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Cincinnati Social Resources

During COVID-19 Crisis

 

RESOURCE PAGE OVERVIEW

This resource page is for the purposes of gathering opportunities to meet unmet needs of the community.  It is not intended to be used for solicitation.  It is not an endorsement of any one organization or business. 

 

These resources are changing frequently. We encourage you to verify the accuracy of this information.

 

We will continue to update this list and recognize it is not an exhaustive list.  If you find a resource that could be added or updated to this list, please email mhricher@autismcincy.org or anne.tapia@cchmc.org. 

 


 

UNDERSTANDING COVID-19 FOR CHILDREN & PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

  • Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities

Resources, guides and questions about COVID-19 - designed to advise people with disabilities, their families, service providers, direct support professionals, county boards of developmental disabilities, and the community at large. https://dodd.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/dodd/about-us/our-programs/resource-dodd-covid-19-support

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

FOOD/MEAL DISTRIBUTION

1345 Grace Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45208; Phone: (513) 871-1345

Daily 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.

Free shelf-stable lunch provided to any child 18 and under. Children do not have to be a Hyde Park resident but must be present at the church in order to receive a meal. https://www.facebook.com/HPCUMC/posts/10156617509857434:0?hc_location=ufi&comment_id=Y29tbWVudDoxMDcxMzI2NDc2NTY2MDQ0XzEwNzEzMzkzMjY1NjQ3NTk%3D

  • Over-the-Rhine Community Church

1310 Race St., Cincinnati, OH 45202

Daily beginning Thursday, March 19 from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Food distribution to any child under 18. All children under 18 can receive meals but must be present in order to do so.

  • UMC Food Ministry: in cooperation with Cincinnati Public Libraries

Shelf stable meal pick up at area library locations.

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

                        Elmwood Place, 6120 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45216; Phone: (513) 369-4452

                        Groesbeck, 2944 W. Galbraith Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45239

                        Madisonville, 4830 Whetsel Ave., Cincinnati, OH, Phone: (513) 369-6029

                        Main Library, 800 Vine St, Cincinnati, OH 45202, Phone: (513) 369-6900

                        North Central, 11109 Hamilton Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45231, Phone: (513) 369-6068

                        Reading, 8740 Reading Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45215, Phone: (513)369-4465

 

2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

                        Avondale, 3566 Reading Road, Cincinnati, OH 45229, Phone: (513) 369-4400

                        Bond Hill, 1740 Langdon Farm Road, Cincinnati, OH 45237, Phone: (513) 369-4445

                        College Hill, 1400 West Bend Road, Cincinnati, OH 45237, Phone: (513) 369-6036   

                        Pleasant Ridge, 6233 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH, Phone: (516) 369-4488

                        West End, 800 Vine St., Cincinnati, Oh 45202, Phone: (513) 369-6900

                        Westwood, 3345 Epworth Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45211

 

4:00 to 5:00 p.m.

                        Coryville, 2802 Vine St., Cincinnati, OH, Phone (513) 369-6034

                        Covedale, 4980 Glenway Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45238, Phone: (513) 369-4460

                        Deer Park, 3970 E Galbraith Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45236, Phone: (513) 369-4450

                        St. Bernard, 10 McClelland Ave., Cincinnati, Oh 45217, Phone: (513) 369-4462

                        Walnut Hills, 2533 Kemper Ln., Cincinnati, OH, Phone: (513) 369-6053

 

  • Cincinnati Public Schools

M-W-F from 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. (March 17 - April 3)

Meal pickup notes: On Mondays and Wednesdays, children will receive two breakfast meals and two lunch meals. On Fridays, children will receive one breakfast meal and one lunch meal. Per USDA regulations, children must be present with their family in order to receive meals.

