RESOURCE LIST COVID-19 (Last updated 04/02)
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Multilingual Radio Stations with COVID Broadcasts City of Minneapolis cultural radio shows with the latest updates and information on COVID-19 and the impacts it has on our families, and community
KMOJ 89.9 FM (English)
• 1:30-2 p.m. Wednesday, March 25 • 1:30-2 p.m. Wednesday, April 8 • 1:30-2 p.m. Wednesday, April 22
La Raza 95.7 FM (Spanish) Escucha La Raza 95.7 FM y 1400 AM para recibir la información actualizada sobre el coronavirus, su impacto y para conocer cuáles son los recursos disponibles en nuestra ciudad.
• 3-4 p.m. Martes, 31 de marzo • 3-4 p.m. Martes, 14 de abril • 3-4 p.m. Martes, 28 de abril
KALY 101.7 FM (Somali) Waa barnaamij ka baxa raadiyaha KALY bishiiba mar oo maamulka magaaladu ugu talagalay in lagu wacyigeliyo korna loogu qaado aqoonta mowduucyada muhimadda gaarka ah u leh busha weynta Bariga Africa ee ku dhaqan Minneapolis.
• 2-3 p.m. Thursday, March 26 • 2-3 p.m. Thursday, April 9
WIXK AM1590 (Hmong) Kuv lub Nroog Minneapolis suab lus Hmoob xovtooj cua WIXK yog qhov chaw sibtxua lus coj lub Nroog cov kev pab txhawb nqa pejxeem tuaj pub rau tsoom Hmoob sawvdaw kom tau paub thiab muaj kev nyab xeeb. Cov qhua tshwjxeeb tuaj koom hais lus suam huabcua yog cov paubtab thiab txawjntse txog lawv cov luag haujlwm thiab kev pab pejxeem.
• 2-3 p.m. Thursday, March 26 • 2-3 p.m. Thursday, April 23
Emergency Assistance
Minnesota Energy Assistance • If you are having trouble with heating costs and furnace repairs visit https://mn.gov/commerce/consumers/consumer- assistance/energyassistance/
County Based Emergency Assistance • If you need help paying for rent, food, or childcare • Follow the link to apply for short-term emergency assistance through your county: http://www.mnhousing.gov/sites/np/renters • Complete an online application at www.applymn.dhs.mn.gov • Call 612-596-1300 for assistance with completing an application over the phone
Family Homeless Prevention & Assistance Program (FHPAP) • Program available throughout the state that provides assistance to households experiencing homelessness or who are at imminent risk of homelessness. • Find your local program and contact them for assistance: www.shortur l.at/kJLT1
Saint Paul Bridge Fund • Will provide emergency relief for the small businesses and families, including $1,000 of direct assistance for rent for eligible families: www.stpaul.gov/saint-paul-bridge-fund • Eligible families have o Income at or below 40% Area Median Income, which is $40,000 for a family of four, o At least one Saint Paul Public School student (Pre-K to 12 eligible), and o Experienced a loss of income due to COVID-19.
United Way 211
• Connects to over 40,000 statewide resources quickly. Offers information about food, housing, employment, transportation, health services, eldercare, and other crisis hotlines. • Visit www.211unitedway.org/ • Call Toll Free: 800-543-7709 or Local: 651-291-021. Available 24-7 / Confidential / All Languages
Unemployment Resources
Unemployment Insurance and Benefits • If your job has been affected by COVID-19, apply for unemployment benefits right away. • If you are facing work lay-offs or work stoppage, please be aware that there are no waiting periods to request unemployment if your loss is resulting from COVID-19 impact. • New federal legislation offers bigger unemployment checks, increases the duration of those payments and extends jobless benefits to previously ineligible people. New changes include: o Extra $600 per week on top on every unemployment check for four months. To be clear, this is $600 be in addition to current benefits offered by Minnesota o Expanded coverage to make more people eligible o Additional 13 weeks of unemployment insurance. In Minnesota this means 39 weeks total of benefits. • Apply here: www.uimn.org
Employment • List of companies currently seeking employees: www.shorturl.at/acfpw
Food
Meals for Kids: • Map of locations with free meals for kids: www.shorturl.at/gzCHY • Locations with food for families: www.shorturl.at/dptBV • Some Public Schools are providing children with food to replace the meals services that children normally receive during the school day. o Minneapolis: www.shorturl.at/jzIN5 o Saint Paul: https://www.spps.org/Page/38722
Minnesota Food Helpline • If you're struggling to put food on the table, call 888-711-1151, or use the chat feature on the helpline's website www.shorturl.at/uBCQ1 • They are taking calls 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday
Food Pantries • List of MN Food Pantries: https://www.foodpantries.org/st/minnesota • Contact your local food shelf or meal program. Especially now, we suggest calling ahead. Hours and availability may have changed due to the coronavirus.
