Where To Get Free Meals and Education For Students In Seattle During COVID-19

Doree Fazio-Young, at left in bowler, and Ardeen Tensen, at right, who both work in the cafeteria, hand lunches to the Kent family of West Seattle, as Denny International Middle School offers lunch during the coronavirus closure, on St. Patrick’s Day, Tuesday (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)

With school closures in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties until April 24th, many students and families have been left heavily impacted. Below we have complied some resources to provide some aid to families and students in need during this time.

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Are you a student or have children that are students that need support getting lunch?

The Seattle and Tacoma Public School systems are providing grab-and-go lunches for students across multiple locations in the state. Some locations include:

• West Seattle High School
• Broadview-Thomson K-8
• Thurgood Marshall Elementary School

Click here to discover all 20+ school locations providing lunch support for students from 11–1pm, Monday-Friday, in the Zeacon app.

Easily download the Zeacon app to not only find student lunch support locations, but other resources for COVID-19 as well. Curious what Zeacon is? Discover who we are at the bottom of this article.

Via Zeacon app

Need educational resources for students?

If you’re at home with your kids, we’ve found some ways that you can keep your child educated and entertained at the same time.

Scholastic is offering a variety of free online courses for students. Click here to find courses for PreK and Kindergarten through grades 6+.

• Learn about city infrastructure, take a virtual video field trip, and more!

Celebrities are using social media to read children’s books for anyone to watch. “Operation Storytime” and “Save With Stories,” are initiatives aimed at lifting kids’ — and parents spirits. Click here to join in on the fun.

• Jimmy Fallon, Jennifer Garner, and Natalie Portman are just a few examples of celebrities joining this mission.

Want a full updated list of COVID-19 resources for the Greater Seattle community?

We have complied some of the best, credible, resources we could find to help you navigate during this uncertain time. Click here for a comprehensive list addressing the needs below.

• What to do if your job has been affected
• What to do if you think you have COVID-19
• Where and what to donate to help your community
• How to support your local small businesses
• Virtual entertainment (online events, concerts, workouts, & more)

Wondering who we are? We are Zeacon. We have recently shifted our focus in light of the impacts of COVID-19 and have pivoted the use of the Zeacon app (iOS, Android), originally created to bring communities together through events and unique experiences, to now provide the Greater Seattle Area Community with easy-to-discover COVID-19 resources.

Download the app today (iOS, Android) to discover ways to connect (virtually, for now) with the community and get access to easily discoverable COVID-19 resources.