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RESOURCES for COVID-19

6/14/2020

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TAKE ACTION
 
SupportCville.com
SupportCville.com has the most comprehensive list of support (financial, supplies, housing, food, etc.) in our community.

Below are a few organizations where you can donate to support our community:

  • Charlottesville Area Community Foundation’s Emergency Response Fund 
  • Give to a specific local organization established at the Community Foundation.
  • SupportCville.com has more organizations you can donate to. 
  • Public Housing Association of Residents (PHAR) Cville
  • The Monacan Nation
  • SURJ is promoting a stimulus check donation drive to help especially those who are undocumented, incarcerated, do not have social security numbers, or home addresses . Click here for more information and to pledge. Here’s a report on how SURJ Charlottesville has contributed to Covid-19 Mutual Aid. 
  • #50forFood - Cville Community Cares is partnering with Sin Barreras to raise $50,000 for immediate distribution to Charlottesville-area residents who are experiencing food insecurity. Commit your stimulus check for this aid by donating at https://congregatecville.com/. 

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“Shepherding Through a Pandemic” Informational Session on COVID-19 for Faith Leaders

On May 27, Dr. Jeanita Richardson (Professor of Public Health Sciences at UVa's School of Medicine) gave a presentation on “Shepherding Through a Pandemic,” focusing on what faith leaders need to know about the COVID-19 pandemic and how to prepare for the reopening of their congregations.

Below you will find supporting information from the presentation.

  • Zoom link to the Video of the Presentation. Password: 4M.@2nyl
  • Slide Deck of the Presentation
  • Rough Notes of the Presentation
  • “We’re Going to be OK” - Tips and advice book for children

PDF Handouts mentioned by Dr. Richardson
  • Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Facility - CDC
  • COVID-19 Symptoms
  • COVID-19 “Staying Alive” Poster
  • COVID-19 Info Flyer
  • How to Protect Yourself and Others
  • Stop the Spread of Germs
  • Virginia Forward - Phase One for Religious Services

Links:
  • Center for Disease Control’s COVID-19 webpage
  • Center for Disease Control’s COVID-19 print resources (offered in different languages)
  • Virginia Department of Health’s COVID-19 webpage (includes statistics shown during presentation)
  • Thomas Jefferson Health District’s COVID-19 data portal (stats broken down by race, ethnicity, gender, age, etc.)
  • Virginia’s PHASE ONE Guidelines webpage
  • Thomas Jefferson Health District’s COVID-19 Data Portal

ARTICLES: COVID-19 and Race
  • PolicyLink.org recently published an article advocating for a “Common-Sense, Street-Smart Recovery” to build an inclusive economy and equitable nation that works for all. It includes these principles: 1. Center Racial Equity, 2. Put People First, 3. Invest in Community Infrastructure, 4. Build an Equitable Economy, and 5. Protect and Expand Community Voice and Power. Read the article here. 
  • Black Americans dying of Covid-19 at three times the rate of white people - TheGuardian.com
  • COVID-19 Killing African Americans at Shocking Rates - MedPageToday.com
  • What Do Coronavirus Racial Disparities Look Like State By State? - NPR.org
  • Why “essential” workers are treated as disposable - Vox.com
  • How the coronavirus exposed health disparities in communities of color - WashingtonPost.com
  • Racism, Not Genetics, Explains Why Black Americans Are Dying Of COVID-19 - ScientificAmerican.com

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A Service Mourning the Deaths from COVID-19 and Racism

6/14/2020

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Above is a recording of “A Service of Mourning the Deaths from COVID-19 and Racism” held on Sunday, June 7, 2020 at 7 pm.  This service  names the dual diseases of COVID-19 and racism that are ravaging our country and our world. We especially mourn  the black lives that  have been lost due to both diseases.

Please visit our blog post  for ways to support the struggle against COVID-19 and racism and police brutality.
“First They Came . . .”

