Cold Weather Shelter, Dec 14-22

Sean Struble tries to warm his hands Sunday afternoon at a friend’s tent on Marion Street in downtown Seattle. Struble lives in a tent a few blocks away. “The only time I do shelters is when the police make me. I’ll go to a shleter if I have to. But not by chice,” said Struble.

Please Visit: https://kcrha.org/

FROM: King County Regional Homelessness Authority

Due to cold weather, with low temperatures in the 30’s, KCRHA is activating Severe Weather Response protocols. Climate change is making severe weather events more frequent, and this is the fourth cold weather activation since November. This post was last updated 12/14/22 at 5:00pm.

Members of the public who would like to support the distribution of harm reduction supplies like coats, blankets, wool or synthetic socks and gloves, sleeping bags, blankets, handwarmers, and food should donate funds directly to a local service provider. Donating funds ensures flexibility so that outreach and shelter providers can adjust their supplies to meet the need. Check our homeless services database to find a non-profit in your neighborhood.

Download a printable flyer for Seattle.

Families with Children

Call the Family Shelter Intake Line (206-245-1026) to be connected with a shelter bed and a ride to that location. 

Seattle Extra Capacity Overnight Shelter:

Compass Housing Alliance, enter at 210 Alaskan Way S., across from the Ferry Terminal

  • Overnight 6pm – 9am, Wednesday 12/14 through the morning of Thursday 12/22
  • 60 bed capacity
  • Adults age 18+
  • Pets ok
  • Dinner and light breakfast

Fisher Pavilion at Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St.

  • Overnight 7pm – 9am, Wednesday 12/14 through the morning of Thursday 12/22
  • 100 bed capacity
  • Adults age 18+, all genders
  • Pets ok
  • Dinner and light breakfast

Lakefront Community House, 600 N. 130th St., Seattle

  • Overnight 5pm – 9am, Wednesday 12/14 through the morning of Thursday 12/22
  • 25 bed capacity
  • Adults 18+, all genders
  • 3 meals a day
  • Pets ok

Shoreline / North Seattle Overnight Shelter

St. Dunstan’s Church, 722 N 145th St (North Seattle / Shoreline, off Aurora)

  • Opening announced daily, 8:30pm – 7:30am
  • Single adults and couples
  • 15 bed capacity

Auburn Overnight Shelter

Auburn Food Bank & Warming Center, 2806 Auburn Way N

  • Open overnight 9pm – 7am, Tuesday 12/13 through Thursday 12/15
  • (253) 334-4860
  • For single adults and couples

Burien Overnight Shelter

Highline United Methodist Church, 13015 1st Ave. S., Burien

  • Overnight 7pm-9am, Thursday 12/15 through Sunday 12/18
  • 206-241-5520
  • Dinner, snacks and breakfast served

Federal Way: FUSION Overnight Shelter

FUSION Family Center, 1505 S 328th St, Federal Way

  • Overnight 5pm – 9am, Wednesday 12/14 through the morning of Friday 12/16
  • 253-838-0950
  • No pets
  • Snacks/water provided

Kent Overnight Shelter & Daytime Warming

Kent Overnight

Holy Spirit Church, 310 3rd Ave S., Kent

  • Open overnight 9pm – 7am, nights of Tuesday (12/20) and Wednesday (12/21)
  • Water and snacks provided

Kent Daytime Warming

  • Community Engagement Center (1225 W Smith St), Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, 10am – 3pm
  • PeerKent (216 W Gowe St STE 300), Monday-Friday, 9am – 9pm, Saturday/Sunday, 11am – 7pm
  • Kent Senior Activity Center (600 E Smith St), Monday-Friday, 8:30am – 4:30pm (seniors only)
  • Kent Library (212 2nd Ave N), Tuesday/Wednesday 11am – 8pm, Thursday-Saturday 10am – 5pm, Sunday 11am – 6pm

Kenmore Daytime Warming

Hangar at Town Square – 6728 NE 181st St. 

  • Open 6 AM to 8 PM Monday through Saturday and 7 AM to 6 PM on Sundays

Seattle Regularly Operating Daytime Warming Centers for Single Adults

  • The Salvation Army Jefferson Day Center (4th & Jefferson), Every Day, 7:00am – 5:00pm
  • Seattle Indian Center Day Center (624 S. Dearborn Street), Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 5:30pm
  • Compass Day Center (77 S Washington St.), Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 4:00pm
  • Immanuel Community Services (1215 Thomas St.), Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 2:00pm
  • Urban Rest Stop
    • Ballard (2014-B NW 57th St), Monday – Friday, 6:30am – 2:30pm
    • Downtown (1924 Ninth Avenue), Monday – Friday from 5:30pm – 9:30pm and Saturday – Sunday from 8:00am – 3:00pm
  • Chief Seattle Club Day Center (410 2nd Ave. Ext S.), Monday – Friday, 7am – 2pm (Native / Indigenous only)
  • Aurora Commons (8914 Aurora Ave N.), Monday – Thursday, 10am – 1pm
  • Bread of Life Mission (97 South Main St.), Monday – Friday, 9:30am – 3pm
  • God’s Little Acre (12521 33rd Ave), Monday-Friday 9am-12pm & 1pm-4pm

