Resources for BC businesses include access to capital, taxation relief for businesses, resources for workers, general information, and B2B support

Le réseau de banques de loyer en Colombie-Britannique accorde des prêts d’urgence pour le loyer et les services publics.

Network of rentbanks in BC provide emergency loans for rent and utilities.

Facebook group offers resources, support, and encouragement for home schooling trans and queer families during the COVID-19 school closures. Open to queer and trans families and teachers, with a focus on British Columbia’s K-12 curriculum.

Spartacus Books is a nonprofit, volunteer-run bookstore and resource centre, run collectively for over 40 years. They are offering free delivery in the Vancouver area. Give them a book title or a preferred subject and they will find you good things to read!

The support program will distribute $1.15M to Calgary organizations in support of critical community needs.

Stores and grocery chains including Sobey’s, Loblaws, Shopper’s Drug Mart, Whole Foods, and others are opening their doors early for seniors and those with other health concerns to give them an opportunity to shop with fewer customers around amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The shared document includes free workouts for individuals to use while staying home or in self-isolation.

Resources focus on Calgary and Alberta

Includes updates on COVID-19’s affect on Canada Council for the Arts’ programs including: Government support (Artists abroad, Employment Insurance, Other possible measures) and Canada Council operations (Financial losses, Suspension of funding (travel-related activities))

To support Canadian artists, CBC shift has shifted their weekday radio schedule to all-Canadian programming during COVID-19.

Calgary Arts Development has sent a survey to all arts organization grantees to begin to understand the impact COVID-19 disruptions will have on our sector.  They are also hosting a virtual town hall mtg to update the community on what they have learned, what they are thinking about, and what actions they re taking with regard to the COVID-19 situation and its impact on our sector and communities.

In addition to raises, several grocery chains have increased store hours and hired staff due to pandemic shopping habits.

Plusieurs chaînes d’épiceries à travers le Canada (Sobeys, Loblaws, Metro) offrent des augmentations aux travailleurs qui ont travaillé pendant la pandémie.

Several grocery store chains across Canada (Sobeys, Loblaws, Metro) are offering raises to workers that have been working through the pandemic.

Mises à jour et liens vers des ressources sur le réseau d’aide mutal de Parkdale et la nacelle de quartier. Publié par Parkdale Community Economic Development (PCED), un projet de l’économie populaire de Parkdale dirigé par plus de 30 organismes communautaires et résidents communautaires pour construire un travail décent, une richesse partagée et un développement équitable à Parkdale.

Updates and links to resources on Parkdale’s mutal aid network and neighbourhood pod. Posted by Parkdale Community Economic Development (PCED), a project of the Parkdale People’s Economy led by over 30 community-based organizations and community residents to build decent work, shared wealth, and equitable development in Parkdale.

Nonprofit Youthful Cities has launched a campaign to support youth as they self-isolate.

Analysis of the Start Network — a rapid financing model for post disaster humanitarian response. What lessons does it hold for Canada’s social impact funders in responding to the COVID-19 crisis?

Links to Toronto-based independent bookstores offering free delivery

In 2013, Calgary non-profits faced a natural disaster. An analysis about how that helped them to prepare for COVID-19

SexWork COVID-19: Guidelines for Sex Workers, Clients, Third Parties, and Allies; From Butterfly Asian and Migrant Sex Workers Support Network and Maggie’s Toronto Sex Workers Action Project

List of (mostly Toronto-based) cultural attractions accessible online while in self-isolation.

Online Google Hangouts in the Covid-19 world. Organized by Fearless 2W Circle of Support — with funding from Manitoba Child Welfare Education. The online session will share information about supports offered by the following groups: Fearless R2W Manitoba Child Welfare Education & Advocacy Circle of Support; First Nations Family Advocates Office; Inspire Community Outreach

Lunch Connection is a free lunch program supports the students of local schools in vulnerable neighbourhoods, where food insecurity is a daily struggle. During school closures, families will be able to pick up bagged lunches at three locations from noon to 1pm.

Spartan Bioscience expects within weeks to have a hand-held product capable of identifying the COVID-19 virus within 30 to 45 minutes, a speedy result made possible because the necessary analysis is done on-site.

Women-led virtual work technologies to get you through COVID-19. This allows people to stay connected and collaborate with others in the social impact world through these virtual technologies.

Toronto Foundation launched the Better Toronto Coalition in partnership with Vancity Community Investment Bank. The Coalition has two goals: to connect concerned residents directly with learnings from nonprofit leaders and help direct your support to where it’s needed most; and to quickly flow funds to anchor organizations who are coordinating on the ground so that no one is left behind.

Restez connecté et collaborez avec d’autres dans le monde de l’impact social grâce à ces technologies virtuelles et outils de données.

Stay connected and collaborate with others in the social impact world through these virtual technologies and data tools.