Philly/PA COVID-19 MUTUAL AID RESOURCES
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DOMESTIC/SEXUAL VIOLENCE & MENTAL HEALTH
Translated Info:
SUPPORT FOR MEDICAL WORKERS + PATIENTS
PA HOUSING, UTILITY RIGHTS, AND PUBLIC RESOURCES
- PETITION: PA rent freeze and moratorium on evictions
- Where to find free, nutritious food during COVID-19
- Questionaire: Covid-19/Coronavirus Philly Housing Impact
- Staying Connected During the Coronavirus Situation Internet Essentials by Comcast
- Communal Housing and Quarantine, what you need to know
- Petition: Tell City Council to Halt All Evictions During COVID-19
- Philly Tenant Rights Website
- Letter: Tell Congress to Include Emergency Funds for Homelessness in Coronavirus Response
- TOOLS FOR TENANTS IN PHILADELPHIA DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
- Findhelp.org
- Community Legal Services DID YOU LOSE A JOB OR REDUCE YOUR HOURS BECAUSE OF THE CORONAVIRUS?
- PhilaLegal.Org: Applying for legal assistance
- Get Law Student Help With Coronavirus Resources
- dial 211 or text your zip code to #898-211 If you need assistance finding food, paying housing bills, accessing free childcare, or other essential services
- If you need to apply for benefits, please apply online using Compass (www.compass.state.pa.us) or call Benephilly: 844-848-4376. The County Assistance Offices are closed to the public, but they’re processing applications.
If you already receive benefits, but you’ve lost income, you may be eligible for an increase in SNAP or TANF. The County Assistance Offices are closed to the public. Don’t go to the County Assistance Office! You should submit information about a change in income in one of the following ways: Online through Compass (www.compass.state.pa.us), Through the free mobile app MyCompassPA, By calling the Customer Service Center at 215-560-7266
If you don’t have paperwork from your job (such as pay stubs or a letter about your hours), you should explain your loss of income in your own words. You can do that in the comments section of Compass.
If your Medical Assistance is cut off orif you get a notice it will close, or if your application is denied, please call Community Legal Services at 215-227-2400 and leave a message. They will call you back.
If you have questions about Medical Assistance or other health insurance, please call the Pennsylvania Health Access Network hotline: 877-570-3642 - Apply for WIC: Call 1-800-942-9467
- home heating help: http://on.pa.gov/LIHEAP
- Vote by mail ballot: http://VotesPA.com/ApplyMailBallot
- Report price gouging: pricegouging@attorneygeneral.gov
- Get tax answers: http://revenue-pa.custhelp.com
- File for unemployment: http://bit.ly/3a2qARW
- Apply for Medicaid: http://on.pa.gov/compass
- Apply for SNAP: http://on.pa.gov/compass
- List of Grocery Stores That Accept EBT Online for Delivery
- Credit/mortgage/rent advice: http://on.pa.gov/2Jb8UYp
- Access driver services: http://dmv.pa.gov/online-services
- Find professional license services: http://pals.pa.gov
- The Philadelphia Furniture Bank is sorely in need of dressers and small dinette tables to help people move safely from shelter to a new home, and are accepting curbside donations! Drop off between 10am and 3:30pm Monday-Friday. Call when you arrive 215-291-9830. We’ll grab the furniture and give it a thorough cleaning before bringing it inside.
- Petition: Philly Workers For Dignity (Petition for undocumented and documented workers' protection)
- Philabundance ( Philabundance is building and distributing emergency food boxes across our nine-county service area. Please consider helping cover the cost of as many boxes as possible to help our neighbors in need through this difficult and unprecedented time.)
- Sample Landlord Negotiation Letter
- Bethesda Project: Updates, Needs, and Resources during the COVID19 Outbreak
- Petition: fully fund the US Postal Service
PRISONER/PRISON ABOLITION RESOURCES
DISABILITY INFO + MUTUAL AID RESOURCES
Mayor’s Office on People with Disabilities
If you are in need of food delivery due to the
coronavirus illness and are quarantined, a disabled
person who cannot get out of the house , or you’re a
senior who can’t go to any of the locations posted on
the phila.gov website to pick up nutritious food. If
you need food delivered to your homes please email
your name, phone number, address, and zip
code at Claudia.Tasco@phila.gov or call and leave
your information at 215-686-2798, the voicemail is
being checked every day for calls. She will return your
call and let you know when someone will be able to
assist you.
Claudia Tasco, Constituent Service Coordinator
The Mayor’s Office on People with Disabilities
215-686-2798
(Fishadelphia's mutual aid efforts.)
SMALL BUSINESSES
DETENTION CENTERS
SEX WORKER / ARTIST/ RESTARAUNT
GIG ECONOMY RESOURCES
CHILDCARE, STUDENT-BASED RESOURCES
SAFER SEX PRACTICES
ANIMAL CARE + RESOURCES
DIY REMEDIES + HELPFUL GUIDES
Disclaimer: The resources above are presented for information only. If at any point you have trouble breathing or feel like you are experiencing more than a medium intensity flu, get in touch with your doctor / the local hospital immediately. No herbal protocols should be recommended exclusively without following all of the conventional recommendations. Contact your healthcare professional promptly should you have any health related questions. Never disregard or delay medical advice based upon information you may have read. You should not use the information provided to diagnose or treat any health issues or for prescription of any medication or other treatment. You should always consult with your healthcare professional and read information provided by the product manufacturer and any product label or packaging, prior to using any medication, nutritional, herbal or homeopathic product or before beginning any exercise or diet program or starting any treatment for a health issue. Individuals are different and may react differently to different products. You should consult your physician about interactions between medications you are taking and nutritional supplements.