Click here to see all of the local cafes, restaurants and community centers currently offering food resources for families in need.

The New York City Department of Education is committed to making three free meals available daily for all NYC children. Beginning March 23, meals will be distributed at more than 400 sites across the city, every day from 7:30am - 1:30 PM. Search by borough in the link to find a school closest to you.

If you've just lost work, you may be eligible to receive temporary cash benefits as you search for a new job. To collect Unemployment Insurance, you must be ready, willing, and able to work, and actively looking for work during each week in which you are claiming benefits. However, NYS has waived the 7-Day waiting period for Unemployment Insurance benefits for people who are out of work due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) closures or quarantines.

Invisible Hands is a group of healthy volunteers from communities at the least risk for severe COVID-19 reactions working to bring groceries and supplies to those in high-risk demographics. We are focused most prominently on the elderly and immunocompromised, but are available to help anyone in need. Sign up to receive assistance today.

C3.NYC is a local church that has moved all services and events ONLINE. This includes weekly Dinner Parties, daily morning prayer, devotionals, KIDS lessons, and Sunday Services so check it out if you're looking for a church home.

Mask Match is a peer-to-peer platform helping people with spare N95 masks send them directly to healthcare workers on the front lines who need them. Many are forced to go without due to lack of supply. While factories are rushing to produce more, getting masks to people will take time that many healthcare workers don’t have. Sign up on their website to either receive or donate masks!

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255. Project Reach Youth Line for teen counseling: 1-347-880-8042. Project Streetwork for young adults experiencing homelessness: 1-800-708-6600. The Trevor Project for LGBTQ+ Teens: 1-866-488-7386. Day One Hotline for assistance with partner violence: 1-800-214-4150. Safe Horizon for victims of sexual assault: 212-227-3000. Good Call NYC for 24& emergency legal arrest hotline: 1-833-346-6322. For anyone affected by abuse: 1-800-799-7233 or text LOVEIS to 22522. Crisis text line: Text HOME to 741741

Governor Cuomo has announced a directive to New York State mortgage servicers to provide 90-day mortgage relief to borrowers impacted by the novel coronavirus. The directive includes: waiving mortgage payments based on financial hardship, no negative reporting to credit bureaus, a grace period for loan modification, no late payment fees or online payment fees; and postponing or suspending foreclosures. If you are facing hardship, please call your mortgage banks ASAP and notify them that you'd like to receive relief.

NYC Well here to help all New Yorkers in crisis and is your connection to free, confidential mental health support. Speak to a counselor via phone, text, or chat and get access to mental health and substance use services, in more than 200 languages, 24/7, 365 days a year. You can call NYC Well at 1-888-NYC-WELL (1-888-692-9355), Text WELL to 65173, or chat with them online at any time.

ProjectN95's rapid response teams have been coordinating with manufacturers globally with the capacity to produce. Within weeks, millions of units of PPE will be available for distribution to help our local hospitals. If you're a healthcare professional in need of PPE, please complete their form on the website. Prioritized medical equipment includes: N95 masks, surgical masks, isolation gowns, and ventilators.

Check out Candor to see a list of companies freezing hiring or doing layoffs (and those that are still hiring)! The spreadsheet is updated live every day. Candor also offers a free webinar for tips on resume writing, interviewing, and other necessary skills you might need to find a new job.

While the Declared Disaster Emergency is still in place in the State of New York, Medicaid Pharmacy Guidelines have been updated to cover 90 day supplies & medication delivery for prescription and over the counter medications. Early refills for members in need of medications due to quarantine or outbreak (controlled substances and non-controlled substances) will be allowed at the provider’s discretion.

Talkspace is devoted to providing 1,000 free months of therapy for impacted doctors, nurses, and social workers from licensed therapists. To access the much-needed benefit during this emergency, health care workers should register after downloading the app from the Google Play or Apple’s App Store or via the Talkspace website and provide their NPI and state of residence for verification.

