Community Services is located on the second floor of the Washington County Government Center and works with public and private agencies to offer assistance to help eligible residents be safe and successful. Visit this office for help with adoption, child abuse or neglect, elderly abuse or neglect, chemical dependency, financial, employment and medical assistance and child care and support.
Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts has an art gallery featuring local, metro and state-wide artists, a gift shop selling locally based works, art and writing classes for all ages, special events, writing groups and and more. The Banfill-Locke Center is nonprofit and visits to the gallery as well as most events are free, but certain groups require membership. Come and enjoy the art as well as the surrounding Manomin County Park, which is full of flowers in spring and summer. A full listing of events and classes is available on the Web site and also on the center's Facebook page.
The Washington County Government Center is the hub of county government. It houses the Washington County District Court and court administration. It is also the county's main service center, where guests can find property records and taxpayer services, community services, public health and environment services, a WIC Clinic, and surveying and land management offices. The Government Center is also home to the County Board Room, where the county commissioners meet to set policy and meet with residents, as well as offices for the county commissioners, administration officials and human resources.