New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) offers NYFA Source, an online interactive directory for artists.

Access Washington hosts Washington State's Official Website for Emergency Preparation; including a family readiness checklist and a disaster preparation manual. They also offer "doing business" in Washington information, including taxes, business licenses & regulations, and more.

City of Seattle Emergency Management has emergency tips for Seattle residents.

Washington Women in Need (WWIN) is a nonprofit organization that helps low income women in time of need with funding for health care.

Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Inc. supports artists based on dual criteria of artistic merit and demonstrable financial need. One year grants of between $1K-$30K, targeted to one's situation. Applications are reviewed 4-5 times a year.

Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Foundation, Inc. offers an Emergency Assistance Program, which is intended to provide interim financial assistance to qualified artists whose needs are the result of an unforeseen, catastrophic incident and who lack the resources to meet that situation.

Crisis Clinic offers a listing of statewide community resources online and through their Community Information Line. Information on general health care, mental health care, chemical dependency, etc. is available.

Rhythm and Blues Foundation provides financial support, medical assistance and educational outreach through various grants and programs to support R&B and Motown artists of the 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s.

American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) offers Contract Watch, a free electronic newsletter that informs independent nonfiction writers about the latest terms and negotiations in the world of newspapers and magazines and a Writers Emergency Assistance Fund to writers in need. nonfiction.

Foundation for Contemporary Arts offers the Grants for Immediate Needs program as a mechanism to provide modest support - quickly - when artists have sudden opportunities to present their work to the public.