Community Resources for Newcomers
Explore our Community Resources for Newcomers for the latest tools and information.
Also available in these languages:
- አማርኛ (Amharic)
- 中国人 (Chinese Simplified)
- 中國人 (Chinese Traditional)
- Pilipino (Filipino)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (Punjabi)
- русский (Russian)
- Soomaali (Somali)
- Español (Spanish)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
Community Resources for Newcomers
CITIZENSHIP & IMMIGRATION RESOURCES
- United State Citizenship & Immigrant Services
- National Immigration Legal Services Directory - Washington
- Community Based Organizations
- ACRS- Citizenship & Immigration Assistance
- Northwest Immigrants’ Rights Project
GENERAL COVID-19 INFORMATION/ Información general de COVID-19
- COVID-19 Public Health Recommendations
- How to Prevent Spread of COVID-19 (in 30+ languages)
- Washington State Coronavirus Response Page
- WA Department of Health COVID-19 Page
- COVID-19 Assistance and Public Charge FAQ for Immigrants
- Financial Resources for Washington Residents Impacted by COVID-19
- Spanish Seminar about COVID-19/ Seminario Web de la Officina de Immigrantes y Refugiados de Seattle – Platica Comunitaria Sobre El Nuevo Coronavirus (Video)
- Somali Webinar about COVID-19/ Webinaar oo ku saabsan Covid-19 oo af-Soomaali ah – March 26
- Know your Rights from the Washington LawHelp
- Valuable information on how COVID-19 is impacting court access, health care, benefits, mortgage, and more.
FEDERAL RESOURCES / Recursos federales
- Department of Education – Federal Student Loan Relief
- Federal Resources for Immigrants list via Informed Immigrant / Recursos federales para la comunidad inmigrante en espanol
CITY RESOURCES / Recursos de la ciudad
- City of Seattle Food Vouchers during this pandemic
- City of Sea-tac Human Services providers
- City of Tacoma COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Program
- Eastside King County COVID-19 Resource Directory
- City of Seattle 2020 Emergency Fund for Businesses Impacted by COVID-19 (in multiple languages – Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Somali, Vietnamese)
EDUCATION RESOURCES / Recursos Educativos
Public School Meal Distribution:
- Highline Public Schools
- Bellevue School District
- Seattle Public Schools (multiple languages)
- Shoreline School District
- Snohomish School District
HOUSING RESOURCES / Recursos de alojamiento
- Video de preguntas sobre derechos de inquilino del Washington Community Action Network
- Emergency Housing and Shelter
- Ayuda Legal, Legal Help – Northwest Justice Project
UNEMPLOYMENT RESOURCES / Recursos de desempleo
- How to apply for Unemployment in Washington State (w/ updates about COVID-19)
- Worker Q&A during this time
- Paid Sick Leave & Coronavirus from the WA State Department of Labor & Industries
- The Unemployment Law Project is a legal aid organization. They offer advice and free/low-cost legal representation to people whose unemployment benefits claims have been denied or challenged by the employer.
- 1904 Third Avenue Suite 604, Seattle WA 98101 | 888-441-9178 | info@ulproject.org
- ‘Critical’ Job Opportunities via WorkSource
- Amazon delivery jobs
- Video de Derechos en Tu Trabajo Durante el COVID-19 de Casa Latina
RESOURCES FOR UNDOCUMENTED FOLKS / Recursos para personas indocumentadas
- Tangible Support for Undocumented Communities during COVID-19 from Immigrants Rising
- A list of resources for undocumented folks
- Healthcare access – safe healthcare centers in the WA
- Free and charitable clinics
- No matter if you have legal documents, you have the right to recieve medical attention. At this time, seeking medical attention will not affect your current immigration situation. Tenga o no documentos legales, usted tiene el derecho de recibir atención médica. El recibir atención médica en el estado de Washington no le afectará en el momento que pueda arreglar su situación migratoria.
- Alien Emergency Medical (AEM) – Atención Médica de Emergencia para Extranjeros
- Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) is now allowing undocumented adults to apply for Alien Emergency Medical (AEM) if they need COVID-19 testing. If approved for AEM it will cover the screening, testing and additional follow-up if needed. You can apply for AEM at www.wahealthplanfinder.org or contact the Community Health Access Program (CHAP) at 1-800-756-5437 for assistance.