Seattle Day Centers for Women, Families, Youth and Young Adults

  • Elizabeth Gregory Home (1604 NE 50th St.), Sunday – Friday, 9:00am – 4:30pm, women only
  • Mary’s Place Day Center (1830 Ninth Ave), Monday – Friday from 7:00am – 3:30pm; women or women with children only
  • YouthCare
    • Orion Center (1828 Yale Ave), Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday from 9am – 8:00pm and Saturday from 10:00am – 2:00pm; youth only (ages 12 to 24)
    • UDYC (4516 15th Ave. NE) Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 8am-4pm / Wednesday 8am-1pm / Sunday 9am-1pm youth only (ages 12 to 24)
    • S. Seattle 24 hours (except Wednesday CLOSED from 12:45pm-3pm) youth only (ages 12 to 24) overnight 18 only  
  • Street Youth Ministries (4540 15th Ave NE), Wednesday – Friday, 11am – 1pm
  • New Horizons Ministries (2709 3rd Ave), Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 3:00pm – 8:30pm Wednesday 2pm-8:30pm (clinc is onsite on Wed, from 2p-3:30pm) 

East King County 

Day Centers:

  • Congregations for the Homeless – Day Center (Male-identifying) Lincoln Center 515B 116th Ave NE Suite 174 Bellevue, WA 98004, 5AM – 10PM
  • Catholic Community Services – New Bethlehem Day Center (Families with Children) 11920 NE 80th St Suite 100, Kirkland, WA 98033, 9AM – 4PM
  • The Sophia Way – Sophia’s Place Day Center (Women-identifying) 3032 Bellevue Way NE Bellevue, WA 98004, 8AM – 3PM 
  • Friends of Youth 16101 NE 87th ST Suite 110, Redmond, (youth and young adults) , 206-236-5437

Emergency Shelters with Drop-in: 

  • Bellevue: Congregations for the Homeless (515B 116th Ave NE, Bellevue), for adult men, 425-496-4885, closest bus route is the 271
  • Kirkland: The Sophia Way, two locations, Helen’s Place (8045 120th Ave NE, Suite 200, Kirkland) and Sophia’s Place (3030 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue), for adult women, 425-896-7385, closest bus routes are the 239 and 250
  • Kirkland: New Bethlehem Place (8045 120th Ave NE, Suite 100, Kirkland), for families with children, 425-679-0354 

Warming Sites The following community buildings have space available for warming up: 

Bellevue

Redmond

Issaquah

Kirkland 

  • Kirkland Library (308 Kirkland Ave, Kirkland, WA 98033) 10am – 5pm (M,Th,F) 1pm – 8pm (T-W) 11am – 6pm (S)
  • Kingsgate Library (1231 NE 143rd St, Kirkland, WA 98304) 1pm – 8pm (T-W) 10am – 5pm (Th-Sat.)

Note on Activation

Please note that KCRHA does not currently manage Severe Weather Activation contracts outside of the City of Seattle so we are continuously monitoring what other jurisdictions may activate in partnership with local service providers.

Please Visit: https://kcrha.org/

A Ballard Food Bank Newsletter

Thank you,
caring community! 

https://www.ballardfoodbank.org/


Hope.
Gratitude.
Community.
 
As I reflect on this past year at Ballard Food Bank, these are the words that come to mind.
 
This is a special place where every day is filled with meaningful moments: a mom shops for healthy ingredients for meals she knows her young children will like; an elderly gentleman selects low-sodium foods to fit his heart-healthy diet; a family learns they’re able to stay in their home after a job loss because we can help with their rent payment.

Selecting healthy groceries so we can prepare food we like and want to eat…something so simple but so important to our mental and physical well-being. Everyone deserves this. And everyone deserves a place to call home.
 
Our community is strongest when we make sure everyone has what they need to survive and thrive. I am so grateful for you, our caring community!
Your support does so much:
 – You help fill our neighbors’ grocery carts with healthy fruit, veggies, and protein for their families. Over 1000 households shop for food each week at our no-cost Community Market. – You help fuel our neighbors with a hot bowl of soup, grilled sandwich, and a cup of coffee. 1400 folks come by the free Kindness Café each week for hot and delicious food. – You help bring healthy food to 400 households each week via home delivery. – You help make sure 475 neighborhood kids have the food they need each weekend via the Weekend Food for Kids program. – You help prevent homelessness. We connect with 750 clients in our Community Resource Hub each week, including helping with rent payments, connecting folks to other programs and agencies, and many other services.

