Assistance can be used as credit for next winter’s energy bill BELLINGHAM, WASH. (July 25, 2019) –Opportunity Council’s Energy Assistance program is now open and scheduling appointments to help prepare for next winter’s energy bills. Energy Assistance appointments can be made for Puget Sound Energy Home Energy Lifeline Program (PSE HELP) and Cascade Natural Gas [...]

PSE MEDIA RELEASE BELLEVUE, Wash. (June 24, 2019) – Puget Sound Energy has awarded the Opportunity Council in Bellingham a grant to install solar panels at one of its rental properties. The solar panels have been installed at Opportunity Council’s G Street Apartment Building. The 31 kilowatt project is expected to produce enough energy to [...]

 2019 Count of Individuals Living Homeless Shows Largest Decrease Since 2012  BELLINGHAM, Wash- The Opportunity Council and the Whatcom County Health Department recently published results of the 2019 Point-In-Time (PIT) Count, an annual snapshot of homelessness in our community. This year’s results show the largest decrease in homelessness since 2012, with 16% fewer individuals living [...]

WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — Preschool registration is now open at the Opportunity Council for classes starting next fall. These preschool classes include Head Start and ECEAP (Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program) and are available in Bellingham, Ferndale, Lynden, Blaine, Everson, Nooksack, Sumas and Kendall for children who are three or four years old by [...]