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15 more online and telephone resources

I've been hearing about more, so I wanted to share more.

  1. Resources for undocumented communities: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18p9OSlLpSYanIoUC-gEbhVbRMYVUfw4wyrixa9ekGdc/htmlview?fbclid=IwAR0vbX6mpAZ9RAWRFsimZKwzlioWei46ktQY8_aCZBgNMJ5PJWvXIPiGYe8#gid=0
  2. National Domestic Violence Hotline
    1. https://www.thehotline.org/help/
    2. 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) 
    3. Text LOVEIS to 22522.
    4. https://www.thehotline.org/what-is-live-chat/
  3. RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) 
    1. 800.656.HOPE
    2. online.rainn.org
    3. rainn.org/es
  4. Resources of the Chinese-American community in Chicago: https://mailchi.mp/4cf669c95cd1/cbcac-covid-19-response-3-19-2020?e=5a6e6c1911
  5. Resources for the disabled community: https://www.accessliving.org/our-services/covid-19-resources-for-the-disability-community/
  6. Fund for domestic workers: https://domesticworkers.org/coronavirus-care-fund
  7. The Illinois Prison Project has created a form where incarcerated people’s loved ones who are willing to have them return to their homes can submit information about their loved one and their living situation to be shared with the Illinois Department of Corrections and possibly other organizations and government agencies. The objective of gathering and sharing this information is to help ensure that if a possibility that a person could be released as part of efforts to stop COVID-19 from spreading in prisons arises, IDOC will know an incarcerated person has somewhere to go. The Illinois Prison Project cautions that most people will not be released from prison, and even if some people do have the opportunity for release, there are likely to be other limitations in addition to housing. 
    1. Form for having a loved one return home: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe6icykHwqy62rw01nL7aWTLku3a2xDxp-4I5odSijeBft9yw/viewform
    2. Form for people who might be willing to host a returning citizen they do not know: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc0HPlQk6VkaOWjXYjLhAd5-DpgPKvMVKi6_dOXiJeLBemfFg/viewform?fbclid=IwAR0xtnoTTvG-4O4uCagxbD3fU_KXSYKk5kkuam_z4jF17KsFPBmo6d6QttI
  8. The Metropolitan Tenants Organization crisis hotline is open; call (773) 292-4988 for help with housing-related legal issues.
  9. Chicago Healthy Adolescents & Teens (CHAT), a program supported by the Chicago Department of Public Health, has extensive information and resources on sexual health, identity, and health-related rights online: https://www.chataboutit.org/
  10. Legal Aid Chicago's FAQ on paid sick leave: https://www.facebook.com/LegalAidChicago/posts/2790526344401367
  11. Places in Chicago to contact for rental assistance: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fss/provdrs/serv/svcs/how_to_find_rentalassistanceinchicago.html
  12. How to find a shelter in Chicago (although no info on how the shelters are handling COVID): https://www.shelterlist.com/city/il-chicago
  13. Chicago COVID-19 Hardship and Help Page: https://transformativespaces.org/2020/03/15/chicago-covid-19-hardship-and-help-page/
  14. Variety of online learning resources: https://digitalpromise.org/online-learning/online-learning-resources/
  15. AA online and Al-Anon online
    1. AA: http://12stepforums.net/alcoholics_anonymous_online_meeting.html
    2. Al-Anon: http://12stepforums.net/alanon_family_group_online_meeting.html
(Prompt by me)
Chicago Healthy Adolescents & Teens (CHAT), a program supported by the Chicago Department of Public Health

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