Free COVID-19 testing locations - King County
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South King County Updates - April 2021 
COVID-19 Vaccinations
Dear Neighbor,
As of April 15th, anyone over the age of 16 is eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine whether that be at their local pharmacy or doctor’s office, a community pop-up or one of the County’s mass vaccination sites at Kent’s Showare Center or Auburn’s Outlet Collection.
Visit the Vaccine Locator to find and schedule an appointment. Need help? Call the COVID-19 hotline at 1-800-525-0127, then press #. Language assistance is available.
County Council Considers Additional Community Supports
The King County Council is in the process of passing a budget to allocate federal COVID funds from the American Rescue Plan.
We continue to prioritize public health efforts including increased vaccination sites, translation of public health information and support for organizations working in the community to assist people in accessing the vaccine.
We are still focusing on the immediate needs of King County residents by providing rental and food assistance, supports for remote learning, and funding to help local small businesses.
These funds will continue the public health work and emergency assistance, but also will begin to invest in strategies to help our community recover. By funding child care, mental health supports, job training opportunities, and assistance for businesses, we are focusing funds where they have the most impact.
As we continue to safely reopen our economy, we need to do everything we can to help strengthen the economy and bring back jobs and opportunity—especially here in South King County.
County Housing Opportunities
King County provides funding to nonprofit organizations to build affordable housing and/or provide services to people who are homeless.
As part of our annual funding process, we sometimes adopt “priorities” based on community input and specific needs identified. Then we use a competitive process to fund projects and programs that meet those priorities.
Some strategies have specific geographic requirements – including South King County – while others support important programs in our area, such as Burien’s LEAD program which diverts individuals from the criminal legal system by providing social supports, including housing.
A new strategy this year is called “Equitable Community Driven Affordable Housing Development.” While the title is a mouthful, this means we will be investing in organizations that are building housing to prevent cultural communities from being displaced. It means partnering with organizations within those cultural communities. And it means supporting proposals developed by the community through an inclusive community engagement process. This priority will also fund organizations working to advance economic and racial equity in communities at high risk of displacement.
Combatting Climate Change
The harmful effects of climate change are felt by all of us, but low-income residents and communities of color are disproportionately impacted.
South King County residents experience higher rates of asthma and other public health issues related to greenhouse gas emissions and the lack of open spaces leads to warmer temperatures in the urban areas.
Bold action must be taken now to combat these negative impacts.
King County is leading this effort with our Strategic Climate Action Plan (SCAP). The five-year plan demonstrates King County’s commitment to combatting climate change while strengthening the County’s commitment to lead with equity, engage communities, and reduce health disparities.
This update continues King County’s focus on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and includes an ambitious plan to accurately count emission caused by aviation and develop strategies and goals to significantly reduce them. This plan is especially important to those communities surrounding SeaTac Airport which have long experienced disproportionate negative health impacts.
The plan also includes a new section focusing on climate justice driven by the frontline communities disproportionately impacted by climate change.
The SCAP will now advance to the full Council for a final vote, at which time we will begin implementation of the plan. Learn more about the Strategic Climate Action Plan (SCAP) and read the full plan by visiting the King County website.
As the Council continues to operate remotely, now is the perfect time to engage with our work and share your thoughts on legislation before us.
My team and I are available via email at dave.upthegrove@kingcounty.gov.
You can watch Council meetings via livestream on the Councils website or on KCTV channel 22. We take general public comment on the 4th Tuesday of every month.
To learn more about testifying before Council go to: https://www.kingcounty.gov/council/committees/full_council.aspx
Sincerely,
Dave Upthegrove
King County Councilmember
District 5
Councilmember Dave Upthegrove
King County Council - District 5
dave.upthegrove@kingcounty.gov | (206) 477-1005
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King County COVID-19 Vaccine Access Information
King County has received an extra supply of doses this week (4/20/2021), there are appointments available right now at our Kent and Auburn locations. Folks can register here: https://covidvaccine.kingcounty.gov/
Here is the latest information we around eligibility and the vaccine:
- How to find a vaccine appointment:
- What to do after getting a vaccine:
- English: https://www.kingcounty.gov/~/media/depts/health/communicable-diseases/documents/C19/After-COVID-Vaccination-EN.ashx?la=en
- Spanish: https://www.kingcounty.gov/~/media/depts/health/communicable-diseases/documents/C19/After-COVID-Vaccination-SP.ashx?la=en
- This has been translated into 20 different languages as well
- Poster, flyers, and informational videos: https://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/health/covid-19/vaccine/resources.aspx
- Translated into 28 different languages
- COVID-19 Vaccine Toolkit for employers – how to develop a plan and how to address vaccine hesitancy: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/toolkits/essential-workers.html
- Materials are available in Spanish
Webinario para aprender nuevas herramientas de seguridad para operar tu negocio bajo COVID-19
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Este seminario es para capacitar a patrones, operadores de negocios y la persona que sea designada líder de COVID-19 en cada lugar de trabajo, el objetivo es que conozcan todas las formas de mantener seguros a los empleados y clientes a medida que abren los negocios al público mientras continua la pandemia.
Una vez establecida la fase 3, es importante que los empleadores, los trabajadores y el público sigan las prácticas de seguridad de COVID-19.
En el curso aprenderás:
- La listas de verificación de preparación para operación COVID-19
- Exámenes de salud de los empleados
- Procedimientos de seguimiento de casos confirmados
- Equipo de protección personal, máscaras, señalización
- Filtros HVAC para mejorar la protección
- Opciones y alternativas para los clientes
El seminario web será impartido en español por Marcos Wanless, Fundador y Presidente de la Cámara de Comercio Metropolitana Latina de Seattle.