NYPL has made several of its most popular research databases, previously only available for use at its 92 locations, accessible to all library cardholders remotely during its closure. Among them is a searchable, full-text archive of the New York Times from 1851 to 2016, as well as an archive of the Wall Street Journal from 1889 through the present and access to two online troves of historical periodicals, Newspapers.com and America’s Historical Newspapers.

With Comcast, new Internet Essentials customers will receive 60 days of free Internet service, which is available to all qualified low-income households for $9.95/month plus tax. Service comes along with free self-install kit that includes a modern wi-fi router. Apply by April 30, 2020.

All Whole Foods Market stores in New York will service customers who are 60 and older one hour before opening to the general public, under the new adjusted hours posted on the store’s web page. (example: if a store’s new hours are 9am-8pm, customers who are 60+ can shop starting at 8am.) Please click here to check your local store's opening hours.

Go4Life is an exercise and physical activity campaign from the National Institute on Aging at NIH, that is designed to help the elderly fit exercise and physical activity into their daily lives. Go4Life offers exercises, motivational tips, and free resources to help get ready, start exercising, and keep going. Click here to find a plethora of easy workout videos you can follow from home to keep you in shape.

Shop with your neighbor in mind- People who rely on WIC for food supply can ONLY buy items with WIC listed on the price. If you have the option between a WIC item and a non WIC item...please keep the WIC item on the shelf for your neighbor.

To help small businesses deal with the impact of COVID-19, the City has launched the Employee Retention Grant Program to help retain employees as businesses face decreased revenue. This program is available to New York City businesses with one to four employees that can demonstrate at least a 25% decrease in revenue as a result of COVID-19. Eligible businesses will receive a grant covering up to 40% of their payroll for two months. Businesses can access up to $27,000.

On March 13, USCIS announced that COVID-19 testing, prevention, or treatment would NOT be used against immigrants in a public charge test. This means that immigrant families should seek the care they need during this difficult time. The Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) Campaign is dedicated to providing community-facing materials on public charge to better equip immigrants with what they need to know to make the best decision for themselves and for their families. Available in many languages.

If you or your child are experiencing flu-like symptoms or have a minor medical concern, please use Virtual Urgent Care using the NYU Langone Health mobile app. You'll be able to video chat with a doctor at NYU Langone regarding your Urgent Care needs. The fee is a flat rate payment of $126 OR insurance co-payment options for accepted plans.

Support NYC is a growing online hub that brings New Yorkers together (from a distance) to support the places that make their city feel like home -- from their home. Individuals submit their favorite local spots in their hood and add in links where one can order delivery directly or grab a gift card for a loved one. Every dollar matters right now and our local businesses can take all the love they can get!

Corona Couriers is a group of volunteer cyclists that is providing FREE deliveries to anyone in need! Deliveries are "no-contact" at both pick ups and destinations. Volunteers wear gloves and are regularly sanitizing! Call or text at 929-320-0660!

Upsolve is a nonprofit that helps low-income and working-class families file bankruptcy for free, using an online web app. Bankruptcy is a powerful tool to help families get a fresh start following unexpected financial shocks.

For over 30 years, Housing Court Answers has educated and empowered NYC tenants and small homeowners through their website and direct hotline. They assist with explaining housing laws, rent arrears assistance, and homeless prevention guidance. If you're having problems with your landlord due to hardship and are facing eviction, or you are a landlord not covered under Cuomo's mortgage directive, you can read up on resources here or call their hotline directly at (212) 962-4795

Modern Day Jobs has curated a list of 100 opportunities that can help you earn extra cash, all remotely!

If you or a loved one is an immigrant affected by COVID-19 and in need of free legal help from an experienced attorney, reach out to Action NYC for help. You must make an appointment to receive services so please call 1-800-354-0365 between 9AM-6PM, Monday - Friday or call 311 and say "ActionNYC"**

The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is a nonprofit service organization that empowers working artists and emerging arts organizations across all disciplines at critical stages in their creative lives and professional/organizational development. To help artists during this time, they have compiled a list of available grants and funds to support artsits.

