Additional Resources & Support

For support with applying for Food stamps, Cash Assistance, Medicaid and Transportation services, visit: ACCESS HRA

To apply for unemployment benefits, visit: Department of Labor

For meal assistance, visit: NYC Schools- free meals for all or Invisible Hands Deliver

For mental health digital resources, visit: https://nycwell.cityofnewyork.us/en/covid-19-digital-mental-health-resources/

For information on how to support your child with grief: https://grievingstudents.org

Community Support 

NYC COVID-19 Citywide Information Portal 

Plentiful is an Android-only app which features a map and advance reservation system for food pantries. It seems like a great way for New York families to get food. iPhone users can text “FOOD” to 726-879 to get information; or just visit the Plentiful website.

Practice Makes Perfect has announced a free online student enrichment program which will serve 5,000 NYC public school students between grades 3 - 8. Learn more, and fill out the interest forms in English or Spanish.

Free Groceries

Food pantry groceries are available to all New Yorkers in five boroughs at the Neighborhood Opportunity Network Nutrition Kitchens, in partnership with the Food Bank of NYC and the NYC Young Men’s Initiative. Please follow the link for more information: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/neon/programs/nutrition-kitchen.page 

Telemedicine for Vulnerable New Yorkers

New York City has set up a free Phone-A-Clinician and Tele-Visits to ensure the hardest hit communities have more options when it comes to health care. 

�Call 844-NYC-4NYC for COVID-19 related medical concerns.

411 on COVID-19 Now

�All you need to know about COVID-19 Now: 

https://www.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-main.page

https://www.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-vaccines.page