Equity and Family Engagement

 Events  

 NW Share Free Vegetarian Food Truck

1^st and 3^rd Saturday of every month, 11am – 1:30pm

Black Coffee Northwest Café, 16743 Aurora Ave. N

NW Share provides free vegetarian food on the first and third Saturday of every month at Black Coffee Northwest.  NW Share has been feeding people since 2002 primarily in the University District and has expanded services due to the increased requests.  Quality food ingredients and fresh organic vegetables from Goloka farm in Redmond are used for the meals.  See attached flyer for more info.

King County Library System Online Programs

Great online programs and many book groups available.  See attached document for full list of online programs.

Welcoming Center: Immigration Legal Clinic

Wed., 4/7 – All Day Online Event

Eastside Legal Assistance Program (ELAP) provides free 1-hour virtual/phone consultations with an immigration attorney to King County residents who qualify for assistance. Assistance is via phone or online; available by appointment only.  Call ELAP’s main line, 425.747.7274, to determine if you qualify for assistance and to schedule an appointment at the Kent Library. ELAP has phone interpretation services available.

Author Voices:  Storme Webber

                Thur. 4/15, 7:30pm

                Register for free online

Hear poet, performer and artist Storme Webber, author of Blues Divine and writer, advocate, and educator Sara Marie Ortiz will moderate. Webber is a self-described Two-Spirit Sugpiaq/Black/Choctaw poet and interdisciplinary artist. Her work explores history, lineage, gender, race and sexuality.

Shoreline Public Schools Virtual BIPOC Job Fair – Teachers and Certificated Staff

Sat. 4/10, 10am – Noon

Register online at FastTrack and follow instructions at top of page

Shoreline School district serves over 9,000 students, 48% are Black, Indigenous, and other students of color. Event will include:  Panel Discussion with Equity and Instruction Leaders, Students, and Family Representatives, Equity and Family Engagement Department staff, overview of Ethnic Studies Resolution, Staff Affinity Groups, and Student Advisory Groups.

Learn about screening interviews and application assistance workshops at the event!

Support our Asian American and Pacific Islander Community March

Sat. 4/10, 3:00pm

23120 56^th Ave. W, Mountlake Terrace (old Roger’s Market Parking lot)

Mountlake Terrace Anti-Racist Coalition stands with and for our AAPI community. We will have a moment of silence to those who were victims and bring awareness to anti-Asian violence and march around the block. Please bring signs with messages of love and support. See event page for more info.

Recalibrate Symposium – Building an Organizational Commitment to DEI

Thur., April 15, 11am-12:15pm

Register online, $10 fee

Hear best practices to move an organization starting DEI work to true commitment and using resources to support the work with top leadership and DEI professionals.  Speakers include Shoreline resident and long-time DEI leader Kevin Henry, Sound; Priya Frank, Seattle Art Museum, and Diem Ly, Comcast NBC Universal. Contact Leigh Jacobson at 206-389-7311 with questions.

Hollaback Bystander Intervention to Stop Anti-Asian Harassment and Xenophobia

See webpage for training dates and to register for free online.

One-hour, interactive training will teach Hollaback!’s 5D’s of bystander intervention strategy: distract, delegate, document, delay, and direct.  Learn about the “spectrum of disrespect” and types of disrespect that Asian and Asian American folks face (i.e. microaggressions to violence).  Learn what to look for and the positive impact that bystander intervention has on individuals and communities.

Solid Ground and King County Library System Tenant Rights Workshops

Wednesdays, 2-4pm, Twice a month

See KCLS webpage for dates and to register for online zoom link.

Solid Ground’s tenant counselors offer workshops for current and future renters.  Know and assert your rights as tenants, navigate the housing search and landlord screening process, protect yourself from eviction, and learn how to get repairs made and deposits back. Also offered En Espanol.

Shoreline PTA Council – Community Racial Equity Trainings (Limited to Shoreline School District families)

3 part series: 4/29, May 19, June 2, 7:00pm-8:30pm

Register free online for zoom link

Dr. Tanisha Brandon-Felder (Director of Equity and Family Engagement for Shoreline School District) and Rebekah Gardea (Equitable Family Engagement Coordinator) to present: 4/29 - Building Your Racial Literacy: Understanding the Terminology; 5/19 -  Your Connection to Race: How and when do you talk about race?; 6/2 - History of Race and Oppression in the US: The context and the history is EVERYTHING.  Please plan to attend all three nights.

Stand With the Duwamish – Duwamish Tribe is still seeking federal recognition and encourages community members who want to help to contact elected officials.  Visit the www.change.org/stand-with-the-duwamish online petition, see link to pdf list of elected officials to contact, and Real Rent Duwamish for more info.