SNAP (formerly Food Stamps) • For assistance registering: www.shorturl.at/pFNYZ
Food for Seniors • The Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) provides a box of nutritious food each month to low-income seniors of 60 years and over • More information here: www.shorturl.at/hFGX9
Loaves and Fishes Free Meals • Find a location: https://www.loavesandfishesmn.org/dining-sites/ • Please note: for the time being, all dining sites serve takeaway meals only.
YMCA Food Distribution • Free, nourishing food to families in the community to ensure youth have food during this unprecedented pandemic. Familiescan stop by the front door at the YMCA. Membership is not required. Supplies are limited. Food pick up is available Monday-Friday at 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. • Find a location here: https://www.ymcamn.org/food-distribution Meals on Wheels (delivery) • Meal delivery service for seniors and people with disabilities. • Sign up at www.meals-on-wheels.com or call 612-623-3363.
Community Organized Mutual Aid
Mutual Aid Google Groups • MN Disabled/Elder/Caregiver Mutual Aid Requests: www.shorturl.at/aDIU3 • Nationwide Resources for Undocumented People: www.shorturl.at/amGU1 • Twin Cities Mutual Aid www.shorturl.at/ahDH3 • West Saint Paul www.shorturl.at/fgU12 • South Minneapolis www.shorturl.at/oINPV • Northeast: www.shorturl.at/invN3
COVID-19 Delivery Twin Cities • A Facebook group for a local network of volunteers willing and able to deliver goods to the elderly, immuno-compromised and quarantined within the Twin Cities Metro Area. • There are 24 subgroups created to service 24 different territories of the 7 Metro Twin Cities Area of Minnesota. Please JOIN this main Group to be automatically approved in the subgroup territory pages. • https://www.facebook.com/groups/1362018797338229
Health/ Health Care
Center for Disease Control and Prevention • Federal-level information about COVID-19 www.cdc.gov/coronavirus
MN Department of Health COVID Updates • Covid-19 health information hotline: 651-201-3920 • www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/ • Multi-lingual materials and resources: shorturl.at/jqwIJ
MNSure • MNsure is waiving co-pays, co-insurance and deductibles related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) diagnostic testing. Minnesotans who are enrolled in these plans will have no costs associated with medically directed testing. • A special emergency enrollment period is open between March 23 and April 21. If you do not have health insurance, you can register at www.mnsure.org
Resources for Low Cost Health Care or Insurance • www.shorturl.at/glwN5
NeedyMeds • Helps patients find assistance with the costs of medication: www.needymeds.org/questions-faqs
Virtuwell • Free coronavirus assessment: www.blog.virtuwell.com/coronavirus- assessment/
Mental Health Resources
While we are supposed to socially isolate ourselves to prevent the CONVO- 19 from spreading, we don’t need to emotionally isolate ourselves. Check in with people you care about or neighbors who don’t have close family or friends by calling, emailing or connecting on social media
If you need immediate mental health support: • Crisis Text Line is available for free, 24/7 by texting MN to 741741 • Call the warm line at 651-288-0400 or text “Support” to 85511 • Call the Hennepin County crisis team. For adults: 612-596-1223. For children: 612-348-2233 • Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 • Call the SAMHSA Disaster Distress Helpline at 1-800-985-5990
The Minnesota Warmline • Provides a peer-to-peer approach to mental health recovery, support and wellness. Calls are answered by a team of professionally trained Certified Peer Specialists, who have firsthand experience living with a mental health condition. • Open Monday-Saturday, 5pm to 10pm. Call 651-288-0400.
Minnesota Mental Health Helpline • Whether you’re looking for information about mental health programs and services or need to know more about the options, call 800-862- 1799
Walk in Counseling Center • All walk-in clinics have moved to a Zoom enabled online computer or phone application • Visit: www.shorturl.at/syFN4 for more information about calling a clinic
National Alliance on Mental Illness
• NAMI is offering online support groups here: www.shorturl.at/gGN28 Online Coping Resources:
• CDC Mental Health and Coping During COVID-19: www.shorturl.at/fhoWY • The Jed Foundation Tips for Self-Care and Managing Stress: www.shorturl.at/lPQR2 • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): www.shorturl.at/guwAC • The National Child Traumatic Stress Network Parent/Caregiver Guide to Helping Families Cope with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (English, Spanish, and Chinese versions available): www.shorturl.at/bmtvM
Utilities
Water • As of March 13, the City has suspended water meter shut-off for the next 30 days, and then will re-evaluate at that time
Electricity • Xcel Energy will indefinitely suspend service disconnections and work with customers who face difficulty paying their electricity bill to arrange payment plans to meet those circumstances. • If you have questions about your electricity bill or service, call Xcel’s customer service line at 1-800-895-4999.
