We are in this together.
This is a place to share places to learn and opportunities for West Virginians – community groups, volunteers, nonprofits and service organizations, small businesses, and others – that are mobilizing to help others in addressing Coronavirus.
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.
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
- Request Help or Volunteer to Help Your Community on the WV Rapid Response Website
- Complete List of Meal Delivery Pickup Locations from WV Department of Education
- COVID-19 Cases in Appalachia Interactive Map by Appalachian Regional Commission
- County-level Coronavirus Impact Database by Appalachian Regional Commission
- WVU Interactive Map of COVID-19 Testing Centers in West Virginia
WV Small Businesses
- Resource Library: WV Development Office COVID-19 Business Relief Resources
- Resource Library and Funding: US Small Business Association’s Coronavirus (COVID-19): Small Business Guidance & Loan Resources
- Resource Library: America’s SBDC COVID-19 Small Business Resources
- Resource Library: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Coronavirus Small Business Guide
- Resource Library: Inc.com Free Tools, Resources, and Financial Help for Business Owners Hit by Covid-19
- Funding: SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans for Small Business, Private Nonprofits
- 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
- 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.)
- Funding: SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans for Small Business, Private Nonprofits
- Funding: 2020 AARP Community Challenge Grant
- Funding: Truist Foundation Cares Initiative Grant Funding for Nonprofits
- Story: Breakdown of Relief Available to Nonprofits in the CARES Act (via Steptoe and Johnson)
- Webinar: CharityHowTo Coronavirus and Nonprofit Grants: Tactics and Strategies to Help You Adapt
WV Arts and Creative Communities
- 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
- Trainings: National Consortium for Creative Placemaking Leadership Webinar Series
- Survey: WV Department of Arts, Culture and History Survey about the Impact of COVID-19 on the WV Arts Community
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
- Resource Library: The Hub Blog “How-to” Stories
- Tool: FreeConferenceCall Free Webinar Service
- Tool: Comcast Free Internet Service for 2 Months
- 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)