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COVID-19 Resources
Last updated on: May 19, 2021
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As the COVID-19 crisis continues to evolve around the world, communities may seek alternative ways to remain welcoming places for all people. At Welcoming America, we have compiled the following resources for the public and members alike.
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Welcoming America Resources
Resilient Rapid Response Initiative
- Learn more about our Resilient Rapid Response Initiative
- Ten communities awarded funds to grow inclusive emergency response
- Read the press release about the Initiative
Blog Posts
- Member Spotlight: Strategic language access is key to crises in Aurora, CO
- Member Spotlight: How Charlotte, NC makes emergency response more inclusive for all
- Adaptive, resilient, and innovative: How the Welcoming Network is responding to COVID-19
- Member Spotlight: How a YMCA in Illinois is keeping community during COVID-19
- Member Spotlight: Resilience during COVID-19 in Salt Lake County
- How to be a good neighbor during a crisis
Statements & Talking Points
- Response to executive order on immigration during coronavirus pandemic
- Response to coronavirus stimulus bill passage
- Message for Congress: Nonprofits, immigrants must be considered in coronavirus stimulus bill
- Statement on COVID-19
- Talking points and messaging guide (PDF)
Stories of Welcoming During COVID-19
- Irish people send donations to Native Americans, returning a Great Famine-era favor
- Philly’s immigrant-led orgs step up to fight COVID hunger with comfort food
- Video: #InThisTogether series by Define American
- Immigrant women’s sewing collective making masks for those in need (Indo-Canadian Voice Online)
- Social integration and cohesion in a time of social distancing (COMPAS)
- Muslim communities delivering food, medication to sick and elderly during coronavirus pandemic (PennLive)
- St. Louis Chinese community uses its contacts to secure supplies, donations (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- Portland tailor shop makes free face masks to help amid supply shortage (WMTW News – ABC8)
- In eastern Iowa, concerned neighbors take steps to ensure Amish get word about COVID-19 (Des Moines Register)
- Medical providers reach out to LA’s immigrant community amid coronavirus concerns (ABC7)
- 11 local YMCA locations offering relief child care for healthcare, emergency response workers (ABC Action News – Tampa, FL)
- Free meals provided by YMCA mobile kitchen in Greater Lansing area (WILX – Lansing, MI)
- Kind Canadians start ‘caremongering’ trend (BBC News)
- Refugee Chefs to Cook Free Meals For Healthcare Workers and Local Community (Thrillist)
- Coronavirus kindness: Crisis inspires good deeds in Lehigh Valley (The Morning Call)
Member-Only Resources
For our members, please find exclusive content such as webinars, toolkits, and other materials in the member forum (login required).
Other Resources
Immigration Issues
- Resources for Organizations Supporting Immigrant-Owned Small Businesses During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Resources for Immigrants, Parents, and Educators (Immigrant Learning Center)
- As U.S. Health-Care System Buckles under Pandemic, Immigrant & Refugee Professionals Could Represent a Critical Resource
- Resources for Immigrants During the Coronavirus Crisis (Informed Immigrant)
- ‘I’m Proud Of Myself’: Refugee Nurse On The Frontlines Of COVID-19 (HuffPost)
- Welcoming and Protecting Immigrants in Healthcare Settings: A Toolkit Developed from a Multi-State Study
- Digital First Responders: How Innovative News Outlets are Meeting the Needs of Immigrant Communities
- Helping Your Clients Navigate Economic Hardship During the COVID-19 Crisis
- Resources for Immigrants in Champagne-Urbana, Illinois
- Access to Health Care for Immigrants and Their Families (National Immigration Law Center)
- New American Economy Report on Immigration & COVID-19
- Church World Service’s COVID-19 Resources for Immigrants & Refugees
- Webinar: Migration & Coronavirus: A Complicated Nexus Between Migration Management and Public Health
- Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR): Resource Hub
- Needs assessment form for local service providers by The Immigrant Service Provider Network of St. Louis
Language Access
- Multilingual Tutorials on Zoom & Other Online Platforms
- Getting Started With Video Remote Interpreting
- Google Drive of COVID-19 Multilingual Resources
- Speaking of English: Teaching English in Anxious Times
- COVID-19 Health Literacy Project: Fact Sheets in Multiple Languages
- A Round-Up of Multilingual Resources on COVID-19
- Watch: Immigrant-run radio station fills language gap on coronavirus response (Washington Post)
- Multilingual Resources for COVID-19 Response by the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska
Inclusion & Anti-Discrimination
- 10 ways to make sure small businesses weather the storm and can rebuild for the long term
- Tips for Creating an Inclusive Virtual Space (Aspen Institute)
- AdCouncil Special Report on Low Income Minority Americans During COVID-19
- 6 Actionable Ways to Support Asian Americans During COVID-19 (Ad Council)
- How to Host a Virtual Civic Dinner (Video)
- #WeavingCommunity social media campaign by the National Conversation Project
- AARP Community Connections Offers Ways to Find Help
- COVID-19 – Racial Equity & Social Justice Resources (Racial Equity Tools)
- Talking About Coronavirus: Centering Language around Inclusion, Empowerment, and Justice (Opportunity Agenda)
- Anti-stigma social media toolkit (King County, WA)
- ‘The Cripples Will Save You’: A Critical Coronavirus Message from a Disability Activist (CreakyJoints.org)
- For teachers and administrators: Speaking Up Against Racism Around the New Coronavirus (Tolerance.org)
- 6 Actionable Ways to Support Asian Americans During COVID-19 (AdCouncil)
- Why We Need Race and Ethnicity Data to Beat COVID-19
Nonprofit Management
- CommunityFirst COVID-19 Roadmap
- Center for Disaster Philanthropy: COVID-19 Response Fund
- Help keep these immigrant-serving organizations operating during COVID-19
- Webinar: Staying Connected – Tips and Tactics for Effective External Communication Despite Social Distance
- Leading Groups Online (PDF)
- The Management Center’s COVID-19 Resources
- Small Business Resource Center (SBRC) by the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) If you have multilingual resources for businesses impacted by COVID-19, send them to [email protected].
- The Nonprofit Finance Fund’s COVID-19 Resources
- CharityHowTo Free Webinar “Coronavirus and Nonprofit Grants: Tactics and Strategies to Help You Adapt”
- CharityHowTo Free Webinar “Fundraising in the Time of Coronavirus: How to Manage and Modify Your Fundraising”
General Well-Being
- Wellbeing for Refugee Service Providers during COVID-19: Am I OK?
- Google Arts & Culture: Virtual Tours
- Crisis Text Line: How to Handle Coronavirus
- Apart, Not Alone (TIME)
- 30 Ways to Care for Yourself During COVID-19 (Church World Services)
- A Listening Care Package for Uncertain Times
- My Hero is You, Storybook for Children on COVID-19