Campus Resources

You may face challenges securing food, housing, or accessing technology. You may also feel emotional or psychological changes. This may affect your ability to work or participate in class and may affect your course performance. If this happens and you are comfortable doing so, please let me and your other instructors know so that we can do our best to support you or help you find resources. Here are the resources I’m aware of at this point:

Counseling Center & Hall Health

Both continue to offer student mental health services during the COVID-19 outbreak. If you need support, contact the Counseling Center (206-543-1240) or Hall Health Mental Health (206-543-5039) to get started. There is no wrong reason to reach out, and the initial appointment is free. More information on their web page links to an external site.

Safety and Well-Being

Call SafeCampus at 206-685-7233 anytime – no matter where you work or study – to anonymously discuss safety and well-being concerns for yourself or others. SafeCampus’s team of caring professionals will provide individualized support while discussing short- and long-term solutions and connecting you with additional resources when requested.

Student Technology

As a UW student, you can borrow laptop and tablet computers for the duration of the academic quarter. The Student Tech Loan ProgramLinks to an external site. Offers no contact appointments as well as shipping. Email stlp@uw.edu or call 206-685-6090.

The City of Seattle has programs for low-cost, high-speed internet (Links to an external site.) that cost around $10 a month and also offers free and discounted computers and smartphones (Links to an external site.). 

Housing & Food Insecurity

The Doorway Project (Links to an external site.) offers resources specific to the U District, links to

Emergency Food Resources Map, and connections to Mutual Aid Solidarity Networks. The ROOTS

Young Adult Shelter (Links to an external site.) provides overnight shelter to people aged 18-25. Any Hungry Husky (Links to an external site.) offers a UW food pantry. If you know other resources, please share them with me, and I’ll post them for everyone.

Emergency Aid

Emergency Aid at U-Seattle (Links to an external site.) is also there to support students with emergency needs. They say: "Aid may come in a variety of forms, including grants, loans, and/or campus and community resources."

https://www.washington.edu/emergencyaid