{"id":16975,"date":"2020-03-23T09:56:55","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T09:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/?p=16975"},"modified":"2025-08-12T11:56:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T18:56:55","slug":"student-resources-in-times-of-need","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/student-resources\/student-resources-in-times-of-need","title":{"rendered":"Information and Resources in Times of Need"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We understand these are uncertain times and while community-based organizations along with public and private services are ready to respond and assist, it can be challenging to locate these resources. To assist,  we have curated a list of resources for you. If you do not see what you are looking for, contact <a href=\"https:\/\/wa211.org\/\">Washington 211<\/a>, a hotline to connect you with community resources. Likewise, if you know of a resource not listed below, please let us know at <a href=\"mailto:uwbnhs@uw.edu\">uwbnhs@uw.edu<\/a> and we will be happy to add it in. Check back often as this is a living resource page. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">School of Nursing and Health Studies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Email us at <a href=\"mailto:uwbnhs@uw.edu\">uwbnhs@uw.edu<\/a> or call us at 425-352-5376<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/financial-aid\">Student Financial Aid Services FAQs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Emergency funding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Emergency Grants are available via the Federal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/financialaid\/2020\/04\/23\/cares-act-faq\/\">CARES Act<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/financialaid\/types-of-aid\/loans\/short-term-loans\/\">Short-term loans through UW Financial Aid<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/emergencyaid\/\">Emergency Aid<\/a> (no FAFSA required-open to ALL students)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/student-affairs\/care-team\">Care Team Emergency Funds<\/a>: Select &#8220;submit a report&#8221; then &#8220;emergency fund request&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/arc\/hawrc\/about-us#benefits-hub\">United Way Benefits Hub<\/a>, Set up appointment to discuss emergency funds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/financialaid\/2020\/03\/20\/covid-19-faqs\/\">Financial Aid Revision Request<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learning online<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/it\/\">UWB student help for online learning<\/a>: request technology and resources from UWB IT, including loaner laptops and hotspots<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/guides.lib.uw.edu\/c.php?g=993401&amp;p=7313225\">Online learning support<\/a>: resources from the UWB Library<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/itconnect.uw.edu\/connect\/phones\/conferencing\/zoom-video-conferencing\/\">Zoom for students<\/a>: UW is offering free Pro-Zoom (video-conferencing) accounts to all students <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/accessibility\/\">Accessible technology at UW<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comcast&#8217;s Internet essentials for qualifying new, low income customers <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">University-wide academic and personal resources <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lib.washington.edu\/coronavirus\">Library updates<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/student-affairs\/counseling\">UWB Counseling Center<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/student-affairs\/hawrc\">UWB Health &amp; Wellness Resource Center and the United Way Benefits Hub<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/commencement\">UWB Commencement<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Food resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattlefoodcommittee.org\/\">Map of local food banks<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/student-affairs\/husky-pantry\">UWB Husky Pantry<\/a> located at UW1-173 and the Husky Village Community Center<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestharvest.org\/sodo-community-market?utm_content=buffer40d7f&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer&amp;fbclid=IwAR0JswakC6uRzCf_GMcJDlaKPLg1Wd8atkFxwbLUlYuBGtaD6Yb3i_TDhYE\">Northwest Harvest SODO Community Market<\/a>: pre-bagged produce, prepared foods, and shelf-stable groceries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/familyworksseattle.org\/food-banks\/\">Family Works Food Banks<\/a> in Wallingford and Greenwood <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ballardfoodbank.org\/\">Ballard Food Bank<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/stleofoodconnection\/\">St.Leo\u2019s Food Connection Food Bank<\/a> in Pierce County <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salvationarmyusa.org\/usn\/cure-hunger\/\">Salvation Army<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Storage &amp; housing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/Articles\/About\/20625\/College-Students-U-Haul-Offers-30-Days-Free-Self-Storage-amid-Coronavirus-Outbreak\/\">UHAUL 30 days free self-storage<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/seattle-news\/politics\/inslee-orders-temporary-stop-to-evictions-other-help-for-workers-and-businesses-in-response-to-coronavirus\/\">30-day WA moratorium on evictions<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/slsuw\/\">UW Student Legal Services<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Transportation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopelink.org\/need-help\/transportation\/dart-ride-request\">Ride requests<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitytransit.org\/coronavirus\">Community Transit modified services and fares<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundtransit.org\/blog\/platform\/responding-to-heightened-covid-19-concerns\">Sound Transit modified services and fare<\/a>s<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kingcounty.gov\/depts\/transportation\/metro\/alerts-updates.aspx\">King County Metro Alerts and Updates<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Utility assistance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are facing financial hardship and unable to pay your utilities, you may be able to request utility bill assistance from one the following local agencies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopelink.org\/\">Hopelink Emergency Service Centers<\/a> in Kirkland\/Northshore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/svdpseattle.org\/\">St. Vincent DePaul<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kingcounty.gov\/depts\/community-human-services\/veterans\/programs-services.aspx\">King County Veterans\u2019 Program<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/snohomishcountywa.gov\/552\/Energy-Assistance\">Snohomish County Utility Assistance<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kingcounty.gov\/depts\/health\/locations\/health-insurance\/access-and-outreach\/energy-assistance.aspx\">King County Energy Assistance Program<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources for parents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/education.uw.edu\/news\/guide-offers-early-childhood-resources-during-schoolprogram-closures\">UW Resources for Parents<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/childmind.org\/article\/talking-to-kids-about-the-coronavirus\/\">The Child Mind Institute<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Free Meals for Children age 18 and under (children do NOT have to be enrolled in Northshore School District) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattleschools.org\/district\/calendars\/news\/what_s_new\/coronavirus_update\/resources#learning\">Free lunch for Seattle Public School students<\/a>: Monday through Friday 11 am &#8211; 1 pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mental health resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/\">The Centers for Disease Control<\/a> (CDC) has guidance on Managing Anxiety &amp; Stress <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>People who are managing existing mental health conditions should prioritize self-care during difficult times and should contact their clinicians if they have questions or concerns. To reach the <a href=\"https:\/\/suicidepreventionlifeline.org\/\">National Suicide Prevention Lifeline<\/a>, call 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Text \u201cSTART\u201d to 741-741 to reach the Crisis Text Line.