Despite the hard times so many are facing right now, I have hope because we continue to be here for all who need us. Thank you, from all of us at the food bank. We can do what we do because you are with us. When you make a financial gift, volunteer your time, coordinate a food drive, or drop by with your food donations, you are helping us bring food and hope to our neighbors.
 
With gratitude, on behalf of our entire team,

Jen Muzia, Executive Director

https://www.ballardfoodbank.org/

Seattle Extra Capacity Day Center and Overnight Shelter:

Compass Housing Alliance, enter at 210 Alaskan Way S., across from the Ferry Terminal

  • Day Center extended hours Sunday – Friday 7am-7pm
  • 24/7 overnight Sunday – Saturday 6pm – 9am
  • 60 bed capacity
  • Breakfast and dinner served

Exhibition Hall at Seattle Center, 305 Harrison Street (bottom floor)

  • Open overnight Thursday 11/10 – Saturday morning 11/12
  • For ages 18+, All Genders, Pets allowed, 7:00pm-9:00am
  • 130 bed capacity
  • Dinner served

Seattle Indian Center, The Inn at Roy St., 624 S. Dearborn St., Seattle

  • Male-identifying only, no drugs, alcohol or weapons
  • 25 bed capacity overnight, guests can stay as the space is also a Day Center
  • Breakfast served

(Closed Thursday) St. Dunstan’s Church, 722 N 145th St (Shoreline, off Aurora)

  • Open overnight Tuesday 11/8 and Wednesday 11/9 only
  • For single adults and couples, 8:30pm – 7:30am
  • 15 bed capacity

Seattle Regularly Operating Daytime Warming Centers for Single Adults

  • The Salvation Army Jefferson Day Center (4th & Jefferson), Every Day, 7:00am – 5:00pm
  • Seattle Indian Center Day Center (624 S. Dearborn Street), Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 5:30pm
  • Compass Day Center (77 S Washington St.), Monday – Friday, 7:00am – 3:30pm
  • Immanuel Community Services (1215 Thomas St.), Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 2:00pm
  • Urban Rest Stop
    • Ballard (2014-B NW 57th St), Monday – Friday, 6:30am – 2:30pm
    • Downtown (1924 Ninth Avenue), Monday – Friday from 5:30pm – 9:30pm and Saturday – Sunday from 8:00am – 3:00pm
  • Chief Seattle Club Day Center (410 2nd Ave. Ext S.), Monday – Friday, 7:00am – 2:00pm (Native / Indigenous only)
  • Aurora Commons (8914 Aurora Ave N.), Monday – Thursday, 10:00am – 1:00pm
  • Bread of Life Mission (97 South Main St.), Monday – Friday, 9:30am – 3:00pm
  • Immanuel Lutheran (1215 Thomas St.), Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 2:00pm
  • God’s Little Acre (12517 33rd Ave), Monday-Friday 9:00am-12pm & 1:00-4pm

Seattle Day Centers for Women, Families, Youth and Young Adults

  • Elizabeth Gregory Home (1604 NE 50th St.), Sunday – Friday, 9:00am – 4:30pm, women only
  • Mary’s Place Day Center (1830 Ninth Ave), Monday – Friday from 7:00am – 3:30pm; women or women with children only
  • YouthCare
    • Orion Center (1828 Yale Ave), Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday from 3:30pm – 7:00pm and Saturday from 11:00am – 1:00pm; youth only (ages 12 to 24)
    • UDYC (4516 15th Ave. NE) Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 8am-4pm / Wednesday 8am-1pm / Sunday 9am-1pm youth only (ages 12 to 24)
    • S. Seattle 24 hours (except Wednesday CLOSED from 12:45pm-3pm) youth only (ages 12 to 24)
  • Street Youth Ministries (4540 15th Ave NE), Monday – Tuesday, 10:00am – 3:00pm, Wednesday – Friday, 10:30am – 2:30pm
  • New Horizons Ministries (2709 3rd Ave), Monday – Thursday, 3:00pm – 9:00pm, Youth/Young Adult Only (13-25)

East King County Shelters & Day Centers: 

  • Bellevue – Adult Men: Congregations for the Homeless, 515B 116th Ave NE, Bellevue, contact 425-496-4885, closest bus route is the 271
  • Kirkland – Women: The Sophia Way, Sophia’s Place (3030 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue), contact 425-896-7385, closest bus routes are the 239 and 250
  • Kirkland – Families with Children: New Bethlehem Place, 8045 120th Ave NE, Suite 100, Kirkland, contact 425-679-0354 
  • Redmond – Youth & Young Adults: The Landing, Friends of Youth, 16101 NE 87th St., Redmond, 24 hours, contact 425-449-3868
  • Snoqualmie – Single Adults & Couples: Reclaim (formerly Snoqualmie Valley Shelter Services), 38625 SE River St, Snoqualmie, contact 425-773-2874

South King County Extra Capacity Shelter:

Mary’s Place: Call the Family Shelter Intake Line (206-245-1026) for information on bed availability and to arrange a Lyft ride to a Mary’s Place location in King County.

