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Here are a number of resources to help connect people with resources for getting support and volunteer and donation opportunities. We will keep updating as we learn of more resources. Click on the links below to jump to a specific section:
- Government Resources
- Resource Round-ups
- Resources for Getting Support
- Fighting Racism and Xenophobia
- Opportunities to Volunteer and Donate
- Resources for Nonprofits (including where to request volunteers)
- Advocacy Resources
- Education Resources
Government Resources
Washington State Coronavirus Response: https://coronavirus.wa.gov/
City of Seattle: http://www.seattle.gov/mayor/covid-19
Resource Round-ups
South Seattle Emerald: COVID-19 Living Guide
Resources for Getting Support
COVID-19 Relief Fund for Undocumented Individuals in WA State: apply here
United Way King County: Get Help with April Rent (applications open Mon 4/13 from 9 am - 5pm)
Duwamish River Clean-up: COVID-19 Resources in multiple languages (Spanish, Vietnamese, Khmer, Somali, English)
Right Now Needs Fund: available to support SPS students and their families with basic needs, and it's fast, low barrier and really flexible. Any family can access the fund by reaching out to their school principal, and all those folks are still working even if they aren't on site.
COVID-19 Mutual Aid: Seattle Community Relief During Coronavirus
COVID-19 Mutual Aid: If you would like food or other supplies dropped off at your front door, please use this form to request support.
Social Justice Fund: COVID-19 Crisis Fund Grants (for existing SJF grantees)
Seattle Artist Relief Fund: If you are an artist in need of funds, apply here. This fund is for individual artists only who live in the greater Seattle area, not organizations or nonprofits.
WA Resources for COVID-19 Victims: living document of government resources
Seattle Times: Food, child care, education, mental health support and more: Resources to support the community during the coronavirus outbreak
City of Seattle Community Resources
Washington State Department of Financial Institutions: Financial Resources for WA Residents Impacted by COVID-19
United Way King County: COVID-19 Resources
Employment Security Department: Unemployment Benefits Related to COVID-19
Compilation of Mutual Aid resources throughout the country
Immune compromised people can make requests for support here
Prison Scholars Fund: Request a food box if you are formerly incarcerated
Seattle Met: A List of Resources to Help Seattle’s Small Businesses Amid the COVID-19 Crisis
Family Meal Support: includes map of Seattle Food Resources
Edmonds School District Family Support - Grab and Go Meals
Seattle Area Restaurants Offering Free Food
WA State Community Action Partnership: compiled list of resources for individuals, businesses, and nonprofits
COVID-19 Help Washington: where to get help
King County: COVID-19 Community Response Fund
United Way King County: Free Virtual Tax Filing
Bethaday Community Learning Space Community Resources
Anne Martens: COVID-19 Resource Round-up
Social Justice Fund NW: COVID-19 Resources
Seattle Times: Information about eviction moratoriums by jurisdiction (scroll to bottom)
Restaurant workers: apply for financial support at The Plate Fund
Fighting Racism and Xenophobia
COVID-19 Mutual Aid: Coronavirus Bias Incident Report Form
Asian Pacific Policy & Planning Council: Stop AAPI Hate: Incident Report Form
OCA Advocate Hate Incident Reporting Website
Equity Matters: COVID-19: Journalists of Color Racial Equity Focused Articles
Compass Point: Pushing Back Against Habits of White Supremacy During a Crisis
Opportunities to Volunteer and Donate
Donate to Chinatown International District Small Business Relief Fund
Volunteer to help with grocery and supply delivery in Chinatown International District
Donate to Hilltop Urban Gardens to support Black and Indigenous organizing for a COVID-19 response
Ingersoll Gender Center: Donate to Trans & Gender Diverse Emergency Community Aid Fund
Donate to Front & Centered's Frontline Relief Fund
Donate to COVID-19 Relief Fund for Undocumented Folks in WA
Donate to Native Community Crisis Response Fund
Donate to WA Food Fund to support food banks
Donate to El Centro de la Raza's Emergency Response Fund
Donate to We Got This Seattle to support meals for frontline workers
FEEST: volunteer to deliver groceries
Seattle Chamber: Ways to help your community
United Way King County Volunteer and In-kind Requests
COVID-19 Mutual Aid: sign up to help with grocery and supply delivery
COVID-19 Survival Fund for the People: donate to support grocery, supplies purchases and cash assistance
Seattle Foundation COVID-19 Response Fund
Social Justice Fund COVID-19 Response Grants Fund and things you can do to support others
Willing to help immune-compromised people in need
Find local, small businesses to support through Intentionalist
Points of Light: Preventing a Double Recession for Nonprofits: 5 Things You Can Do to Meet Urgent Needs
COVID-19 Help Washington: where to give help
Nonproft AF: Funders, this is the rainy day you have been saving up for
WA Nonprofits: An Open Letter to Funders
Sandra Kim: 4 Ways You Can Take Caring Action Around Coronavirus
Donate to Pike Place Market Community Safety Net
Points of Light: Remote Volunteering Opportunities (nationwide, not Washington State specific)
Snohomish County Mutual Aid Donations
Anne Martens: COVID-19 Resource Round-up
Philanthropy NW: List of community funds to donate to
City of Seattle: Personal Protective Equipment Donations
Donate to WA State Labor Council's Foundation for Working Families, a nonprofit formed by the WSLC and its affiliated unions to assist union families in times of hardship or disaster.
Points of Light: Safety Tips for Volunteering
Resource Generation: Protect our Communities, Not My Wealth: Solidarity During Pandemic
Donate to Skagit Valley COVID-19 Mutual Aid
Donate to The Plate Fund to support direct aid to restaurant workers
Donate to Good Farmer Fund to support farmers
Resources for Nonprofits Including Where to Request Volunteers
Benevity Remote Volunteers: If you have virtual and remote opportunities for volunteers, we encourage you to log into the Benevity Causes Portal and publish them right away. Make sure to add "#remote" to the volunteer opportunity title and description so it can be easily found by our corporate clients.
Washington Nonprofits: Coronavirus Response Resources
Points of Light: Nonprofit Considerations for Starting a Virtual Volunteer Program
Points of Light: Tips for Telecommuting
NTEN Office Hours for Working Remotely Support
Communities Rise: COVID-19 Resources for Nonprofits and Small Businesses
Arts Fund: COVID-19 Arts Sector Impacts and Resources for Arts Sector
Donor Box: COVID-19 Resource Center for Non-profits
Advocacy Resources
UFCW: Petition to demand action to protect grocery store workers
Got Green: Emergency Justice in response to COVID-19
Washington Climate Alliance: COVID-19 Solidarity Resource Toolkit (many advocacy resources and actions, as well as general resources)
WA Nonprofits: Joint letter to WA State Officials to include nonprofits in COVID-19 Relief and Recovery
Letter to Congress: Call to include a moratorium on all utility shut-offs
Washington Climate Alliance: COVID-19 Solidarity Webinar
WA Nonprofits: contact federal legislators to include nonprofits in relief packages
WA Nonprofits: COVID-19 advocacy update
One America: contact federal legislators to include everyone in COVID-19 relief, regardless of immigration status
Got Green: Education and Action Series
Education Resources
Anti-Oppressive, Anti-Racist Homeschool Resources
Think Indigenous - Online Indigenous Ed K-8
Seattle Public Schools Resources
Supporting Individuals with Autism during Uncertain Times
Bethaday Community Learning Space Community Resources
Anne Martens: COVID-19 Resource Round-up
OSPI: Resources for Continuous Learning
Yes! Magazine: Yes! for Teachers
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