CPS Student Dining Services Meal Pick-up Sites

https://www.wvxu.org/post/cps-announces-24-meal-distribution-sites-families-during-school-shutdown#stream/0

  • Joshua’s Place: partnering with local school districts in King’s, Mason, Lebanon and Little Miami to help these students have food while school is out. The focus of this plan is to collect, package and distribute Student Meal Kits to the families that have need.
    • The first step in the plan is to collect the specific items needed this Saturday and Sunday, March 14th and 15th from 8am to noon at designated drop off locations. Once collected Joshua’s Place volunteers will inventory, pack and distribute the kits in cooperation with the local school districts.
    • You can also donate online at:http://www.joshuasplace.cc/donate/

Student Meal Kit distribution to families in need within the Lebanon, Kings and Little Miami School Districts.

                        Lebanon School District

                        Monday from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.

                        The Elks, 29 E. Mulberry St., Lebanon, OH 45036

 

                        Wednesday from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.

                        Berry Intermediate School, 23 Oakwood Ave. Lebanon, OH 45036

 

                        Friday from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.

                        Berry Intermediate School, 23 Oakwood Ave. Lebanon, OH 45036

 

        Kings Local School District

        Tuesday from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.

        Church Venture, 3187 Western Row Rd., Maineville, OH 45039

 

        Little Miami School District

        Tuesday from 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.

        Fellowship Baptist Church, 247 US-22 Maineville, OH 45039

        The drive-up will be in the old church building closer to the road.

 

        Mason School District

                Monday 3/23 from 11:00 am-12:00 pm & 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. 

                Monday 3/30, 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

                Christ Church: 5165 Western Row Rd., Mason, OH 45040

  • Piada Italian Restaurant

                        M-F 10:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (March 16-April 3)

                        Mason: 9317 Mason-Montgomery Rd., Mason, OH 45040

                        Florence: 7727 Mall Rd., Suite C, Florence, KY 41042

                        Hyde Park:  3780 Paxton Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45209

Offering free kid’s pasta with sauce, cheese & fountain drink to any school age child

 

  • Food Banks/Pantries

For most up-to-date information, please call United Way’s 211 (press option 1 to speak with a live information and referral specialist) to get a list of pantries in your zip code.

Here are a few that are open:

  • Shared Harvest Food Bank - Fairfield (513-874-0114)
  • New Richmond Food Pantry - New Richmond (513-553-3800)
  • Sem Food Pantry - Cincinnati (513-231-1412)
  • Open Door Food Pantry - Hamilton (513-868-3276)
  • Freestore Foodbank - Cincinnati (513-482-4500)
  • The Food Bank Inc. - Dayton (513-461-0265)
  • Christian Help Center - Batavia (513-735-9400)
  • Local Church Pantries serving East Hamilton and Clermont counties:
    • Amelia United Methodist Church
    • Grace and MercyOutreach Inc.
    • Amelia Inter Parish Ministry
    • First Presbyterian Church Pantry
    • Cornerstone Baptist - Batavia
    • Vineyard Eastgate Community Church - Batavia
    • Christian Help Center - Batavia
  • Food Donation Drop Boxes
    • Holly Hill Elementary
    • Amelia Elementary
  • After School Food Supplies
    • YMCAs
    • Cincinnati recreation facilities.

 

 


 

FINANCIAL

  • COVID-19 Regional Response Funds

Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF) and United Way of Greater Cincinnati, in partnership with Procter & Gamble, bi3, Fifth Third Foundation, The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation and The Scripps Howard Foundation, have activated a cross-sector regional response to quickly address the critical needs of our community. The Fund will support those in our communities who are most disproportionately affected by – and most vulnerable to – the health, economic, education, housing and social impacts of the crisis. By leveraging trusted partnerships, the Fund will provide timely, agile support to local and regional nonprofit organizations, both large and community-based (phase 1), to address issues of:

 

Food Insecurity

Freestore Foodbank

Shared Harvest

Inter Parish (Clermont, Brown)

Family Services of Middletown

Clearinghouse (Indiana)

               

Housing and Shelter

Family Housing Partnership

Shelter House

Brighton Center/NKY Safety Net Alliance

St. Vincent De Paul Cincinnati

St. Vincent De Paul - Northern Kentucky

               

Childcare

Childcare YMCA of Greater Cincinnati (supports Clermont County)

Black Baptist Ministers Alliance

 

Senior Services

Wesley Community Services Cincinnati Area Senior Services  (supports NKY)

Dream Center/Feed the Hungry Project

As the fund grows, we plan to provide direct support for individuals and families suffering lost work and wages (phase 2) and offer solutions for longer-term recovery efforts (phase 3).  To request funding, please visit www.gcfdn.org/COVID-19.

