Resources for WV Communities

This is help for the helpers.

The team at The Hub is scanning the landscape every day for new resources to connect people working on community development-related activities with information and support.

This list is growing. If you have something to add here, please email The Hub’s Director of Strategic Network Communications Emma Pepper at e.pepper@wvhub.org. If you find that a resource is no longer available, please email Emma about this as well.

The categories on this page are:

1. General WV Resources
2. WV Small Business
3. WV Nonprofits and Service Groups, Community Organizations
4. WV Agriculture
5. WV Arts and Culture
6. WV Teams Working Remotely
7. Rural Community Development (Nationwide Resources)

Click any of the items in BLUE below to go to the resource.

General WV Resources

1. State of West Virginia Official Page for Coronavirus Update
2. West Virginia 2-1-1 Hotline to Connect West Virginians with Support and Local Response/Recovery Funds from the United Ways of West Virginia
3. WV Navigator Helpline for West Virginians Who Need Health Insurance
4. Request Help or Volunteer to Help Your Community on the WV Rapid Response Website
5. Help304 “West Virginia’s Emotional Strength Hotline” for Free Mental Health Support
6. Our Future WV Resource Connection Library (covering housing, SNAP, childcare, healthcare, education, and other areas)
7. COVID-19 Volunteer Opportunities Listing through Volunteer West Virginia
8. Complete List of Meal Delivery Pickup Locations from WV Department of Education
9. Connect with Others and Find Support through the AARP Community Connections Website
10. WVU Interactive Map of COVID-19 Testing Centers in West Virginia
11. West Virginia Resource Guide for Caregivers – Caring for Your Family During the COVID-19 Crisis
12. Report: International Economic Development Council’s Leadership in Times of Crisis – A Toolkit for Economic Recovery and Resiliency
13. Report: The Federal Reserve’s Perspectives from Main Street: The Impact of COVID-19 on Communities and Entities Serving Them
    
14. Report: The Federal Reserve’s Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2019, Featuring Supplemental Data from April 2020
15. Funding: U.S. Department of Commerce $1.5 Billion in CARES Act Funds to Aid Communities Impacted by the Coronavirus Pandemic
    Report: USDA Rural Communities COVID-19 Federal Resource Guide
16. Data: COVID-19 Cases in Appalachia Interactive Map by Appalachian Regional Commission
17. Data: County-level Coronavirus Impact Database by Appalachian Regional Commission

WV Small Businesses

1. Survey: WV Association of Regional Councils (WVARC), WV Chamber of Commerce, the WV Development Office and the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority Survey to Help Maximize Stimulus Funds for West Virginia
2. Resource Library: WV Development Office COVID-19 Business Relief Resources
3. Resource: WV Small Business Development Center Email List Sign-up Page
4. Resource: Johns Hopkins Operational Toolkit for Businesses Considering Reopening or Expanding Operations in COVID-19
5. Resource: MBA’s Fight COVID-19 – Support from MBA Students for Nonprofits, Small Business, and Governments
6. Resource Library and Funding: US Small Business Association’s Coronavirus (COVID-19): Small Business Guidance & Loan Resources
7. Resource Library: EntreEd COVID-19 Business Learning Series Videos (Topics: Going Online 101; Creative Marketing Strategies; Relaunching Your Business; Navigating Remote Work; Leveraging Local Resources
8. Resource Library: America’s SBDC COVID-19 Small Business Resources
9. Resource Library: WV SBDC COVID-19 Small Business Resources
10. Resource Library: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Coronavirus Small Business Guide
11. Funding: Truist-LISC Small Business Assistance
12. Funding: SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans for Small Business, Private Nonprofits
13. Funding: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Save Small Business Grants
14. Funding: Facebook Small Business Grants Program
15. Funding: GoFundMe Small Business Relief Funding
16. Funding: Truist – Natural Capital Investment Fund COVID-19 Grants
17. Funding: James Beard Foundation Food and Beverage Industry Relief Fund
18. Funding: Ogden Newspapers Advertising Matching Dollars Grants for Businesses in WV
19. Funding: Verizon Small Business Recovery Fund
20. Promotional Tool: #TakingCareOfBusinesses “Buy Local” Participatory Campaign from the WV Municipal League and Mountain Craft Productions
21. Story: From one WV small business owner to another – Communicating in a time of crisis (via Hub blog)

