COVID-19 Resources

Your local school district will offer the most up to date information about school related matters. As of March 12, all schools in King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties will be closed until April 24.
 

Seattle Public Schools
Federal Way Public Schools
Renton School District
Tukwila School District
Highline Public Schools
Kent School District
Tacoma Public Schools
Bellevue School District
Shoreline Public Schools
 

• Seattle Public Schools will open a number of schools Monday through Friday 11AM – 1PM to hand out grab and go meals to students. Maps of the school locations:
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• Child Care Support during School Closures  
• Request Childcare Seattle Area Mutual Aid  
• List of homeschooling resources
• Seattle Help for Parents & Caregivers During Covid-19 Outbreak [Facebook Group]

• World Health Organization – Helping Children cope with stress during the outbreak
• Talking to Children About COVID-10 [National Associate of School Psychologists]
• Just For Kids: A Comic Exploring The New Coronavirus [NPR]

• Employment Security guide for workers affected by COVID-19
• Seattle Office of Labor Standards: Paid Sick and Safe Time and COVID-19 – FAQ
• Unemployed Due to Coronavirus? Here’s Where to Get Help [United Way]

• Mutual aid for folks to request & offer food & supplies [Facebook]
• Emergency Food Network Updates
• King County foodbank map
• WA-BLOC and FEEST Seattle are providing free hot lunch for students in the Rainier Beach Community every Tuesday and Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Rainier Beach Community Center plaza while schools remain closed. More information is at WA-BLOC's Facebook page.
• Northwest Harvest SODO Community Market is handing out pre-bagged groceries.
• Musang (Beacon Hill restaurant) is giving our free meals to food insecure families as of 3/18/2020

Comcast is offering 2 months free to new Internet Essentials customers in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Puget Sound Energy will not be disconnecting customers for non-payment during this time (as of 3/23/2020) and are offering bill payment assistance 
Seattle Public Utilities & Seattle City Light will keep utilities on during the COVID-19 emergency (as of 3/23/2020)
Seattle City Light - Utility Discount Program

Activities for families to do at home:

• 101 Fun Things to do in Isolation
• Fun List of Safe Things to Do With Your Kids While Staying Home
• 50 Easy Science Experiments Using Household Stuff
• Giant List of Ideas for Being Home With Kids

Here are some webpages that will help you exercise self-care during a time when stress and anxiety are high.

• Managing Stress and Anxiety During Coronavirus Pandemic [CDC]
• Coping With Coronavirus Stress [Psychology Today]
• Coronavirus: How to protect your mental health [BBC]
• Guided meditation and calming audio files

• King County anti-stigma resources
• When Xenophobia Spreads Like a Virus [NPR]
• Dos and Don'ts of Bystander Intervention