COVID-19 RESOURCES

Additional Resources and Opportunities

• Unemployment Insurance state-by-state guide
• IRS COVID-19 Page
• From the National Employment Law Project: Resources to Support Workers During the Coronavirus Pandemic
• From the National Partnership for Women and Families: New Emergency Legislation Provides Paid Sick Days and Paid Leave for Child Care for Millions (this resource includes further information on how employers, including self-employed individuals, are reimbursed)
• From the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: COVID-19: Responding to the Health and Economic Crisis
• Non-Filer Guidance
• COVID-19 Legislation Guidance

• Switchboard Blog Post: A Round-Up of Multilingual Resources on COVID-19
• COVID-19 videos for refugee audiences:
  • English
  • Pashto
  • Karen
  • Burmese
  • Arabic
  • Swahili
• Become a Virtual Job Coach: Every day brings new challenges with the COVID-19 virus and all the uncertainty it is causing in the global economy and our own personal lives. Upwardly Global is seeking volunteers to help with resume/cover letter building and interview/networking skills to advance the professional ambitions of their job seekers and help build a more inclusive economy. Sign up here.
• Hope Can’t Be Quarantined. LIRS is launching this campaign in which they’re asking people to write letters to asylum seekers in detention amidst the COVID-19 crisis. This is an opportunity to reach out to those in detention with a word of hope, breaking through their isolation to let them know they are not forgotten. Click here for more info.
• CWS has developed a Community Sponsor Tool Kit to help volunteers remain active and engaged with refugees, albeit remotely during the COVID pandemic.  The toolkit also contains educational resources for community sponsors on refugee-related issues.  You can access it here