Editor’s Note: The following list of resources was forwarded to UP Magazine by J.T. Liss.
The resources compiled here center part-time and freelance NYC artists, educators, service workers, and others impacted by cancellations in the face of COVID-19.
We’re wishing everyone health and safety during these turbulent times. Rest in Peace to Nic707, an OG who passed away due to Covid-19 recently. Read an obituary about Nic707 at Bowery Boogie.
Coloring Books
We All Live Here Coloring Book – Chicago Artists
Housing
- Anti-Eviction Project/Housing Law
- NYC Housing Law/Right to Counsel
- Emergency Rent Assistance
- Catholic Charities (Provides support regardless of denomination)
- Coalition for the Homeless
Emergency Relief for Artists
- NYC Low Income Artist/Freelancer Relief Fund
- PAAL Emergency Fund for Artists With Families
- Emergency Grants – Haven Foundation
- Emergency Grants – New York Foundation for the Arts
- Emergency Funding – CERF + The Artists Safety Net
- List of Funding Opportunities from 3Arts
- List of Funding Opportunities from Women Arts
- Emergency Relief Programs – Alliance of Artist Communities
- Emergency Grants – Rauschenberg Foundation (Visual, Media, Choreography)
- Emergency Grants – Foundation for Contemporary Arts (Visual & Performing)
Theater
- Indie Theater Fund (give funds) and Indie Theater Fund Request Doc (ask for help): for theater artists and companies with budgets under $250K
- Emergency Grants – Dramatists Guild Foundation
- Actors Fund Emergency Assistance
- SAG-AFTRA COVID-19 Disaster Fund
- AGMA Relief Fund
- Episcopal Actors’ Guild
Music
- MusiCares
- Sweet Relief Musicians Fund
- Musicians Foundation Emergency Fund (Applications temporarily on hold)
- International Bluegrass Music Association – Bluegrass Trust Fund
- The Blues Foundation: The Hart Fund
- Jazz Foundation
Visual Art
- List of Emergency Funding Opportunities for Visual Artists
- Emergency Grants – Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant
Writing
- PEN America Writers Emergency Fund
- Shade Literary Arts Queer Writers of Color Relief Fund
- Authors League Fund
- Emergency Grants – Dramatists Guild Foundation
Emergency Relief for Service Workers
- Bartender Emergency Assistance Program
- Rethink (Hiring temporary food workers; providing small grants to restaurants)
- Restaurant Workers COVID-19 Crisis Relief Fund
- One Fair Wage Emergency Cash Assistance
- Service Workers Mutual Aid Fund
- Service/Gig/Freelance Workers Relief Fund
- Service Workers Coalition (funds and supplies for BK service workers):
email serviceworkerscoalition@gmail.com - Nightlife workers, email: nightlife@media.nyc.gov
Emergency Relief: POC
- BIPOC LGBTQIA+ Relief Fund
- Black Folks COVID-19 Fund
- Arts and Culture Leaders of Color Emergency Fund
Relief for Small Businesses
- Assistance & Guidance for Businesses Impacted Due to Novel Coronavirus From NYC.gov
- NYC COVID-19 Business Assistance Survey
Food Access
- COVID-19: Food Bank For New York City Response
- COVID-19 Food Hub (Resources for NYC free food access)
- Hunger Free NYC (Resources for NYC free food access)
- Street Smarts NYC (Resources for Manhattan)
- Feeding America (All 5 Boroughs: Find your local food bank)
- Feeding Our Neighbors (Manhattan, The Bronx, Staten Island)
Technology Access
- Altice USA (families must apply for free wifi)
- Comcast (families must apply for free wifi)
- Spectrum (families must apply for free wifi)
- Free Wifi Hotspots in New York
Legal Aid
- Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
- NYC Bar (free legal support)
Health Care
- NYC Health and Hospitals (Provides care regardless of insurance or immigration status)
- Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center
- Cornell COVID hotline: (212) 746-1754
Mental Health Care
- Beyond Burnout Guide by TRIBE Co-Create
- Tools for Reducing Anxiety
- Taking Care of your Mental Health in the Face of Uncertainty
- Grounding Breathing Exercises
- NYC Well
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Emergency and Crisis Services
- SAMSHA Disaster Distress Hotline: 1-800-985-5990
- Recognizing Burnout – UC Berkeley
- Text Talk With Us: text to 66746
Creative Outlets: Virtual Learning & Activities
Streaming Performances
- org Webcasts (Jazz performances)
- BroadwayHD (7-day free trial)
- Met On Demand (Free daily opera streaming)
- tv (Free experimental performances, use code ARTATHOME20)
Digital Library (Explore more than 300,000 e-books and audiobooks, as well as 800,000 historic prints, photographs, maps, and manuscripts for free from the NYPL).
Retro and Old School Video Games
Art From A Distance (Crowdsourced guide for sharing/creating/consuming/
Online Classes:
- DuoLingo (Learn a new language)
- Brooklyn Brainery (Misc)
- Art Classes
- Pay-What-You-Can Dance Classes
- Cooking
- Free ASL Lessons
- Singing (Vocal Coaching)
Exercise:
- List of Streaming Fitness Classes
- Yoga for Beginners with Jessamyn Stanley
- Popsugar Fitness
- Sweat with SELF
- Spreadsheet for Short Exercise Videos
Crafting Blogs:
Neighborhood-Specific Mutual Aid Networks
Across NYC: http://bit.ly/
Bronx Mutual Aid Network
BROOKLYN
- Boerum Hill & Downtown Brooklyn
- Bushwick
- Carroll Gardens
- Central Brooklyn
- Crown Heights
- Ditmas/Flatbush/Prospect Pk South
- Park Slope
- Red Hook
- Sunset Park
MANHATTAN
QUEENS