make your dream of homeownership a reality. WHC offers education seminars for home buyers and many other resources for home buyers and homeowners, including how to avoid foreclosure and predatory lending, and how to find down payment assistance.
    Phone: 866-600-6466
  • Washington State Department of Financial Institutions  - En Español  - What to do if you’re facing foreclosure. Here you can find information on mortgage refinancing and how to avoid loan modification scams.

Homeownership Information Hotline – Speak with a free state-sponsored counselor.
Phone: 877-894-HOME or 877-894-4663

Línea directa de Propietarios de Viviendas – Para hablar con un asesor, llame a la línea directa de Propietarios de Viviendas del Estado de Washington (información y recursos gratuitos).
Phone: 877-894-HOME o 877-894-4663

Approved Post-Purchase Counselors  – A list of counselors participating in free counseling.

Washington State Housing Finance Commission - En Español 
Find information on homeownership programs as well as links to other resources for homeowners, home buyers and real estate and mortgage professionals.

Second Mortgage Loans for Downpayment Assistance  – From the Washington State Housing Finance Commission.

National

  • Department of Commerce: EconomicRecovery.gov  – A resource to find help to keep your home, find a job and protect your savings. Includes links to consumer protection information, nutrition assistance programs, frugal shopping tips and resources for workers and small businesses.
  • Federal Reserve Board: Mortgage Foreclosure Resources  – If you are having difficulty making your mortgage payment, one of the most important things you can do is seek assistance. Use the links on this page to find information regarding foreclosure, credit counseling and tips for avoiding scams.
  • Recovery.gov: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act  – An unprecedented effort to jumpstart our economy, create or save millions of jobs and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st century. See Recovery.wa.gov  for more information on stimulus spending in Washington state.
  • Stimulus Expansion of First-time Homebuyer Credit  – From the Internal Revenue Service official Web site.
  • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development  – HUD is the authoritative source for government information on homeownership and community development. Find information on home buying and ownership, mortgages, foreclosure and eviction, fair housing and fair lending, HUD homes for sale and more.

Find a Housing Counselor 

Foreclosure Avoidance Counseling 

Guide to Avoiding Foreclosure 

Help for Homeowners Facing the Loss of their Home 

For Veterans

Rural

 
Save Money

  • 360 Degrees of Financial Literacy  – From the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. A volunteer effort to help Americans manage money and make financial decisions through all stages of life. Specific information is available to help those dealing with job loss. Locate free financial literacy workshops in your area led by CPA volunteers.

  • America Saves  – A nationwide campaign in which a broad coalition of nonprofit, corporate and government groups helps individuals and families save and build wealth. Find savings tips and strategies, as well as resources to help you save and reach your financial goals.

  • Financial Education Clearinghouse  – From the Washington Department of Financial Institutions. Created for Washington residents who are looking for information and resources about finance. Topics covered include credit and debt help, finding local credit counselors, avoiding frauds and scams, avoiding foreclosure, cutting expenses, budgeting, facing unemployment, talking to kids about money, finding local organizations that offer classes about managing money and more.

  • Financial Planning  – From the U.S. Financial Literacy and Education Commission. The U.S. government's Web site dedicated to teaching all Americans the basics about financial education. Whether you are planning to buy a home, balancing your checkbook or investing in your 401k, these can help you do it better. Throughout the site you will find important information from 20 federal agencies. Topics covered include avoiding scams, managing money in tough economic times, borrowing and credit, saving and investing and more.

  • Personal Finance  – From USA.gov. Find information on bankruptcy filing, foreclosure issues, credit help and free credit reports, managing debt and other personal finance topics. This Web site also offers specific sections on finance issues for homeowners, general money management resources and retirement and estate planning.

  • Self-Sufficiency Calculator: Make Ends Meet ... Plan for the Future

  • Washington Department of Financial Institutions Main Page  En Español  – The Washington Department of Financial Institutions offers consumer and industry news, links to free counseling for those facing foreclosure, information and resources for protecting your finances, information about consumer alerts, identity theft, payday loans, and the Financial Education Clearinghouse for Washington residents. You can also check to see if an investment or financial services business is licensed with the DFI.