Community Resources

Currently Accepting Families

Offering childcare and camps at Matt Griffin YMCA and White Center Heights Elementary. 

Cost: $45/day, a variety of scholarships are available or waiving of fees depending on job. First responders, direct service medical personnel and essential workers as defined by Governor Inslee’s order, will have their fees waived 100% for the program.

Questions? Email registration@seattleymca.org or call (206) 244-5880.

Currently Accepting Families

Cost: $25 dollar a day, fee waived for health care and first responders

Register on the Boys and Girls Club website or call 206-436-1910.

Use the Wee Care website to find a home-based childcare center near you or call 323-421-7479.

Use the Child Care Aware website to find a home-based childcare center near you or call 1-800-446-1114.

See a list of current meal site locations.

Meals are free to every Highline student 18 years or younger and can be picked up at any site no matter what Highline school they attend. No registration, no forms and no names are written down. 

View a list of grab and go meal sites for locations across King County.

Several local banks are providing food and meals to families and students in need. Review this list of locations and hours of operation.

Northwest Harvest SODO Community Market 

Offering pre-bagged produce, prepared foods, and shelf-stable groceries right at the door. Open to all ages, no ID required.

Learn more, including location and hours on the Northwest Harvest website or call 206-762-2848.

Mutual Aid Solidarity Network

Food or other supplies dropped off at your front door. Priority given to those who are sick, disabled, quarantined without pay, elderly, undocumented, queer, Black, Indigineous, and/or people of color - including those displaced from Seattle to nearby areas.    

See application form for service area details. Forms available in several languages: English, Spanish, Amharic, Tigrinya, Vietnamese and Mandarin.

City of Seattle Emergency Food Vouchers    

As of March 20, the City of Seattle is distributing $20 vouchers to families experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19. Families will receive two mailers of 20 vouchers (total of $400 a month) over the next 2 months. Vouchers can be used at Safeway (no alcohol, tobacco, fuel or lottery tickets). Visit the City of Seattle website for more information.

World Vision

World Vision and four local churches have formed a partnership to serve Highline families with immediate food support on a weekly basis.    

To learn more, reach out to your school counselor, social worker or family liaison.

Telephone assistance program serving King County residents by connecting them to health insurance, health care services and other resources.

Call 1-800-756-5437, email chap@kingcounty.gov or visit the CHAP website.

Language assistance and disability accommodations are provided at no cost.

Contact the customer support center at 1-855-923-4633 or 1-855-627-9604. Visit the Health Plan Finder website.

Any student enrolled in Highline in grades 6-12 has the district’s permission to use HealthPoint services outside of classroom hours. Current care is delivered by phone, but there are a few exceptions to justify an on-site visit. If students have never used either clinic, they will need to register with the clinic electronically, call clinic for info.

• Evergreen Clinic: 206-835-2615
• Tyee Clinic: 206-277-7210

Serving current clients and accepting new clients through Telehealth. Call 206-248-8226 or visit the NAVOS website.

Southwest Youth and Family Services is serving current clients and accepting new clients through Telehealth. Call 206-937-7680 or visit the Southwest Youth and Family Services website.

Asian Counseling and Referral Services is serving current clients and accepting new clients through Telehealth. Call 206-695-7600 or visit the Asian Counseling and Referral Services website.

Consejo Counseling and Referral Services is serving current clients and accepting new clients through Telehealth. They specialize in services to the Latin-x community. Call 206-461-4880 or visit the Consejo Counseling & Referral Services website.

Residential evictions have been halted and will last for 30 days or until Seattle's coronavirus emergency ends, pending council's approval. Continue to pay rent and all bills if able. Landlords cannot serve a ‘pay or vacate’, serve a notice to terminate lease or month-to-month agreement, or file an eviction because of non-payment.

If unable to pay:

1. Communicate with landlord
2. Call CLEAR at 1-888-201-1014 or senior citizens can call 1-888-387-7111
3. Visit Northwest Justice Project's support portal

Rental Housing Association of WA and WA Multifamily Housing Association has a list of rental assistance programs in King County. Most programs are NOT supporting rent currently because of the eviction moratorium in place – focusing more on immediate needs.

Utility Discount Program (UDP)

UDP is available for income-qualified residential households, call 206-684-3000 or visit Utility Discount Program website. The Utility Discount Program (UDP) offers eligible customers a 60% discount on their Seattle City Light bill and a 50% discount on their Seattle Public Utilities bill.

Seattle City Light (SCL)    

Utilities will not be shut off during COVID-19 for residents of Seattle City Light (SCL). Request a deferred payment by phone 206-684-3000 or visit the Seattle City Light website.

