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Lakewood Local Assistance Programs

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

Northwest Justice ProjectFree civil legal help
Websitenwjustice.org
Phone253-272-7879
Address715 Tacoma Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98402

Northwest Justice Project provides free civil legal help to low-income people in Washington. Its Tacoma office serves Pierce and Kitsap counties, which includes Lakewood.1

TPCBA Volunteer Legal Services, Lakewood Pro Bono ClinicFree legal advice clinic2
Websitetpcba.com
Phone253-572-5134
Address6300 Wildaire Rd SW, Lakewood, WA 98499
Hours2nd and 4th Thursday evenings, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

The Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association Volunteer Legal Services program runs free legal advice clinics with volunteer attorneys. Its Lakewood clinic meets at the Lakewood Library on the second and fourth Thursday evenings of each month. Appointments run about half an hour, and all civil issues are welcome.2

Food

Lakes Area Nourish Food BankFree food pantry
Websitenourishpc.org
Phone253-581-1116
Address6900 Steilacoom Blvd SW, Lakewood, WA 98499
HoursMonday, 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM; Thursday and Friday, 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Lakes Area Nourish Food Bank gives free food to anyone in need at the United Methodist Church in Lakewood. No ID, proof of address or proof of income is needed, and no one is turned away. Customers are asked to visit no more than one Nourish site each week.3

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church Food ClosetFree food closet
Websitepoplakewood.org
Phone253-584-2565
Address10333 Bridgeport Way SW, Lakewood, WA 98499
HoursTuesdays, 12:30 PM to 3:00 PM

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church runs a food closet for families in the Lakewood area. It opens each Tuesday afternoon. Bring proof of address and something showing how many people live in your household.4

Social services

Living Access Support Alliance (LASA)Homelessness prevention and shelter
Websitelasapierce.org
Phone253-581-8689
Address8956 Gravelly Lake Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98499

Living Access Support Alliance, known as LASA, works to prevent homelessness in Lakewood and Pierce County. It offers emergency help with rent and utilities, transitional housing for families with children, and a hygiene center with free showers and laundry.5

Lakewood Family Resource CenterFamily support and basic needs
Websitelplacekids.org
Phone253-531-3462
Address11150 Gravelly Lake Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98499
HoursMonday through Friday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Lakewood Family Resource Center helps families with basic needs, diapers and hygiene products, help applying for benefits such as Basic Food, and parenting classes and support groups. Spanish-speaking staff are available.6

Sources & notes
Data and figures on this page come from the sources and notes below:

Footnotes

  1. Northwest Justice Project, Office Locations. ↩

  2. Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association, Home page. The Lakewood clinic address, phone and schedule rest on a listing, not the bar association site: TPCBA - VLS - Lakewood Pro Bono Clinic. Pierce County lists the Volunteer Legal Services phone number for civil law help at Legal Assistance Organizations. ↩ ↩2

  3. Nourish Pierce County, Need Food?. The Lakes Area site address, phone and hours come from the Pierce County food banks page, Food Banks. ↩

  4. Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Home page. The church site lists the food closet hours as Tuesdays, 12:30 to 3:00 PM. The Tacoma Community College schedule lists a 12:30 to 2:00 PM close instead, Food Banks and Pantries in Pierce County. The proof of address and household size requirements come from the pantry listing, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church Food Pantry. ↩

  5. Living Access Support Alliance, Home page. The address and phone come from the Pierce County water assistance document, Water Assistance, and the Clover Park Technical College housing guide, Housing Guide. Office hours are left off this page because sources disagree on the closing time: the college guide lists 4:30 PM, while a business listing gives 4:00 PM, LASA. ↩

  6. Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, Family Resource Centers. The center is run by Lorene’s Place II, whose website is lplacekids.org. The center’s own flyer lists a 9:45 AM start to the day. ↩

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  2. Olympia Local Assistance Programs, Washington.
  3. Pasco Local Assistance Programs, Washington.
  4. Redmond Local Assistance Programs, Washington.
  5. Renton Local Assistance Programs, Washington.
  6. Richland Local Assistance Programs, Washington.
  7. Sammamish Local Assistance Programs, Washington.
  8. Seattle Local Assistance Programs, Washington.
  9. Shoreline Local Assistance Programs, Washington.
  10. Spokane Local Assistance Programs, Washington.

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