Meeting Clients' Needs Amidst COVID-19 Updated March 25, 2020 Coping with COVID-19: A Resource Guide for Parents & Families Practical Coping ● How to make a non-medical coronavirus face mask – no sewing required - use an old T Shirt from home, a bandana, or a handkerchief! during Covid-19 ● Headspace website/app to improve your mental health with simple meditation - a number of meditation exercises are offered for free! ● Guided Meditation for Children | Your Secret Treehouse | Relaxation for Kids (this can be used with audio and video components, or just audio!) ● Managing Stress Associated with the Covid-19 Virus Outbreak (English) ● Manejando el estrés asociado con el brote del virus COVID-19 Personal & ● Gabriel Network Office Resources ○ Two week supply of baby toiletries, diapers, & wipes available Family Hygiene ○ Call 301-637-3223 or email [email protected] ○ Time: Walk-In Hours | Wednesday & Friday, 11am-1pm ○ Location: GN Main Office in Crofton, delivery available to Angel Friend Team Nutrition ● Nutritious Shopping List ● Budget Shopping List ● Cleaning and Hygiene Essentials ○ CDC Recommendations ○ Soap, paper towels, sanitizing wipes, latex gloves, hand sanitizer, and hydrogen peroxide ● In the wake of COVID-19, there is more leniency for Clients who are receiving WIC ○ this includes less requirements to come in person to receive &/or maintain benefits ● Capital Area Food Bank Pop Up Food Pantry Location(s) and hours |Tuesday & Saturday 3pm-7pm ○ Giant Parking Lot - 6000 Greenbelt Rd ○ Giant Parking Lot - 7074 Allentown Rd ○ Giant Parking Lot - 10480 Campus Way South ● Every Tuesday, 1pm-3pm: Free Produce & Other Food Items at St. Stephen Baptist Church ○ 5757 Temple Hill Rd, Camp Springs, MD 20748 ○ ● Free Meals for Students in the DMV ○ Free Meals for Students in MD, by County ○ Free Meals for Students in DC ■ Meals will be available for all students every weekday from Monday, March 16-Tuesday, March 31 from 10 am-2 pm at the following sites: School Name Address W a r d Anacostia High School 1601 16th Street SE 8 Ballou High School 3401 4th Street SE 8 Banneker High School 800 Euclid Street NW 1 Brookland Middle School 1150 Michigan Avenue NE 5 Cardozo Education Campus 1200 Clifton Street NW 1 Columbia Heights Education Campus 3101 16th Street NW 1 Coolidge High School 6315 5th Street NW 4 Eastern High School 1700 East Capitol Street NE 6 Jefferson Middle School 801 7th Street SW 6 Kelly Miller Middle School 301 49th Street NE 7 Kimball Elementary School 3375 Minnesota Avenue SE 7 LaSalle-Backus Education Campus 501 Riggs Road NE 4 McKinley Education Campus 151 T Street NE 5 Stanton Elementary School 2701 Naylor Road SE 8 Walker-Jones Education Campus 1125 New Jersey Avenue NW 6 Woodson High School 540 55th Street NE 7 Staying Active ● Free online workouts: ○ Fitness Blender ○ Yoga with Adriene ○ Sarah Beth Yoga - many Prenatal Workout Options :) ○ Popsugar Fitness Other Holistic ● Sobriety Support at Home ○ Virtual AA Meetings Health ● Counseling/Therapy Resources Resources Financial Health ● TANF/DC ● TCA/MD ● Apply for DC Unemployment Benefits, if applicable ● Apply for Maryland Unemployment Benefits, if applicable ● FAQs & Guidance on Unemployment Insurance Flexibilities During COVID-19 Outbreak : ○ NOTE: Check with your state’s unemployment insurance program regarding the rules in your state. ○ Federal law permits significant flexibility for states to amend their laws to provide unemployment insurance benefits in multiple scenarios related to COVID-19. For example, federal law provides states flexibility to pay benefits where: 1. An employer temporarily ceases operations due to COVID-19, preventing employees from coming to work; 2. An individual is quarantined with the expectation of returning to work after the quarantine is over; and 3. An individual leaves employment due to a risk of exposure or infection or to care for a family member. 4. In addition, federal law does not require an employee to quit in order to receive benefits due to the impact of COVID-19. Child Care ● Read: Governor Hogan's Order to Expand Childcare Access in MD Spiritual ● Sunday & Daily Masses, offered by Fr. Dan Leary of St. Andrew Apostle Parish in Silver Spring, MD Resources ○ Recordings of Masses & other Resources here ○ Online Retreats can be found here: https://www.animachristiretreats.org/ ● Daily Devotion for Moms: mannaformoms.com ● Online Prayer Services offered by Crossover Church of Hyattsville Maryland ● Blessed is She Daily Devotions for Women ● Grace Bible Church Online ● Our Daily Bread Christian Devotionals ● Magnificat Catholic Resources Online ● See below: Prayers of Encouragement Temporary Job The following companies are currently hiring; please click the links to navigate to each company’s career page: Opportunities ● Wegmans Supermarket ● Giant ● Food Lion ● Uber Eats ● Postmates ● Shipt (shopping service) ● DoorDash ● Amazon Warehouse Family Life ● Video: Talking to Your Kids about COVID-19 w/Dr. Harvey Payne of Divine Mercy University ● Daily Planning Pages from Monk Manual for Individuals, Parents, & Students (Young & Old) ● Optional template to use as families structure days with kids at home, courtesy of Jessica McHale Photography: ● Social Services ● Department of Social Services MD ● Department of Social Services DC ● Health Insurance/MD Health Connection : open and flexible enrollment for all MD residents until 4/15/20 ● Health Insurance/DC Rest & ● Free Trails & Parks in MD & DC *Note: Avoid parks that have playgrounds/equipment Recreation ○ MD ■ WB&A Trail, Bowie ■ Patuxent River Park | 16000 Croom Airport Rd, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 ■ Great Falls Park (various entrances in MD) ■ Gwynns Falls Trail | Baltimore, MD ■ Patapsco State Park Hiking Trail | Ellicott City, MD: Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City, MD 21043 ■ Magruder Park, Hyattsville ■ Patuxent Wildlife Refuge, Laurel, MD ○ DC ■ National Arboretum ■ Rock Creek Park BrightCourse ● https://brightcourse.com/bc/default.aspx ○ (Free Videos for Free trial available, login credentials for friends of GN pending Parents & Families) Hospitals | ● We will update this section as we receive current & relevant information Labor & Delivery in particular Suggestion: Keep WIC Items as available as possible for WIC Recipients If you see an item marked with “WIC,” please consider choosing another item .