Staten Island COVID-19 - Resources and Information Network

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THIS RESOURCE DOC IS BEING RELEASED IN PROGRESS; UPDATES ARE ONGOING

For information about the volunteers on this project, see the very bottom of thisprdocument. 

Contact
A group of volunteers are working on this project. You can reach us at SICOVID19@gmail.com.

We currently have a Facebook Group and welcome help from volunteers who could maintain an Instagram.

A Facebook Page is imminent, and we will create a Twitter if there is a demand.  If you have any questions or comments, any information or resources for this document, or would like to help with this effort, please email SICOVID19@gmail.com.

Quick references

SI Community COVID-19 Services

Map:         SI Resource Map by Marilyn Zayfert

Borough President’s Office HelpLine         718-816-2000                https://www.statenislandusa.com/contact.html

NYC info: http://nyc.gov/coronavirus         

or text COVID to 692692        

(En español, COVIDESP a 692692)

NY State info: https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/home

Report price gouging to NYS Attorney General:        Form to report price gouging

Sobriety: Online resources and support                Online AA meetings and resources

National domestic violence hotline:        1-800-799-7233

Project Hospitality Mobile Pantry Locations - Free Produce and Social Services Assistance        Mobile pantry and services

Need Assistance? Want to volunteer? Individuals who are elderly, sick, or in need of assistance may reach out to MAS Staten Island Center.

• Muslim American Society of SI         Submit mutual aid form        Or email: si-outreach@masnewyork.org phone: 718-667-1896 

Staten Island COVID-19 Volunteers-         Google Form

Staten Island Mutual Aid Network (FAM)         Google Document, Tweet

Volunteers to sew masks for Staten Island                sign up form here

Note: desired design and materials being discussed with healthcare providers; volunteer sewists can sign up for when that info is ready

Fare It Forward - donating transit fare to SI now out of work. Note: all bus entry now from rear with no fare collection.

Fare it Forward FB Group

Immediate Needs / News

The City of New York is seeking New York State-certified healthcare workers to support healthcare facility needs.

Mask/Glove/ Supply Donation to front line medical personnel- Info

Medical Needs

• AS ALWAYS, IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE ARE EXPERIENCING A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, CALL 911.
• Contact your doctor or healthcare provider as first step if feeling ill. If you do NOT have a regular healthcare provider and feel ill, you may call 311.

NYC health-specific site: NYC DoH COVID page

from NYC Gov:

• All New Yorkers should consider themselves potentially exposed to coronavirus. That means that everyone should stay home as much as possible, even if they do not have any symptoms of COVID-19.
• You should consult with your doctor if:

• Have fever, cough, shortness of breath or other cold or flu-like symptoms and do not feel better after three to four days
• Have mild symptoms and are an older adult or have any of the chronic health conditions listed above
• Use telephone, text, telemedicine or a patient portal to reach out rather than going to your doctor in person.

• If you need help finding a healthcare provider, call 311.

NYC Health guidance *NEW as of 3/22

Self-Monitoring and Getting Tested

While at home, all New Yorkers should monitor their health. Self-monitoring means you check yourself for fever and remain alert for COVID-19 symptoms — fever, cough, shortness of breath and sore throat.

If you think you have COVID-19 and your illness is mild, you do not need to see your health care provider and you will not be tested. Getting tested will not change what your provider will tell you to do to get better. They will tell you to stay home so you do not get others sick.

Unless you are hospitalized and a diagnosis will impact your care, you will not be tested. Limiting testing protects health care workers and saves essential medical supplies, such as masks and gloves, that are in short supply.

• To find out whether you can qualify for Medicaid or other free and low cost health insurance.