Video Chat with a doctor at Mount Sinai regarding your Urgent Care needs. The cost of a video visits is $25. In the coming year, they will accept most private insurance plans. Please check with your insurance provider about reimbursement but the care will be available through this Mount Sinai's website or via the Mount Sinai Now app.

Scammers commonly exploit real public health concerns and use heightened public fear to prey on consumers and profit from frauds related to those health fears. If you believe that you have been the victim of a scam, price gouging, or sold a fake medical product, please report those incidents to the OAG by filing a formal complaint here. There are also complaint forms to be filled out for employment issues, discrimination, and healthcare malpractice on the right-hand side of the page

Starting next week, Burger King is giving away two free kids meals with any purchase made via the Burger King app. The new deal is a response to families struggling amid the coronavirus outbreak, as Burger King emphasizes its delivery and to-go capabilities. Download the app by clicking here.

Shine is an award-winning app and 4 million-strong community that helps people struggle less with anxiety. Considered the largest and most diverse group of people practicing daily self-care together, Shine has come together and pooled many resources to deal with mental health in this global climate of uncertainly.

With Down Dog, you get a brand new yoga practices every time you come to your mat. Unlike following pre-recorded videos, Down Dog won’t make you do the same workout over and over again. With over 60,000 different configurations, Down Dog gives you the power to build a yoga practice you love! Access to the app will be free for all until April 1st and if you're a student or teacher, you can access until July 1st by visiting downdogapp.com/schools.

To help students engage in educational material, the DOE has shared the resources on this site for students in all grades, from Early Learn through elementary and middle school, and for high school. These materials do not replace what your child has been learning at school, but during this unusual time it is important that students continue to read, write, do social studies and science activities, and work on math problems.

Charter will offer FREE Spectrum broadband and Wi-Fi access for 60 days to households with K-12 and/or college students who do not already have a Spectrum broadband subscription. To enroll call 1-844-488-8395. Installation fees will be waived for new student households and Charter will continue to offer Spectrum Internet Assist, high speed broadband program to eligible low-income households delivering speeds of 30 Mbps.

A group of total strangers came together to compile this “Do Not Fear” playlist. It's music to keep us going through these tough times since music always heals.

Headspace is a global leader in mindfulness and meditation whose app and online content offers inspiration, guidance, and support to living a more mindful life. A section of the app entitled Weathering The Storm will be free for everyone, which includes meditations, sleep, and movement exercises. For all healthcare professionals, the app in its entirety will be FREE during this time. Just log in with your NPI number to utilize.

Food Bank is committed to ensuring New Yorkers in need continue to have access to meals during times of crisis. Our Community Kitchen and Food Pantry in Harlem remains open for New Yorkers in need! Food Bank NYC will have to-go meals available Monday – Friday and take-home pantry bags available Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Community Kitchen and Pantry in Harlem 252 West 116th Street New York, NY 10026

To help students stay connected during emergencies, the DOE is lending internet-enabled iPads to support remote learning for students. If you would like to request a device for a NYC student in your family, please fill out the form below. The DOE will use the contact information you provide to get in touch with you to discuss when and where you can pick up a device. Priority will be given to students most in need, and all devices are granted on a temporary basis and will later need to be returned. There is a limit of one device per student.

Beginning March 18, all stores will close at 9 p.m. local time to allow even more time for teams to clean and restock store shelves Also beginning March 18, we’re reserving the first hour of shopping every Wednesday for our most vulnerable guests, including those over 65 years old, pregnant women or those defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as vulnerable or at-risk. Click here to find a store near you.

The NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund was created to aid nonprofit service providers struggling with the health and economic effects of the coronavirus. It will give grants and loans to NYC-based nonprofits that are trying to meet the new and urgent needs that are hitting the city. Priority will be given to nonprofits addressing essential healthcare and food insecurity as well as arts and culture, because New York is the cultural capital of the nation. If any of these apply to you, click here now.

