New $10/month internet program from Mobile Citizen & EveryoneOn

Please note that these programs are no longer available. Refer to Clear Network Internet Discount for more information about this change.

Would you like to have high-speed internet service but can’t afford it? A new program from Mobile Citizen and EveryoneOn offers unlimited high speed mobile internet for only $10 per month for low-income people.

This program is similar to the Interconnection and FreedomPop Mobile Internet programs and uses the same Clear 4G network—it’s totally mobile, you don’t need to have your own housing unit, phone or cable lines to use it. But unlike FreedomPop, the Mobile Citizen internet service is unlimited. Unlike Interconnection you can pay month to month. Mobile Citizen also charges less for modems than FreedomPop or Interconnection.

The Mobile Citizen service is prepaid and there is no contract or credit check, so even if you owe money from past internet bills you can get Mobile Citizen internet. Clear 4G coverage is available throughout King County, although there are some spots where the coverage is not as good—you can see if you have the best Clear coverage by visiting www.clear.com/coverage and inputting your address.

You will need to purchase a Mobile Citizen modem to participate in this program. There are 3 different types of modems available: The desk modem which you plug into an electrical outlet at home and can connect to multiple devices at the same time costs $39. The mobile hotspot, which is totally wireless and mobile, fits in your pocket, is battery operated and can connect multiple devices at the same time also costs $39. The mobile USB modem which you can plug into any computer’s USB port costs $36. There is a $10 shipping and handling fee for all modems. You must pay for the modem and shipping and the first month of service up front, using a credit or debit card (that $59 total start up costs).

We have signed up our agency Solid Ground as referral partner with EveryoneOn so ConnectUp subscribers are automatically qualified to participate in this discount program without having to prove that you are low-income, live in certain zipcode or participate in any government programs. Sign up online at www.everyoneon.org/solidground and choose the Mobile Citizen offer.  

Holiday Meals

Seasons Greetings!

 If you or someone you know are hungry this holiday season or are looking for a free place to eat, there are many organizations throughout King County offering free Holiday meals:

Saturday 12/21

Kent Seventh Day Adventist Church - Neighbor to Neighbor provides a traditional Christmas meal for anyone in need. Walk in 2:30-6pm at 25213 116th Ave SE, Kent. Meal is served at 4:30pm.

Mount Zion Baptist Church provides a holiday lunch and toy giveaway for children up to 12 years old, with some gifts for teens available while supplies last. Walk in 11am-4pm at 1634 19^th Ave.

Sunday 12/22
Blessed Sacrament Church Food Bank Offers a Christmas meal for anyone in need at 5050 8th Ave NE, Seattle.  Walk in, Sunday, noon-2pm.

Tuesday 12/24
Cathedral Kitchen Serves a Christmas Eve dinner to anyone in need;  Walk in at 3pm, 907 Columbia St at St. James Cathedral Hall, Seattle

Phinney Neighborhood Association Offers a special holiday meal serving traditional holiday foods. Doors open at 4pm; meal begins at 5pm at 5515 Phinney Ave N, Seattle

Teen Feed offers free holiday dinners for youth on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Walk in, 6-8pm at the University Congregational Church at 4515 16th Ave NE, Seattle.

Bread of Life Mission offers a Christmas meal on Dec. 24 and two meals on Christmas Day. Walk in Tuesday, at 6pm for a Christmas Eve dinner. Walk in Wednesday, at 8am for Christmas breakfast and 6pm for Christmas dinner. At 97 S Main St, Seattle.

Wed 12/25
Community Lunch on Capitol Hill provides a free Christmas Day lunch at 1710 11th Ave Central Lutheran Church, Parish Hall, Seattle. Walk in noon-1pm.

Luther's Table coordinates a Christmas dinner in downtown Renton for the community, noon-3pm at 419 S 2nd St Suite 1, Renton.

Salvation Army - William Booth Center offers a Christmas Day meal for anyone in need; Walk in 11am-1pm 811 Maynard Ave S, Seattle.

Seattle's Union Gospel Mission: at 318 2^nd Ave Ext S serves Christmas Day breakfast and dinner, with multiple meal times, to adults in need. An optional 45-minute Christian service, in English or Spanish, precedes dinner meals. Pre-registration required for dinner.

Thai Siam Restaurant provides a free Christmas Day turkey dinner for anyone in need; 8305 15th Ave NW, walk in noon-2pm.

Transform Burien Outreach Center provides a ham dinner on Christmas Day for anyone in need. Walk in, 1-3pm at 425 SW 144th St, Burien.

YouthCare Orion Center provides a Christmas Day meal for at-risk and homeless youth, ages 13 through 22; walk in 10am-2pm at 1828 Yale Ave, Seattle.

YWCA Angeline's Center provides a traditional Christmas Day meal for any women, ages 18 and older at 2030 3rd Ave YWCA, Seattle. Two meal times are offered, one at 11:30am and another at 12:30pm.

12/27

ROOTS Young Adult Homeless Shelter offers a multi-course, restaurant-quality Christmas dinner for anyone in need; Walk in, F, 5:30pm. 1415 NE 43rd St University Temple UM Church, Seattle.

Happy Holidays!

Toys for Tots 2013

If you or someone you know have children under 14 and receive benefits from DSHS such as food stamps or TANF, I want to let you know about Toys for Tots, a program which distributes free new toys as holiday gifts to needy children in the community.

Toys for Tots is partnering with King County DSHS Community Service Offices to distribute toys this holiday season. King County families receiving cash, food, medical or childcare benefits through DSHS are pre-registered to receive toys. Toys are for DSHS clients with children, ages birth through 14.

Families may receive toys once during the holiday season. Toy distribution will be at select locations Dec. 9 – Dec. 18, 2013. Proof of identity required.  Families receiving assistance through the Department of Social & Health Services (DSHS) are pre registered to receive toys. Families may receive toys once during the holiday season

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There are 2 events each day at different locations. All events are from 9am to 3pm. Here is the schedule of distribution events for the 2013 Toys for Tots campaign:

Monday 12/9:

Lake Samm Foursquare Church: 14434 N.E. 8th Street, Bellevue  

And Auburn Community Service Office: 810 - 28th Street NE Auburn

Tuesday 12/10:

Capitol Hill Community Service Office:1700 E,. Cherry Street, Seattle      

And King North Community Service Office: 9600 College Way North, Seattle (NSCC)

Wednesday 12/11:

White Center Community Service Office: 9650 15th Ave. S.W., Seattle    

And Rainier Community Service Office: 3600 S. Graham Street, Seattle

Thursday 12/12:

White Center Community Service Office: 9650 15th Ave. S.W., Seattle    

And Belltown Community Service Office: 2106 2nd Ave. Seattle

Monday 12/16:

Renton Community Service Office: 500 S.W. 7th Street, Renton   

And King South Community Service office: 1313 W. Meeker St., Kent

Tuesday 12/17:

Federal Way Community Service Office: 616 348th St., Federal Way       

And King South Community Service office: 1313 W. Meeker St., Kent

Wednesday 12/18:

Federal Way Community Service Office: 616 348th St., Federal Way       

And White Center Community Service Office: 9650 15th Ave. S.W., Seattle

For more information about the 2013 King County Toys for Tots campaign please visit our website at www.ToysforTots.org