Community Resources
GMU’s website for official, university-wide updates about COVID-19 (coronavirus): https://www2.gmu.edu/coronavirus
Scroll to the bottom of the page for a spreadsheet made by a GMU student with more community resources.
What to do if you have confirmed or suspected COVID-19:
Click here for the Virginia Department of Health’s recommended steps for individuals who believe they may have the coronavirus
Student Health Services (703-993-2831) has developed a triage phone and in-person screening process and has implemented additional protocols to help identify possible cases of coronavirus to provide optimal care for those with symptoms and to protect the Mason community.
Housing
Click here for the Virginia Poverty Law Center’s guide to your rights as a tenant during the COVID-19 outbreak
Virginia Poverty Law Center legal helplines:
Eviction Legal Helpline: 1-833-NoEvict
Senior Legal Helpline: 844-802-5910
Food/Supplies
Click here for the Feed More hunger hotline, which will assist you in finding local food resources that fit your needs
Click here for information about the Patriot Pantry located on GMU’s Fairfax Campus in SUB 1. Contact the Patriot Pantry for an appointment via email pantry@gmu.edu or call 703-993-3686.
Healthcare
Click here for a list of VAFCC free clinic locations in your area
Click here for NARAL Virginia’s guide to reproductive healthcare resources during the COVID-19 emergency
Click here for resources on COVID-19 from the National Sexual Violence Resource Network
Financial Assistance
Click here for a list of national and state resources for food and beverage service workers impacted by the COVID-19 emergency.
Click here for information about emergency loans and grants offered by GMU for students impacted by the COVID-19 emergency.
Click here to file for unemployment. You are eligible if you meet any of the following conditions:
If you lost your job due to COVID-19
You are quarantined.
You are caring for a family member who is sick or in quarantine.
You are responsible for a child whose school is closed.
Internet
Internet Essentials: Comcast is now offering 2 free months of its Internet Essentials subscription, which offers internet at a reduced price for all qualifying households. More information is here
Immigrant and Refugee Resources
USAHello (here) offers coronavirus information for immigrants and refugees, available in 46 languages.
Click here for a round-up of multilingual resources about COVID-19
Click here for a spreadsheet on nationwide resources for Undocumented Communities
Click here for Healthcare for Undocumented Communities