Class Central is a search engine and reviews site for free online courses popularly known as MOOCs or Massive Open Online Courses. They've aggregated more than 15k courses and 75 reviews with over 1.5M registered users around the world. If you're looking to earn another degree in your spare time or learn something new, Class Central is the best place to start.

If you need money buy food, you may be eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). SNAP benefits can help you feed your family with fresh and healthy groceries. Head to ACCESS HRA where you can submit SNAP applications, re-certify, and upload documents needed for eligibility determinations.

Video Chat with a doctor at New York Presbyterian regarding your Urgent Care needs. The cost of a video visits is $49. Please check with your insurance provider about reimbursement. Video Chats will be available through this New York Presbyterian Hospital website and by downloading the NYP app, you can chat directly with a Columbia or Weill Cornell Medicine expert right from your phone. Care will be open 7 days a week, 8am-midnight.

A group of NYC volunteers have come together to build Mutual Aid Networks across all 5 boroughs, Relief Funds for food and and other monetary needs, and have listed many ways for individuals to get involved and support the cause. Please check out this doc for more information and reach out to NYCCoronavirus@gmail.com if you want to get involved.

We are heartbroken for all of the restaurant owners and staff who have been affected by this crisis. The RWCF is workin to collect all information and links to resources that will help restaurants and workers deal most effectively with the COVID-19 Emergency. Click here to see a list of relief funds, legal aid for unemployment, financial assistance, and more.

Today, Bandcamp has announced that they are waiving revenue shares directing their revenue profits to mutual aid funds to support the music community in this time of unprecedented need. If you're interested in checking out these music mutual aid funds, check out this list which includes everything from labels donating 100% of sales revenue to artists, to bands putting up t-shirts made for cancelled tours, to artists pledging to all proceeds to local food banks, to independent musicians dropping surprise new projects.

Public Health Solutions will help eligible families and individuals enroll in health insurance through the NY State of Health Marketplace. Our trained staff provide one-on-one assistance with applications and renewals and walk you through the sign-up process step-by-step. Click here to find the service hours of location sites call directly at 646-619-6541 to make a virtual appointment.

If you're a first responder, health care provider, transit worker for NYC, you're now able to enroll your children at a local Regional Enrichment Centers — 93 sites across this city where the children of these front-line workers can be safely cared for while their parents continue to serve in this time of need. Staffed by DOE employees and community-based organization partners, the centers will provide children with three daily hot meals, remote learning, activities, physical education, and social and emotional support. Sites are open 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM and serves children ages 3-18.

The mission of National Alliance on Mental Illness NYC is to help families and individuals affected by mental illness build better lives through support, and advocacy. NAMI is offering weekday support groups by phone where you can dial-in to various sessions such as Young Adult, Spirituality, Job Talk, and more. Their general hotline is also open to help so you can call 212-684-3264 from 10am-6pm.

Cuomo announces that Coronavirus testing is free to all eligible New Yorkers regardless of insurance status as ordered by a health care provider or by calling the NYS COVID-19 hotline at 1-888-364-3065.

Non-profit LMHQ has put together a resource kit that outlines job opportunities, employment resources, and other general resources to get us through this time. Check it out if you're looking to work remotely while under quarantine.

If you've recently had COVID-19 and have fully recovered, you can help save a life. This is because patients recently recovered from COVID-19 have high levels of immunity in the form of antibodies in their blood that can be transfused into very sick COVID-19 patients to then help them recover. If your antibody levels are high, Mount Sinai will work with you to donate plasma at a nearby blood donation center.

Try ordering your next meal from one of these restuarants to keep businesses afloat. Here's a list of all Chinatown Manhattan restaurants currently open for delivery and takeout.

A group of parents teamed up to put this resource kit together for other parents and caregivers. Check out this extensive hub of activities, games, and programs you can do with your kids.

