COVID-19 Recession Relief and Other Resources

Here is a list of recession relief resources. This list will be continually updated. Please email sarah.mills@mahouse.gov, with any suggestions or further questions.Businesses

• US Small Business Administration Disaster Loan Program
• Restaurant Strong Fund
• FAQ Employee Rights during COVID-19
  • If you or anyone you know have any concerns about employers violating sick please call the Attorney General's Fair Labor Division Hotline at (617) 727-3465 or file a complaint HERE. 
• Unemployment Application
• Boston Restaurants Offering Take-Out 
• BEACON HILL
  • List of Local Businesses
  • Ongoing List of Local Businesses Still Open
    • Feel free to add your Beacon Hill business to this list if you are still open remotely.
• BACK BAY
  • Small Business Support Guide 
• CAMBRIDGE
  • List of Local Businesses still open online

Households

• Moratorium on Utility Cut-offs
• Keep Americans Connected Pledge
• City of Boston Moratorium on Eviction Processes 
• Project Bread FoodSource Hotline 800-645-8333
• Donate to Project Bread

UnemploymentThe Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development and the Department of Unemployment Assistance will be hosting daily virtual town hall meetings. The first was yesterday. During the call, they will take all who sign up through a step by step process of achieving a successful unemployment claim. They will also be taking questions from claimants across the Commonwealth. They will post each town hall that occurred on its website, so if the times do not work you can still access the information. They are doing this because their call centers are overwhelmed by the current call volume and some offices have had to be closed to the public because of infected employees.

• Town Hall Sign-Up
• Apply For Benefits

K-12 Schools

• BPS Meal Map 
• Cambridge Public Schools Emergency Meals Program
• WGBH Online Distance Learning Program
• Boston Resiliency Fund
• Project Bread Ongoing Meal Site List 

Early Education

• Guidance for Early Education Programs
• List of Early Education Emergency Drop-In Locations 

Seniors

• A number of grocery stores are reserving shopping periods for individuals 60 and over, immunocompromised, and individuals with disabilities to support social distancing and health of vulnerable populations. The list is as follows:
  • Stop&Shop: 6 a.m. to 7:30 a.m daily 
  • Roche Brothers:  7am to 8am daily
  • Market Basket: Tues., Weds., & Thursday from 5:30am to 7am (does not include immunocompromised/disabled in guidelines)
  • Shaws and Star Market: 7am to 9am Tuesday & Thursday
• Boston Resiliency Fund

Individuals Experiencing Homelessness

• Victory Programs Outreach Van

Artists

• City of Boston Artist Relief Fund
• Mass Cultural Council

Tipped & Service Workers

• Restaurant Strong Fund
• One Fair Wage Support Fund
• How to Support Boston Restaurant Workers
• Tip a Service Industry Worker from Home

Cambridge-Specific 

• Mayor's Disaster Relief Fund
• List of local businesses/restaurants that offer online/remote services
• The Cambridge Community Food Line at (617) 349 9155 will provide groceries to anyone who meets the following criteria:
  • The food pantry or meal program you used has closed until further notice
  • You have lost your job or part of your income and cannot afford groceries at this time
  • You are homebound due to illness, disability, or quarantine and do not have support that can bring you food
  • You are at high risk for COVID-19 and do not have access to a regular food source 
• Cambridge COVID-19 Emergency Fund
• Cambridge Artist Relief Fund