WV Nonprofits and Service Organizations, Community Groups

1. Resource Library: WV Nonprofit Association WV Nonprofit Resources and Information to Prepare for Coronavirus
2. Resource Library: Philanthropy WV Resources and Information for Prepare for Coronavirus for WV’s Philanthropic Sector
3. Resource Library for Funding: Philanthropy WV COVID-19 Relief Funds (Many community foundations are mobilizing to create relief funds. You can donate or potentially receive funds. This is a list of many of those opportunities and check with your local community foundation as well.)
4. Resource: MBA’s Fight COVID-19 – Support from MBA Students for Nonprofits, Small Business, and Governments
5. Funding: SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans for Small Business, Private Nonprofits
6. Funding: Truist Foundation Cares Initiative Grant Funding for Nonprofits
7. Funding: 2020 AARP Community Challenge Grant
8. Story: Breakdown of Relief Available to Nonprofits in the CARES Act (via Steptoe and Johnson)
9. Training: The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation’s Nonprofit Capacity Building Webinar Series and Tech Tools for Nonprofits YouTube Videos
10. Training: CharityHowTo Coronavirus and Nonprofit Grants: Tactics and Strategies to Help You Adapt

WV Agriculture

1. Resource Library: WV Food and Farm Coalition COVID-19 Resources
2. Resource Library: WV Farmers Market Association COVID-19 Resources for Farm Business
3. Resource Guide: WV Department of Agriculture COVID-19 Pandemic Resources for Farmers and Food Producers
4. Resource Guide: WV Department of Agriculture COVID-19 Guidance & FAQ for Farmers Markets & On-Farm Markets
5. Resource Guide: WV Department of Agriculture Memo to West Virginia Livestock Markets Regarding COVID-19
6. Funding: US Department of Agriculture Coronavirus Food Assistance Program plus update on actions taken by the USDA as of 4/17/20

WV Arts and Culture

1. Resource Library: National Endowment for the Arts COVID-19 Resources for Artists and Arts Organizations
2. Resource Library: Artists Thrive COVID-19 Response Resources
3. Funding & Resource Library: The ARTery’s Resources for Artists and Arts Nonprofits Who Have Lost Income due to COVID-19
4. Funding & Resource Library: Information from the WV Department of Arts, Culture and History, including: FAQ for grantees; resources for artists and arts organizations in times of crisis
5. Funding: WV Humanities Council CARES Act Emergency Relief Grants
6. Funding: National Endowment for the Arts CARES Act Grants
7. Training on Funding: National Endowment for the Arts CARES Act Funding Guide
8. Funding: COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund for US Artists
9. Funding: Lewis Prize for Music COVID-19 Community Response Fund for Youth-Serving Music Programs (Deadline: 5/8/20)
10. Trainings: National Consortium for Creative Placemaking Leadership Webinar Series
11. Documentation Project: West Virginia Folklife Seeks Documents of West Virginians’ Creative Responses to COVID-19
12. Survey: Americans for the Arts COVID-19 Impact Survey for
    Artists and Creative Workers
13. Survey: WV Department of Arts, Culture and History Survey about the Impact of COVID-19 on the WV Arts Community
14. Training: The National Consortium for Creative Placemaking’s Community Coffee Talks

WV Teams Working Remotely (Community Groups, Nonprofits, etc.)

1. Resource Library: Training for Change How-to Guides for Online Meeting & Training Facilitation
2. Resource Library: 350.org How-to Guides for Online Meeting & Training Facilitation
3. Tool: FreeConferenceCall Free Webinar Service
4. Report: Artist’s Thrive Zoom Tips Resource Guide
5. Story: Practical Academic’s Online Meeting Best Practices
6. Story: Resources for Facilitating Online Conversation Cafe’s
7. Story: 18 Easy Virtual Team Building Activities for Remote Teams (via CityHUNT)
   
8. Story: The 6 Best Free Video Conferencing Apps (via How-to Geek)
9. Story: Working From Home? 12 Guides To Help Navigate The Remote Life (via Trello)
10. Story: Tools and Examples to Run a Virtual Conference (via Hubspot)

Rural Community Development

1. Funding: US Department of Agriculture Community Development Block Grants and the CARES Act
2. Resource Library: Central Appalachian Network COVID-19 Resources
3. Virtual Chat: Center for Rural Affairs “Rural Rapport” every Tuesday at noon on Facebook Live about rural policy research, food security efforts, small business coaching, and other topics