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2 | Welcome to the Freelancers Mutual Aid Circle | |||||||||
3 | Community makes us stronger and freelancers are coming together all over the country to support each other. That's why we formed this central database of resources, support opportunities, and up-to-date information for freelancers impacted by COVID-19. We hope you will join us in building connection and mutual aid with one another by joining an existing effort (or forming a new one.) | |||||||||
4 | Help us build the Circle! Join our Google Group here. | |||||||||
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6 | What's Included: | |||||||||
7 | 1) Government Relief Resources | Information on freelance unemployment insurance, the federal stimulus bill and other government relief resources. | ||||||||
8 | 2) Freelancers Mutual Aid Networks | Private relief funds/groups, how to apply, and donate. | ||||||||
9 | 3) Extended Open Enrollment Periods | Several states have extended their open enrollment periods for health insurance. If you do not have health insurance, you can sign up for insurance without having a qualifying event. | ||||||||
10 | 4) Unemployment Insurance by State | State by state updates on unemployment insurance for freelancers as well as updates on the PUA program roll outs. | ||||||||
11 | 5) Mental Health Resources | Mental health is as important as physical health. Find virtual resources, discounts and more. | ||||||||
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14 | Events: | |||||||||
15 | Mutual Aid Get-Togethers | Stay up to date on upcoming virtual events | ||||||||
16 | Host a Get-Together | Interested in hosting your own Get-Together? Sign up here with what you would like to offer. | ||||||||
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18 | How to join in: | |||||||||
19 | 1) Join our Google Group and make a suggestion | |||||||||
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21 | 2) Use this quick and easy form (two questions) | |||||||||
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23 | Trupo Partners | |||||||||
24 | This database wouldn’t exist without of everyone coming together to build a better safety net for freelancers. We're working alongside these partners: | |||||||||
25 | Freelancers Union | |||||||||
26 | American Photographic Association | |||||||||
27 | Graphic Artist Guild |
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2 | Government Relief Resources for Freelancers | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Information on freelance unemployment insurance, the federal stimulus bill and other government relief resources. | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | 2 ways to help improve this list: | Join our Google Group | Submit a suggestion | |||||||||||||||||
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6 | Type of Resource | Description | Who Qualifies | Link | Notes | |||||||||||||||
7 | US Govt' Stimulus Payment | A one-time check calculated from your 2019 or 2018 tax return. | - people whose adjusted gross income (AGI) was under $75,000 on their last tax return will get a one-time check of $1,200 - couples who filed jointly and have an AGI under $150k will get $2400 - heads of households who had AGIs under $112,500 will get $1,200 - every dependent under 16 will get $500 - those with AGIs higher than $75k will still get some money, just less than $1,200 - if you had an AGI over $99k (single), $198k (joint), or $146,500 (head of household), you don't qualify | Link | - No need to sign up, checks are automatic and should be cut by April 6 - If you've moved since your last return, check this IRS link for updates: https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus | |||||||||||||||
8 | Unemployment insurance | Unemployment benefits of up to four months, with the typical one-week waiting period waived. Weekly payouts are increased by $600. | - Individuals whose employers have to cease operations because of COVID-19 - Individuals who are temporarily quarantined but expect to return to work - Individuals who left jobs out of risk of exposure - Individuals who left jobs to care for family members | Link | Note: you cannot file using Chrome! Make sure you are using a different browser or you will get stuck. | |||||||||||||||
9 | Paycheck Protection Program | - Up to eight weeks of cash-flow assistance to small businesses and individuals, with 100% federally-guaranteed loans (max interest rate 4%). - The money can be used to pay rent/mortgage/utilities, retain workers, and pay any other debts. | - Companies with fewer than 500 employees, freelancers, and independent contractors who were in business on February 15, 2020 and can prove their business was affected by COVID-19 | Link | -no cost to apply -sole proprietors must show schedules with their income and expenses from their tax return (even if the return hasn't been filed yet) -Independent contractors need to submit Form 1099-MISC -Freelancers or self-employed individuals must submit payroll tax filings sent to the IRS | |||||||||||||||
