As we slowly recover from the pandemic and are beginning to see a glimmer of returning to something like the before times, this Homer Harris Hub COVID-19 neighbor-to neighbor support effort is winding down. We are grateful to have heard from the many folks who reached out with their requests…

Abundance of Hope is providing financial assistance and essential items to families with children. Families in King and Pierce County are eligible for up to $2,000 of financial assistance.

More information and a simple, initial application can be found here:

www.abundanceofhopecenter.org

The YMCA is offering rent help for young adults. Apply if you meet ALL criteria:

• Currently 18-24 years old
• Household resides in King County (a household is any group of people wanting to maintains housing together)
• Income at or below 80% area median income over the past 60 days
• Behind…

Even as vaccinations provide light at the end of the long tunnel of pandemic, our neighbors' needs continue. Here are our listings for Volunteer Opportunities in January 2021.

Thanks for all you do.

The Homer Harris Hub COVID-19 Support Team

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Kandelia needs paper grocery bags for student meals…

Hi there Homer Harris Hub volunteers!

Byrd Barr Food Bank needs two people to help out with grocery rescue at PCC on Tuesdays at 9am. The job usually takes 60-90 minutes and one of you will need a valid driver's license and be comfortable with driving a sprinter van (it's…

October is bringing plenty of opportunities to help neighbors as the COVID-19 pandemic persists. Please consider offering your time and effort to the organizations listed below.

Backpack Brigade needs volunteers OCTOBER 13 AND 15 to respond to Seattle Public Schools increased needs at recently opened additional meal sites.

• Tuesday,…

Here's our updated list of volunteer opportunties.

Byrd Barr Food Bank, 722 18th Avenue needs volunteers for these weekly shifts:

• Tuesday 11am-1pm
• Wednesday 12pm-2pm
• Wednesday 2pm-4pm
• Thursday 9am-11am
• Thursday 11am-1pm

Food Bank Coordinator Brian Yeager says: "These are client-facing shifts. They are fun!!" For more information or to sign…

United Way of King County is offering weekly food box home delivery in partnership with select King County food banks and DoorDash. Please fill out this form to request a weekly, reoccurring food box order.

We will be in contact on a weekly basis to confirm food box deliveries and…

The Seattle Mayor's website has online information and maps here that show locations of farms and farmers markets where you can purchase fresh produce, food banks in the Seattle area, small businesses open for takeout, and sources of food support for younger and older people.

Many thanks to our volunteer Jim Lasersohn for writing this post and for the great work he does!

When the COVID-19 crisis started, I was on a sabbatical type of leave from work. The plan during this time included some local and foreign travel as well as serving as the…

Coordinating group member Shelley McIntyre has written up her instructions for sewing face masks for kids and adults, posted here. Thank you, Shelley!

From Becca Piel, SeattleYMCA: "I just wanted to reach out to you and thank your team of crafters for the masks! This morning, I delivered these items to various Seattle Housing Sites. The YMCA and United Way are currently teamed up to deliver meals to various homes throughout Seattle. The…

Many thanks to neighbors Mithra and Ram who recently let us know why they volunteer.

"Since the virus outbreak began, we have been lucky to be healthy and gainfully employed. However, we are very aware that is not true for many others and so we wanted to give back in some…

From a neighbor who requested and received cloth face masks from one of our volunteers: “Yes, I did get the masks, and have been able to go outside! Feel the breeze on my skin, hear the birds sing, see the flowers and move my body. Such a huge gift. My…

Homer Harris Hub COVID-19 Support jumped into action last week. Volunteers picked up school lunches from Seattle's Meany Middle School and delivered them to families unable to get to Meany. We are planning to expand this program because we know there are other families in need of this kind of…