Wellness

These are challenging times, and we all need to take care of ourselves and each other.  Connect with people (remember, we are focused on physical distancing more than social distancing), try to get good sleep, exercise if that clears your head, and reach out if you feel alone. 

Here are some resources that might be useful to you.

UW Health and Wellness Services During Coronavirus Outbreak

Cherry Blossom Cam

Seattle Area Resources (food, housing, mental health, general, from the Seattle Times)

Suggestions from our friends in Iceland (H/t to Judy Howard)

Extensive list of resources originally compiled by Ali Cho, an adviser in the College of Engineering, with some additions from our community

Food Support

Healthcare

Housing Support

Immigration Related Information

Resources for K-12 Students

Technology

Utilities

Internet/Phone

  • FCC agreement stating that providers will waive late fees, not cutoff service for lack of payment, and open hot-spots.
  • AT&T COVID-19 response: open hot-spots, unlimited data to existing customers, and $10/month plans to low income families
  • Verizon COVID-19 response: no special offers, but following the FCC agreement.
  • Sprint COVID-19 response: follows FCC agreement, provides unlimited data to existing customers, and, starting Tuesday, 3/17/2020, will allow all handsets to enable hot-spots for 60 days at no extra charge
  • T-Mobile COVID-19 response: follows FCC agreement, plus unlimited data to existing customers, and, coming soon, will allow all handsets to enable hot-spots for 60 days at no extra charge 
  • Comcast
    • Internet Essentials Free to New Customers: Speeds will increase to 25 Mbps downstream and 3 Mbps upstream for all new and existing customers. New families who connect will receive 60 days of Internet service for free. The Internet Essentials program is normally available to all qualified low-income households in Comcast’s service area for $9.95/month.  
    • Xfinity WiFi Hotspots Free for Everyone: Xfinity WiFi hotspots across the country will be available to anyone who needs them for free – including non-Xfinity Internet subscribers. For a map of Xfinity WiFi hotspots, visit www.xfinity.com/wifi. Once at a hotspot, select the “xfinitywifi” network name in the list of available hotspots and then launch a browser to connect.
    • Comcast is also pausing their data plan for 60 days to give all customers unlimited data for no additional charge, committing to no disconnects or late fees, providing 24x7 network monitoring, and making current movies from Universal Pictures available at home the same day as their global theatrical release.
    • For a full list of Comcast’s comprehensive response, please visit www.comcastcorporation.com/COVID-19/

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