•Supporting COVID-19 and flu vaccination/testing

•Ongoing maintenance and update of emergency food resource mapping and communication

•Continued work on senior isolation by supporting development of a new online data and planning tool for emergency management, aging in place, and outreach

•Assessing potential knowledge base and education to facilitate partners’ disaster preparedness, disaster response, and recovery planning for future calamities

•Advocating/building support for current, local homelessness initiative and affordable housing

 Health

Coordinated production of thousands of masks during early shortages

Promoted blood donations

Coordinated early on-site vaccination clinics for vulnerable populations

Nutrition

Located and mapped emergency food resources county-wide overlaying social vulnerability indicators

Identified gaps, redundancies, inefficiencies, and opportunities

Organized logistics for better coverage and distribution

Developed more effective communications strategies to reach vulnerable populations

Organized community drives for non-SNAP necessities

Connection

Partnered with a New Castle foundation to provide technology devices to students

Addressed isolation in older adults during the shutdown through the creation of a crafting enterprise that delivered hundreds of homemade cards to Beebe Hospital and senior living care facilities.

General

Developed early pandemic resource infographics for individuals/families and nonprofits/small businesses, providing links to navigate help for nutrition, housing, utilities, unemployment assistance, education, grants, loans, business support, and consulting

•Covid Relief Bill Summaries

•Sussex Broadband Landscape Reports for Partners

•Partner surveys to share compliance knowledge and best practices

•2020 Census outreach to local governments and public to increase participation

•Facilitation of community volunteers for partner projects

•Public communications - outreach and advocacy

•Tax help

•Paratransit service to facilitate access to vaccine

•To amplify partner messaging

1. The Community Resource Center and First State Community Action Agency can provide emergency assistance for:

   • Rent, utilities, car payments, medications, food support

   • Contact: The CRC at 302-227-1340 (open 10 and 3 weekdays; leave a message at any time) or RehobothCommunityCenter.org

   • Contact: First State at 800-372-2240 (8 AM – 5 PM weekdays -after hours call the Delaware Helpline at 211)

   • Rental assistance also available from the State at DEStateHousing.com

2. Beebe Healthcare needs protective & cleaning supplies to be ready for the peak ahead

   • Any quantities of the following items are helpful:

     • Unused face & surgical masks (esp. N95)

     • Eye protectors, including safety goggles/glasses and clear face shields

     • Surgical and medical gloves

     • Medical garb, including suits, scrubs, and isolation gowns

     • Cleaning and sanitizing solutions, including alcohol wipes/pads, bleach wipes, and sanitizing wipes

     • Hand sanitizer, including bottles, pumps, and spray bottles

     • Brown paper bags & lunch bags

     • Alternative respirators that OSHA has permitted for healthcare use during pandemic

   • Visit BeebeHealthcare.org/covid19-relief to donate

Volunteer | Give | Spread the Word

(identified by our partners for 3/27/20)

1. Village Volunteers needs help shopping for older adults

   • Sign up and back-ground check required

   • Visit: villagevolunteer.org  > Click on Volunteer Tab on left > Scroll to bottom to fill out application

   • Mary Pat Bennett, Volunteer Coordinator will be in touch

2. Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement (DANA) needs volunteers familiar with applying for business loans to help nonprofits apply for disaster relief

   • Orientation provided – volunteers paired one-to-one with nonprofits in need

   • Contact: Sheila Bravo, DANA Executive Director, at sbravo@delawarenonprofit.org

3. Beebe Healthcare needs protective & cleaning supplies

   • Any quantities of the following items are helpful:

     • Alcohol wipes/pads

     • Bleach wipes

     • Sanitizing wipes (non-bleach)

     • Brown paper lunch bags

     • Clear face shields

     • Hand sanitizers (bottles, pumps, wipes, spray bottles)

     • Isolation gowns

     • Surgical masks

     • Masks with shield

     • N95 masks

     • Safety goggles

   • Visit BeebeHealthcare.org/covid19-relief to donate (contact info updated 3/31/20)

Volunteer | Give | Spread the Word

(identified by our partners for 3/23/20)

1. The BLOOD BANK OF DELMARVA needs blood donations

   • Health standards met & appointment required

   • Sites in Dover and Salisbury

   • Visit: DelmarvaBlood.org

2. DANA (Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement) needs volunteer executives, active and retired, to serve as consultants/coaches for Delaware nonprofits

   • Licensed executive coaches and HR executives to assist re workforce-related issues

   • Consultants to help with cash flow projections and scenario planning

   • Send bio or resume to Sheila Bravo, DANA Executive Director: sbravo@Delawarenonprofit.org

   • Visit DelawareNonprofit.org to find resources for nonprofits to use to survive the crisis

3. QUILTERS & SEWERS needed to sew protective equipment (project affirmed by Beebe Healthcare officials)

   • Completed samples, safety guidelines, and online tutorials provided

   • Contact (updated 3/27/20, per Beebe): Kim Blanch

   • Email: kblanch@beebehealthcare.org

   • Call: 302- 645-3337