Stronger Together Weekend Roundup of Resources for our Community
Happy weekend Brooklyn! As we close

Stronger Together Weekend Roundup of Resources for our Community
Happy weekend Brooklyn! As we close the door on April and look forward to spring, we know you and your family are facing tough months ahead. We also know we are stronger when we stand together. Check out new opportunities to support and be supported in this week’s roundup.If you have questions, or have more you wish to see or to spotlight, reach out. We want to hear from you. Please email [email protected]. Also, text ‘COVID’ to 692-692 to get important COVID-19 related updates sent straight to your phone. You can text 'COVIDESP’ to get updates in Spanish.Follow Our Elected Officials For News:  Stay up to date with information provided by Governor Cuomo. Follow our New York State governor on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for up to date information regarding new health guidelines closures, and executive orders. The Mayor has a new Daily Message available on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube every morning. If your constituents have questions, comments or concerns, they want him to respond to, they can send them using the hashtag #AskMyMayor The Office of the Brooklyn Borough President provides the most up-to-date information and resources to Brooklynites. Follow these pages regularly and follow Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams on social media for real-time updates.Congresswoman for the 9th District, Yvette D. Clark is working hard in Congress to support our local communities. Follow the Congresswoman on her Twitter to receive updates on what is going on in Washington DC and resources available in your ‘hood!Follow updates from Council Member Carlos Mechaca, representing District 38-Sunset Park, Red Hook, Greenwood Heights, and portions of Borough Park, Dyker Heights and Windsor Terrace on Facebook for more information regarding COVID-19. Follow updates from Council Member Stephen T. Levin on Facebook and Twitter. Levein represents District 33-Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Boerum Hill and Bedford–Stuyvesant. Follow Updates from Council Member Alicka Ampry-Samuel on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Ampry-Samuel represents District 41-Bedford Stuyvesant, Ocean Hill-Brownsville, East Flatbush, and Crown Heights.Local Business Highlights of the Week:Cheryl’s Global Soul appreciates the love and support over the years from the Brooklyn Community. While they are working towards opening, some of your favorite menu options are now available with an abbreviated Global Bowl menu for take out and delivery. Global Bowl and Take-out MenuSince Colonie first took root on Atlantic Avenue, they have supported the New York food community by using products from countless local farms. Though they may be closed due to coronavirus, you can still support Colonie, or one of their sister restaurants Gran Electra and Pips, by donating here to their employee relief fund. 100% of the proceeds goes straight to their incredible staff of nearly 100. CensusA reminder to complete the 2020 Census today at my2020census.gov.Resources for Essential WorkersHere, you can find Governor Cuomo guidance on Essential Services under the “New York State on PAUSE’ executive orderMayor de Blasio, NYC DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenbery and Lyft have announced free Citi Bike Memberships for critical workforce in response to COVID-19. Hotels for healthcare workers: NYC hotels are offering discounted accommodations for healthcare clinicians, administrators and other employees who may require overnight stays and cannot return home. In light of the recent state changes to what is and is not deemed essential construction, DOB has posted a new FAQ for the public and industryService Workers Coalition is an action group work striving to provide help, money and resources to Brooklyn Service workers. For more information, please contact at [email protected]. NYC Health and Hospitals needs workers to help transport patients, clerical staff and cleaning staff. You can apply today at NYC Covid-19 Citywide Information Portal. Engage with Mayor De Blasio’s call to action for the recruitment of medical personnel. Companies who have stock on hand and are offering to DONATE or SELL medical supplies and equipment (e.g. gowns, masks, ventilators, face shields), visit Supply Registration Form to apply.Local manufacturers and industry sector companies looking to begin producing supplies please visit COVID-19 Emergency Supply Sourcing & Manufacturing.  Grants and Funding OpportunitiesMutual Aid NYC is a network of groups organizing to provide aid and support to New Yorkers in the midst of the COVID-19. Groups may be located here. The Northern Manhattan Emergency Recovery fund is offering immediate emergency assistance. To apply, click here. The Robin Hood Fund is now accepting applications from organizations on a rolling basis for immediate response grants. Visit the Robin Hood Website for more information. The New York Community Trust has created the NYC COVID-19 Response and Impact Fund Applications for grants are now available forNYC-based nonprofits that are trying to meet new urgent needs that are hitting our city. Hot Bread Kitchen has recently developed a relief fund in support of small business grants, family stipends, financial coaching and providing meals for hospital workers and front line