Healthcare Staff – How Can We Help?

Pepper’s Personal Assistants wants to do what we can to help healthcare staff in Seattle and the Eastside area during this challenging time by volunteering 2 hours of support. Our mission is to make your life a little easier. If you could use a helping hand, please complete this form.

Unfortunately, due to the volume of requests and employee availability, we may not be able to assist everyone. Our goal is to respond within 24 business hours.

Frequently Asked Questions

• • What is the selection process? 
    • We will review each application and make selections based on the availability of our employees, the applicant’s location, and the type of task. 
  • What can I expect if I’m selected? 
    • We will follow up with you via email to collect any additional information that will help us successfully complete your task. The personal assistant will spend up to two hours helping you. 
  • What if I need help with multiple tasks?
    • If you need assistance with additional tasks, please complete the form again with your new request. We want to do our best to make sure multiple people are getting the help they need. We may not be able to help with additional tasks. Please do not reach out to our personal assistants directly with additional task requests.
  • What if I’d like to nominate someone else? 
    • If you know of a healthcare worker that could benefit from our services please send them the application link to fill out.
  • How does payment work?
    • If we are making purchases on your behalf we will need you to pre-pay for those purchases via Paypal or Venmo. We will refund any balance after the purchase. We cannot make purchases over the amount you have prepaid. Our services are provided free of charge.
  • What if I don’t want to use Venmo or Paypal?
    • If you don’t want to use these options to provide prepayment we cannot make purchases on your behalf but we can still help. If you place an order for groceries online through your local grocery store and pre-pay, our assistant can then pick up the supplies and deliver it to your door.
  • What if I don’t have the funds to pay for purchases?
    • Unfortunately, we cannot make purchases without payment but we would still love to help you with research projects. If you are in need of groceries, here is how to find a local food bank, provided by Food Lifeline.
  • Can the personal assistant do work in my home?
    • No, we are not able to be in your home during the stay at home order. We can only do no contact drop-offs to your porch.
  • How will I know if I’m receiving help?
    • After you submit your application we will review it and get back to you via email within 24 business hours.
      
  • I’m not a healthcare worker, can I still receive support?
    • Right now our focus is to help healthcare workers. If we have the bandwidth to support more people in need, we will do so. If you are someone in need of support during these times please complete the application and we will let you know if we’re able to help.
  • What locations are you providing services to?
    • We are focusing our efforts in Seattle, Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, and Issaquah.
      
  • What if there is a service I need help with that isn’t listed on the form?
    • Please fill in the task under “Other” on the form and we will accommodate if we are able.