- COVID-19 Relief Fund for Undocumented People | COVID-19 Fondo de Ayuda para Personas Indocumentadas
- El Centro de la Raza – Emergency Response Fund
- Emergency Funds from Betancourt Macias Family Scholarship Foundation
- If you are undocumented yourself or have family members who are undocumented and have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, you can fill out the request form and receive emergency funds.
Translation Instructions
አማርኛ (Amharic)
ሞባይል
በማያ ገጽዎ የላይኛው ቀኝ ጥግ ላይ ምናሌውን ይፈልጉ ፡፡ የድር ጣቢያውን ምናሌ ለመክፈት በሶስቱ አግድም መስመሮች ላይ መታ ያድርጉ ፡፡ ከ "Select Language" ከሚሉት ቃላት በታች "Sign In" የሚሉትን ቃላት ያግኙ።
በ "Select Language" ላይ መታ ያድርጉ እና ከምናሌው ውስጥ "Amharic" ን ይምረጡ። ድር ጣቢያው በራስ-ሰር ይተረጉማል።
ዴስክቶፕ
በማያ ገጽዎ የላይኛው ቀኝ ጥግ ላይ ምናሌውን ይፈልጉ ፡፡ ከፍለጋ አሞሌው በስተቀኝ በኩል “Select Language” የሚሉትን ቃላት ያግኙ ፡፡
በ "Select Language" ላይ ጠቅ ያድርጉ እና ከምናሌው ውስጥ "Amharic" ን ይምረጡ ፡፡ ድር ጣቢያው በራስ-ሰር ይተረጉማል።
中国人 (Chinese Simplified)
移动的
找到屏幕右上角的菜单。 点击三个水平线以打开网站菜单。 在“Select Language”字样下方找到“Sign In”字样。
点击“Select Language”并从菜单中选择“Chinese (Simplified)”。 该网站将自动翻译。
桌面
找到屏幕右上角的菜单。 找到搜索栏右侧的“Select Language”字样。
单击“Select Language”并从菜单中选择“Chinese (Simplified)”。 该网站将自动翻译。
中國人 (Chinese Traditional)
移動的
找到屏幕右上角的菜單。 點擊三個水平線以打開網站菜單。 在“Select Language”字樣下方找到“Sign In”字樣。
點擊“Select Language”並從菜單中選擇“Chinese (Traditional)”。 該網站將自動翻譯。
桌面
找到屏幕右上角的菜單。 找到搜索欄右側的“Select Language”字樣。
單擊“Select Language”並從菜單中選擇“Chinese (Traditional)”。 該網站將自動翻譯。
Pilipino (Filipino)
Mobile
Hanapin ang menu sa kanang sulok sa itaas ng iyong screen. Mag-tap sa tatlong mga pahalang na linya upang buksan ang menu ng website. Hanapin ang mga salitang "Select Language" sa ilalim ng mga salitang "Sign In".
Mag-tap sa "Select Language" at piliin ang "Filipino" mula sa menu. Awtomatikong isasalin ang website.
Desktop
Hanapin ang menu sa kanang sulok sa itaas ng iyong screen. Hanapin ang mga salitang "Select Language" sa kanan ng search bar.
Mag-click sa "Select Language" at piliin ang "Filipino" mula sa menu. Awtomatikong isasalin ang website.
日本語 (Japanese)
モバイル
画面の右上隅にあるメニューを見つけます。 3本の横線をタップしてウェブサイトメニューを開きます。 「Select Language」という単語の下にある「Sign In」という単語を見つけます。
「Select Language」をタップし、メニューから「Japanese」を選択します。 ウェブサイトは自動的に翻訳されます。
デスクトップ
画面の右上隅にあるメニューを見つけます。 検索バーの右側にある「Select Language」という単語を見つけます。
「Select Language」をクリックし、メニューから「Japanese」を選択します。 ウェブサイトは自動的に翻訳されます。
한국어 (Korean)
변하기 쉬운
화면 오른쪽 상단에서 메뉴를 찾습니다. 세 개의 수평선을 탭하여 웹사이트 메뉴를 엽니다. 'Select Language'이라는 단어 아래에서 'Sign In'이라는 단어를 찾습니다.
"Select Language"을 탭하고 메뉴에서 "Korean"을 선택하십시오. 웹사이트가 자동으로 번역됩니다.
데스크탑
화면 오른쪽 상단에서 메뉴를 찾습니다. 검색 창 오른쪽에서 "Select Language"이라는 단어를 찾습니다.
"Select Language"을 클릭하고 메뉴에서 "Korean"을 선택하십시오. 웹사이트가 자동으로 번역됩니다.
