I will be regularly updating this list of resources with new information for you, on the local, regional, state, and national level. I aim not to bring you an avalanche of options, but rather a curated list beyond those in individual posts, that I think will be helpful. We're all so overwhelmed that searching on the internet now is as if someone throws an encyclopedia at you, so you can always come here for a discrete list of tools. Email cares@wlvt.org if there's a category we should add or update.
Local Lehigh Valley & Regional Resources
- LVEDC Reports Initial Findings From Survey of COVID-19 Economic Impacts (March 24, 2020, LVEDC)
- Assistance with Applying for Disaster Relief (Small Business Development Center at Lehigh University)
- Pennsylvania Rapid Response Guide (PA Department of Labor and Industry)
- Banks, Consumer Protection Bureau Offer Help With Stimulus Funds (Lehigh Valley Business)
- Berks County Community Foundation offering Nonprofits COVID-19 Fund (Berks County Community Foundation)
- Montgomery County Foundation (COVID19 resources)
- PA CARES Program launches to offer supplemental aid to Pennsylvania Businesses (Attorney General Shapiro Press Release)
- COVID19 Resources for Businesses, Communities and Local Governments (Pennsylvania Department of Consumer and Economic Development)
- The Philadelphia Fund COVID-19 Fund
- United Way of Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (COVID19 resources)
- Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania (COVID19 Resources)
- Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance (COVID19 Resources and CARES programs applications)
- Be An Angel - The Latest on what Lehigh Valley Nonprofits Need (The Morning Call)
National Resources
- Restaurant Employee Relief Fund ($500 grant per one person)
- US Chamber of Commerce Emergency Loans Guide and Checklist (Chamber of Commerce) - Added 4/8/20
CARES Act Basics
- The Anatomy of the $2 Trillion COVID-10 Stimulus Bill (Visualcapitalist.com)
- Coronavirus Emergency Loans Small Business Guide and Checklist (U.S. Chamber of Commerce)
- Text of the CARES Act (U.S. Congress)
Nonprofits
- Nuts and Bolts: Applying for Loans Available Through the CARES Act (PANO webinar)
- Everything Your Nonprofit Needs to Know About the Stimulus Package (Classy.org)
- The $2 Trillion Coronavirus Stimulus Bill Encourages Americans to Donate to Charity (Marketwatch)
- 7 Ways CARES Act Financially Supports Nonprofits (The Nonprofit Times)
- Support for Nonprofits: Outline (Cornerstone Independence Asset Management)
- The Council of Foundations Resource Hub
Unemployment
- CareerOneStop data hub for unemployment information by state
- Unemployment, sick leave, and Frequently Asked Questions – for Employers (PA Office of Unemployment Compensation)
- File an Unemployment Claim (PA Office of Unemployment Compensation)
- File an Unemployment Claim (NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development)