Local COVID-19 Resources-5/15/2020

There are many resources to help during this time. Here are a few local ones. Sign up for updates where possible to keep up with the latest info.

• New: Tips for Staying Safe During COVID-19: Grocery Shopping and Take-out Food from Cambridge Public Health Department: bit.ly/361QILq

• New: The Pandemic – Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) Program is additional money for families to buy food while schools are closed due to COVID-19. Cambridge Public School families with children who qualify for free/reduced price school meals are eligible. Watch your mail for a P-EBT card or for funds to be added to your current EBT card. Info: bit.ly/362fGKM

• Latest news from the City: www.cambridgema.gov/covid19. You can sign up to get regular updates.
• The City is providing information in multiple languages related to important COVID-19 content. A multilingual help resource is now available in Amharic, Arabic, Bangla, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Spanish, and Simplified Chinese. https://www.cambridgema.gov/covid19/multilingualhelp.

• Cambridge Health Alliance launches COVID-19 testing in Cambridge. Call 617-665-2928 to make an appointment. Details: bit.ly/2WBhNRC

• Updated 5/7: Food resources compiled by Cambridge in Motion: Link
  • Translated flyers in Spanish, Haitian Creole, Mandarin & Arabic. http://bit.ly/3bjPg8x

• Find It Cambridge developed a curated list of supports for disabled people. It includes delivery services, parent groups, learning tools, health services, and more! https://www.finditcambridge.org/Disabilities

• Face coverings must be worn in public places, businesses and common areas of residential buildings. Details including where to get masks or how to make them: https://bit.ly/35k6EIP

• Pandemic Unemployment Insurance for people who can’t work because of a COVID-19 reason but are not eligible for regular unemployment: https://bit.ly/3aDQv1I

• CEOC (Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee) is providing support to people around filing for unemployment and health insurance, in Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Amharic, Spanish & English:  www.ceoccambridge.org or 617-868-2900.

• Cambridge Community Foundation COVID-19 Emergency Fund: Link
• List of businesses that are open or closed: https://bit.ly/2UDu3RM
• List of nonprofits that are open: https://bit.ly/3cG2bSY

• Cambridge Public Schools:
  • Breakfast and Lunch for Children & Youth: Link
  • Learning at Home: https://www.cpsd.us/athome

• Daily activities for kids and other resources posted on https://www.facebook.com/LetsTalkCambMA/
• List of virtual activities at home from Find It Cambridge https://bit.ly/FIVirtAct
• Parental Stress Line: 800-632-8188 (available 24/7)