The Resource List

Last updated: August 31, 2021 @ 4:50 PM
Dates next to resources indicate when it was last updated.
**Items with asterisks are NEW to the website as of the most recent update.**

General Human Services Guidance:

—Additional Archived General Human Services Guidance—

Vaccine Information & Guidance:

• **HSC’s information round up regarding the NYC vaccine + mask mandate for contracted workers**

• COVID-19 Vaccine Info for Preteens and Teens

• Become an authorized vaccine scheduler! Email diamondj@humanservicescouncil.org to become authorized to help community members schedule COVID-19 vaccine appointments

• NYC Vaccine Buses are on the Move! They’re providing J&J vaccines in Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens. See the full schedule below and online at on.nyc.gov/WalkUpVax. Walk-ups are welcome and you can also book in advance through the Vax4NYC website

• All New Yorkers age 16+ are now eligible for the vaccine

• Five Things You & Your Family Need to Know About the COVID Vaccine (English & Spanish)

• What to Expect After Your COVID-19 Vaccine (CDC) in English & Spanish

—Additional Archived Vaccine Information & Guidance—

For Organizations Working in Healthcare:

—Additional Archived Guidance for Organizations Working in Healthcare—

For Organizations with People Experiencing Homelessness and/or in Congregate and Residential Facilities:

For Organizations that Work with Children & Families:

• COVID-19 Vaccine Info for Preteens and Teens

• School Safety Messages for Families from Chancellor Meisha Porter

• Project Parachute Flyer – Offers Support to New Yorkers, including rental arrears

• FEMA’s COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Portal

• COVID Rent Relief Extension Program

• Stay in touch with your child’s school

—Additional Archived Guidance for Organizations that Work with Children & Families—

For Organizations that Work with Older Adults & in Adult Care:

—Additional Archived Guidance for Organizations that Work with Older Adults & in Adult Care—

For Organizations that Work on Addiction & Behavioral Health:

• New guide from NYC: How to help someone who may need mental healthcare

• Five Ways to Use Technology to Connect to Mental Health Support During the COVID-19 Crisis (available in 12 languages here)

• Five Ways it is Easier and More Affordable to Access Mental Health Support During COVID-19 (available in 12 languages here)

• A digital guide to Mental Health Services New Yorkers Can Access While Staying Home

• Vibrant Emotional Health’s Staying in Balance Toolkit

• Infection Control Guidance for Reopening Public Mental Health System Sites (June 25th)

—Additional Archived Guidance for Organizations that Work on Addiction & Behavioral Health–

For Organizations that Work With Immigrant or LGBTQ+ Communities:

• Project Parachute Flyer – Offers Support to New Yorkers, including undocumented folx

• Public Charge and Immigrant Eligibility for Public Benefits Chart

• Public Charge Training Request Form from NYIC

• Public charge community one-pager (in English and in Spanish)

• Apply for free research & technical assistance for organizations that demonstrate a public-private commitment to creating a welcoming environment for immigrants

• Anti-Violence Project’s tool to report violence against LGBTQ+ folks and those living with HIV

—Additional Archived Guidance for Organizations that Work With Immigrant or LGBTQ+ Communities—

Fundraising Resources for Human Services Providers & Individuals:

• NYS Health Foundation’s RFP (due June 9th): Advancing Healthy Food, Healthy Lives

• Public Health Solutions’s RFP: Expansion of Community Resource Network to Improve the Social Determinants of Health through and after the COVID-19 Pandemic

• The Civic Engagement Commission will fund five projects voted on by youth to be implemented for up to $20,000. Submit your application and proposal by January 22nd 2021 through their website

• The Desai Sethi Foundation is launching Community Resilience Prize: Boost! a prize of up to $75,000 to support nonprofits that have promising approaches to some of the challenges we are facing due to COVID-19. The application is now open and can be found on their website or HSC’s COVID-19 page. Submit your application before Friday, December 11 at 12 PM EST

• SBA Necessity Questionnaire for Borrowers with PPP Loans Over $2,000,000

• PPP Forgiveness Racial Equity Initiative from FMA – customized advisory support for nonprofits led by BIPOC-identified leadership as well as organizations in which BIPOC-identified individuals are managing the PPP process

—Additional Archived Fundraising Resources—

Other Resources Relevant to Human Services Organizations: