Updates about what’s happening with COVID-19
Collections of mutual aid resources
A wonderful clearinghouse for Ottawa-specific support during the COVID-19 crisis
(Facebook group) CareMongering-Ott: Ottawa Community Response to COVID19
(Facebook group) COVID-19 Community Care Ottawa
(Facebook group) Keep Your Rent Ottawa
Big Door Brigade Mutual Aid Toolkit
COVID-19 Resources for Students
How to set up Neighborhood Pods
Crowd-sourced list of current mutual aid initiatives with links
Collective Care document and list of projects
A drive folder full of resources
Places offering help in Ottawa (to receive help or donate to), and updates from essential services or relating to government assistance:
Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan
Applying for EI or child care benefits
A second guide for applying for EI or benefits
COVID-19 Emergency Loan Program for Canadians Abroad
The Centretown Community Association is establishing a Standby Volunteer List; to join, send an email to president@centretowncitizens.ca with your name, tel nbr, dates/hrs you’re available and whether you have access to a vehicle.
Parenting resources:
Flamingo rampant is offering 10:30 am story time every day through facebook live at their page there.
Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood Scavenger Hunt
GIANT LIST OF IDEAS FOR BEING HOME WITH KIDS
Education companies offering free subscriptions
How to Talk with Kids About COVID-19
Canada learning code lesson plans
“COVID Camp” – More lists of places to find activities and lesson plans
Mental health, harm reduction, collective living, etc
Online AA Meetings During COVID-19
Taking Care of Your Mental Health in the Face of Uncertainty
How to Cope With Anxiety About Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Collective living and COVID-19
PDF from Higher Ground Harm Reduction on safer drug use
Guidelines from the Harm Reduction Coalition
Helping With Meal Preparation for immune-compromised people
Online assessment tool if you think you have symptoms or have been exposed
Art and entertainment during the time of COVID-19
Free streaming films from the National Film Board
Haymarket Books free ten-book download
The Social Distancing Festival
24/7 Mystery Science 3000 channel
25 sites with free public domain e-books
Helping from home
Donate unused computing capacity to help scientists model the corona virus
Tech resources list, including interesting things you can work on
How to make a neighborhood Slack channel
Exercise at home resources
How to Make Gains Without a Gym (by the folks at Stronger By Science)
Video Blogs for at-home exercise rehab if you get injured, from a local physiotherapist
Yoga with Adrienne channel
Down Dog app, normally a for-profit app, is offering free access to their programing
Resources and analysis
Tracking Incarceration under COVID – EN
Annotated list of lefty/rad analysis with a whole bunch of places to donate, mutual aid lists, and much more.
A collection of critical articles, twitter threads, and analysis