COVID & SOCIAL SERVICE RESOURCES

Health Insurance Special Enrollment – Now until May 15:  Open enrollment for people who are currently uninsured as well as those who are enrolled in other health insurance programs. You may enroll in coverage through the Washington Healthplanfinder website at any time if you have experienced a qualifying life-changing event, including loss of a job. Contact Community Health Access Program (CHAP) for assistance at 1-800-756-5437 or emailchap@kingcounty.gov.

King County Virtual Resource Center -  Access social service providers by phone or by Zoom link:

Meeting ID: 930 683 3892; Password: 459890

https://zoom.us/j/9306833892?pwd=Lzl3WHo1cFhyS3A1ZWtrVVBFWUV2Zz09

• Tuesdays, 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (coinciding with Shoreline Community Court)
  Click for list of service providers available this day
• Wednesdays, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (coinciding with Redmond Community Court)
  Click for list of service providers available this day
• Thursdays, 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  Click for list of service providers available this day

Go to the KC Virtual Resource Center webpage for phone numbers to call during above scheduled hours.

King County Bar Housing Justice Project – If you are live in King County and are being threatened with eviction, complete an online form to request legal assistance (also en Espanol), or leave a message at 206-267-7069, or email hjpstaff@kcba.org for legal assistance. 

Dispute Resolution Center of King County – Eviction Resolution Project provides free resolution services to prevent residential evictions in King County.  Para información sobre nuestros servicios en Español marque al (206) 443-9603 extension 103 o mande su mensaje a

el correo fergier@kcdrc.org.

AARP Community Challenge Grants applications to support “quick action projects to help communities become more livable by improving public spaces, transportation, civic engagement, COVID recovery, diversity and inclusion, and more.  Projects must be completed by November 10, 2021.  Applications are due April 14, 8pm (Eastern Time).  Email communitychallenge@aarp.org with questions.

King County Public Health COVID Info and Resources

• Who can get vaccinated now : https://kingcounty.gov/depts/health/covid-19/vaccine.aspx
• Department of Health Vaccination Eligibility https://www.doh.wa.gov/Portals/1/Documents/1600/coronavirus/VaccinationPhasesInfographic.pdf
• Find your phase in various Languages : https://www.doh.wa.gov/Emergencies/COVID19/VaccineInformation/HowToGettheVaccine/Languages
• For language interpretation, the following hotlines are available.  Say preferred language when connected.

WA State COVID-19 Assistance hotline: 1-800-525-0127 or 1-888-856-5816 (then press #)

6am – 10pm Monday, 6am – 6pm (Tuesday – Sunday) or

King County COVID-19 Call Center: 206-477-3977, 8am – 7pm

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Children’s Home Society is hiring a Family Navigator to work with families at our North Seattle Family Resource Center. The link  to apply is Family Navigator | Opportunities (ultipro.com)

City of Shoreline is hiring an Extra-Help Records Clerk (closes 4/6/21) and a part-time City Managers’ Office Fellowship one-year position (closes 4/19).  Visit the City of Shoreline’s Jobs page for job postings.

COVID-19: Journalists of Color Racial Equity Focused Articles

Articles focused on BIPOC*

*Black, Indigenous, People of Color

Help The Helpers Compiled List...Kelly Jacobson

1. Highlight people and organizations providing support and resources so that people can either partake or contribute to those resources
1. Healthcare
1. Therapy for Black Women and Girls GoFundMe by Rachel Cargle
2. Therapy for Black Girls Podcast
3. North Star Health Collective
2. Communities
1. Black Lives Matter at School  
2. Black Lives Matter 
3. Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle 
4. Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute 
5. Reclaim the Block
6. Black Visions Collective
3. Civil Rights Education
1. National Civil Rights Museum
2. The Legacy Museum
3. Facing History and Ourselves
4. Justice Reform & Legal Aid
1. End Cash Bail
2. NAACP Legal Defense Fund
3. The Sentencing Project
4. Equal Justice Initiative
5. The Innocence Project
6. Southern Poverty Law Center
7. Dream Defenders
8. Communities United Against Police Brutality
9. Minnesota Freedom Fund
10. Chicago Bond
11. Community Justice Exchange-National Bail Fund Network: Full directory of bail funds by state
12. Act Blue Donate to multiple bail funds simultaneously nationwide 
13. Campaign Zero
14. LGBTQ Fund
15. Unicorn Riot
5. Education & Leadership
1. Thurgood Marshall College Fund
2. My Brother’s Keeper Alliance
3. Black Girls Code
4. The Point Foundation
5. United Negro College Fund
6. Memorial Funds, Foundations, & Petitions (This is not an exhaustive list. I will update this as time allows)
1. George Floyd
2. Breonna Taylor
3. Ahmaud Arbery
4. Trayvon Martin Foundation
5. Philando Castile Foundation
6. Michael Brown, Jr. Memorial Fund
7. Tamir Rice Foundation
8. Atatiana Jefferson
9. Dreasjon "Sean" Reed
10. Freddie Gray