 

  • Duke Energy

Duke Energy will not disconnect any customer’s service for non-payment, in order to give customers experiencing financial hardship extra time to make payments. The company will continue to read meters and send bills. Customers should pay what they can to avoid building up a large balance that will be harder to pay off later.

 

  • Owen Electric

 

 

  • Unemployment

Online application for employees who are out of work https://unemployment.ohio.gov/PublicSelfServiceChoice.html

 

  • Phone and Internet Services
    • Cincinnati Bell: Residential Services: 800-875-1451; Small Businesses: 513-566-2299

Will “not terminate the service of any Cincinnati Bell residential or small business customer because of their inability to pay their bill due to disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic.” for the next 2 months. Residential and business customers also won’t see any late payment fees for the next 60 days Contact Cincinnati Bell directly if you have a hardship and are unable to pay your bill.

 

Cincinnati Bell will also keep "Fioptics Free Wi-Fi" public Wi-Fi hotspots open for anyone who needs them.

 

  • Sprint

Effective 3/18/2020: Providing unlimited data for 60 days to customers with metered data plans; Giving 20 GB of free mobile hotspot to customers with hotspot-capable devices

 

  • AT&T

Waiving data overage fees for kids K-12

 

  • Spectrum - Call 844-579-3743 for more information and to enroll

Waiving data overage fees for kids K-12; Offering free internet services to qualifying homes with students

 

  • Comcast

Free Xfinity WiFi hotspots - visit www.xfinity.com/wifi for more info

All customers receiving unlimited data plan for 60 days at no additional charge

No disconnect or late fees; Internet Essentials Free to new customers for 60 days (regular cost = $9.95/mo) for any qualifying low-income households

SOCIAL/EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • At Home Activities and Resources from University of Miami-Nova Southeastern University Center for Autism and Related Disabilities

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a4Ct_2vJe4fjHBi5qzfKqSkOtrTicjOH/view?fbclid=IwAR3eAvzPxdFCWAWvzIfXNVfn3KSP2DbhxVZEKocD5W5fbyPFpSr6WB_74aY

 

 

  • Visual Schedules

Tutorials and Information for Families


 

COVID-19 MENTAL WELLNESS RESOURCES

 


 

PHYSICAL WELLNESS

 


 

MULTIPLE RESOURCES (Food/Financial/Medical)

 

  • Aunt Bertha: The Social Care Network

A search engine for reduced cost or free services  like food, housing, transit, medical care, etc.

https://www.auntbertha.com/

 

Currently a Private group, until infrastructure is set up, but all you have to do is request to join the group by clicking the link. In times of crisis, the communities that survive are those where people look out for each other -- mutual aid.

Use this group to:

  • Post about material things you need, or things you know someone else needs (food, medicine, water, TP, etc.)
  • Post about help you need, or help someone else needs (transportation help, check-ins, etc.)
  • Post about material things you can provide to people.
  • Post about resources you know about in Cinci
  • Post about help you can provide.

Please complete this google form to BOTH specify needs and offer resources: https://forms.gle/J7vAeLidR1g4yKiW9

We are all we have. We are all we need.

 

  • National Center for School Mental Health

Variety of resources about COVID-19, school support, mental health and talking to kids about COVID-19

https://app.getresponse.com/view.html?x=a62b&m=b18p6&u=SeOId&y=7&dont_redirect=1

 

  • Child Care

List of approved pandemic child care providers as well as paperwork to become one or as a family member use one.

Coronavirus Pandemic Child Care Information for Families - Ohio Dept. of Job and Family Services

 

 

 


 

ADVOCACY EFFORTS

 

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