Mental Health Support

Homebound Seniors

• Relief Funds

Emergency relief and grocery/meal funds to donate to or request from

Groceries and meals funds

• City Harvest can accept only batches of 3,000 lbs or more for pickup at this point. However, for smaller batches of prepared food or packaged food, either contact the pantries and soup kitchens near you or email sfowler@cityharvest.org, who will connect you to a pantry or soup kitchen. For instructions and information on safe handling of donated food, see https://www.cityharvest.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/FY20-City-Harvest-Donor-Packet-Updated.pdf

Project Hospitality will accept trays of pasta and community-serveable food in this time of need. Six trays are needed daily.

To adopt one tray or more (can be picked up if you cannot deliver) call 718-448-1544 x134 or email SICOVID19@gmail.com

Gig Workers Disaster Unemployment Assistance

Food and Food Insecurity

Emergency Food

From NYC gov: If you need emergency food assistance, call the Emergency Food Hotline at 866-888-8777 or 311 to find a local pantry or kitchen. There is no income limit for emergency food.

Food Pantries / Services

School Food / Child Wellness

Advocacy

Housing

As of March 16, eviction proceedings and pending orders are suspended statewide until further notice.

Housing court functions such as landlord lockouts, repair orders, and serious code violations will continue.

• Anyone with knowledge of City marshals attempting to execute on warrants of eviction can report this activity by calling DOI’s Bureau of City Marshals at (212) 825-5953.

Support for eviction prevention: Bronx Works, Catholic Charities - helps regardless of denomination, Coalition for the Homeless

Metropolitan Council on Housing has a tenants' rights hotline with new expanded hours.

Call  212-979-0611

They also seek volunteers to help by phone via this form: Met Council volunteer form

Further info, by NYC social workers: Resource doc by NYC LCSWs

Donate Blood

Healthcare Provider Surge Staffing

Childcare info in progress

If you are deemed an essential worker by NYC who must report to work, you may qualify to have your chil(dren) attend a Regional Enrichment Center, open 7:30am - 6:00pm Monday-Friday, starting on Monday, March 23rd.

Visit this link and complete form

Education info upcoming

Tutoring

College students offering FREE online tutoring to NYC students:

tutoring request form

Couriers and Delivery info upcoming

Health and Fitness

Emotional wellness and activities

Online Fitness Classes

Arts & Entertainment

Radio / Music Streaming

Learn A New Skill

Staten Island Arts, the arts council for Richmond County, is managing a log of Free Online Art Experiences - includes international, national, and LOCAL experiences. Have an entry for them to consider? Email coahsi@gmail.com.

Utilities info upcoming

Con Edison will not shut off service for nonpayment during this crisis.

Further info from Con Edison, including waiving late payment fees and suspending meter readings, can be found at Con Ed's site re: COVID

If you have an electrical emergency, call 1-800-75-CONED (1-800-752-6633)

(Emergencies requiring FDNY or NYPD, call 911.)

Fundraisers & Cash Assistance

Advocacy and Organizing

(Info upcoming)

*Until this section populated, go to Resource Guide prepared by NYC social workers, here: Resource doc by LCSWs here

Per NYC Gov, if you are being harassed due to your race, nation of origin or other identities, call 311 or file a complaint online.

For more info about your rights to be free from discriminatory harassment,

visit NYC Commission on Human Rights

Immigration Justice

Economic Justice

Housing Justice

Criminal Justice

Health Care

Local Information

NYC/NY State Information

• NYC and Mayor Bill de Blasio - http://nyc.gov/coronavirus or text COVID to 692692.

• Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19): What You Need to Know

• NY State and Governor Andrew Cuomo - https://health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/coronavirus/
• NYC Department of Health - 2019 Novel Coronavirus

News

• Gothamist -
• Daily Updates,
• How To Prepare For The Coronavirus In NYC,
• FAQ

• New York Times -
• Coronavirus Live Updates
• Gotham Gazette 

Schools

• NYC K-12 Schools - Coronavirus update NYC schools are closed from Monday March 16 through April 20 at minimum