Gas • CenterPoint Energy will suspend service disconnections and work with customers who need payment assistance, extensions, or other help. • If you have questions about your gas bill or service, contact CenterPoint Energy’s customer service line at 1-800-245-2377.
Free or Low-Cost Internet
Minneapolis Free Wifi • Currently Minneapolis residents and visitors can access the internet for free from 117 wireless Minneapolis hotspots throughout the city. • Look for the “City of Minneapolis Public WiFi” or “USI Wireless” networks on your mobile device to get connected. And you do not need a password or credit card to login.
National Locator Tool for Low-Cost Internet Service Offers: • EveryoneOn Locator: www.everyoneon.org/find-offers • All you need to do is type in your zip code and answer a few questions to determine eligibility for low-cost offers by the major Internet Service Providers
Xfinity WiFi • Xfinity WiFi hotspots across the country will be available to anyone who needs them for free – including non-Xfinity Internet subscribers. • For a map of Xfinity WiFi hotspots, visit www.xfinity.com/wifi. Once at a hotspot, consumers should select the “xfinitywifi” network name in the list of available hotspots and then launch a browser.
Spectrum • 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 and at any service level up to 100 Mbps. • To enroll call 844-488-8395. Installation fees will be waived for new student households.
Domestic Violence Concerns
Remember that you are not alone and supports remain available to you: • The National Domestic Violence Hotline is 24/7, confidential and free 800-799-7233 and through chat at www.thehotline.org • The National Sexual Assault Hotline is 24/7, confidential and free: 800-656-4673 and through chat at www.shorturl.at/pxLS4 • Cornerstone Domestic violence support call 866-223-1111 or ext 612- 399-9995 or e-mail: [email protected]
Women’s advocates • Safety Resource Hub is an online resource that is a helpful way to navigate the process of finding help and staying safe: www.wadvocates.org/find-help/safety-resources/
Court systems: • State and local courthouses have closed or postponed hearings to slow the spread of the virus. • Frequently Asked Questions Involving Courts and COVID-19: www.shorturl.at/kmZ01
Internet Safety • Scammers are taking advantage of fears surrounding COVID- 19. Learn more about Coronavirus scams from the Federal Trade Commission: www.shorturl.at/chkEJ • Tips for avoiding these scams: • Hang up on robocalls. • Ignore online offers for vaccinations and home test kits. • Don’t click on or respond to emails asking for personal information in order to receive an economic stimulus check from the government. • Don’t click on links from sources you don’t know. • Don’t click on or respond to emails that claim a positive COVID-19 test within your workplace. • Don’t click on or respond to emails claiming to be from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the World Health Organization.
Child Care
Hennepin County Parenting Support Services • Currently providing services via telehealth • Support families who are pregnant or parenting children under 4.5 years old. • Can provide connections to community resources, ideas for how to care for and play with children, and information about child development. • Still accepting new referrals here: www.Hennepin.us/Homevisiting
Hennepin County WIC Program • WIC (Women, Infants and Children) appointments will be completed over the phone. If you are a client with an upcoming appointment, a WIC nutrition educator will call you at your scheduled appointment time. • Call 651-266-1300 if you have questions.
Child Care Aware of Minnesota • Emergency workers with children infant to school age in need of child care should call 1.888.291.9811 to be directed to available providers.
YMCA • Providing child care for school age (K-6) for essential employees and critical workers. www.ymcamn.org/update-hub
Education • Scholastic Learn at Home: www.shorturl.at/ailD5 • Virtual Field Trips: www.shorturl.at/apBL8 • List of education companies offering free subscriptions: www.shorturl.at/aBQ49
Talking to kids about COVID-19 • BrainPOP: www.shorturl.at/fzCKO (4-minute video, activities, and games) • NPR - Comic Exploring the Coronavirus: www.shorturl.at/wAD35 • PBS Kids - How to Talk to Your Kids About Coronavirus: www.shorturl.at/dekFS (List of videos, games, and activities about handwashing and staying healthy at the bottom of the article) • Zero to Three - Talking About the Coronavirus: www.shorturl.at/hjkLV (online article) • Child Mind Institute - Talking to Your Children: www.shorturl.at/szJW7 (4-minute video) • American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Talking to Children About Coronavirus: www.shorturl.at/oEPU0