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515 116th Ave NE, #174 505 E Wedgewood
Bellevue, WA 98004 Spokane, WA 99208
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Finding a provider for your foster child can be difficult sometimes. Whether you are looking for a physician, therapist, counselor or daycare provider, this page will help you find one who works with the DSHS payment system.
The Medicaid Purchasing Agency (MPA)and ProviderOne has a helpful new website for caregivers who need to locate a Medicaid provider for the children placed in their home. Just enter the town/county/clinic name and enter search. You can also search by specialty. To use this resource, please visit ProviderOne Referral Page on the DSHS Website.
Finding the right, high quality child care to meet your family’s needs can be an overwhelming experience. To assist you in your search, we have a database of over 2,000 child care programs in King County, WA and Resource Specialists available by phone to help you find a provider who accepts DSHS payments for your foster child. Our database includes licensed child care centers, family child care programs, license-exempt preschools and school age programs. For more information on this service, please Click Here.
An Enrolled Agent (EA) is a federally-authorized tax practitioner who has technical expertise in the field of taxation and who is empowered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury to represent taxpayers before all administrative levels of the Internal Revenue Service for audits, collections, and appeals.
“Enrolled” means to be licensed to practice by the federal government, and “Agent” means authorized to appear in the place of the taxpayer at the IRS. For a list of EAs in Washington State who you can use to help you with your taxes, please Click Here.
Parent Help 123 offers a resource based website including a Benefit Finder which helps you apply for the Washington State benefit programs listed below.
• Apple Health for Kids (Children's Medical, also called the medical coupon)
• Family Medical
• Basic Food (Food Stamps)
• Cash Programs (TANF)
• Basic Health
• WIC (Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children)
•Take Charge and Family Planning
•Head Start and ECEAP
• Working Connections Child Care
Washington Information Network 2-1-1 maintains a statewide database of community resources. Search their online database for information on such things as free school supplies, financial assistance and material goods.
