You th COV ID-19 Resource Gu idePhysical Health• IfyoufeelthatyouhaveCoronavirusyoucancheckyoursymptomsusingthislink

• IfyouarefeelingsickSTAYHOMEandcontactyourprimarydoctororanurgentcarecenterviaphone

• Practicesocialdistancing

• Learnhowtoboostyourimmunesystemhere

• Makesureyourlocalpharmacy,insurancecompany,andprimarycarephysicianhasyourupdatedinformation

Mental HealthThenewsoutletsreportingoutonCOVID-19everydayandcurrentsocialdistancingguidelinescanincreaseyouranxiety.It’simportanttokeepyourmentalhealthincheck.Hereareafewresourcestohelpgetyouthrough.

• Also,checkwithyourtherapisttoseeifs/heiswillingtoscheduleasessionviaphoneorvirtually

Food and Nutrition• FoodPantries:Getalistofyourcounty’sfoodpantrieshere

• CheckSocialMediafor“Pop-Up”foodpantriesororganizationsgivingoutfoodorothergoodsduringthiscrisis

• Nervousaboutphysicallygoingtothegrocerystore?MostgrocerystoressuchasWalmart,WholeFoods,Acme,Target,andShopriteoffercurbsidepickuporhomedelivery.Checktheirwebsitesformoreinformation.

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If you would like to receive texts regarding updates and alerts as it relates to COVID-19, please text “NJCOVID” to 898-211 or go to www.covid19.nj.gov

Transportation• Althoughpublictransportationisstillrunningyoushouldusecautionwhileusingdueto

exposuretoothers.Alwayswearafacecovering• Checktoseeifthereisamodifiedschedule• Herearesomealternateusesoftransportationtominimizeyourrisk:

oUberoLyft

oUsingapersonalconnectionwhohasaccesstoavehiclewouldbeidealbeforepublictransportation.

Financial Assistance • Unemployment:IfyoulostyourjobduetoCOVID-19youcanapplyforunemployment• ILPStipend:YouwillstillreceiveyourmonthlystipendonyourQ-CardduringCOVID-19• Federalstimulusorimpactpayment• TaxRefund:Ifyoufiledyourtaxesyoucancheckthestatusofyourrefund• StudentLoans• OtherInfo:ContactyourbanktoseehowtheyarerespondingtoCOVID-19

oAskiftheyareclosingalllocations.SomeLocations?oWhatifyouneedtodepositsomethinginpersonorneedtoreplaceyourcard?

EmploymentIfyoulostyourjoboryourhourshavebeenreducedasaresultofCOVID-19.BusinessesacrossNewJerseyneedthousandsofworkersforimmediatehire.Learnmoreaboutwhoishiringinyourcommunity• Ifyouhaveacar,lookintoworkingforthesedeliverydrivingcompanies:

oDoordashoUberEats

TechnologyTheCOVID-19pandemicpreventsmaintainingmanyin-personconnections.Theabilitytousetechnologytobridgethoseconnectionsdependsuponaccesstodevicesandinternetavailability

Social ConnectionsStayingconnectedvirtuallyhasbecomeeveryone’srealityduringthisroughtime.Hereareafewappsandwaysyoucanstayconnectedwithyourlovedoneswhilepracticingsocialdistancing:

• TikTok:Lightenupyoursandsomebodyelse’sdaybyparticipatinginthemanychallengesgoingonrightnowonsocialmedia.

• NetflixParty:Chatwithyourfriendswhilebingewatchingashoworamovie.

• FacebookGroups:Connecttootherfostercaregroupsorfindgroupsthathavethesameinterestsasyou.

• Haveavirtualbrunch,worksession,orevenpartyusing:Zoom,GoogleHangouts,orGoogleDuo.

Education• Ifyou’reintheNJFCScholarsProgramandareatat-riskoflosingyourhousingdue

toyourschoolshuttingdowncontactembrella.

• Ifyou’reNOTanNJFCScholarandareatriskoflosinghousingduetoyourschoolshuttingdowncontactTogetherWeRiseforassistance.

• U-Haulisoffering30daysoffreestoragetocollegestudentswhoaredisplacedduetothecoronavirusoutbreak

• Schollystudentrelieffundisprovidingupto$200topeopleinneedduringthisunprecedentedcrisis

• OneSimpleWishisgivingawaylaptopstoyouthcurrentlyorformerlyinfostercare.

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oGrubhuboAmazonFlex

oInstacartoShipt

For direct information and daily NJ updates on COVID-19 you can follow Governor Phil Murphy on social media. He provides a daily briefing via his Facebook page.