Starting Tuesday, Sept. 1, the Washington Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) Chehalis Community Services Office is relocating from 1247 Harrison Ave. in Centralia to 2025 NE Kresky Ave., Chehalis.
The new office is returning the agency’s public services to Chehalis. It can be reached by the Lewis County Transit Centralia-Chehalis Connector Yellow Route.
“We are excited to be back in the city of Chehalis, welcoming new and returning customers to our new space,” Yvonne Rivera, administrator of the office, said in a news release from DSHS.
“We look forward to serving Lewis County in this new building, helping residents access much-needed support, care and resources,” added Brice Montgomery, director of the DSHS Community Services Division.
The office will open to customers at its permanent location on Sept. 1 while employees complete the move into the new space. Services will continue without interruption, with support from DSHS mobile office teams:
• 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, and Monday, Aug. 31, at 1247 Harrison Ave., Centralia
• 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, Sept. 1-3, at 2025 NE Kresky Ave., Chehalis
While DSHS made permanent relocation plans, the office temporarily relocated last summer to Harrison Avenue when the lease on the Hampe Way location expired in June 2025. While the Harrison Avenue site was renovated for full operations, DSHS mobile office teams and Chehalis CSO employees set up shop in the parking lot, ensuring service continuity and support for Lewis County customers and employees, the release stated.
The new office will continue to offer access to the same public benefits and programs — such as basic food, cash and medical assistance — as it did in the former location.
DSHS’s Adult Protective Services, Developmental Disabilities Administration, Home and Community Services, and WA Cares Fund offices are scheduled to move to the Kresky site by October.
For questions about the relocation, contact CSO Administrator Yvonne Rivera at Yvonne.Rivera@dshs.wa.gov or 360-481-9694, or Interim Region 3 Administrator Joey Anderson at Joey.Anderson@dshs.wa.gov or 360-605-8421.