responders. CJI Strategic Opportunities Support (SOS) Rapid Response Fund is providing flexible and immediate funding to organizations responding to changing political landscapes and working to build collective power at critical junctures. The rapid response fund, Collective Future Fund Survivor Safety and Support Fund is a  rapid response fund will give increased funding support to Collective Future Fund’s existing grantees, while financial offering financial support to survivors and low-wage women of color and immigrant workers, and provide additional support to other critical efforts to advance safety and support the queer, trans, and cis women of color, Indigenous, and immigrant women survivors who are on the front lines of this crisis.In response to the emergent needs of Black feminists, Susu Rapid Response Support for Black Feminists has been developed for those who are living/caring/healing/responding and beyond to COVID-19, SUSU will be dispersing rapid response funds for the next 2 months to Black feminists.TheOrka Project has launched the Black Trans Solidarity Fund to raise money to combat food insecurity in the Black Trans/GNC Community. New York City Financial Empowerment Center counselors are available to support those experiencing financial challenges.Edquity is here to help you support students, offering efficient, online access to emergency funding and other resources during the current pandemic. Coronavirus Financial Impact Loan provided by the Hebrew Free Loan Society is offering loans to support individuals with financial challenges caused by the Coronavirus outbreak.Food Resources:Food Not Bombs Bed Stuy is passing out groceries at Marcy and Lafayette in Bed-Stuy every Saturday at 3pm. Smile Faith has created a survey to help individuals in need of food delivered in the current pandemic. Comida Gratis is an interactive Spanish language map that allows for the spanish speaking community across NYC find available food pantries Food Bank For New York City has created an interactive map to find “grab and go: meals and pantry bags to minimize the risk of exposure. Hunger Free American has generated Neighborhood Guides to Food & Assistance containing detailed information on free food access in all five boroughs. Click here to find out where to find Brooklyn resources in languages such as English, Spanish, Chinese, French and Polish.  The following stores have developed dedicated shopping hours for seniors and Immunocompromised Individuals:Whole Foods: Daily 8:00am-9:00amTarget: Wednesdays 7:00am-8amTrader Joe’s: Reserved expedited line daily 9:00am-10:00amStop and Shop: Daily 6:00am-7:30amIf you are in need of Free Groceries, go to 716 Chester St. Brooklyn NY 11212. If you are sick or over the age of 65 this group will deliver free groceries to you in Brooklyn, Please call them at 718-306-1036 for more information. The Southern Smoke for Emergency Relief Program provides emergency funding to those employed by restaurants or bars that have faced unforeseen expenses that cannot or will not be covered by insurance. The City of New York is hiring licensed TLC drivers to deliver food to New Yorkers in need during the COVID-19 crisis. To find out if you are eligible, visit the NYC Food Delivery Driver Portal. Support for ArtistsAnonymous Was A Woman (AWAW) x New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) Emergency Relief Grant will distribute $250,000 in unrestricted grants, up to $2,500 apiece, to women artists who have experienced financial hardship from loss of income or opportunity as a direct result of the crisis. As with AWAW’s annual award, the program is open to women-identifying visual artists over the age of 40 in the United States and territories, and aims to address the unique challenges faced by artists in middle age or older, particularly at this critical time The Authors League Fund helps professional authors, journalists, poets, and dramatists who find themselves in financial need because of medical or health-related problems, temporary loss of income, or other misfortune. The Binc Foundation is providing financial assistance to booksellers and employees, independent bookstores, and local comic book stores affected by COVID. DGF provides emergency financial assistance to individual playwrights, composers, lyricists, and book writers in dire need of funds due to severe hardship or unexpected illness. Mayer Foundation Economic Relief Grants provides grants to individual artists and nonprofits who are distressed or suffering as a result of poverty, low income or lack of financial resources.Resources for the LBGTQ+ CommunityThe End is Queer: NYC Mutal Aid is a LGBTQ specifc response to the COVID-19 pandemic as way to build and maintain community bonds and empower folkd to organize support. You may join their Facebook Group or Discord (Discord is prefered) to become involved.A Know Your Rights Guide for Transgender New Yorkers Navigating COVID-19 guide has been prepared to ensure trans and nonbinary people are aware of their legal rights and can make informed decisions about their safety, health, and well-being as the situation continues to evolve. Oprima aquí para la versión española.Consuelo Kanaga (American, 1894-1978). Hands, 1930. Gelatin silver photograph). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Wallace B. Putnam from the Estate of Consuelo Kanaga, 82.65.2248 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum) -- source link

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