!Los esperamos!
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COVID-19 Info
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Federal Coronavirus Resources
State, local, and federal agencies are working together to maintain the safety, security, and health of the American people. Check out coronavirus.gov for updates from the White House's Coronavirus (COVID-19) Task Force. Go to cdc.govfor detailed information about COVID-19 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Learn more about the federal government's response
Virtual Mentoring and Training
Offices around the country may be closed due to the Coronavirus pandemic, but SCORE, Small Business Development Centers, Women’s Business Centers, Veterans Business Outreach Centers and other resource partners are providing free business mentoring and training by phone, email, and video.
Find an SBA resource partner near you
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The City of Seattle will launch the $7.94 million Seattle COVID-19 Disaster Relief Fund for Immigrants, its newest program to help vulnerable residents who have been both financially impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and purposely excluded by the federal government.
We wanted to make sure you knew all the important details in advance, shown below:
- The application will only be available as an online form, and 20 organizations will be available to help applicants over the phone and in-language.
- The online application will be available in seven languages other than English: Amharic, Korean, Chinese (Simplified), Somali, Spanish, Tagalog/Filipino, and Vietnamese.
- The relief fund is open to immigrants who:
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- Live in OR attend school in OR work within the Seattle city boundaries, AND
- Meet income eligibility requirements, AND
- Were ineligible for federal CARES Act Economic Impact Payments (also known as a “coronavirus stimulus check”).
- The review process is NOT first-come, first-served. To support those with the most need, the program is prioritizing applicants based on a set of vulnerability criteria.
- Each eligible adult applicant filing for themselves is able to receive a one-time payment of $1,000.
- Applicants with children are eligible to receive a one-time payment of up to $3,000.
- The application open period will be from Thursday, October 15, 2020 to November 5, 2020 (three weeks).
We’re sharing this information with community and government partners and allies now, and on October 15, OIRA will launch a multi-lingual campaign utilizing ethnic media, social media, and community-based organization partners for outreach. So, please stay tuned!
Feel free to forward this email and/or this link (https://welcoming.seattle.gov/comingsoon-seattlecovidfund) to people in your community who work with undocumented and other vulnerable immigrants.
Katherine M.L. Cortes (she/her)
Finance & Operations Manager
Seattle Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs
Seattle Municipal Tower Suite 1616
PO Box 94573, Seattle WA 98124
OIRA staff are working from home as possible per City guidelines re: coronavirus (COVID-19).
Please reach me by email or my cell phone, C: (206) 473-1712.
Get current information and recommendations on novel coronavirus at www.kingcounty.gov/covid.
City of Redmond Launches $1.5 Million Fund to Help Small Businesses and Non-Profits
Pivot and Recover in Response to COVID-19
PPE for small businesses - free masks distribution
We have been able to secure additional disposable masks. Please let us know if your organization would like to pickup some cases. Each case has 2,000 masks – 80 boxes of 25. These can be picked up next Friday in SODO.
Also, we would love additional help distributing kits in the upcoming two weeks in SODO. Please sign up here:https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040944afae2da4f49-packing
Reserve Your FREE Small Business Safe Start Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Kits Today!
COVID-19 Key services the city of Bellevue is offering to businesses, nonprofits and sole-proprietors.
- Major changes and availability for federal loan programs. Last week, Congress approved major changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan terms, expanding eligibility and financing flexibility. Applications close on June 30. In addition, the SBA announced that it has reopened the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) grant and loan program to new applicants from all industries.
The (re)STARTUP425 program offers free one-on-one advising with language interpretation if needed to help you understand if these programs are a good option for you. If you have not applied for these funds, there is still time to speak to an advisor and explore if PPP might be useful for your business before time runs out. In addition, the advisors can assist with other grant, loan, and unemployment tools. Learn more and reach out here.
- What’s Open Eastside. This map promotes local businesses and nonprofits, and their adapted operations on the What’s Open map. There are already have more than 750 listings! Make sure you’re on the map or share with your customers here.
- Reopening guidelines. As businesses begin to reopen in Phase 1.5 and Phase 2, the City of Bellevue is sharing updates as they happen on the Business Resources page. You can also find more information there on things like PPE exchanges and ways to take advantage of street space for uses like patio dining and curbside pickup.
- Please subscribe to the City of Bellevue business newsletter if you’re interested in receiving these updates on a regular basis.
- Deferral of B&O Taxes. Effective immediately, the department of Finance and Administrative Services (FAS) will defer business and occupation (B&O) tax collections for eligible business owners, allowing small business owners increased flexibility during a period of financial duress caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.
- Expansion of Small Business Stabilization Fund. OED is expanding their Small Business Stabilization Fund to support income-qualified microbusinesses.
- Assistance to Access SBA Loans. OED will provide direct technical assistance to local small businesses and nonprofits to ensure they can immediately access the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) federal loan program once it becomes available.
- Relief for Utility Payments. As announced earlier by Mayor Durkan, all SPU and SCL customers can set up deferred payment plans if their financial stability has been jeopardized by COVID-19.
- New Small Business Recovery Task Force. The Mayor has appointed former Governor Gary Locke and former Council President Bruce Harrell to lead the COVID-19 Small Business Recovery Task Force, which will advise on long-term policy recommendations and provide technical assistance and outreach.