Resources for Youth & Families
Schools + Education
- Coronavirus Facts and Information
- School Districts
- Longview School District
- Clark College and Lower Columbia College have moved to online instruction as of 3/17, and WSU Vancouver as of 3/23
- Kahn Academy has free tools for remote learning, daily schedules, online streaming, guides for parents and more
- Scholastic created a free “Learn at Home” website amid COVID-19 school closures
Child Care
- If your child care facility closed due to COVID-19 concerns, contact Child Care Aware of Washington’s Family Center at 1.800.446.1114 or familycenter@childcare.org for help searching for alternative child care. Child Care Aware is a nonprofit statewide child care resource and referral program for Washington State.
- Educational Service District 112 Child Care Resource and Referral line 360.952.3466
- If you are an essential worker or first responder and need immediate childcare, WeeCare is opening up its full directory across the nation and 24/7 service to find, locate and place you immediately at a home daycare for back-up care. To learn more visit https://weecare.co/daycare-near-me or call 310.929.9579
Food
Financial
- WA State Department of Financial Institutions’ list of financial resources for Washington consumers impacted by the coronavirus
General Health Information
- Free or low-cost healthcare coverage Washington Apple Health
- Washington State Department of Health
(Note: State hotline available 6 a.m.-10 p.m. daily at 800.525.0127) - Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
- Washington State Corona Virus Response including resources for businesses and individuals and multilingual resources
- Clark County Public Health
- Cowlitz County Health Department
- COVID-19 fact sheet: English, Spanish, Russian, Vietnamese, Chinese (traditional), Thai, Korean
- Mental Health Resources
- Options for COVID-19 Testing and Treatments for Uninsured Individuals
LGBTQ+ Resources
- Seattle Pride 2020 (Online)
- Queer Youth Resource Center: QYRC
- Triple Point
- PFLAG SW WA Chapter
- Vancouver USA Pride
- The Trevor Project
- LGBT National Youth Talkline
- Trans Lifeline
- Planned Parenthood- Services for Transgender Patients
- Legacy Health- Transgender Health Services
- OHSU- Transgender Health Program
- Outside In
- Sexual & Gender Minority Youth Resource Center (SMYRC)
Utilities
- Clark PUD
- NW Natural
- City of Vancouver (water/sewer)
- Clark Regional Wastewater District
- Waste Connections
- Cowlitz PUD
Grief Support
Other Information
- Wi-Fi Hot Spots
- Resources for Immigrants (some in other languages)
- Clark County Resource Guide for Pregnant or Parenting Youth
- Council for the Homeless Resource-Guide
- ASL captioned educational COVID-19 videos from Washington Department of Health
- Cities’ response: Camas, Ridgefield, Vancouver, Washougal
- Important WorkSource Information English , Russian, Spanish