Seattle Public Utility (SPU)

Utilities will not be shut off during COVID-19 for residents of Seattle Public Utilities (SPU). Request a deferred payment by phone 206-684-3000 or visit the Seattle Public Utility website.

Puget Sound Energy (PSE)    

PSE will temporarily not be disconnecting services for non-payment, will waive late fees, and will work with customers to set-up payment plans and new billing due dates. Visit the Puget Sound Energy website or call 1-866-223-5425 or 253-517-2263.

Sprint

Sprint upgraded metered customers to unlimited data, provided customers with additional 20GB of mobile hotspot, offering complimentary rates from US to CDC-defined Level 3 countries to customers with international long-distance plans and activation fees waived. All stores in King County are closed, all transactions must be done on the Spring website or via phone 888-211-4727.

T-Mobile

T-Mobile upgraded data plans to unlimited data plans (excluding roaming), provided customers with additional 20GB of mobile hotspot/tethering service, provided Lifeline partners to provide customers additional 5GB of data per month and increased data allowance to schools and students using EmpowerEd digital learning programs to at least 20GB per month for each participant. Visit the T-Mobile website for more information.

Verizon

Unlimited users get an extra 15GB of high-speed hotspot data and those on metered plans and extra 15GB of highs-peed data, waived activation, overage and late fees, unlimited domestic calling to those who have capped monthly phone minutes, free international calling to CDC level-3 countries, and tripled monthly data allowance for students in Verizon Innovative Learning schools. Visit the Verizon website for more information.

Comcast

Offering 'Internet Essentials' package free for low-income customers for 60 days. Receive a free self-install kit that includes a cable modem and WIFI router. No term contract. Visit the Comcast website to sign up or call 1-855-846-8376 (English) or 1-855-765-6995 (Spanish).

Xfinity

Opened public hotspots to the public for free. WIFI hotspots in out-of-home locations are available for free to anyone who needs them, including non-Xfinity customers. Find public hotspot locations. Learn more on the Xfinity website and find exact hotspot locations.

Century Link

Offers a low-cost internet option for qualifying low-income customers. Learn more about the program, including qualifications on the CenturyLink website.

Devices have been handed out to students at various sites. If students still need a device or hotspot, families are asked to reach out to their child's teacher directly. When you receive a request, please open up a Help Desk ticket. 

King County Metro

Metro services (buses, water taxi and Access paratransit) are free until further notice. Many routes are canceled and Metro is operating temporarily on a reduced schedule, visit the King County Metro website for up to date information or call 206-553-3000.

Sound Transit

Sound Transit buses and trains are free until further notice. Many routes are canceled, and ST is operating temporarily on a reduced schedule, visit the Sound Transit website for up-to-date information.

King County ADA Paratransit

Metro Access buses can deliver food from food banks directly to families whose disabilities make it difficult for them to get to the food bank on their own. Call 206-205-5000 or visit the King County ADA Paratransit website.

West Seattle Bridge is closed indefinitely due to cracks (unrelated to COVID19). Public should use 1st Avenue or South Park Bridges. See map. Low-level bridge is restricted to only buses, freight and emergency vehicles (bike and pedestrian access still open).

Worksource

Many employers are still hiring, even now, so continue your job search through WorkSource or other online job search websites. The job search requirement to receive Unemployment Insurance benefits is now optional due to COVID-19 pandemic. Visit the Worksource website for more information.

211

Call 211 or text your zip code for 877-211-9274. You can also use the online database search.

City of Seattle

City of Seattle, King County, WA State, federal, and community programs and services that help residents regardless of where they live. Visit the City of Seattle website for more information

United Way of King County

Browse additional resources around social services, financial services, tax services, legal services, entertainment, and more. Visit the United Way King County Resource list for more information.

Washington Connection

Offers a fast and easy way for families and individuals to apply for a variety of services such as food, cash, childcare, long-term care, and Medicare Savings Programs. Visit the Washington Connection website for more information.

WA State ESD (Employment Security Department)

Unemployment benefits are made available through taxes paid by a former employer(s) to partially replace your regular job earnings and help you meet expenses while you look for another job. Benefits are intended to assist workers who lost jobs through no fault of their own and are not based on financial need.

Secure Access Washington allows you to apply online 24 hours a day (laptop or desktop - no mobile device).

Visit the WA State Employment Security Department website for more information. 

Student Support & Family Engagement Department

Here is guidance for Highline Staff to connect with families whose first language is something other than English and requires an interpreter for school check-ins.