COVID-19 Resources
- VCE Powhatan Official Statement
- COVID-19 Updates
- Health and Wellness
- Food Safety
- Food Support
- Housing and Utilities
- Internet Access
- Financial Support
- Youth Home Education Resources
- Adult Home Education Resources
- Free Entertainment
- Specific Populations
- Ways to Help
- Recipes and Nutrition
- Exercise videos by Eat Smart, Move More
- Proper Handwashing Video
- Free Clinic of Powhatan
- Powhatan Health Department
- Mental Health Resources from Virginia's National Alliance on Mental Illness
- Arkansas Extension's Yoga for Kids
- Powhatan County Schools - Check here to find the meal delivery map for the school buses
- Powhatan Food Pantry
- Feeding Powhatan, Inc.
- Free online Food Handler trainings through April 30, 2020
- Saving Money at the Grocery Store video
- Apply for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) here.
- Free online Food Handler trainings through April 30, 2020
- Virginia Housing Development Authority: Fill out the Borrower's Assistance Package to apply for aid with your loan.
- Virginia Legal Aid Society- Provides legal advocating for individuals with low-incomes
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Federal Housing Administration- Foreclosures and evictions for single family homeowners with FHA-insured mortgages will be suspended for 60 days beginning on March 18, 2020.
- Southside Electric Cooperative: http://sec.coop/
- Dominion Energy: https://www.dominionenergy.com/
- Unemployment information can be found at the Virginia Employment Commision.
- Apply for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families with minor children (TANF) here.
- Internal Revenue Service- The deadlines to file and pay federal income taxes have been delayed until July 15, 2020.
- The National Consumer Law Center is making Surviving Debt free for reading during the COVID emergency https://library.nclc.org/node/184511s=Surviving%20Debt%20Free%20COVID%20emergency
- Child Care Support from Virginia Department of Social Services
- Educational Resources and Updates from Powhatan County Public Schools
- Powhatan's Daily Dose of 4-H - these fun activities are posted weekdays by 3 p.m.
- 4-H Web Wednesdays - Coding with Newport News every Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.
- Horse Judging at Home Zooms- April 7th, April 14th, and April 21st at 2 pm
- 4-H Canine Science Virtual Workshops for ages 12+ on Wednesdays from 2-3 pm from April 8th-May 13th- Register here
- 4-H Invertebrate Lesson
- 4-H Food Art Challenge
- 4-H Upcycling Challenge
- The Virginia Institute of Marine Science- Multimedia Resource Center
- Wide Open School
- NASA at Home for Kids and Families
- Activities to keep kids learning at home
- List of educational resources offering free subscriptions while school has been suspended
- Goodwill of the Valleys- Free live online trainings
- Vegetable Gardening Resources Zoom- Friday, March 27th, 2020 from 10 am to 11 am
- Positive Experiences with Children at Home Zoom- Friday, March 27th at 11 am
- The Annual VSU Blueberry Field Walk
- Agriculturist: Farm Bureau resources website
- Senior Resources
- Business: Powhatan COVID-19 Business Resources
- Business Owners
- COVID-19 Rapid Response Funding
- Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance
- Small Business Owner's Guide to the CARES Act
- Virginia Tourism Cooperation
- SBA Disaster Loan Information from U.S. Small Business Administration
- U.S. Department of Treasury- Assistance for Small Businesses
- Agriculturalists
- Foresters and Forestry Land Owners
- 2020 Timber Sales Webinar Information- Live on Wednesday, April 15th at 12 pm and 7 pm, recorded for later viewing
- Veterans
- Special Education
- Help Kidz Learn- Accessible game-based learning
- Minnesota's Department of Education- Special Education Considerations
- Meet a critical need by donating blood with the American Red Cross
- Call Joann Fabrics to pick up mask-making kits to sew and donate to hospitals
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