resources links

Unemployment Links

 

Download Employee Assistance program

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WA Residents Financial Resources: https://dfi.wa.gov/coronavirus/financial-resources

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WA Residents Other Resources: https://www.dshs.wa.gov/

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OR Residents Resources: https://www.oregon.gov/DHS/assistance/Pages/index.aspx

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Resources for Undocumented Employees:

 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18p9OSlLpSYanIoUC-gEbhVbRMYVUfw4wyrixa9ekGdc/htmlview#gid=0

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State Assistance Program Links

 

OR Specific:

• How can I receive food through SNAP, Meals on Wheels, Oregon Food Bank or other programs? https://oregonhunger.org/covid-19/

• What are the best ways to volunteer/donate during this time? https://www.myoregon.gov/2020/03/30/how-can-i-help-with-the-coronavirus-effort-in-oregon/

 

WA Specific:

• How to apply for basic food stamps: https://www.washingtonconnection.org/home/

• Help & Assistance for WA Homeowners: https://dfi.wa.gov/homeownership

• List of Housing Counseling Agencies in WA: https://apps.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hcc/hcs.cfm?webListAction=search&searchstate=WA

• Washington Student Achievement Council COVID-19 Resources: https://wsac.wa.gov/covid-19

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Bill Pay Assistance Program Links

• How can I qualify for free internet service? https://www.internetessentials.com/

• What if I can’t pay my credit card bills? https://www.consumerfinance.gov/ask-cfpb/what-should-i-do-if-i-cant-pay-my-credit-card-bills-en-1697/

• Debt Assistance: Find a Credit Counselor - https://www.nfcc.org/

 

Student Loans

• https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/delivering-president-trumps-promise-secretary-devos-suspends-federal-student-loan-payments-waives-interest-during-national-emergency

• https://studentaid.gov/announcements-events/coronavirus

 

Utilities Assistance:

• https://www.pse.com/

• https://myavista.com/safety/covid-19-response

• https://www.cngc.com/in-the-community/covid-19-response/

• https://www.pacificpower.net/about/newsroom/service-safety-covid-19.html

• https://www.nwnatural.com/customerservice/coronavirus

• https://www.wawater.com/latest_news/2020-0310-safe-from-coronavirus/

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Education Links

 

https://www.ahlei.org/free-training/

 

Enrollment Code/Key:

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Supervisory Skill Builders (9 Courses – 18 Hours) SSB-Free

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Hospitality Manager: Leadership (1 Course – 2.5 Hours) HML-Free

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Certified Hotel Administrator (7 Review Modules & Quizzes – 2.5 Hours Each) CHA-Free

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Stress Relief Resources

• Yale Medicine outlines how to combat common health concerns like stress eating, loneliness and negative thinking: https://www.yalemedicine.org/stories/life-at-home-covid-19-outbreak/

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• Barre3 is offering a free 15-day trial with access to all of their online classes. https://barre3.com/trial

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• Life Kit Podcast - “Everyone needs a little help being a human. From sleep to saving money to parenting and more, we talk to the experts to get the best advice out there. Life Kit is here to help you get it together.” https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510338/all-guides

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• Oregon State University is offering a free online class on stress management. The 10-week class starts tomorrow and will cover:

  • Managing stress in a healthy way, especially during an extended period of social isolation

  • Relaxation techniques including body scans, deep breathing, yoga and stretching

  • The discipline of mindfulness to help train attention

  • Various types of social support

  • https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/03/oregon-state-to-offer-free-class-on-understanding-surviving-a-pandemic.html

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Community Resources

• Job interrupted, a To-Do List when times get tough - https://www.finra.org/investors/insights/do-list-tough-times

• Avoiding Corona Virus Scams - https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/features/coronavirus-scams-what-ftc-doing

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Restaurant / F&B Resources

• This non-profit group is providing grants for food & beverage workers who have unforeseen expenses NOT covered by insurance. https://form.southernsmoke.org/smoke/application/

• National Restaurant Assoc Relief Fund ($500) https://rerf.us/

• USBG - Info for bartenders and servers only ($2500) https://www.usbgfoundation.org/beap

  • Apply: https://usbgfoundation.formstack.com/workflows/beap_online_application_screening

• ONETrack International

  • An organization that advocates and raises funds to promote proper orphan care solutions. Almost all of ONETrack International’s volunteers and founders started in the restaurant industry. The hospitality community spurred their desire to further serve and help others in need. They have started a campaign for Restaurant Staff and Orphans which allows out of work hospitality employees to volunteer as fundraisers for ONETrack. As a volunteer half of the funds raised will go to you, the other half will go to children who are a part of ONETrack International. Volunteering is as easy as sharing the Restaurant Staff for Orphans Campaign page with their network of friends, family, regulars, coworkers and bosses to get the word out and start collecting donation on the campaign page.

    • https://blog.poachedjobs.com/2020/04/06/may-stuck-home-can-still-make-difference/

    • https://chuffed.org/project/restaurant-staff-for-orphans

• One Fair Wage Emergency Fund –

  • Cash assistance for restaurant workers.

    •  https://ofwemergencyfund.org/help  

• Another Round Another Rally –

  • $500 relief grants for hospitality workers who lost their jobs or had their hours slashed in the wake of the COVID-19 Outbreak.

    • https://anotherroundanotherrally.org/?fbclid=IwAR2NYl5YUCDvpIjCYRjxzvxaoMrYOLW3DWANoQKDJEKZT-yFf6x2OsCXias 

• Portland Virtual Tip Jar –

  • Employees are able to sign up to receivevirtual vips via Cashapp, Venmo or Paypall.

    • https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfAW0EtO3hM3xZm_34Z6zFAD1nSGQTTseZUcxw2Hl706yubRA/viewform

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