STOP & SHOP - Starting Thursday, March 19, Stop & Shop stores will offer special shopping hours for customers 60 yrs and above. Hours will be from 6 a.m. to 7:30 a.m DAILY. There will also be a designated entrance for this shopping period marked at local stores.

ConEd has announced they will not be interruptions any of their service because of Covid-19, meaning you will not lose your power now because you’re having trouble making payments. Your service will not be shut off for non-payment, new late-payment fees will be waived, no-access fees will be waived.

Plentiful is a free, easy-to-use reservation system for food pantries and the people they serve. Use Plentiful to find pantries and get the food you need, without waiting in line.

In response to the public health crisis, Access from AT&T is temporarily: Offering 60 days of FREE service to new Access customers who order by April 30, 2020. $5/mo or $10/mo thereafter, depending on your speed. They are waiving all home internet data overage fees and also expanding eligibility based on income and to households participating in National School Lunch Program/Head Start. Call 855.220.5211 for English for 855.220.5225 for Spanish

If you're having problems with your landlord, the Metropolitan Council on Housing has opened their hotline with new expanded hours. Call 212-979-0611, Mon & Wed 1:30-8pm, Tue 5:30-8pm, and Fri 1:30-5pm. English & Spanish available.

Even when schools are closed, parents and teachers can keep the learning going with these special cross-curricular journeys. Scholastic has laid out four separate learning experiences, each built around a thrilling, meaningful story or video. Kids can do them on their own, with their families, or with their teachers. Lessons are span from Pre-K all through Grade 9.

Small Businesses in NYS are eligible to qualify for then Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program. The SBA will work directly with state Governors to provide targeted, low-interest loans to small businesses and non-profits that have been severely impacted by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) which could be working capital loans of up to $2 million aimed to help overcome the temporary loss of revenue they are experiencing.

Google Arts & Culture is an online platform through which the public can access high-resolution images of artworks housed in the initiative's partner museums. The digital platform utilizes high-resolution image technology and enables users to virtually tour partner museums’ galleries, explore physical and contextual information about artworks, and compile their own virtual collection. Click here to virtually visit over 500 museums and galleries.

Peleton uses a combination of technology, content and best-in-class instructors to empower their millions-strong community through fitness. Our ever-growing library of classes with curated music is designed to keep you coming back. The Peleton App provides a variety of classes, allowing people to try HIIT, yoga, strength training and more and will now be free for 90 days.

If you're a teacher at a university, Coursera for Campus will be available globally at no cost to you. You'll be able to access 3,800 courses and 400 Specializations, up to 5,000 licenses for enrolled students at impacted organization and enroll students in courses through July 31, 2020. Students will be able to complete courses through September 30, 2020

Khan Academy is a personalized learning resource for all ages that offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empowers learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. Their classes tackle all subjects including but not limited to math, science, computer programming, history, art history, economics, and more. They've also compiled COVID-19 school closure resources that include daily schedules for students ages 2-18 as well as remote learning resources.

Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of classes for creative and curious people, on topics including illustration, design, photography, video, freelancing, and more. On Skillshare, millions of members come together to find inspiration and take the next step in their creative journey.

If you're looking to grow in your spiritual life, the YouVersion Bible App makes it easy to make God's Word a part of your daily life. Download the app to access the Bible in more than 900 languages worldwide.

Here's a step-by-step guide on how to order groceries online if this is your first time.

The FDA has approved New York State to authorize the state's 28 public and private labs to begin manual, semi-automated and automated testing for novel coronavirus, or COVID-19 which means testing capacity will increase to about 15,000 tests per day. If you're not in NYC but in a county that offers drive-through testing, you can schedule an appointment online.

Audtra, the first, voice-based social network + marketplace, is doubling down on its mission of empowering anyone to monetize their voice from anywhere by making its app free for 1Y. Anyone can record 1s-3h voice posts (i.e. Corona stories, updates, thought leadership, jokes, etc) w/ speech-to-text. Save privately, for a closed network, or publicly for $0 - 2K/M subscribers on the ""Twitter of Audio."" Anyone with a smart device can have their voice heard so calculate your potential earnings on Audtra.com

Revel is expanding their service area to make it easier for health care workers to get to and from major hospitals. Facilities in our Manhattan service area include: Mount Sinai Medical Center, Lenox Hill Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, The Javits Center, Bellevue Hospital Center, Veterans Affairs New York Harbor Healthcare System, NYU Langone Tisch Hospital, and Mount Sinai Beth Israel

New York State is doing all it can to keep New Yorkers safe and stop the spread of COVID-19. But we're stronger if we all work together. Governor Cuomo is calling on health care professionals, schools of public health or medicine and PPE products providers and manufacturers to come forward to support the state’s response. It's going to be hard, it's going to be disruptive, but we will get through this together.

f you’re like the millions of other New Yorkers who pay rent and not a mortgage (who can afford that anyway honestly), you can officially support Senate Bill S8125A that’s now being reviewed by the Judiciary Committee. The bill would suspend rent for 90 days for those financially affected by the Covid19 outbreak and would support small business owners too from closing their doors forever. Please support this bill and spread the word.

Rethink Food NYC Inc is a non-profit organization working to recover nutritious excess food to provide low or no-cost meals to New York City families in need. Rethink has set up a Restaurant Response Program to assist with food need and access, hiring temporary culinary/cafe/facility team members, and supporting restaurants to stay up and running during times of crisis. Consider donating food or read more about the program here.

New York State AG and Gov Andrew Cuomo are suspended debt collection. New Yorkers with student-debt, medical debt & other state-referred debt will have payments frozen for at least 30 days. After this 30-day period, the OAG will reassess the needs of state residents for a possible extension. A total of more than 165,000 matters currently fit the criteria for a suspension of state debt collection, including, but not limited to: patients that owe medical debt due to the five state hospitals and the five state veterans' home; students that owe student debt due to State University of New York campuses.

The Treasury Department and IRS announced that tax forms and payments won’t be due until July 15 this year. Individuals can delay payments of up to $1 million in taxes and corporations can defer payments of up to $10 million until July 15 without interest and penalties, however those who are due a refund are encouraged to go ahead and file despite the delay, so they can get their checks more quickly. The IRS recommends filing electronically and opting for direct deposit to get the money within about three weeks.

Credit card issuers like Chase, Amex, and Discover are offering a Financial Relief Program to provide support for cardholders impacted by COVID-19. If approved, interest rates may be lowered to rates as low as 0%, monthly payments may be skipped, and you may receive a waiver on late and other account fees. Try calling the number on the back of your card and speak with an account representative about your hardship case. Remember, banks are relational so be sure to call today and see what they can do for you.

In times like these, it's really important that you have strong credit scores and that you're working toward financial stability. Credit Repair Boss is offering free credit consultations with knowledgable specialists who will help you navigate your personal situation. Worried about making payments on time or managing your debt? Book a free consultation through Calendly today.

To help ease fears over COVID-19, Cuomo has extended the enrollment period for health insurance. Now through April 15 -- you will still be able to apply for low cost, quality health insurance.

Clever Girl Finance®, started by Bola Sokunbi, is a mission-driven financial education platform aimed at providing women with financial guidance through online content, easy to digest courses, one-on-one mentorship, and an incredibly supportive community. In this season, Clever Girl Finance has made all courses free where anyone can access financial resources and online personal finance courses, which include bite-sized videos, live call replays, worksheets, and an epic community.

