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Quick COVID-19 Resources and New PHIMC Opportunities
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Dear Friends,
We understand you may be experiencing information overload at this point with all the statements of need, the endless supply of news, and even opportunities streaming into your inbox. It's certainly true for our team here at PHIMC.
At the same time, we want to be sure you're aware of the following opportunities and resources to support your work during the COVID-19 crisis, so we'll get right to it.
Thank you for your everyday work and support of community health and well-being during this pandemic.
To stay up to date on the most breaking information, local issues, and resources, please visit the State of Illinois and/or the City of Chicago Coronavirus Response Center.
Sincerely,
Karen A. Reitan
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Financial support for community-based organizations providing services and resources to communities during the COVID-19 pandemic is available through the Center for Community Health in Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. See their Funding Announcement for details.
A list of emergency financial resources to help with COVID-19 hardships has been compiled by Candid/Grantspace. This includes grants for non-profits, individuals, artists of all disciplines, and small businesses.
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Immediately after we began sheltering in place, VeggieRx, a program of Proviso Partners for Health, began raising funds to expand and meet the emergency food needs of Maywood residents.
Need Food?
If you or someone you know in Maywood needs food, please call or text to sign-up at (708) 397-6012, or sign-up online at
bit.ly/maywoodfood
. Signing up in advance gives the VeggieRX team the information they need to confirm eligibility before they respond.
Want to Donate?
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We are incredibly excited to partner with Chicago Frontline Angels, a grassroots organization working hard and fast to get critical protective gear to Chicago's frontline healthcare workers. They placed an order last week for 4,600 NIOSH certified N95 masks and 1,000 surgical masks which are on their way to Chicago -- and they will continue raising funds, placing orders, and delivering equipment as long as it's needed.
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Racial Disparity in COVID-19 Deaths
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By now, you have probably have seen data showing that 70% of the 86 Chicago residents who have died from COVID-19 were African Americans while the city's population is 29% black. Data from other cities reflects this same disparity, which is why the work we do collectively to improve the health of marginalized communities and to fight against systemic racism is vital today more than ever.
Here are three perspectives on the newest example of deadly racism.
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- 80 hours of Paid Sick Time at full pay if they're affected by the virus or the quarantine, and
- 80 hours of Paid Sick Time at 2/3 pay to take care of a loved one.
Additionally, employees who have worked at least 30 days before the requested leave are eligible for 12 weeks of FMLA at 2/3 pay.
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- WIC is still serving families and continuing daily operations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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For immigrant communities
- Protecting Immigrant Families shares information about immigrant eligibility for public programs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- National Immigrant Law Center created a policy brief on understanding the impact of key provisions of COVID-19 relief bills on immigrant communities.
- Migration Policy Institute released a fact sheet on the vulnerability of immigrant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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For care managers and patient navigators
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For non-profit leadership
- WiredImpact is collecting resources and links to help non-profit organizations in their responses to COVID-19, including information about human resource management, fundraising, communications, event planning and more.
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AmeriCorps
- National Health Corps Chicago seeks AmeriCorps member applicants for the 2020-2021 service term.
- Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Allies seeks AmeriCorps member applicants to serve Illinois communities full-time or part-time beginning now or in the Fall, even while we shelter-in-place.
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Illinois Safe Schools Action Camp
Action Camp is a 5-day sleep-away leadership camp for rising 8th-12th grade LGBTQ+ youth and allies across Illino
is that our Illinois Safe Schools Alliance program hosts every year in partnership with Youth Services. This year, camp is scheduled to take place August 3 - 7, 2020.
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Whether or not you just emerged from an adaptive Easter celebration, you may find a moment of levity here with these cats in bunny ears ringing bells.
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Thank you for your work and support.
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