Join us @ an upcoming Health Insurance Enrollment Event!


Have you been thinking about signing up for health insurance through Washington’s Healthplanfinder? Confused by the process? Have questions about your options?

YWCA Health Care Access offers navigation and enrollment support to King County community members and will be attending upcoming enrollment events to offer our assistance. Join the YWCA at one of the events listed below! We’ll be there to answer your questions and help you walk through the enrollment process.

Tuesday 11/5 @ 1-5pm – Downtown Seattle Public Library – 1000 4th Ave., Seattle

Wednesday 11/6 @ 1-5pm – Renton Public Library – 2531 Rainier Ave. S, Renton

Wednesday 11/6 @ 3-7pm – Valley View Library – 17850 Military Rd. S, SeaTac

Saturday 11/9 @ 10-2pm – Wildrose Tavern – 1021 E. Pike St., Seattle (Also at this event will be mammogram screenings – for more information, contact Ingrid Berkhout at 206.461.4493.)

Tuesday 11/12 @ 1-5pm – Downtown Seattle Public Library – 1000 4th Ave., Seattle

Saturday 11/16 @ 10-12pm – First AME Church (in partnership with AARTH) – 1522 14th Ave., Seattle

Tuesday 11/19 @ 1-5pm – Downtown Seattle Public Library – 1000 4th Ave., Seattle

Saturday 11/23 @ 12-4pm – Valley View Library – 17850 Military Rd. S, SeaTac

Free HIV Testing Available at Walgreens, June 27-29


In support of National HIV Testing Day, Walgreens will be providing free HIV testing on June 27-29, from 3pm-7pm daily. In partnership with Greater Than AIDS, the CDC, health departments, and AIDS organizations, Walgreens is bringing free HIV testing services to locations across the United States for the second year in a row.

Here in Washington, Walgreens will be providing testing at the following locations:

Renton
275 Rainier Ave. S.
425.277.0212

Richland
800 Swift Blvd., Suite 160
509.943.9121

Seattle
500 15th Ave. E.
206.709.4569

4412 Rainier Ave. S.
206.760.7880

2400 S. Jackson St.
206.329.6850

1531 Broadway
206.204.0599

9456 16th Ave. SW
206.767.2294

5409 15th Ave. NW
206.781.0056

Tacoma
4315 6th Ave.
253.756.5159

Vancouver
2521 Main St.
360.693.2524

Click here for more Walgreens locations offering free HIV testing across the country.

Of the more than 1.2 million people living with HIV in the U.S. today, an estimated one in five, or nearly a quarter of a million people, do not know it. One third of those who are positive are diagnosed so late in the course of their infection they develop AIDS within one year. Early diagnosis and treatment saves lives and is known to reduce the spread of HIV. The CDC encourages everyone to know their status.

For more information on Walgreens and their engagement in HIV-related services, check out this video: