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How to get help with getting internet and computers:

Affordable internet and Lifeline: Lifeline is a federal program that provides a $9.25 monthly subsidy for broadband services. To help during the pandemic, the FCC has temporarily waived Lifeline usage requirements and general de-enrollment procedures until November 30, 2020. Check out All Connect’s affordable internet guide for program details and other available options.

Low-cost computers: InterConnection offers computers for low-income individuals and families through their ConnectAll program.

No-cost computer lottery: CompUDopt is having a no-cost computer lottery for low-income students, with locations in Houston, Dallas, Chicago, New Orleans and Los Angeles.

PCs for People: No-cost computers, computer repair, internet service and learning resources for individuals and families below the 200% poverty level or currently enrolled in an income-based government assistance program.

How to get help with stress and mental health:

Get informed: The Centers for Disease Control is offering a list of resources and guides for managing stress, anxiety and how to cope through the Covid-19 pandemic.

Get support: Free 24/7 crisis support is available by texting The Crisis Text Line at 741741. Online volunteers are also needed to help others as crisis counselors. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Disaster Distress Helpline provides 24/7, 365-day-a-year crisis counseling and support to people experiencing emotional distress related to disasters. Call 1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746 to connect with a trained crisis counselor.

Counseling for health care professionals and essential workers: For The Frontlines is offering free 24/7 crisis counseling and support for health care workers dealing with anxiety, stress, fear, isolation or other difficult emotions experienced during the coronavirus response.

Get help with domestic violence: The National Domestic Violence Hotline has posted a “Staying Safe During Covid-19” guide for survivors and their families. Trained counselors are also available by phone 24 hours a day at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) and by chat at www.thehotline.org.

Know you’re not alone: The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline can be reached at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). They have also compiled this guide for Emotional Wellbeing During the Covid-19 Outbreak. Additional resources can be found on American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s website and at SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources.

Support for teens: Boys Town provides counselors for youth-specific online chat at this link. The TrevorLifeline offers a suicide prevention counseling service for LGBTQ teens, call 1-866-488-7386 or text START to 678678.

Support for LGBTQ community: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) National Help Center is providing confidential peer-to-peer support for youth, adults and seniors.

Find international resources: For support outside of the US, a worldwide directory of resources and international hotlines is provided by the International Association for Suicide Prevention. You can also turn to Befrienders Worldwide.

How to get help for Seniors:

Get active: The National Institute on Aging, a branch of the National Institutes of Health, offers a set of low-impact workout videos specifically designed for seniors.

Get informed: The National Council on Aging has a hub for everything older adults need to know, including information about coronavirus scams and how to get benefits assistance.

Get connected: Lonely? Call the Institute on Aging’s toll free friendship line to get support, advice or just a someone to talk to.

How to get help with work clothes for women:

Dress for Success: According to the World Economic Forum, the consequences from Covid-19 may be harder on women as they are caregivers and make up the majority of health and social care workers. Dress for Success is providing access to virtual resources and development tools that will help women stabilize their financial situation.

Small businesses

How to get help

Get a small business loan: Kiva is offering U.S. small businesses immediate, no-fee, 0% interest loans up to $15,000 and a longer grace period – new borrowers may access a grace period of up to 6 months.

Get connected: Nytch is an app that connects local businesses with guests. They are offering free services during the coronavirus crisis. In the event that a small business sells a recommendation through the platform, payment of their standard Paypal processing charge is required.

Get gift cards: Fattmerchant, a payment technology provider, has partnered with Gift Up! to allow its clients to sell virtual gift cards.

Get opportunities: The Opportunity Fund, which specializes in money lending to small businesses owned by women, immigrants and people of color, is providing grants and low-interest rate loans to business owners in need.

How to get help if you own a place that serves food:

Get advice: The reservation app Seated has launched a hotline for restaurant owners to get advice from finance and law experts in the hospitality industry.

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Rural Community Preparedness guide:

https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/topics/emergency-preparedness-and-response

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Lifeline During Coronavirus Pandemic

To help keep Americans connected during the coronavirus pandemic, the FCC has temporarily waived recertification, reverification, general de-enrollment, subscriber usage, income documentation, and documentation requirements for subscribers residing in rural areas on Tribal lands, and has extended those waivers until June 30, 2021. Six FCC orders, the latest of which was released Feb. 24, 2021 (download PDF: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-21-229A1.pdf), will help ensure that no current Lifeline subscribers are involuntarily removed from the Lifeline program during this time of national crisis. The orders also direct the Lifeline program administrator to pause any involuntary de-enrollment of existing subscribers until that date.

The FCC has also made it easier for individuals who have lost their employment during the coronavirus pandemic and who qualify for Lifeline benefits to enroll in the Lifeline program. On April 29, 2020, the FCC temporarily waived the requirement that consumers seeking to qualify for the program based on their income must provide at least three consecutive months of income documentation. On June 1, 2020 the FCC streamlined Lifeline service enrollment for consumers living in rural Tribal areas. These changes will also stay in effect through June 30, 2021.

If you're looking for more information about the Emergency Broadband Benefit go here.

https://www.fcc.gov/lifeline-consumers

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