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*If you would like to contribute to this list of resources, please email us: cfw@redeemer.com
Ways to Help
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Hope for New York has made a comprehensive list of all urgent needs for its partners across the city. This includes donations and volunteer needs for outreach.
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The City of New York is looking for donations, volunteers, and partners to support the COVID-19 response efforts.
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The city needs about 2,000 people to donate blood every day to maintain its supply. To donate, visit The New York Blood Center or the American Red Cross.
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If you have had COVID-19 and recovered, and live in the Tri-State area (NY, NY, CT), your blood can be used to help treat critically ill patients at Mount Sinai Hospitals. Become a Serum Donor.
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Continue to support your favorite local NYC restaurants by ordering takeout or contributing to their fundraising campaigns: Manhattan & Brooklyn.
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Support local music venues and their staff by buying gift certificates or making donations directly. TimeOut has put together a great resource here.
Ways to Get Help
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The Redeemer Diaconate has put together a COVID 19 resource guide for the general public for financial assistance, food, housing, and medical help.
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The Redeemer Diaconate has also put together a separate resource guide for freelance artists and musicians that focuses more on income replacement.
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Redeemer Counseling Services is launching a series of remote Crisis Support Groups that address specific concerns related to this crisis.
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New York City has a list of resources and services focused on unemployment, medical help, food, and rent and financial assistance, and emotional support + help for organizations.
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The NY Times has put together a guide to connect you to the basic information you’ll need if your income has fallen or been cut off completely.
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Invisible Hands provides free deliveries for the most at-risk community members facing COVID-19. Sign up to volunteer or request a delivery.
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Poets & Writers has put together a list of resources for writers in the time of coronavirus.
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Request, give, or make PPE for healthcare workers at #GetUsPPE.
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Find food assistance, help paying bills, and other free or reduced cost programs, including new programs for the COVID-19 pandemic at findhelp.org
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This website is compiling a list that is specifically designed to serve freelance artists, and those interested in supporting the independent artist community.
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Coronavirus information and resources for the NYC Dance Community by Dance/NYC.
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The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, in partnership with the New York Foundation for the Arts, has launched a new program for emergency medical grants for artists.
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Here is a list of companies hiring during the Coronavirus by NY1.
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What NYC renters need to know during the coronavirus pandemic by Curbed.
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Playwright Horizons have put together a great resource for artists that focuses on remote job opportunities, emergency grants, and more.
Facts & Information
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Centers for Disease Control: Fact Sheet
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World Health Organization: Fact Sheet
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City of New York Department of Health: Fact Sheet
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New York State Department of Health: Fact Sheet
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Coronavirus Tips: Frequently Asked Questions and Advice: NY Times
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What You Can Do About Coronavirus Right Now: NY Times
Work From Home Tips
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How to work from home while being your best self: Slack
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23 Essential Tips for Working Remotely: Inc.
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8 Tips To Make Working From Home Work For You: NPR
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Science-backed tips for settling into your new work-from-home routine: Fast Company
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3 Productivity Tips From Work-From-Home Veterans: Forbes
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Working from home? 4 tips for staying productive: Google
Commentary
Articles
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Christianity Offers No Answers About the Coronavirus. It's Not Supposed To: TIME
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Leading Beyond the Blizzard: Why Every Organization Is Now a Startup: Medium
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How the Pandemic Will End: The Atlantic
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Coronavirus Will Change the World Permanently. Here’s How: Politico
Coverage
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Christian Publications: Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition
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The Coronavirus Outbreak: The New York Times
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Coronavirus, Explained: Vox
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Newspapers/Magazines: The Atlantic, Washington Post, The Economist, Wall St. Journal
Talks
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Peace in Times of Suffering and Uncertainty: Tim Keller
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Coronavirus & Quarantine: What Big Questions Can We Be Asking?: Veritas Forum
Podcasts
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Being psychologically healthy during times of crisis (Boundaries)
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Coronavirus: Fact vs. Fiction with Dr. Sanjay Gupta (CNN)
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Coronavirus Daily (NPR)
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Coronavirus Global Update (BBC World Service)
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Joe Rogan Experience #1439: Michael Osterholm: YouTube
Arts & Culture
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The MET Opera is currently streaming live every night.
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The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center is livestreaming.
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The New York Philharmonic will be offering content online.
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BroadwayHD, an online service providing access to full-length Broadway productions on-demand, is currently offering a weeklong free trial to new customers.
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The Met 360° Project allows viewers to virtually visit The Met's art and architecture using spherical 360° technology.
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Google Arts & Culture allows you to take a virtual tour of the MET, MoMA, Whitney, Guggenheim, The Frick Collection, Museum of Natural History, The Cloisters, Brooklyn Museum, and The Morgan.
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Google Arts & Culture also has a virtual tour of 9 Amazing Street Art Murals in New York.
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You can digitally borrow ebooks or audiobooks from NYPL and other NYC libraries.
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The Social Distancing Festival is a site for celebrating art from all over the world, showcasing amazing talent, and coming together as a community at a time when we need it more than ever.
Other Resources
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The Common is a New York City weekly email digest with Christian events, housing and job opportunities, and all kinds of new resources in light of COVID-19.
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The Coronavirus Tech Handbook is a crowdsourced set of tech, tools and data relating to the Coronavirus Pandemic.
Spiritual Practices
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Rule of Life: Bridgetown Church
