The best way we can help our neighbors is by supporting the organizations that support them during (and beyond) the state-mandated shutdown.
Please consider donating to some of the organizations highlighted on this site.
Featured: COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for WHO
Donations support WHO’s work to track and understand the spread of the virus; to ensure patients get the care they need and frontline workers get essential supplies and information; and to accelerate efforts to develop vaccines, tests, and treatments.
Volunteer
- MakeHaven: Help with COVID Response Projects
MakeHaven has made over 1,000 plastic face sheilds and 160 face masks, with these numbers growing every day.
- Mutual Aid Waterbury, Bridgeport, New Haven Offerings Google Form
A form where you can sign up to help your neighbors in Waterbury, Bridgeport, and New Haven.
- Mutual Aid For CT
CTCORE is currently building and facilitating a mutual aid/community support network throughout Connecticut to ensure that folks in the community can request or offer support and talents to those who can use them.
- Mutual Aid Waterbury, Bridgeport, New Haven
Mutual aid is a powerful way to build strong connections- we all have something to offer and we all have something we need.
- "I want to help others" Stay Home, Take Care
Our world is hurting. Here are some ideas on how to help others right now.
- Help Make COVID Masks with MakeHaven (Note: Not Medical Grade)
Help sew COVID masks to be used by the community. While non-medical-grade masks do not prevent the spread of the virus, they can be helpful as a last resort or in combination with other equipment.
- Help With COVID
This is a New Haven-wide volunteer management website, where New Haven residents can volunteer (in-person or remotely) and local non-profits and government can post volunteer needs. Let us unite and fight the pandemic together!
Support Your Local Businesses
- Sanctuary Kitchen Prepared Meal Orders | Cityseed
The spread of COVID-19 and resulting event cancellations have heavily affected our everyday operations and impacted the refugee and immigrant chefs who rely on employment through Sanctuary Kitchen.
- Help Main Street
Help your local business by buying gift cards to provide critical cash support during the COVID-19 crisis. America's small businesses are the backbone of our economy.
- Supporting Local Farms | Massaro Community Farm
Support local businesses by ordering from local farms.
- Where To Find Take-Out Food, Support Local Businesses | Google Doc
Editable list of restauraunts in New Haven open for takeout. More information: https://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/store_closings/
- Food and Pharmacy Services on Grand Avenue | Chatham Square Association
Support local businesses on Grand Avenue
- The Jitter Bus
Beloved local coffee truck that is still providing ground coffee and tea for duration of the crisis. They activated a fundraiser.
- Restaurants Open in CT
A list of restaurants that are open in Connecticut. Getting takeout helps your favorite shops stay open when this is over - good side benefit of lifting your spirits!
Donate
- New Haven Strong
Fund to support local independent restaurants and front line health care workers
- New Haven Area Mutual Aid Fund
We are in the midst of a crisis. A lot of people are struggling amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. We're coming together as a community to help each other out through Mutual Aid networks.
- New Haven Hospital- How You Can Help
Consider donating to the support fund, or donating medical supplies, hand-sewn masks and food.
- Greater New Haven COVID-19 Community Fund
A newly established fund aims to pour millions of dollars in coming months into helping New Haveners who are struggling to pay rent, buy food and stay healthy during the spread of the covid-19 coronavirus. More information: https://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/community_covid_fund/
- SWAN
Supplies & Help Needed for Encampments for Folks Still on the Street
- United Way COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund
Your generosity will help families and people in need access critical information and services like food, shelter, and more through our United Way network. 95% of your donation will provide relief to those left vulnerable by the pandemic.