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/afsp.org\/taking-care-of-your-mental-health-in-the-face-of-uncertainty\/?fbclid=IwAR342eZSize0_fncEk0XBbG9ZrtTusMUejA7Xcimab2bJE4W5EeV1Dk7x2c\">The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention<\/a> has an article on Taking Care of Your Mental Health in the Face of Uncertainty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We understand these are uncertain times and while community-based organizations along with public and private services are ready to respond and assist, it can be challenging to locate these resources. To assist, we have curated a list of resources for you. If you do not see what you are looking for, contact Washington 211, a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":1808,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_is_archived":false,"_archived_contact_email":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16975","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"related_links":{"toggle_visibility":false,"link_1":"","link_2":"","link_3":"","link_4":"","link_5":""},"highlight_box":{"toggle_visibility":false,"title":"","content":"","button":"","button_style":"angled-purple-button","button_screen_reader_text":""},"contact_type_1":{"toggle_visibility":true,"contact_title":"School of Nursing &amp; Health Studies","email":"uwbnhs@uw.edu","phone":"425.352.5376","box":"Box 358532","address_line_1":"18115 Campus Way NE","address_line_2":"Bothell, WA 98011-8246","location":""},"contact_type_2":{"toggle_visibility":false,"contact_title":"","email":"","phone":"","box":"","address_line_1":"","address_line_2":"","location":""},"social_media":{"toggle_visibility":true,"facebook_url":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/uwbnursing\/","instagram_url":"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uwb_snhs\/","linkedin_url":"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/uwbnhs\/","twitter_url":"","youtube_url":""},"blog_archive_sidebar_visibility":false},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Information and Resources in Times of Need - School of Nursing &amp; Health Studies<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/student-resources\/student-resources-in-times-of-need\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Information and Resources in Times of Need - School of Nursing &amp; Health Studies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We understand these are uncertain times and while community-based organizations along with public and private services are ready to respond and assist, it can be challenging to locate these resources. To assist, we have curated a list of resources for you. If you do not see what you are looking for, contact Washington 211, a...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/student-resources\/student-resources-in-times-of-need\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"School of Nursing &amp; Health Studies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-12T18:56:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/student-resources\/student-resources-in-times-of-need\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/student-resources\/student-resources-in-times-of-need\",\"name\":\"Information and Resources in Times of Need - School of Nursing &amp; Health Studies\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-03-23T09:56:55+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-12T18:56:55+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/student-resources\/student-resources-in-times-of-need#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/student-resources\/student-resources-in-times-of-need\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/student-resources\/student-resources-in-times-of-need#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Resources\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/student-resources\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Information and Resources in Times of Need\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"\/#website\",\"url\":\"\/\",\"name\":\"School of Nursing &amp; Health Studies\",\"description\":\"Just another UW Bothell site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Information and Resources in Times of Need - School of Nursing &amp; Health Studies","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/student-resources\/student-resources-in-times-of-need","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Information and Resources in Times of Need - School of Nursing &amp; Health Studies","og_description":"We understand these are uncertain times and while community-based organizations along with public and private services are ready to respond and assist, it can be challenging to locate these resources. To assist, we have curated a list of resources for you. If you do not see what you are looking for, contact Washington 211, a...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/student-resources\/student-resources-in-times-of-need","og_site_name":"School of Nursing &amp; Health Studies","article_modified_time":"2025-08-12T18:56:55+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/student-resources\/student-resources-in-times-of-need","url":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/student-resources\/student-resources-in-times-of-need","name":"Information and Resources in Times of Need - School of Nursing &amp; Health Studies","isPartOf":{"@id":"\/#website"},"datePublished":"2020-03-23T09:56:55+00:00","dateModified":"2025-08-12T18:56:55+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/student-resources\/student-resources-in-times-of-need#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/student-resources\/student-resources-in-times-of-need"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/student-resources\/student-resources-in-times-of-need#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Resources","item":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/student-resources"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Information and Resources in Times of Need"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"\/#website","url":"\/","name":"School of Nursing &amp; Health Studies","description":"Just another UW Bothell site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16975","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16975"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16975\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30167,"href":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16975\/revisions\/30167"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}