Local Resources
Family Resource Center
The Joyce L. Sobel Family Resource Center has served as a welcoming and accessible place where over 2,800 islanders per year receive resources, advocacy, help and education. Over the years, our services have expanded to include assistance with many of the basic necessities of life such as emergency rental and utilities assistance, transportation, mental health counseling and access to medical care.
Ferry Schedule
Find Washington State Ferries schedule information by route.
Get Help Washington
Directory of mental health & support for San Juan County. Can search for providers for a large number of services, including caregiving, food assistance, housing and shelter, employment assistance, and more.
Island Rides
Providing free transport to residents in need who do not drive, or have access to other transportation, to essential services.
Safe San Juans
SAFE San Juans provides free and confidential support to survivors of DV and SA in San Juan County, Washington. Learn how to contact them, get help, or attend their upcoming events.
San Juan Island Chamber of Commerce
The San Juan Island Chamber of Commerce was established to bring the benefits of a Chamber of Commerce to the local business owners of the community. The Chamber of Commerce has approximately 287 members and supports dozens of island events, scholarships, and programs.
Local Employment
EDC Local Job Postings
San Juan County Economic Development Council (EDC) hosts a local job board for the San Juan Islands.
Food Workers Card Testing
A training program on food safety developed by Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. When you complete this training, you will be ready to take the Washington State Food Worker Card exam. After passing the exam you’ll be awarded a Washington State Food Worker Card.
Washington Workforce
Finding a new job is never easy, but hiring the right talent can be equally tough. To make it easier, WorkSource has teamed up with Monster.com to create a powerful new job-match site that’ll change the way employers and job seekers connect in Washington.
Combating Fake News
Factcheck
We are a nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. We monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases. Our goal is to apply the best practices of both journalism and scholarship, and to increase public knowledge and understanding.
Snopes
When misinformation obscures the truth and readers don’t know what to trust, Snopes’ fact-checking and original investigative reporting lights the way to evidence-based and contextualized analysis. We always link to and document our sources so readers are empowered to do independent research and make up their own minds.
Politifact
Fact-checking journalism is the heart of PolitiFact. Our core principles are independence, transparency, fairness, thorough reporting and clear writing. The reason we publish is to give citizens the information they need to govern themselves in a democracy.
Court Listener
CourtListener is a free legal research website containing millions of legal opinions from federal and state courts. With CourtListener, lawyers, journalists, academics, and the public can research an important case, stay up to date with case law as it develops, or do deep analysis using our raw data.
Local News
CNL2
CNL2 is a non-profit media outlet that covers news, weather, radio, and live streams from the San Juan Islands. Find out the latest updates on ferry service, county government, fairs and festivals, and more
Journal of the San Juan Islands
SanJuanJournal.com was founded on Oct. 2, 1998 as an online news and information source about San Juan Island and the area. It is updated daily. SanJuanJournal.com functions as a different entity than The Journal. There are stories and features included in The Journal and its magazines that are not included on SanJuanJournal.com. Likewise, there are stories and features on SanJuanJournal.com that are not included in The Journal and its magazines.
Salish Current
The Salish Current is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, online local news organization serving Whatcom, San Juan and Skagit counties. Based in Bellingham, we serve 400,000 residents and tens of thousands of annual visitors to the three-county area. Our region is the ancestral home of Native treaty tribes including the Lummi, Nooksack, Samish, Sauk-Suiattle, Stillaguamish, Swinomish and Upper Skagit. It is home to Western Washington University, Northwest Indian College, Whatcom Community College, Skagit Valley College and Bellingham Technical College.
San Juan Islander
The San Juan Islander website was created in December 1999 to provide local daily news coverage of the San Juan Islands. Their goal is to be a source of information for locals and visitors.
Local Government
Town of Friday Harbor
Get the latest updates on town events, projects, and services.
San Juan County
Online resources for all services provided by San Juan County.
San Juan County Current Elections
Direct link for information about the current elections.
San Juan County Assessor
Direct link for county assessor information.
Washington State Government
Washington State Online.
Washington State Legislature- Representatives
List of the Washington State Government Representatives.
Washington State Legislature- Senators
List of the Washington State Government Senators.
IRS- Forms and Publications
List of IRS tax forms
Research and Reference Links
Digital Public Library of America
The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) is a project aimed at providing public access to digital holdings in order to create a large-scale public digital library.
The Internet Archive, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, we provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, people with print disabilities, and the general public. Our mission is to provide Universal Access to All Knowledge.