
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:
- General WV Resources
- WV Small Business
- WV Nonprofits and Service Groups, Community Organizations
- WV Agriculture
- WV Arts and Culture
- WV Teams Working Remotely
- Rural Community Development (Nationwide Resources)
Click any of the items in BLUE below to go to the resource.
General WV Resources
- State of West Virginia Official Page for Coronavirus Update
- West Virginia 2-1-1 Hotline to Connect West Virginians with Support and Local Response/Recovery Funds from the United Ways of West Virginia
- WV Navigator Helpline for West Virginians Who Need Health Insurance
- Request Help or Volunteer to Help Your Community on the WV Rapid Response Website
- Help304 “West Virginia’s Emotional Strength Hotline” for Free Mental Health Support
- Our Future WV Resource Connection Library (covering housing, SNAP, childcare, healthcare, education, and other areas)
- COVID-19 Volunteer Opportunities Listing through Volunteer West Virginia
- Complete List of Meal Delivery Pickup Locations from WV Department of Education
- Connect with Others and Find Support through the AARP Community Connections Website
- WVU Interactive Map of COVID-19 Testing Centers in West Virginia
- West Virginia Resource Guide for Caregivers – Caring for Your Family During the COVID-19 Crisis
- Report: International Economic Development Council’s Leadership in Times of Crisis – A Toolkit for Economic Recovery and Resiliency
- Report: The Federal Reserve’s Perspectives from Main Street: The Impact of COVID-19 on Communities and Entities Serving Them
- Report: The Federal Reserve’s Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2019, Featuring Supplemental Data from April 2020
- 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 - Data: COVID-19 Cases in Appalachia Interactive Map by Appalachian Regional Commission
- Data: County-level Coronavirus Impact Database by Appalachian Regional Commission
WV Small Businesses
- 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
- Resource Library: WV Development Office COVID-19 Business Relief Resources
- Resource: WV Small Business Development Center Email List Sign-up Page
- Resource: Johns Hopkins Operational Toolkit for Businesses Considering Reopening or Expanding Operations in COVID-19
- Resource: MBA’s Fight COVID-19 – Support from MBA Students for Nonprofits, Small Business, and Governments
- Resource Library and Funding: US Small Business Association’s Coronavirus (COVID-19): Small Business Guidance & Loan Resources
- 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
- Resource Library: America’s SBDC COVID-19 Small Business Resources
- Resource Library: WV SBDC COVID-19 Small Business Resources
- Resource Library: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Coronavirus Small Business Guide
- Funding: Truist-LISC Small Business Assistance
- Funding: SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans for Small Business, Private Nonprofits
- Funding: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Save Small Business Grants
- Funding: Facebook Small Business Grants Program
- Funding: GoFundMe Small Business Relief Funding
- Funding: Truist – Natural Capital Investment Fund COVID-19 Grants
- Funding: James Beard Foundation Food and Beverage Industry Relief Fund
- Funding: Ogden Newspapers Advertising Matching Dollars Grants for Businesses in WV
- Funding: Verizon Small Business Recovery Fund
- Promotional Tool: #TakingCareOfBusinesses “Buy Local” Participatory Campaign from the WV Municipal League and Mountain Craft Productions
- 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
- Resource Library: WV Nonprofit Association WV Nonprofit Resources and Information to Prepare for Coronavirus
- Resource Library: Philanthropy WV Resources and Information for Prepare for Coronavirus for WV’s Philanthropic Sector
- 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.)
- Resource: MBA’s Fight COVID-19 – Support from MBA Students for Nonprofits, Small Business, and Governments
- Funding: SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans for Small Business, Private Nonprofits
- Funding: Truist Foundation Cares Initiative Grant Funding for Nonprofits
- Funding: 2020 AARP Community Challenge Grant
- Story: Breakdown of Relief Available to Nonprofits in the CARES Act (via Steptoe and Johnson)
- Training: The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation’s Nonprofit Capacity Building Webinar Series and Tech Tools for Nonprofits YouTube Videos
- Training: CharityHowTo Coronavirus and Nonprofit Grants: Tactics and Strategies to Help You Adapt
WV Agriculture
- Resource Library: WV Food and Farm Coalition COVID-19 Resources
- Resource Library: WV Farmers Market Association COVID-19 Resources for Farm Business
- Resource Guide: WV Department of Agriculture COVID-19 Pandemic Resources for Farmers and Food Producers
- Resource Guide: WV Department of Agriculture COVID-19 Guidance & FAQ for Farmers Markets & On-Farm Markets
- Resource Guide: WV Department of Agriculture Memo to West Virginia Livestock Markets Regarding COVID-19
- 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
- Resource Library: National Endowment for the Arts COVID-19 Resources for Artists and Arts Organizations
- Resource Library: Artists Thrive COVID-19 Response Resources
- Funding & Resource Library: The ARTery’s Resources for Artists and Arts Nonprofits Who Have Lost Income due to COVID-19
- 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
- Funding: WV Humanities Council CARES Act Emergency Relief Grants
- Funding: National Endowment for the Arts CARES Act Grants
- Training on Funding: National Endowment for the Arts CARES Act Funding Guide
- Funding: COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund for US Artists
- Funding: Lewis Prize for Music COVID-19 Community Response Fund for Youth-Serving Music Programs (Deadline: 5/8/20)
- Trainings: National Consortium for Creative Placemaking Leadership Webinar Series
- Documentation Project: West Virginia Folklife Seeks Documents of West Virginians’ Creative Responses to COVID-19
- Survey: Americans for the Arts COVID-19 Impact Survey for
Artists and Creative Workers - Survey: WV Department of Arts, Culture and History Survey about the Impact of COVID-19 on the WV Arts Community
- Training: The National Consortium for Creative Placemaking’s Community Coffee Talks
WV Teams Working Remotely (Community Groups, Nonprofits, etc.)
- Resource Library: Training for Change How-to Guides for Online Meeting & Training Facilitation
- Resource Library: 350.org How-to Guides for Online Meeting & Training Facilitation
- Tool: FreeConferenceCall Free Webinar Service
- Report: Artist’s Thrive Zoom Tips Resource Guide
- Story: Practical Academic’s Online Meeting Best Practices
- Story: Resources for Facilitating Online Conversation Cafe’s
- Story: 18 Easy Virtual Team Building Activities for Remote Teams (via CityHUNT)
- Story: The 6 Best Free Video Conferencing Apps (via How-to Geek)
- Story: Working From Home? 12 Guides To Help Navigate The Remote Life (via Trello)
- Story: Tools and Examples to Run a Virtual Conference (via Hubspot)
Rural Community Development
- Funding: US Department of Agriculture Community Development Block Grants and the CARES Act
- Resource Library: Central Appalachian Network COVID-19 Resources
- 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