10 | Small Business Administration (SBA) Disaster Loan | Up to $2 million in economic injury loans. Loans have 15-30 year terms and varying interest rates (2.75% for non-profits, 3.75% for small businesses) | - Small businesses or non-profits in certain states. - Check link >> to see if you qualify. | Link | More info on the paperwork you'll need | |||||||||||||||
11 | 2019 Tax Return | - Tax Filing Deadline extended to July 15, 2020 - Payment Guidelines softened and Compliance Actions postponed April 1 - July 15, 2020 | Everyone who hasn't filed their 2019 return yet | Link | For more information on IRS updates | |||||||||||||||
12 | Paid Sick Leave | - Self-Employed individuals are able to claim a credit against their 2020 Federal income tax bill - If credits exceed tax bill, you will recieve a payment for the excess amount | Self-employed individuals who can't work because they're sick or have to care for a family member who is sick. | Link | More information in this blog post. | |||||||||||||||
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2 | Mutual Aid Networks for Freelancers | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Private relief funds/groups, how to apply, and donate. | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | 2 ways to help improve this list: | Join our Google Group | Submit a suggestion | |||||||||||||||||
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6 | Name | Description | Eligibility Category | Eligibilty Description | Apply | Donate | ||||||||||||||
7 | Freelancers Relief Fund (from Freelancers Union) | Up to $1,000 offered to freelancers experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19 | Freelancers | Freelancers who are sick, lost their jobs, or have caregiving responsbilities | Applications TBD | Link | ||||||||||||||
8 | COVID-19 Mutual Aid Networks By State | A state-by-state breakdown of local mutual aid networks | Freelancers | Varies depending on the network | Browse local networks here | |||||||||||||||
9 | Patreon Artists Fund | Grant money to freelance artists impacfed by COVID-19 | Freelancers | Unclear how much money will be allotted, but it's calculated based on the severity of your circumstances as a freelancer | Link | |||||||||||||||
10 | Covid-19 Financial Solidarity Entry Support | Small peer-to-peer donations | Freelancers | Freelancers affected by COVID-19 | Link | Link | ||||||||||||||
11 | Freelance Co-Op Emergency Fund | If you’re a creative freelancer who has been adversely affected by the COVID-19 virus and resulting public response, you can apply at the Freelance Co-Op for temporary assistance through their financial aid fund | Freelancers | Creative Freelancers | Applications currently closed | Link | ||||||||||||||
12 | Authors League Fund | Loans for writers impacted by COVID-19 (repayment of emergency funding is not required) | Writers | Professional authors, journalists, and poets | Link | Link | ||||||||||||||
13 | PEN America Writers' Relief Fund | Grants of $500 and $1,000 to writers affected by COVID-19 | Writers | Fiction and non-fiction authors, poets, playwrights, screenwriters, translators, and journalists | Link | |||||||||||||||
14 | Substack Independent Writer Grant Program | $500-$5,000 in cash gifts to writers | Writers | Writers | Apply by April 7 | |||||||||||||||
15 | Carnegie Fund for Authors | The Carnegie Fund for Authors awards grants to U.S. authors who have been published by a mainstream publisher and who are in need of emergency funds due to illness or injury to themselves or a family member. | Writers | American authors who has published at least one full-length work — fiction or nonfiction — that has been published by a mainstream publisher | Link | |||||||||||||||
16 | SFWA Emergency Medical Fund (Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America) | The Emergency Medical Fund (EMF) was established to help genre writers pay medical expenses not otherwise covered by insurance. The fund is meant to cover only short-term (i.e. emergency situations that interfere with the ability to write). | Writers | Genre writers | Link | Link | ||||||||||||||
17 | Dramatists Guild Foundation Emergency Grants | Grant money based on severity of need to dramatists | Dramatists | Playwrights, composers, lyricists, and bookwriters | Link | |||||||||||||||
18 | Kiva loan | Zero-interest loans of up to $15,000 with a six-month grace period. | Small Businesses | Small businesses affected by COVID-19 | Link | |||||||||||||||
19 | Facebook Small Business Grants Program | $100 million in cash grants for 30,000 small businesses impacted by COVID-19 | Small Businesses | Small businesses affected by COVID-19 | TBD, look for updates here. | |||||||||||||||
20 | Creator Fund by ConvertKit | ConvertKit has established a $50,000 fund to help creators in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you have medical, childcare, housing, or grocery needs, please apply for assistance. We'll ask for a receipt or invoice before sending the funds via Paypal. | Creators | Creators | Link | |||||||||||||||
21 | Artists Relief Project | Donation-based funds for artists | Artists | Artsits, musicians and performers impacted by COVID-19 | Link | Link | ||||||||||||||
22 | CERF+ Artists | Grants, booth fee waivers and discounts/donations on supplies and equipment | Artists | Craft artists requiring intensive medical care | Link | Link | ||||||||||||||
23 | The Artists’ Fellowship Funds | The Artists’ Fellowship, Inc. is a 501 (c) 3 charitable foundation that financially assists professional visual artists and their families in times of emergency, disability or bereavement. Assistance is given without expectation of repayment. | Artists | Professional fine artists and their families in times of sickness, natural disaster, bereavement or unexpected extreme hardship. | Link | Link | ||||||||||||||
24 | The Safety Net Fund | The Safety Net Fund is a non-profit designed to help support artists in the Bay Area during the COVID-19 crisis. | Artists | We prioritize artists that typically make their living offline at events & retail establishments that have been cancelled or closed due to coronavirus. This includes performing artists, musicians, visual artists, event producers, and other types of creators. (Bay Area, CA) | Link | Link | ||||||||||||||
25 | The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant | The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant program is intended to provide interim financial assistance. | Artists | To be eligible for this program, an artist must be able to demonstrate a minimum involvement of ten years in a mature phase of his or her work. Artists must work in the disciplines of painting, sculpture or printmaking | Link | |||||||||||||||
26 | Rauschenberg Emergency Grants | The program will provide one-time grants of up to $5,000 for unexpected medical emergencies. | Artists | The grants are available to visual and media artists and choreographers who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents in the United States, District of Columbia, or U.S. Territories. | Link | |||||||||||||||
27 | ONE FAIR WAGE — Emergency Coronavirus Tipped and Service Worker Support Fund | Donation-based, cash gifts for service/tipped workers | Service Workers | Service and tipped workers affected by COVID-19 (such as restaurant staff, car service drivers, delivery workers, personal service workers) | Link | |||||||||||||||
28 | Service Industry Tips | Help you location service industry workers by tipping individual workers in your state/location | Service Workers | Apply to be featured in your state listing | Link | Link | ||||||||||||||
29 | Restaurant Workers' Community Foundation COVID-19 Relief Fund | - 50% for direct crisis relief to individual restaurant workers. - 25% for nonprofit organizations serving restaurant workers in crisis. - 25% for zero-interest loans for restaurants to get back up and running. | Restaurant Workers | Restaurant workers | Link | Link | ||||||||||||||
30 | Coronavirus Care Fund (from The National Domestic Workers Alliance) | $400 in emergency assistance to eligble workers | Domestic Workers | Home care workers, nannies and house cleaners experiencing financial hardship due to the coronavirus outbreak | Link | Link | ||||||||||||||
31 | The Actor's Fund | - The Actors Fund has partnered with several industry organizations to provide emergency financial assistance to those who have immediate financial needs. - While some of the funds are for members of entertainment unions, you do not need to be a union member to receive help from The Actors Fund. | Entertainment | Various. Please check link for eligibility >> | Link | |||||||||||||||
32 | Petrillo Memorial Fund | Started in 1951 with a $10,000 personal contribution from AFM President James C. Petrillo in memory of his late son, the Lester Petrillo Memorial Fund for Disabled Musicians is a charitable trust fund that provides financial aid to disabled members. This fund is not intended to replace health insurance or provide general loans, but does supply modest amounts of assistance to qualified applicants on an emergency basis. | Disabled Musicians | Must apply, fund at discretion of the trust >> | Link | |||||||||||||||
33 | AIGA Worldstudio Scholarship | Offers $2,000-$3,000 awards to underrepresented students | Design Students | Must be currently studying design, photography or illustration in college and come from an underrepresented or economically disadvantaged background | Link |
