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Pend Oreille County, WA — Housing & Help Directory (Updated September 2026)

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Updated: 6 hours ago

This is Mysti's working directory of housing and help resources for Pend Oreille County, Washington (Newport, Cusick, Ione and surrounding areas). Every link below was opened and every waitlist status was quoted from its source on September 19, 2026. We re-check the whole page monthly (next refresh: October 2026). Statuses change without notice — confirm directly with the agency before you count on anything.

A straight word about rent help: Mysti's helps some clients with move-in, rent, or utility costs, but only through specific funded programs, only when you meet that program's eligibility, and only while funds last. Nobody — not us, not any agency — can promise it. Work your county's Coordinated Entry, 2-1-1, housing authorities, and the local programs below at the same time as anything you do with us.

Start here — today

Housing authorities and waitlists

Apply to every list you qualify for — including neighboring counties you could realistically move to. See what is open statewide right now and the statewide programs guide for vouchers, public housing, and how portability works.

Spokane Housing Authority (SHA) — North Counties program

Website · 509-328-2953 · Serves: Pend Oreille County (part of SHA's 'North Counties' with Lincoln, Stevens, Ferry)

  • CLOSED — Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) — North Counties — "North Counties (Lincoln, Stevens, Pend Oreille, and Ferry Counties) waiting lists are closed." My Portal account at https://myportal.spokanehousing.org/ (not accepting applications; check for reopening; checked 2026-09-19 · source)

Peninsula Public Housing Authority (Peninsula PHA)

Website · (360) 452-7631 · Serves: Listed in Washington 211's statewide housing-authorities directory under Public Housing; primary service area appears to be Kitsap/Olympic Peninsula, not Pend…

  • STATUS NOT POSTED ONLINE — N/A Excluded from analysis — does not appear to actually serve Pend Oreille County; listed for transparency only, not recommended for publication. (call or check the site to confirm; checked 2026-09-19)

Nonprofit housing you can apply to directly

Senior housing (55+ / 62+) and housing for people with disabilities

No senior-specific subsidized building was confirmed in this county on this check. Use the senior-housing search steps in the statewide guide (HUD Resource Locator, Housing Search NW, the housing authority's elderly/disabled lists) and ask the Area Agency on Aging below.

How to find open senior housing anywhere in Washington: step-by-step in the statewide guide.

Rent help and eviction prevention (funding-dependent)

These programs open and close as funding arrives and runs out, often within weeks. Call first, ask what is open today, and ask what documents to bring. If you have an eviction notice, contact the legal help below the same day — do not move out just because you received a notice.

  • Rural Resources rental/homeless assistance · 1-877-219-5542 (Rural Resources Community Action) — Low-income Pend Oreille County residents Contact Rural Resources main office, Colville Funding-dependent; confirm current availability

Shelter and crisis housing

  • Rural Resources Emergency & Transitional Housing · 509-684-8421 ext 2 — Households experiencing homelessness in Pend Oreille County The dedicated Stevens County Emergency Shelter is located in Chewelah/Colville (Stevens County); no separate Pend Oreille shelter facility was found this cycle.

Food

  • Washington 2-1-1 · 2-1-1 — Search for local food banks/pantries in Pend Oreille County

Utilities and energy bills

Legal help and tenant rights

Veterans

Youth and families

Seniors and people with disabilities — services

Local directories and newsletters

Notes from our check

Peninsula PHA surfaced in a statewide WA211 housing-authorities list but its service area (Kitsap/Olympic Peninsula per its own site framing) does not appear to include Pend Oreille County; included in the housing_authorities array only for transparency with an explicit note that it should not be published as serving this county. No dedicated Pend Oreille housing authority independent of Spokane Housing Authority's North Counties program was found.

How Mysti's fits in

Mysti's Adult & Family Services — Washington provides case management, housing navigation and benefit navigation, including Foundational Community Supports (FCS) supportive housing and supported employment for people on Apple Health, and Community Choice Guide services for DSHS clients. New here? Read Need help with housing? Start here, then message us through our contact page or email help@mysticares.org · (800) 524-4827. We will screen your situation and point you to the right door — with us or elsewhere.

Already a Mysti's client? Your case manager is your first call. If you cannot reach them, email help@mysticares.org with your name, county, and the best way to reach you, and use the resources on this page in the meantime — every door on this list is open to you whether or not we are the ones walking you through it.

Partners and case managers: refer through our Partners & Referrals page. Send county, contact details, Apple Health status and housing situation; please do not email medical details.

Learn while you wait

Free, self-paced courses from Mysti's: Housing Search Bootcamp, Speak Up (self-advocacy), Budgeting for Stability, and short guides to SNAP, ABD/HEN, Apple Health, TANF, SSI/SSDI and McKinney-Vento school rights — open the Free Learning Programs. A free member account is all you need.

Get Pend Oreille County updates once a month

Want to know when a waitlist opens, a senior building starts taking applications, or a new program launches in your county? Tell us which counties and topics you care about and we will email you one short update a month — no more, and you can stop any time.

Found a broken link or a status that changed? Email help@mysticares.org and we will fix it in the next refresh. Last full check: September 19, 2026.

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