Financial Assistance–CARES Act Individual Cash Payments (Federal)

• Who It’s For: US residents with a Social Security number.

• What It Does: The IRS is planning to provide direct payments up to $1,200 per person, with an additional $500 per child under 17. If an individual makes $75,000 or more, or a couple makes $150,000 or more, the amount you can claim gets gradually phased down, zeroing out at $99,000 for individuals and $198,000 for couples.

NOTE: We will publish information about how to claim your individual federal income tax refund created by the CARES Act as soon as it becomes available.

Alabama Department of Labor

• Who It’s For: Employees that lost their job or have been asked to go on temporary leave.

• What It Does: To assist employees who have lost their job due to COVID-19, or have been asked to not work temporarily, the Alabama Department of Labor is providing unemployment benefits at the following Alabama Department of Labor link.

For More Information: Learn more about provided unemployment benefits by the Alabama Department of Labor here.

Alabama Arts Alliance: List of Relief and Grant Initiatives

• Who It’s For: For any Alabama artists (dancers, actors, musicians, etc.) impacted by COVID-19.

• What It Does: The Alabama Arts Alliance has listed emergency relief and grant initiatives for Alabama artists.

For More Information: Please visit https://www.alartsalliance.org/relief-and-grants.

One Fair Wage Emergency Fund

• Who It’s For: Restaurant workers, car service drivers, delivery workers, personal service workers and more who need the money they aren’t getting to survive. If you need assistance, please submit the following application form.

• What It Does: We are getting emergency cash support into the hands of the workers who need it the most.

For More Information: Please visit https://ofwemergencyfund.org/.

Southern Smoke Emergency Relief Program

• Who It’s For: Individuals in the food and beverage industry who are in crisis.

• What It Does: The Southern Smoke Emergency Relief Program provides emergency funding to employees and/or owners of restaurants or bars, or are employed by suppliers of restaurants or bars, that face unforeseen expenses that cannot or will not be covered by insurance. Apply for financial assistance here.

For More Information: Please visit https://southernsmoke.org/.

Do you have a program or know of an initiative not listed above that could be helpful? Please let us know!

Wyndy: Help Your Employees with Childcare Needs

Services are available in the following Alabama cities: Auburn, Birmingham, Huntsville, Mobile Montgomery, and Tuscaloosa.

• Who It’s For: Employers desiring to assist their employees with childcare needs during COVID-19 crisis.

• What It Does: Employers can reimburse employees who use Wyndy for their childcare needs through direct reimbursements, or by purchasing a pool of Wyndy credits that can be drawn when needed.

For More Information: Please visit https://www.wyndy.com/employers.

Do you have a program or know of an initiative not listed above that could be helpful? Please let us know!

Food Pantry/Meals

• Find your Food Bank

  • The Alabama Food Bank Association is a network of food banks. Find the closest one to you here!

• Meals for Children

  • Break for a Plate has created a list of all of the places to pick up food for children under 18. Find the closest location to you here!

  • text “FOOD” to 877-877 to receive locations from NoKidHungry.org

• Curbside Pickup

  • Community Kitchens is providing curbside food pickup at both of its Birmingham locations. Call: 205-251-3569

    • St Andrews (1024 12th St S)

    • Grace Episcopal (5712 1st Ave N)

Food Delivery

• Meals on Wheels: Meals on Wheels is currently making deliveries with no interruption of service. Additional volunteers, however, are urgently needed. 205-592-0413.

Alabama Food Assistance Program

• Offers parents with kids access to proper nutrition.

• Includes $1 billion for food security programs aimed at helping those who may struggle to get access to meals during the COVID-19 outbreak, including those who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

• $500M to help provide nutritious food to low-income pregnant women or mothers with young children who lose their jobs as a result of the outbreak

• $400M to help local food banks purchase, store and distribute food

•  Legislation allows for emergency food assistance to households with children who would receive free or reduced-price meals in school.

Do you have a program or know of an initiative not listed above that could be helpful? Please let us know!

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Internal Revenue Service (Federal)

• The deadlines to FILE and PAY federal income taxes are extended to July 15, 2020.

• You can view all coronavirus-related resources provided by the IRS here.

NOTE: We will publish information about how to claim your individual federal income tax refund created by the CARES Act as soon as it becomes available.

Alabama Department of Revenue (State)

• On March 13, 2020, Governor Ivey declared a state of emergency in response to COVID-19, thereby allowing the Department more flexibility in working with impacted taxpayers. To date, the Department has issued the following taxpayer relief orders, and the commissioner of the Alabama Department of Revenue has extended the filing deadline for income taxes taxes until July 15th, 2020. Please click here for details about this order.

Do you have a program or know of an initiative not listed above that could be helpful? Please let us know!

Alabama Job Seekers Site

Alabama Department of Labor (State)

• Alabama Workforce Training & Education Programs: Search for training providers, schools, financial assistance links, and more.

Do you have a program or know of an initiative not listed above that could be helpful? Please let us know!

Prescription Delivery

• CVS and Walgreens both offer prescription delivery for those sheltering in place.

Chronic Illness Management

Pack Health

• Pack Health is a digital health coaching platform for individuals managing chronic illnesses.

• Pack Health has already begun offering services related to the outbreak of COVID-19 to their current patient members including increased focus on high risk populations and providing additional resources through their remote digital health coaching services to prevent further spread of the disease. These services not only provide a benefit to the users but also can help to reduce impacts to hospital resources and insurance providers by helping reduce the amount of readmissions, preventing acute incidents and aligning with CDC recommendations to offload burden on medical resources.

Maternity and Child Wellness

Babypalooza

• Babypalooza is a digital platform offering both a marketplace and a community for soon-to-be and current mothers. In addition to their digital platform, Babypalooza conducts countless exhibits around the country for mothers to attend and learn via education workshops, access to medical and service providers and view live product demos. Babypalooza has created a digital community for mothers to socially interact and learn from each others experiences. Additionally, mothers and mothers-to-be may need to rely more heavily on the socialization offered through Babypalooza digital communities to help cope with the mental challenges brought about by staying at home to prevent COVID-19 infection.

Telehealth

Alabama is extending reimbursement structures for telehealth provision – see guidance provided by Alabama Medicaid for additional information.

Tracking and Testing for COVID-19

Alabama’s COVID-19 Data and Surveillance Dashboard. Track confirmed COVID-19 cases and find test sites throughout the state.

Do you have a program or know of an initiative not listed above that could be helpful? Please let us know!