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

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This is Mysti's working directory of housing and help resources for Yakima County, Washington (Yakima, Sunnyside, Toppenish, Union Gap, Selah 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.

Yakima Housing Authority (YHA) — also known as Housing Authority of the City of Yakima

Website · 509-453-3106 · Serves: City of Yakima and surrounding area

  • CLOSED — Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) — "Waitlist is closed at this time." https://yakimahousing.org/housing-choice-vouchers/apply/ (when open) Two special programs remain available regardless of general waitlist status: Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) and Family Unification Program (FUP) — see page for eligibility. (not accepting applications; check for reopening; checked 2026-09-19 · source)

  • OPEN — Naches House (62+ and Disabled Housing, YHA-owned, 50 units) — "Waitlist: OPEN" https://naches-house.yakimahousing.org/ 314 N Naches Avenue, Yakima WA. (apply now; checked 2026-09-19 · source)

  • STATUS NOT POSTED ONLINE — Chuck Austin Place (Project Based) https://myportal.yakimahousing.org/ Listed among Available Housing but explicit waitlist status text was not captured before the page content was cut off in this check; verify at yakimahousing.org/housing/. (call or check the site to confirm; checked 2026-09-19 · source)

Sunnyside Housing Authority

Website · 509-837-5454 · Serves: Sunnyside, Grandview, and Mabton, WA

  • STATUS NOT POSTED ONLINE — Public/affordable housing (various apartment communities) Contact Sunnyside Housing Authority, 204 S. 13th Street, Sunnyside, WA 98944; office hours Mon-Fri 1-5pm; (509) 837-5454. No explicit open/closed waitlist statement per property found; some properties (Farm Worker Housing) have additional USDA eligibility requirements. (call or check the site to confirm; checked 2026-09-19 · source)

Nonprofit housing you can apply to directly

  • Catholic Charities Housing Services (CCHS) — serving Central Washington including Yakima County — Low-income families, farmworkers, seniors (62+), and people experiencing homelessness across Central Washington CCHS builds/operates affordable multi-family rental housing and offers 'sweat equity' single-family home-building programs; senior housing (62+) supported with social-service programming. Apply / availability

  • Yakima Neighborhood Health Services (YNHS) — Homeless Housing / Neighborhood Connections — People who are homeless, doubled up, in shelters, or exiting treatment/hospital in Yakima County Call (509) 834-2098 or (509) 249-6232 (Yakima); (509) 837-8200 or (509) 515-0580 (Sunnyside). Also operates Medical Respite Care (recuperative housing for homeless people not sick enough for hospital or unsafe to discharge to street) — call (509) 249-6232.

  • Next Step Housing — Special-needs populations in the Yakima Valley (clean-and-sober housing model) No self-service application/waitlist details located on homepage during this check; contact via site. Mission: 'quality, affordable, clean and sober housing and services to special needs populations.'

  • Northwest Community Action Center (NCAC) Housing Support Services — Low-income, currently homeless, or at-risk Yakima County households (mid/lower Yakima Valley) Online inquiry portal linked from yvfwc.com/services/northwest-community-action-center/ Not a housing developer; provides move-in costs, rental assistance, and temporary hotel/motel shelter funding. Apply / availability

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

  • Naches House · 62+ and Disabled (Yakima Housing Authority) — PHA-owned senior/disabled property https://naches-house.yakimahousing.org/ Waitlist: OPEN [OPEN]

  • Catholic Charities Housing Services senior communities (62+) · 62+ (Catholic Charities Housing Services) — Nonprofit senior tax-credit/affordable housing Contact individual properties listed via the site's property search. We also provide affordable rental housing for low-income seniors 62 years of age and older.

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.

  • Northwest Community Action Center — Housing Support Services (Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic (NCAC)) — Low-income, homeless, or at-risk Yakima County households Online inquiry via yvfwc.com/services/northwest-community-action-center/ Move-in costs, rental assistance, temporary hotel/motel shelter; funding-dependent.

  • OIC of Washington — Housing Counseling (OIC of Washington) — Homebuyers, homeowners facing foreclosure, and renters Complete the HIF form linked on the page and email to OIC's contact address. Services: 1st-time homebuyer counseling, pre-foreclosure/foreclosure assistance, rental counseling, rental eviction counseling, homeownership counseling.

Shelter and crisis housing

Food

Utilities and energy bills

Legal help and tenant rights

Veterans

Youth and families

Seniors and people with disabilities — services

Notes from our check

Multiple Yakima County government pages (Coordinated Entry, Housing Resources, Food Banks) are JavaScript-rendered CivicPlus pages that returned no usable body text/content during this check despite loading successfully — they are listed in sources_checked as pages that were opened, but their content could not be verified/quoted; a browser-based re-check is recommended for the next refresh. The DSHS CSO Yakima address (1002 N 16th Ave) came from a third-party listing (MapQuest), not an official DSHS page — flagged as unconfirmed.

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.

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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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