Covid-19 Resources, April and May Meetings

Updated 5/3/2020 - May’s public Community Council Meeting has been cancelled. Additional resource information included below.

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The South Lake Union Community Council hopes you, your family and —friends are healthy and safe during these unprecedented times. Due to COVID-19 outbreak, the South Lake Union Community Council will be cancelling the April and May meeting. We will share future updates regarding our next meeting through our website and email listserv. To help those in during this unprecedented times, we have shared a list of resources provided by the City of Seattle & SLU Chamber of Commerce.

Chamber of Commerce COVID-19 Resources:

https://www.sluchamber.org/coronavirus-resources/

City of Seattle COVID-19 Resource Webpage: www.seattle.gov/covid-19

The City of Seattle created a new centralized website where community members can find information about relief programs offered by the community, City, County and State. This site includes links to resources related to food access, healthcare/hygiene, bills support, etc.

You can visit the statewide website here: https://www.governor.wa.gov/issues/issues/covid-19-resources and the King County website here: www.kingcounty.gov/covid.

Webinars:

Seattle Department of Neighborhoods Weekly Webinar

For community members, the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods is hosting weekly webinars every Friday from 2:30-4:00pm to connect community to information regarding COVID-19. Each week will cover different topics. More information and past webinars will be posted here each week: https://frontporch.seattle.gov/2020/03/24/get-connected-to-our-weekly-covid-19-community-webinars

· OED Small Business COVID-19 Weekly Webinar

As COVID-19 is a rapidly developing issue, we will be holding weekly calls to share new developments, hear about the impacts you are experiencing, and answer your questions. Please join us every Wednesday, from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Seattle Department of Neighborhoods updates:

People’s Academy for Community Engagement (PACE) will be paused for 2020. In the meantime, PACE plans to go digital beginning late spring. Community engagement is more important than ever, and our tools and resources can be helpful during this time of social distancing and staying at home. So, make sure to visit our website in mid-May for updates. More information: https://frontporch.seattle.gov/2020/03/31/peoples-academy-for-community-engagement-pace-will-be-paused-for-2020/

What is the City doing?

Mayor Durkan and the City of Seattle have worked to implement a series of actions that support artists, nonprofits, small businesses, and workers, including:

Deferring utility payments for customers impacted by COVID-19;
Implementing a temporary moratorium on residential, small business, and nonprofit evictions to provide relief for working people financially impacted by COVID-19;
Creating temporary restaurant loading zones to facilitate curbside pickup at restaurants;
Announcing a small business relief package that included deferred business taxes and a stabilization fund;
Creating a new Arts Recovery Package to provide immediate financial relief to artists and cultural organizations that have been impacted by COVID-19;
Providing 6,250 Seattle families with $800 in grocery vouchers; and
Providing rent relief to tenants of City-owned facilities.

#SeattleTogether

Throughout this COVID-19 crisis, we have seen community come together and hold each other up like never before. We have watched organic movements take hold that are devoted to supporting those in need financially, emotionally, spiritually, and creatively. We have come together to feed one another, protect one another, entertain one another, and sustain one another through this dark and uncertain time. It has been truly inspiring to witness! And, it has galvanized us at the City to uplift this work and do everything we can to support, encourage, and contribute to it through our new Seattle Together initiative. Learn more about #SeattleTogether on our blog.

Get Weekly COVID-19 Updates from Alert Seattle

You can now sign up to receive weekly COVID-19 updates through Alert Seattle. Text “CovidSeattle” to 67283 to sign up for Alert Seattle and receive weekly updates on social distancing guidance, and programs and resources to support residents impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.