• CUNY - Coronavirus Update

Museums, Libraries, and Cultural Institutions

• New York Public Library - All New York Public Library locations will be closed to the public beginning on Saturday, March 14 through at least Tuesday, March 31
• Brooklyn Public Library - Closed starting Monday March 16
• Broadway - New York Is Shutting Down Broadway Shows And All Gatherings Over 500 People

• Brooklyn Museum - Closed starting Friday, March 13

Other Information and Resources

General COVID-19

• Coronavirus Resource Kit - http://bit.ly/CoronavirusResourceKit

• Covid-19 Mutual Aid & Advocacy Resources - Google Document

• Coronavirus Tech Handbook: a crowdsourced resource for technologists building things related to the coronavirus outbreak - Google Document

• NYC DSA COVID-19 Resource Guide

• Tech:NYC COVID-19 Resource Guide

• Information for medical professionals (very detailed): Emcrit.org.

• COVID-19 Freelance Artist Resources link

COVID-19 Mutual Aid

• Article on COVID-19 mutual aid groups and how-to resources - IGD article

• Guide on COVID-19 safety practices for mutual aid projects web PDF download print PDF download

Specific Issues

• Building classroom communities during Coronavirus - Google Document

• Futures Without Violence on Covid-19 Regarding Domestic Violence - Website

Scientific Information

• Ask a Scientist COVID-19 Questions, this is still in development so keep on checking back as it improves but it is live now -  https://covid19.fas.org/l/en

• Johns Hopkins University’s global tracking of SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 - https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6

• The COVID Tracking Project compiled, comprehensive testing data - https://covidtracking.com/

• COVID-19 in the US and Canada Tracking document, updated daily with local and regional and national data - https://coronavirus.1point3acres.com/en

• New York Times Article on SARS-CoV-2 biology with illustrations - https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/11/science/how-coronavirus-hijacks-your-cells.html

• Coronavirus Misinformation Tracking Center - https://www.newsguardtech.com/coronavirus-misinformation-tracking-center/

Who is this and who else is involved?

This group is a "Cooperative" and modeled from the mutual aid example, because it's dependent upon the cooperation of everyday people, organizations, and elected officials. The most important partner here is YOU. We are regularly consulting with elected officials, existing organizations, and experts in their respective fields to provide and share only confirmed and vetted info and updates.

Your cooperation (reading forms and instructions), generosity of energy, talent, skills, and vision will be the most important determination of how well our Staten Island neighbors will fare during this emergency.

There is no plan to create or register an official organization out of this grassroots effort; the priority is exclusively on managing current and anticipated needs that may arise throughout this emergency.

There will be no exchange or request of funds at any time, although we may amplify "asks" from organizations on occasion.

Info about collaborators:

Cooperative organizations - and helpful individuals involved in those orgs, and independently helpful - include Marilyn Zayfert, creator of StatenIslandNYCLiving.com (updated regularly with COVID crisis info); Sarah Blas of Richmond Terrace Community Gardens and local wellness orgs; Gena Mimozo, Deputy Director of Staten Island Arts (the borough’s arts council) and member of SI Democratic Socialists of America; Diane Painter Velletri, Producer, Project Manager, Creative and Marketing Director; Volunteer with City Harvest, Citymeals on Wheels, Advisory Board member of West Side Campaign Against Hunger; member of Staten Island Women who March whose members are also contributing; NYCID (the NY Center for Interpersonal Development); the "SI contingent" of elected officials; Civic Associations across the Island; MAS Staten Island; and multiple nonprofits.

Group initiated by Natalie DeVito in cooperation and consultation with all the above, and inspired by Mutual Aid models across the country. Natalie is a disabled activist and advocate on Staten Island. She runs a Facebook group for Staten Islanders with food allergies and celiac disease, and one for fellow alumni of LaGuardia HS and its legacy schools. She volunteers and organizes with local groups centered on human rights and progressive causes, including Move Forward Staten Island, SIWwM, Fight Back Bay Ridge, and NYCID. She is married to Michael DeVito, Jr.