Social Services
photo: Carlos Rexach © 2020
San Juan, Skagit and Whatcom nonprofits refocus to meet basic needs, uncertain future
April 27, 2020
Matt Benoit
For the 375,000 people living in San Juan, Skagit and Whatcom counties, community foundations and other nonprofits are adapting to provide the most essential services to people affected by COVID-19 and unemployment. Throughout the region, many organizations are seeing dramatic increases in demand. People need help ranging from mortgage and rent relief to mental health support to deliveries of food and medicine.