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Helping each other during COVID-19

April 08, 2020

In the wake of COVID-19, we all need to adapt and learn new ways of doing things. This has been a particularly challenging time for a number of community organizations whose focus is to help those in need. Whether you are looking for some support during this time or want to find ways to help organizations with their work, here are some ways to help.

Looking for Help?

Vancouver Foundation Community Response Fund

The Vancouver Foundation created a new fund to support charities (in the Lower Mainland and the Fraser Valley) who provide front-line services to vulnerable populations whose staff, volunteers, programs, and operations have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. 

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We Gotchu

Are you having trouble finding the help you need during this time? The SFU Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue has created a one-stop resource to help answer all your questions. Whether it鈥檚 housing, to working through the employment insurance portal, to keeping with your mental and physical health and access food, this resource is sure to help.

COVID-19 Resources for Seniors and Their Caregivers

SFU鈥檚 Science and Technology for Aging Research Institute (STAR) has compiled a range of simple guides to assist seniors and their caregivers. Resources include guides for using SKYPE and Facebook, finding assistance on filing your taxes and more.

WANT TO HELP?

DTES Response 

DTES Response is a coordinated effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the neighbourhood. There are 15,000 people at risk in the Downtown Eastside. This includes 3,000 who are homeless and 4,700 at high risk in privately run SRO鈥檚. Organizations in the DTES are uniting more than ever to ensure this unprecedented threat does not disproportionately affect the most vulnerable in the community. DTES Response mobilizes resources and coordinating operations to immediately respond to this crisis.

Donate to the Binners鈥 Project 鈥榠ncome replacement鈥 initiative during COVID-19

Image: Binners' Project

Binners鈥 Project made the hard decision to suspend all back-of-house waste sorting, public representation and event programs until further notice to protect their members from COVID-19. To compensate binners for their lost wages, the Binners鈥 Project started an 鈥榠ncome replacement鈥 initiative. Please consider donating to help support Binners during this time.

You can also support the Binners by purchasing a Binners Hook by donation! Though many of the shifts for Binners are suspended for the time being, you can continue to leave your bottles either hanging on your Binners Hook or in your alley. This provides the Binners with another source of income during this time. 

Buy Megaphone Magazine online

Image: Megaphone

If you鈥檝e ever walked down the streets in Vancouver, you may have come across a Megaphone Magazine vendor selling the latest issue of the magazine! Given the need for social distancing and for the safety of vendors, folks can now purchase the latest edition (and all subsequent editions) of the magazine online. You can choose for your donation to be evenly distributed among vendors, or if you have a vendor that you usually purchase from, you鈥檒l have the option to specify that as well.

For the month of May, you can not only buy the latest edition of Megaphone Magazine, but you can also purchase your own copy of Voices of the Street, a street literary anthology with pieces by Megaphone vendors and other members of the community!

Order Meals from Tayybeh: A Celebration of Syrian Cuisine

Tayybeh, the Arabic word for 鈥渒ind鈥 and 鈥渄elicious,鈥 is a food company and social enterprise that is taking Vancouver by storm! Tayybeh provides Syrian women chefs a flourishing experience, a source of income and community connections. During the month of May you can support this social enterprise by ordering meals in advance every Tuesday and Friday. You can choose contactless delivery to your doorstep or you can pick your order up from their kitchen.

Another great way to help out is to maintain social distance and stay home if you can. But staying home doesn鈥檛 have to be boring! Check out our picks for past programming that we鈥檝e done to help you stay engaged. Read more!

Last Updated May 4, 2020

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