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Welcome from the Abbey of St. Joan!

Seattle Abbey of St. Joan Sisters as a group

Promulgating Universal Joy and Expiating Stigmatic Guilt since 1996

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Full Guide for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students

There are 9 million people with hearing difficulties in the USA with somewhere around 20,000 of them applying to post-secondary educational institutions annually. At this point, they face one of the most challenging periods in their life.

While regular students take common learning modes for granted, the latter becomes a real challenge for those who have hearing difficulties of any level. Hearing loss of any type impacts students’ academic performance severely, so education services do their best to prevent academic setbacks and meet the special needs of the deaf community. Fortunately, they seem to succeed.

Follow the link below for some outstanding information!! Reading (and learning) is fundamental.

https://edubirdie.com/blog/guide-for-hearing-impaired-students

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Seattle Covid-19 Resources

Food and Grocery Resources

No ID or documentation needed

Central District

Feed the People: 1800 E. Yesler St. Food pick-up 10a-6p daily, delivery 2p-4p

Musang: 2524 Beacon Ave. S. Call to confirm pickup time, 206) 708-6871

Downtown Seattle

Occidental Square Park: Free hot food every Sunday at 4:30p

SODO

Northwest Harvest 1915 4th Ave. S Free groceries, Monday: 1:30-7:30p,

Wednesday and Friday: 8:00a- 2:00p

South Park

Resistencia Coffee Free Community Breakfast: 1249 S Cloverdale St. Mon-Fri 8 a-10a

Rainier Beach

Rainier Beach Community Center Plaza:  Free hot lunches Tues-Thurs 11:30a-1p

Beacon Hill

That Brown Girl Cooks: 2822 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Food pickup 12p-6pm

Renton

Emergency Feeding Program: 851 Houser Way N., Ste. Renton, WA 98057

Drive-through only (they load in car)

3p-4p by last name: Monday A-I, Tues J-R, Weds S-Z

Seattle Area Food Resources Map

ID may be required at some locations

Free Meals for School Aged Children (King County)

Financial Resources

Unemployment

Create Secure Access Washington Account –needed to apply for unemployment 

Apply for Partial Unemployment Benefits (if you have lost work hours due to COVID-19)

For additional support with unemployment benefits if you were laid off or put on leave due to Covid19, call 1-800-318-6022 with: your employment end date, an explanation of how COVID-19 affected your layoff, ask them to approve you manually if denied online

Rental Assistance

Evictions are halted until April 17th

United Way of King County Rental Assistance: Sign Up for Info

Rental Assistance Programs in Seattle and King County

Seattle Area Mutual Aid Groups

Mutual aid is a community movement in which we take responsibility for caring for one another directly. Most funds have a request form or process for funds that can be used for rent, food, etc.

Survival Fund for the People

Elders, Survivors, Undocumented, Queer Mutual Aid

Sex Worker Network Initiative Mutual Aid

LGBTQI POC Mutual Aid

Utilities

No utility or light shutoffs during the COVID-19 Civil Emergency in Seattle.

SPU and SCL customers can request a deferred payment plan with the utilities by calling (206) 684-3000.

Utility Discount Program– if income eligible can lower Seattle City Light bills by 60 percent and Seattle Public Utility bills by 50 percent. (206) 684-0268.

Internet

Comcast is offering ‘Internet Essentials’ package free until at least May 12, 2020:

Sign Up for Free Internet 1-855-846-8376 for English and 1-855-765-6995 for Spanish.

Free Wifi for Students (via Seattle Public Schools)

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First Coast Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Abbey of Seven Bridges

www.firstcoastsisters.org

Jacksonville, FL

 

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Houston Sisters, Abbey of the 3rd Coast

www.facebook.com/houstonsisters

Houston, TX

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Greenville Sisters, Abbey of the Grand Palmetto

www.greenvillesisters.org

Greenville, SC

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Smokin’ Cardinal Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence

Greensboro, NC

ncsisters.com

 

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South Florida Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Sisters of the Rising Sun

 

www.thebostonsisters.org

Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Eureka Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Abbey of the Big Red Wood

Eureka, CA

www.eurekasisters.org

 

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Motor City Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence

 

www.motorcitysisters.org

Detroit, MI