Bothell Local Assistance Programs

This page lists local organizations in Bothell, Washington that provide free legal help, food and social services. Statewide programs are described on the Washington page.

Legal aid

Eastside Legal Assistance Program provides free civil legal help to low-income people in King County, including help with housing, domestic violence, immigration and family law. Bothell sits in King County and Snohomish County, and ELAP serves the King County side of the city. You must live in King County and have a low income to qualify. ELAP does not help with criminal cases, deportation cases, or accident and injury cases. Apply online or call the Help Line Monday through Thursday, 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM. Spanish help is available at 425-620-2778. ELAP does not publish a street address for its office, and help starts by phone or online.¹

Snohomish County Legal Services provides free civil legal aid to low-income residents of Snohomish County, with help in family law, housing and wills for seniors, regardless of documentation status. Bothell residents on the Snohomish County side of the city can apply through CLEAR at 1-888-201-1014, weekdays 9:15 AM to 12:15 PM, or call the SCLS office at 425-258-9283, Monday through Friday, 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM. The Housing Justice Project walk-up clinic at the Snohomish County Superior Courthouse helps tenants facing eviction, Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM. The address in the table is the courthouse clinic, since SCLS does not publish an office street address on its website.²

Food

Canyon Hills Community Church runs a food bank for residents of Bothell, Lynnwood, Kenmore and Mill Creek, and for families with a child in the Northshore School District. Apply first by calling the Food Bank Admin at 425-488-4121, extension 106, and returning a completed application with the required documents. Approved clients may shop every Tuesday. Home delivery is available for elderly and disabled clients who call the church to ask. Call ahead to confirm the hours, since the church’s own updates page lists the Tuesday windows as 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM and 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM, while the City of Bothell and EvergreenHealth list 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM and 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM.³

Bothell United Methodist Church hosts a free pantry on the west side of its main parking lot, run by Feeding Feasible Feasts and stocked daily. Anyone in need may take what they need at any hour, and the pantry asks visitors not to leave donations there. The address comes from the church’s own website. The phone number and the 24-hour hours come from the City of Bothell food assistance page, since the church’s own site does not list the pantry.⁴

Social services

Northshore Senior Center has served older adults, people with disabilities and family caregivers across north King County and south Snohomish County since 1972. Its social services team offers one-on-one phone support, online and telephone support groups, and emergency financial assistance for Bothell residents. Call 425-286-1035 and leave a message for confidential support from a staff member. The center runs a food pantry twice a week, Community Dining hot lunches on weekdays, Meals on Wheels deliveries, and transportation help. Its Health and Wellness building across the street runs an Adult Day Health program, Monday through Friday, 10:00 AM to 2:30 PM, at 425-488-4821. The street address in the table rests on directory listings, since the center’s own site does not publish one.⁵