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:

Resource Guide for Faith-Based and Community-Based Organizations Fighting COVID-19 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ “We Can Do This” initiative

Answers to Tough Questions about Public Health from Public Health Solutions

CDC’s COVID Health Equity Guidance

• NYC DOHMH Guidance – How to Wear Two Face Coverings

• HSC Guidance – How Do I Get the COVID-19 Vaccine? A Guide for Human Services Providers During COVID-19

• HSC Guidance – Outreach Resources for the COVID-19 Vaccine: a Guide for NYC Human Service Providers

• HSC Guidance – Extreme Winter Weather and COVID-19


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 [email protected] 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:

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

COVID-19 Homeless System Response: Vaccine Planning and Distribution

COVID-19 Food and Nutrition Resource Roadmap from FEMA

• A tenant letter to share with any client in rental housing with lost household income due to the COVID-19 pandemic affecting their ability to pay rent

COVID-19 Safety Plan Recommendations from the Supportive Housing Network of New York

New York City Tenant Resource Portal


Additional Archived Guidance 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:

Information about NYC’s Post-COVID Care Clinics

FEMA’s COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Portal

• COVID Center of Excellence Brochure in English & in Spanish

NYC’s COVID Center of Excellence website

A Toolkit for Addressing Anti-Asian Bias, Discrimination, and Hate

Request for Information – NYC Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and NYC DOHMH are seeking feedback from public health experts, community-based organizations, and other relevant stakeholders regarding development of a City Pandemic Response Institute. The deadline to submit information is January 19th


Additional Archived Miscellaneous Resources