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This article includes 7 budget-friendly ways to support the homeless shelter in your community. Typically, we look for ways to support our local shelter when the weather gets cold and people are looking for a warm meal and place to stay, but shelters operate all year long. They provide shelter, resources, and other services to individuals experiencing homelessness in winter, Read more...

Free meals are available to all Highline Public Schools students and children 18 years or younger. Please bring a bag to fit breakfasts and lunches for multiple days. See a list of meal site locations, days and times on their website. Please note the pickup time at Parkside Elementary has changed to 11:30 a.m – 12:00 p.m. Read more...

The Department of Commerce last week provided up to $1,000 in rental assistance and up to $500 in energy assistance for households that qualify for the federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The crisis funding will be distributed through Commerce’s statewide network of community action agencies, and is expected to serve an estimated 5,000 eligible households. Follow this link Read more...

The Emergency Cash Assistance provides two monthly cash payments to families that were employed as of March 11, 2020 and have lost a job or lost at least 50% of their earned income due to the COVID-19 emergency. This money is funded by the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program and provides: $500 for a household of 1 to 2 Read more...

The developing COVID-19 response has added on another layer of distress and strain, adversely affecting the lives and livelihoods of many communities. We must work together to support and raise up those that have been most harmed by past and current inequities. Now more than ever, ensuring access to resources and supporting mental and emotional health are necessary. If you Read more...

The request is for $500 in cash assistance. Please fill it out if you don’t qualify for existing government aid due to your immigration status. Requests are processed in a rolling basis. We will process your request as soon as possible and give you a call during your listed preferred time and day Read more...

At My Undocumented Life, we created a post that outlines some of the main challenges that immigrant families are currently experiencing and key steps that allies can take to provide support! It refers to many helpful list of resources for indocumented immigrants from various states. Follow this link to learn more. Read more...

Are you a service worker struggling amidst the coronavirus crisis? One Fair Wage Emergency Fund provides cash assistance to restaurant workers, car service drivers, delivery workers, personal service workers and more who need the money they aren’t getting to survive. Read more...

Assessment Centers/Recovery Centers (AC/RCs) are congregate care facilities that provide supervised care to symptomatic or COVID-positive adults who cannot quarantine or recover in their own home, or do not have a home. People who stay at an AC/RC may be unable to isolate from high-risk individuals in their home or they may be experiencing homelessness. These spaces help support hospital Read more...

This list includes information (e.g. location and hours) about COVID-19 test sites for people experiencing homelessness. Notify the King County Call Center (206) 477-3977 if there is concern about COVID-like illness circulating in a shelter or other congregate housing facility. Read more...

King County has committed $2.2 million to provide child care, free of charge, for essential workers who live or work in the County. The funding will pay for a slot at select child care providers across the county through at least June. To apply for this free child care, families should call the Child Care Aware of Washington Family Center Read more...

Families, here is a list of community resources you may find helpful if you are in need of the following: childcare, food sevices, health & wellness, rent, utilities & bill pay assistance, technology, transportion, etc. Follow this link to learn more. Read more...