rental assistance Seattle & King county

do you need help with rent?

We know that people are struggling to make ends meet and many households have fallen behind in rent.

If your family needs eviction prevention or rental assistance and has been served through a Mary’s Place shelter, mobile outreach, or prevention program, or you have received an emergency screen through the King County Family Shelter Intake Line, please complete the registration screening form to apply for rental assistance.

Due to the high volume of interest, we have moved to a lottery system in place of a waitlist. When you fill out the form, your information will be entered into a weekly lottery and if you are selected, you’ll be contacted by our staff to complete a short eligibility screen to see if you qualify for assistance. If you are not selected that week, you’ll receive an email from us and will be re-entered into the lottery for possible assistance the following week.

Mary’s Place may share the information that you provide and information about the services that you receive from Mary’s Place for research and evaluation purposes. This information will not contain any information that could be used to identify you, like your name or birthdate. It will not be used in a way that will reveal who you are or connect your individual responses to you. Federal or state laws may require us to show information to university or government officials or funders. You will not be identified in any publication from this research. Because there is limited funding for the program, you may be offered the opportunity to participate in a lottery to determine what kind of homelessness prevention services you receive. In this case, a computer will use a lottery to see what kind of services you receive.

If you have questions about the research, please contact David Phillips at 574-631-3083 or David.Phillips.184@nd.edu. Also available in Arabic and Tigrinya. If you have questions about Mary's Place Prevention Program, please email MP_Prevention@marysplaceseattle.org.