Resources

Organizations & Support Efforts

Casey Burns from Healthy Greater Worcester is working to collect updated information about organizations in the Worcester community. She is looking for help from anyone who is linked to an agency providing a community resource to fill out the survey or with forwarding it to a contact at an agency.

The information will be able to be shared on Healthy Greater Worcester, City of Worcester and Mass Emergency Management Agency (MEMA).

Questions? Contact Casey Burns Director of the Coalition for a Healthy Greater Worcester @ casey@healthygreaterworcester.org

Add your organization to their list: Covid-19 Community Resource Guide Survey

Visit their site to access the information they’ve gathered.

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Resources

We will be adding to this list continuously. Please check back for updates.

Resources For Parents

• Worcester Public Schools Mobile Meals Schedule & Locations
• South Worcester’s Food Pantries, Soup Kitchens & Other Food Donations
• Exempt Emergency Child Care Programs – Eligibility, Providers, FAQ
• MA Food System Collaborative Resources – For advocates, farmers, business owners
• Central Mass Grown Covid-19 Local Food Resources – Information for farmers, farmers markets, and CSA providers
• How and Where to Buy Local: Mass.gov – Locator and list of farmers markets, CSAs and local food programs

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Employment & Small Business Resources

• COVID-19 Resources for Employers, Job Seekers, & Partners
• COVID-19 Coronavirus Response Assistance from the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce

Mental Health Providers & Resources

If you are having a medical emergency, call 911.

• Maintaining Emotional Health & Well-Being During the COVID-19 Outbreak
  • mass211.org: Informational and referral hotline: 211
    24 hours a day, 7 days a week. All calls are free and confidential. Interpreter services are available in multiple languages.
• CommunityHELP.net
• Enlightened Interventions
• Massachusetts Behavioral Health Access
• Online resources for those in recovery from the Peer Services Department at the Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital (WRCH)

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Support Local Businesses

Information about what’s open, partially open, or online only.

• How to Support Small Businesses While Self-Distancing – Lists of Worcester, MA restaurants and breweries offering take-out/delivery

• COVID-19 Know Your Rights – Updated as of 4/2, updates ongoing
• Mass Jobs with Justice Workers Emergency Funds COVID-19
• Tangible Support for Undocumented Communities COVID-19 – Immigrants Rising
• Spanish Resources for Families/Children
• English Resources for Families/Children

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