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2 | Health Insurance Open Enrollment | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Several states have extended their open enrollment periods for health insurance. If you do not have health insurance, you can sign up for insurance without having a qualifying event. | |||||||||||||||||||
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6 | California | 4/30 | https://www.coveredca.com/individuals-and-families/getting-covered/special-enrollment/ | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Colorado | 4/3 | https://connectforhealthco.com/get-started/covid-19-support/ | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Connecticut | 4/2 | https://learn.accesshealthct.com/ | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Maryland | 4/15 | https://www.marylandhealthconnection.gov/coronavirus-sep/ | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Massachusetts | 4/25 | ||||||||||||||||||
11 | Minnesota | 4/21 | https://www.mnsure.org/new-customers/enrollment-deadlines/special-enrollment/covid19-sep.jsp | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Nevada | 4/15 | https://www.nevadahealthlink.com/coronavirus/ | |||||||||||||||||
13 | New York | 4/15 | https://nystateofhealth.ny.gov/individual | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Rhode Island | 4/15 | https://healthsourceri.com/ | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Vermont | 4/17 | https://portal.healthconnect.vermont.gov/VTHBELand/welcome.action | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Washington | 4/8 | https://www.wahealthplanfinder.org/_content/Homepage.html |
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3 | Mental health is as important as physical health. Find virtual resources, discounts and more. | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | 2 ways to help improve this list: | Join our Google Group | Submit a suggestion | |||||||||||||||||
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7 | Digital Mental Check-In | Mental Health | Real | Real is offering one-time Digital Mental Check-Ins with their team of therapists to help you develop a plan to prioritize your mental health. | Link | |||||||||||||||
8 | Workshop: Meditation and Mindfulness | Meditation | Smithsonian | Meditation helps us build a relationship to a place of inner quietude. To contribute to a sense of calm in this uncertain time, the Smithsonian is offering free 30-minute online meditations four times each week led by DC-based meditation teachers, starting Monday, March 23. These free sessions are appropriate for all levels of practitioners. All are welcome! No previous experience is required. | Link | |||||||||||||||
9 | NYC Well | Mental Health/Substance Use | City of New York | NYC Well is your connection to free, confidential crisis counseling, mental health and substance misuse support, information and referral. You can reach the toll-free help line 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by phone, text and online chat. Mental health professionals there can link you to the services you need. | Link | |||||||||||||||
10 | SAMHSA’s National Helpline | Mental Health/Substance Use | U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | SAMHSA’s National Helpline is a free, confidential, 24/7, 365-day-a-year treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders. | Link | |||||||||||||||
11 | Free Wellness Classes | Wellness | Yoga Journal | Yoga Journal has put together a list of their online webinars/practices. Including yoga, meditation and other wellness courses | Link | |||||||||||||||
12 | Online Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings | Mental Health/Substance Use | Alcoholics Anonymous | AA already offers a directory of existing online meetings or access to help via email | Link | |||||||||||||||
13 | Free Health and Wellness Classes | Wellness | Creative Live | Free physical and mental health classes | Link | |||||||||||||||
14 | Free Yoga and Meditation | Wellness | Glo | Nine free yoga, pilates, meditation classes | Link | |||||||||||||||
15 | Free Meditation | Wellness | Institute for Jewish Spirituality | Free daily online meditation | Link | |||||||||||||||
16 | Free Meditation | Wellness | Calm | Enjoy this curation of meditations, sleep stories, music and more, all hand-picked to support your mental and emotional wellness through this time. | Link | |||||||||||||||
17 | Online Fitness Classes | Fitness | Peloton | Extended 90 day free trial, reduced subsciption for Peloton Digital | Link | |||||||||||||||
18 | Ziva Meditation Course | Wellness | Ziva Online | Ziva Online is offering 50% off their courses through 4/30, plus free for front-line medical professionals. | Link | |||||||||||||||
19 | Free Meditation | Wellness | Headspace | Headspace is offering a collection of meditation, sleep, and movement exercises | Link |