CIDNY is a nonprofit organization founded in 1978. They are part of the Independent Living Centers movement: a national network of grassroots and community-based organizations that enhance opportunities for all people with disabilities to direct their own lives. You can reach the Manhattan office at 212-674-2300 and Queens office at 646-442-1520. ASL-speaking consumers can call Manhattan office VP line at 646-350-2681 or Queens VP line at 347-905-5088

The Food Education Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit working with our partners to share the plethora of resources on available food sources for families as well as resources for restaurant owners / workers during this difficult time. Click here to see all the ways they are able to help

For households with K-12 and/or college students who may be displaced due to school closures and who do not a currently have home internet access, Altice is offering 30 Mbps broadband solution for free for 60 days to any new customer household. As part of the pledge, Altice has committed for the next 60 days to: not terminate broadband because of inability to pay bills, waive any late fees that any residential or small business customers may incur, and open their WiFi hotspots to any American who needs them. Call 866-200-9522 to enroll in Optimum region, 888-633-0030 to enroll in Suddenlink region

Sprint will be supporting customers by providing Unlimited data for 60 days to customers with metered data plans (effective 3/18). They will also be giving 20 GB of free mobile hotspot to customers with hotspot-capable devices (effective 3/18). Lastly they will be waiving per-minute toll charges for international long-distance calls from the U.S. to CDC- defined Level 3 countries (effective 3/17)

Here's a step-by-step guide on how to order groceries online if this is your first time.

Here's a step-by-step guide on how to order groceries online if this is your first time.

Click this link to find job openings near you. Please consider the risks of Covid-19 before applying.

Click this link to find job openings near you. Please consider the risks of Covid-19 before applying.

Every day at 12PM, check on Croc's website to try and snag a free pair of crocs. Offers refresh daily.

To limit the spread and negative impact of the COVID-19 virus in the United States, it is critical for scientists to organize and make use of their skills if/when called upon. Volunteer via this national database to join scientists willing and able to aid in the fight against this disease.

Make a Wish has been impacting the lives of critically ill children for 40 years. And in these challenging times, Make-A-Wish kids represent some of the most vulnerable of our population. As result, countless wishes have been canceled to best protect them during the COVID-19 pandemic. Make a Wish would like to partner with YOU to bring hope into these children's lives. Check out Make A Wish for tips for creating a message of hope!

Due to the impact that the coronavirus COVID-19 has had on the restaurant community, a collective of restaurant industry professionals have set a global initiative to get funds into the hands of restaurants NOW through the purchase of “bonds” or gift certificates. Consider purchasing a bond to show love and support, ensuring the future of some of your favorite restaurants, not to mention the many people who may be forced out of work.

When you donate to Off Their Plate, your dollar has a double impact -- it supports restaurants and employees threatened by COVID, and it also provides nutritious meals to our tireless frontline healthcare providers. For every $100 spent, you restore 3 shift hours back to restaurant employees and serve 10+ healthcare providers with delicious meals. Visit offtheirplate.org for more info.

Adobe will be providing free at-home access to all Creative Cloud to all users for the next 60 days. Follow this step-by-step guide to receive these benefits.

UHAUL is offering free 30 day storage to students that have to move due to Coronavirus. The free month applies to new customers w/college IDs & is subject to availability. Visit www.uhaul.com or call 1-800-GO-UHAUL for details.

In an effort to minimize exposure to vulnerable populations, Social Security office will only offer phone services starting March 17th. For more information, please go to their website.

Facebook is offering $100M in cash grants and ad credits for up to 30,000 eligible small businesses in over 30 countries where they operate. Sign up for updates to know when applications open.

Employers with 10 or fewer employees and a net income less than $1 million will provide job protection for the duration of the quarantine order and guarantee their workers access to Paid Family Leave and disability benefits. Employers with 11-99 employees and employers with 10 or fewer employees and a net income greater than $1 million will provide at least 5 days of paid sick leave, job protection for the duration of the quarantine order, and guarantee their workers access to Paid Family Leave. Employers with 100 or more employees will provide at least 14 days of paid sick leave and guarantee job protection for the duration of the quarantine order.

Artists have come together to create a robust download on grants, funds, and opportunities to serve freelance artists and those interested in supporting the independent artist community. This includes, but is not limited to, actors, designers, producers, technicians, stage managers, musicians, composers, choreographers, visual artists, filmmakers, craft artists, teaching artists, dancers, writers & playwrights, photographers, etc.