In our Service of Mourning (around the 11:18 minute mark in the video), we stated Pastor Martin Niemöller's famous quote and offered our own version, with “they” referring to COVID-19 and racism:
  • First they came for the immigrants, and I did not speak out--because I was born here. 
  • Then they came for the elderly, and I did not speak out--because I am not old.
  • Then they came for the incarcerated and detained, and I did not speak out--because I am neither a felon nor undocumented. 
  • They they came for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual, but I did not speak out--because I am straight. 
  • Then they came for the meat processors, produce pickers and store employees, and I did not speak out--because I am not deemed “essential.” 
  • Then they came for native tribes, and I did not speak out--because I don’t live on a reservation. 
  • Then they came for Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd, and I did not speak out--because I am not black. 
  • Then they came for the protesters, and I did not speak out--because I’m not “Antifa.”  
  • Then they came for health-care workers, and I did not speak out--because I’m not sick. 
  • Then they came for me, and there was no one left to speak or care for me. 
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CCC statement on the murders of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd and Breonna Taylor

5/30/2020

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What do we tell our children?
What do we tell ourselves?
What do we tell GOD?
 
We, the members of the Charlottesville Clergy Collective, came together to figure out how to react to and support each other through the deaths of the brothers and sisters of Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC, at the hands of a white supremacist.
 
We forged our deepest bonds over the horror of August 11 and 12 of 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia.
 
Today we grieve anew, at the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick, George Floyd in Minneapolis, and Breonna Taylor in Louisville, by the hands of current and former police officers.
 
We are Christian and Jewish and Muslim and Baháʼí and Sufi and Buddhist and Unitarian Universalists; male and female; Black, White, Red, and Yellow spiritual leaders at a time of disinformation, pandemic, and destructive partisan politics. The question that echoes through the corridors of time is now ours to answer: “What is truth?”
 
How do we tell our children about our species’ penchant for othering and murdering GOD’S children who are not like us?
 
What meaning do we tell ourselves when murder keeps happening in plain sight with cameras recording, and we do nothing about it?  
 
What do we say to GOD, Whom we say we trust, when asked to give an account of ourselves?
 
We need to say the truth, as all Holy Books teach, that we are ALL GOD'S children. We know there is no excuse to treat others as less than ourselves.
 
We need to acknowledge that our own need to be “exceptional” has led to a pernicious greed and lack of empathy for those who are less well off -- socially, economically, and politically. Further, this same greed and lack of empathy have created and continue to perpetuate systems -- woven through our interpretation of Scripture, and our social and judicial principles -- that visit evil upon those not favored by the systems.
 
We need to admit that the inequalities made glaringly clear by the COVID-19 pandemic are not new, just uncovered.  
 
We need to acknowledge that these instances of police and “neighborhood watch” brutality aren’t happening more, we are just able to capture them more, because of phone cameras.
 
We need to believe those who tell us about their mistreatment at the hands of our systems that protect some and kill others.
 
We need to ally ourselves with those whose stories are not our own, but whose scars are evident.
 
We need to work for justice with those whose sufferings are so long-standing that all seems normal to those who don’t know the stories, who don’t see the scars, who don’t bear the sorrow.
 
We need to tell our children that Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, and Breonna Taylor were murdered because some people thought they were disposable. Their deaths, and so many others, are a result of systemic and cultural racism deeply embedded in America.
 
We need to be honest and tell ourselves whether we are all right with “officers of the law” having a free pass to murder with impunity.
 
And, we need to explain to GOD how we can love and trust GOD, and yet still let this evil keep happening.
 
It is not enough that the police officer who held his knee on George Floyd’s neck for eight minutes, and three other officers who did nothing, are fired. They all must be arrested and prosecuted.  
 
It is not enough that Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend had charges dropped after wounding a drug SWAT team officer whom he perceived to be breaking and entering into what was, in fact, the wrong apartment. As a result of a no-knock warrant into the wrong home, Breonna Taylor was shot eight times and was killed in her own bed.
 
Wrong must be righted. 
 
If not, what do we tell our children?
What do we tell ourselves?
What do we tell GOD?
 
