Resources for Families Impacted by Upriver Fire

If your family has been displaced from your home and is staying with relatives or friends, living in a hotel, shelter, campground, or other temporary housing, your children may qualify for support through the district's ​HEART Program, ​which provides educational protections and support for students experiencing housing instability, including students displaced by natural disasters and emergencies.

Potential​ HEART Program supports may include:

• Transportation assistance​ for students to remain in their school if they have moved outside their school boundaries.  
• Free school meals and other waived fees for school activities​, ASB, Advanced Placement (AP), SAT, ACT​.
• Help connecting with school and community resources​, such as referrals to food and clothing banks. 
• ​Assistance to obtain vital records, such as birth certificates. 

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What does this mean for next school year?

If your family's housing situation remains temporary or unstable when school begins ​on August 26, 2026, your child ​may continue to be eligible for HEART Program services​ throughout the 2026-27 school year. 

If your family has been affected by the fire, please contact ​our district's ​HEART program liaison​, Rosalie Sigle​r, [email protected], or by phone, 509-340-7103, to learn more about available supports and help your child maintain educational stability​. Additional information and resources can be found by clicking the areas below.