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (Punjabi)
ਮੋਬਾਈਲ
ਆਪਣੀ ਸਕ੍ਰੀਨ ਦੇ ਉਪਰਲੇ ਸੱਜੇ ਕੋਨੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੀਨੂੰ ਲੱਭੋ. ਵੈਬਸਾਈਟ ਮੀਨੂੰ ਨੂੰ ਖੋਲ੍ਹਣ ਲਈ ਤਿੰਨ ਹਰੀਜ਼ਟਲ ਲਾਈਨਾਂ 'ਤੇ ਟੈਪ ਕਰੋ. "Select Language" ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਦੇ ਹੇਠਾਂ "Sign In" ਸ਼ਬਦ ਲੱਭੋ.
"Select Language" ਤੇ ਟੈਪ ਕਰੋ ਅਤੇ ਮੀਨੂ ਤੋਂ "Punjabi" ਚੁਣੋ. ਵੈਬਸਾਈਟ ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਏਗੀ.
ਡੈਸਕਟਾਪ
ਆਪਣੀ ਸਕ੍ਰੀਨ ਦੇ ਉਪਰਲੇ ਸੱਜੇ ਕੋਨੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੀਨੂੰ ਲੱਭੋ. ਸ਼ਬਦ "Select Language" ਨੂੰ ਸਰਚ ਬਾਰ ਦੇ ਸੱਜੇ ਲੱਭੋ.
"Select Language" ਤੇ ਕਲਿਕ ਕਰੋ ਅਤੇ ਮੀਨੂ ਤੋਂ "Punjabi" ਚੁਣੋ. ਵੈਬਸਾਈਟ ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਏਗੀ.
русский (Russian)
Мобильный
Найдите меню в правом верхнем углу экрана. Нажмите на три горизонтальные линии, чтобы открыть меню веб-сайта. Найдите слова «Select Language» под словами «Sign In».
Нажмите на «Select Language» и выберите «Russian» в меню. Веб-сайт автоматически переведет.
Рабочий стол
Найдите меню в правом верхнем углу экрана. Найдите слова «Select Language» справа от строки поиска.
Щелкните «Select Language» и выберите «Russian» в меню. Веб-сайт автоматически переведет.
Soomaali (Somali)
Moobayl
Ka hel menu-ka geeska kore ee midig ee shaashaddaada. Taabo saddexda xariiq ee jiifka ah si aad u furto liiska websaydhka. Ka hel ereyada "Select Language" hoosta ereyada "Sign In".
Taabo "Select Language" oo ka dooro "Somali" liiska. Websaydhku si otomaatig ah ayuu u tarjumi doonaa.
Desktop
Ka hel menu-ka geeska kore ee midig ee shaashaddaada. Meel ku hel ereyada "Select Language" midigta baarka baaritaanka.
Guji "Select Language" oo ka dooro "Somali" liiska. Websaydhku si otomaatig ah ayuu u tarjumi doonaa.
Español (Spanish)
Móvil
Busque el menú en la esquina superior derecha de su pantalla. Toque las tres líneas horizontales para abrir el menú del sitio web. Busque las palabras "Select Language" debajo de las palabras "Sign In".
Toque "Select Language" y elija "Spanish" en el menú. El sitio web se traducirá automáticamente.
Escritorio
Busque el menú en la esquina superior derecha de su pantalla. Busque las palabras "Select Language" a la derecha de la barra de búsqueda.
Haga clic en "Select Language" y elija "Spanish" en el menú. El sitio web se traducirá automáticamente.
Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
Di động
Tìm menu ở góc trên cùng bên phải của màn hình. Nhấn vào ba đường ngang để mở menu trang web. Tìm các từ "Select Language" bên dưới các từ "Sign In".
Nhấn vào "Select Language" và chọn "Vietnamese" từ menu. Trang web sẽ tự động dịch.
Máy tính để bàn
Tìm menu ở góc trên cùng bên phải của màn hình. Tìm các từ "Select Language" ở bên phải của thanh tìm kiếm.
Nhấp vào "Select Language" và chọn "Vietnamese" từ menu. Trang web sẽ tự động dịch.
English
The website uses English as its default language. To return to English, find the Google Translate bar at the top of your screen. Locate the "X" button in the top right corner. Click on the "X" to close the translation. The website will automatically translate back to English.
If you do not see the Google Translate bar, you can revert back to English by closing the tab in our browser and visiting our website in a new tab.
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