COVID-19 Resources Useful for Rural People and Communities

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This set of resources includes upcoming and previously recorded webinars on the impact of COVID-19 in rural communities, current and continuously updated data, state-by-state responses to COVID-19, and Federal responses regarding rural health, rural small business development, rural housing, and Tribal communities.
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Combined Date
2020-04-23T20:00:00
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Region
City/County
Publication Date
2020-04-24
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A Guide to COVID-19 and Early Childhood Development

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This compendium covers the impact of COVID-19 on early child development and offers a set of briefs and tool kits on how to support children and caregivers during the coronavirus pandemic. There is also a podcast on the brain science of how responses to COVID-19 effect healthy child development.
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Combined Date
2020-03-31T20:00:00
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Region
City/County
Publication Date
2020-04-01
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Resources for Supportive Housing Providers

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This continuously updated set of resources, which include guidance, tool kits, and reports, provides information for supportive housing and homeless housing providers, in light of CDC guidelines for social distancing and quarantine against community spread of COVID-19. This compendium also offers fact sheets on how homeless individuals and families can navigate and access services.
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Combined Date
2020-04-20T20:00:00
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Region
City/County
Publication Date
2020-04-21
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USDA Meals for Kids Site Finder

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This U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service webpage describes the changes that the USDA has made to allow states to continue providing meals for students during school closures. Useful resources on the webpage include an interactive map that helps families identify locations of nearby meal sites, as well as hours of operation and contact information. The webpage also features the USDA National Hunger Hotline, a helpful resource for people seeking food assistance.
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Combined Date
2020-04-22T20:00:00
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Region
City/County
Publication Date
2020-04-23
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Stabilizing Supports for Children and Families during the Pandemic

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This blogpost offers conceptual strategies for helping parents to provide stability, safety, and security to children during the COVID-19 pandemic. The blogpost identifies the types of families most at risk of losing supports, and the services that these low-income families need for economic stability and self-sufficiency, in light of job losses and unemployment that are the economic cost of the pandemic.
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Combined Date
2020-04-01T20:00:00
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Region
City/County
Publication Date
2020-04-02
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SAMHSA -- Training and Technical Assistance Related to COVID-19

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This continuously updated set of resources from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration includes upcoming and recorded webinars to address training and technical assistance available for substance abuse counselors and mental health professionals for supportive practice during the current COVID-19 crisis. Resources are offered from the Mental Health Technology Transfer Centers, the Addiction Technology Transfer Centers, the Prevention Technology Transfer Centers, the Center of Excellence for Protected Health Information, and the Providers Clinical Support System.
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Combined Date
2020-04-23T20:00:00
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Region
City/County
Publication Date
2020-04-24
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and COVID-19

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The continuously updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website offers guidelines on how to protect yourself against COVID-19, its symptoms, and what to do if you are sick. The website features information on CDC responses and ways to limit exposure to COVID-19 in public and at home.
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Combined Date
2020-04-23T20:00:00
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Region
City/County
Publication Date
2020-04-24
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During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Telehealth Can Help Connect Home Visiting Services to Families

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This blogpost illustrates ways that service providers and states are implementing remote services in light of COVID-19, including virtual home visits, which mirrors approaches used in telemedicine and telecounseling. Options that are discussed include video calls, texting and messaging apps, and online content for parent engagement. The blogpost also notes the adjustments and limitations that families and home visitors might have to implement these virtual options.
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Combined Date
2020-03-25T20:00:00
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Region
City/County
Publication Date
2020-03-26
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Guidance and Resources for Managing Coronavirus Risks

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The Community Action Partnership has identified several links to guidance and resources for minimizing coronavirus risks within the national Community Action network. Guidance on managing coronavirus risks is offered by the Community Action Program Legal Services (CAPLAW). There are also guidance letters on the Community Services Block Grant program and Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, as well as resources on paid leave, Head Start, weatherization programs, and other areas that address the needs of lower-income persons and communities.
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Combined Date
2020-03-31T20:00:00
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Region
City/County
Publication Date
2020-04-01
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FNS Responds to COVID-19

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This U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service webpage summarizes actions the USDA has taken to ease program operations and protect the health of USDA nutrition program participants in response to COVID-19. Guidance and waiver information granting states flexibility and contingencies to best serve participants are provided for the 15 USDA nutrition programs, including WIC and SNAP.
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Combined Date
2020-04-19T20:00:00
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Region
City/County
Publication Date
2020-04-20
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