Burien Highline United Methodist Church: 13015 1st Ave S, Burien, WA 98168; 7pm to 9 am, Monday 11/7 through Wednesday night, 11/9. Approximately 50 beds.

Auburn Ray of Hope: 2806 Auburn Way N, Auburn, WA 98002. 50 overnight beds in Sundown shelter. Day center will remain open overnight through Thursday night and can accommodate approximately 40 individuals. 

South King County Regularly Operating Shelters / Day Centers

North King County

Shoreline: St. Dunstan’s Church, 722 N 145th St, Shoreline, off Aurora, for single adults and couples, 8:30pm – 7:30am

Other places to find warmth

Libraries: Seattle and King County libraries are open for daytime warming during regular hours.

Malls: Local malls like The Outlet Collection in Auburn, Westfield Southcenter Mall in Tukwila are open to the public for daytime warming.

Snohomish County Shelters

Click here for Snohomish County

Pierce County Shelters

Click here for Pierce County

How to Treat and Prevent Hypothermia

Information from Public Health of Seattle King County. Hypothermia is a condition in which a person’s body temperature has dropped significantly below normal. This occurs from inadequate protection against exposure to cold temperatures. Symptoms include uncontrolled shivering, slow or unclear speech, feeling extremely tired, stumbling when attempting to walk, inability to think clearly, and semi-consciousness or unconsciousness.

The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country Hardcover – March 16, 2021

The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country Hardcover – March 16, 2021

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Domestic Violence Victim and Survivor Resources

Help is available. There are many supportive and helpful resources in our community. Sometimes it takes time, patience and several calls to find the help that is right for you. Click on the links below to learn more.

Family Law Toolkit for Domestic Violence Survivors Produced by the King County Coalition Ending Gender-Based Violence

King County Coordinated Response Guide to Domestic Violence

Navigating Financial Help When Leaving an Abusive Relationship

Senator Murray Announces Relief Funding to Address Family Violence in Washington State

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), the top Democrat on the Senate health committee, announced more than $870,000 in federal Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) funding for Washington state as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The funding will be distributed by the Washington state Department of Social and Health Services to non-profit partners and/or public agencies to support emergency shelter needs and other assistance for victims of domestic violence and their children. An additional $80,000 of funding will be going to Tribes in Washington state to support similar services.

Read more HERE

Seattle Fire Foundation seeks to purchase body armor for FFs amid riots

The nonprofit has set a goal of $130,000 to go toward outfitting every city firefighter with body armor and helmets

Aug 20, 2020

  • By Laura French

SEATTLE — The nonprofit Seattle Fire Foundation is seeking to raise enough funds to provide every Seattle firefighter with body armor amidst ongoing riots. 

Seattle Fire Foundation Founder and President Debbie Steinhauer told KOMO News that the organization is seeking to purchase helmets and specially designed ballistic vests that include pockets for carrying medical equipment. 

The Seattle Fire Foundation is seeking to raise enough money to equip every Seattle firefighter with body armor and helmets. The department currently has 70 sets of body armor. (Photo/Seattle Fire Foundation Facebook)
The Seattle Fire Foundation is seeking to raise enough money to equip every Seattle firefighter with body armor and helmets. The department currently has 70 sets of body armor. (Photo/Seattle Fire Foundation Facebook)

The foundation has set a goal to raise $130,000 by Labor Day.

Last year, the department received 70 sets of body armor and helmets following a series of deadly shootings in Lake City. Steinhauer says the foundation ultimately hopes to buy enough body armor to equip the entire department. 

Earlier this week, a riot was declared in the city after six police officers were injured by explosives and treated by Seattle Fire Department personnel, according to the Seattle Police Department. 

IRS: Claim Your $1,200 Stimulus Check By October 15

The IRS urges you to sign up by October 15 to claim your stimulus check.

Last week, September 17, the IRS issued a news release urging nearly nine million people to sign up to receive the $1,200 stimulus check. This letter, which was recently mailed out, represents the latest attempt by the IRS to reach people who are eligible to receive a $1,200 stimulus check but either don’t realize that they can claim this stimulus check or don’t understand how to go about requesting it.

Read More HERE