Fact Sheets & Resources for Community

Thank you to Program in Health Disparities Research (PHDR) for developing this extensive list of resources. Note: Resources contain information current at the time of posting.

• TPT Twin Cities PBS (multiple languages)
• Resources in Spanish
• COVID-19 Info in Hmong, Thai, Lao, and Khmer
• AA and NHPI In-Language Resources for Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• Hand washing song (Vietnamese)

Employment & Housing

• Renters can apply for rental assistance or learn more about the application process by visiting RentHelpMN.org or calling Greater Twin Cities United Way’s 211         Resource Helpline (Toll Free: 1.800.543.7709; Local: 651.291.0211).
• COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and Unemployment Benefits: The Unemployment Insurance program is ready to assist workers who can’t work, workers who have had their hours reduced, and workers who have lost their jobs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Twin Cities area: 651-296-3644
• Greater Minnesota: 1-877-898-9090;
• TTY users: 1-866-814-1252
• Apply for cash, emergency, and food assistance (SNAP) at applymn.dhs.mn.gov.
• Apply for health care assistance online at mnsure.org.
• Free Legal Help for Renters (Website is available in English, Spanish, and Somali –select language at the top.)
• English: 612-728-5767
• Spanish: 612-255-8870
• Somali: 612-255-8860
• Hmong: 612-255-7104
• Greater MN: 866-866-3546

Food & Utilities

• Food Pantries in Minnesota – listed by city
• Second Harvest Heartland
• Loaves & Fishes
• Hunger Solutions
• Helpline (1-888-711-1151) and our Find Help Map.
• Minneapolis Public Schools Meal Pick Up Locations 
• Saint Paul Public Schools Meal Plan – buses drop off meals (1 week supply) at child’s bus stop
• MealConnect
• 211 – Food, Housing Bills, Childcare, Other essential services
• Minneapolis Wi-Fi – Free temporary Services
• CenturyLink – We will waive late fees and will not terminate a residential or small business customer’s service for the next 60 days due to financial circumstances associated with COVID-19.
• Comcast Xfinity – Xfinity WiFi Free For Everyone: Xfinity WiFi hotspots across the country will be available to anyone who needs them for free – including non-Xfinity Internet subscribers. For a map of Xfinity WiFi hotspots, visit www.xfinity.com/wifi. Once at a hotspot, consumers should select the “xfinitywifi” network name in the list of available hotspots and then launch a browser.

Families & Education

• Parent/Caregiver Guide to Helping Families Cope with COVID 19
• The Walk-In Counseling Center provides 100% free professional counseling
• Scholastic is offering free online courses – Learn at Home
• How to talk to you kids about coronavirus
• Performances
• Virtual Field Trips
• Virtual Museums
• A Reading of “A Map into the World” 
• Ivy League courses you can take online right now for free

   

  Help Me Connect is a website designed to help Minnesota’s families navigate local community, county, and state resources. Families and those that support families, such as preschool teachers, child care providers, and pediatricians, can use Help Me Connect to find services such as:

  • Healthy development and screening
  • Developmental and behavior concerns
  • Disability services and resources
  • Early learning and child care
  • Family well-being and mental health
  • Tribal and American Indian resources
  • Dental care
  • Basic needs
  • Legal services
  • Peacetime emergency resources

Information on COVID-19 for Survivors, Communities, and DV/SA Programs (compiled by Futures without Violence–a more extensive list can be found at F&W’s website)

• The National Domestic Violence Hotline is 24/7, confidential and free: 1-800-799-7233 and through chat.
• The National Sexual Assault Hotline is 24/7, confidential and free: 800.656.HOPE (4673) and through chat.
• The StrongHearts Native Helpline for domestic/sexual violence is available 7am-10pm CT, confidential, and specifically for Native communities: 1−844-762-8483.
• The Trans LifeLine for peer support for trans folks 9am-3am CT: 1-877-565-8860 This hotline is staffed exclusively by trans operators is the only crisis line with a policy against non-consensual active rescue.
• National Parent Helpline Monday -Friday 12pm-9am CT emotional support and advocacy for parents: 1-855-2736.

Resources in Hmong

• MN Department of Health
• COVID 19 Information and Materials
• TPT Twin Cities PBS
• FAQs in Hmong
• Hmong Innovating Politics – Resources about COVID-19 in Hmong language
• KOJ YUAV TSUM PAUB DABTSI TXOG COV KABMOB CORONAVIRUS
• XAV PAUB XAV POM: SPECIAL EDITION – SIB THAM TXOG TUS KAB MOB CORONA NROG HMOOB COV KWS KHO MOB. (Video)
• Hmong Radio AM 1590 – Corona Virus Prevention (Aired on March 11, 2020)
• CeebToom Txog KabMob Coronavirus LosNtawm KoomHaum Hmoob 18 Xeem Lav Minnesota (Video)
• Message about funerals starts at 2:18
• Hmoob Twin Cities News: Mayer Melvin Cater’s Responds to Hmong 18 Clans
• LUS TSEEM CEEB TSHAJ TAWM TXOG TUS KABMOB CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 (Video)
• Message from Dr. Moua Lo (Video)

Resources in Spanish

• MN Department of Health
• COVID 19 Information and Materials
• TPT Twin Cities PBS
• FAQs in Spanish
• LO QUE DEBE SABER SOBRE EL CORONAVIRUS
• Coronavirus – Latino Community (created by Lorenzo Adolfo Castañón Gonzalez)

Resources in Somali

• MN Department of Health
• COVID 19 Information and Materials
• TPT Twin Cities PBS
• FAQs in Somali
• How to Prevent Catching & Spreading COVID-19 (Arabic)
• WAXA AAD U BAAHAN TAHAY IN AAD KA OGAATO KORONAFAYRAS (CORONAVIRUS)
• How to protect yourself against CORONA. Sidee iskaga ilaalin kartaa CORONA AMA COVID-19