The Food Bank During These Times
The number of people using the services at Seattle’s University District Food Bank has gone up by twenty percent since March. The food bank’s Executive Director, Joe Gruber speaks with KBCS’s Jesse Callahan about how they’ve adapted to food needs, client needs and the current social distancing measures.
Grocery Work During COVID 19
“I’m working with at least four people who are above 60 that just got hired when I got hired, because they got laid off…..There are people that have young children at home, people with pregnant spouses…People are making this decision out of necessity and it is just tragic that folks have to risk their lives in order to buy food…”
The Artist Behind Street Flower Arrangements
Across the street from Cal Anderson Park in Seattle’s Capitol Hill Neighborhood, you might come across a cluster of found jars and bottles arranged with wildflowers and greenery that you would see growing through cracks in the asphalt of any parking lot. (more…)
Response to Anti-Asian Aggression
Earlier this month, anti-Asian stickers were posted throughout Seattle’s Chinatown International District. Seattle Police said the people posting them are likely associated with a white supremacist hate group. (more…)
People Who Work the King County Metro Transit System
Earlier this month, a group of King County Metro employees wrote a public letter to their General Manager, Rob Gannon with demands to improve safe working conditions in the workplace. These included: (more…)
KBCS Wants to Hear From You
How is COVID-19 impacting you, your family, and your community?
Kids, Schooling, Work and Home During Stay at Home Orders
As families hunker down at home and share time, electronic devices and space, here are some nuggets to chew on from school psychologist and Co Founder of Sproutable, Julietta Skoog.
Domestic Violence in a Time of Social Distancing
The COVID 19 pandemic has required many in our region to spend more time at home with family. But what does this look like for those families impacted by domestic violence? Joanne Alcantara, the Executive Director of API Chaya offers perspective and resources to keep families safe during this time.
COVID 19 Impacts on the Seattle Chinatown International District
As Governor Jay Inslee made the announcement to close all restaurants to in house dining, we turn our focus to Seattle’s Chinatown International District. This neighborhood felt the impacts of the COVID 19 outbreak weeks before the mainstream public experienced the pinch. What’s more, find out how small immigrant businesses in the International District suffer from the timing of the virus during Chinese New Year festivities.
Small Business Navigation of COVID 19 Impacts
In response to the novel coronavirus outbreak, the state implemented restrictions on the number of people who could congregate to 250 people. Meanwhile, as Washington state school districts considered closing down, small businesses that run educational services for children needed to made critical decisions about shutting down their programs for the season. Listen in on what Chrissy Roberts, Owner of Quiet Heart Wilderness School considered as she planned on how to navigate the losses for the spring.