Signed, 

​​Rev. Dr. Alvin Edwards, President, Charlottesville Clergy Collective
Pastor, Mt. Zion First African Baptist
105 Lankford Ave, Charlottesville, VA 22903
  • Rabia Povich, Inayati Sufi Community of Charlottesville
  • Rev. Phil Woodson, First United Methodist Church
  • Pastor Brenda Brown-Grooms, New Beginnings Christian Community
  • Manouchehr Mohajeri, Treasurer, Baha'i Community of Albemarle County, VA
  • Sharon Beckman-Brindley, Insight Meditation Community of Charlottesville
  • Susan Kaufman, Insight Meditation Community of Charlottesville
  • Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Emrey, New Beginnings Christian Community
  • Rev. Sandra J. Wisco, Retired Pastor in ELCA
  • Pastor Cass Bailey, Trinity Episcopal Church
  • Rabbi Tom Gutherz, Congregation Beth Israel
  • Adam Slate, Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church-Unitarian Universalist, Charlottesville Clergy Collective Treasurer
  • Rev. Dr. Jill Duffield, The Presbyterian Outlook
  • Rev. Liz Hulme Adam, Tabor Presbyterian Church
  • David K Garth, Westminster Presbyterian Church
  • Cynthia Power, Charlottesville Friends Meeting
  • Rev. James Hassmer, retired United Methodist clergy
  • Rev. Carol Carruthers Sims, Episcopal Priest, Retired
  • Rabbi Daniel Alexander, Rabbi Emeritus, Congregation Beth Israel, Charlottesville, VA
  • Jay Swett, First Presbyterian Church
  • Rev. Dr. Eugene T. Locke, Parish Associate, Westminster Presbyterian Church
  • Rev. Emily Rowell Brown, St. James Louisa Episcopal Church
  • Rev. Dorothy Piatt, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Charlottesville
  • Rev. Maren Hange, Charlottesville Mennonite Church
  • Rev. Neal Halvorson-Taylor, Grace Church|Red Hill
  • Rev. Patricia Gulino Lansky, Unity
  • Rev. Dr. Jim Bundy, Retired United Church of Christ
  • Rev. Don Lansky, Unity
  • Rev. Patricia Gulino Lansky, Unity
  • Apostle Sarah A. Kelley, Faith Hope and Love Int’l Healing and Deliverance Center, Charlottesville Clergy Collective Vice President
  • Cynthia Deupree, Christian Scientist
  • Rev. Karen Foley, member, Thomas Jefferson Memorial Unitarian Universalist Church
  • Rev. Marilu Thomas
  • Rev. Dr. Gay Lee Einstein, Minister-at-large
  • ​Elizabeth Shillue, Charlottesville Friends Meeting
  • Rev. Nicholas Deere, Charlottesville, VA
  • Rev. Dr. Michael Cheuk, Charlottesville Clergy Collective Secretary
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"Shepherding Through a Pandemic" Presentation

5/27/2020

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This morning, Dr. Jeanita Richardson (Professor of Public Health Sciences at UVa's School of Medicine) gave a presentation on “Shepherding Through a Pandemic,” focusing on what faith leaders need to know about COVID-19 pandemic and how to prepare for the re-opening of their congregations.

Below you will find supporting information from the presentation.

Zoom link to the Video of the Presentation. Password: 4M.@2nyl

Slide Deck of the Presentation

Rough Notes of the Presentation

“We’re Going to be OK” - Tips and advice book for children

PDF Handouts mentioned by Dr. Richardson
  • Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Facility - CDC
  • COVID-19 Symptoms
  • COVID-19 “Staying Alive” Poster
  • COVID-19 Info Flyer
  • How to Protect Yourself and Others
  • Stop the Spread of Germs
  • Virginia Forward - Phase One for Religious Services

Links:
  • Center for Disease Control’s COVID-19 webpage
  • Center for Disease Control’s COVID-19 print resources (offered in different languages)
  • Virginia Department of Health’s COVID-19 webpage (includes statistics shown during presentation)
  • Thomas Jefferson Health District’s COVID-19 data portal (stats broken down by race, ethnicity, gender, age, etc.)
  • Virginia’s PHASE ONE Guidelines webpage
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Open Letter to Governor Ralph Northam Regarding Phase 1 of “Forward Virginia”

5/15/2020

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To Governor Ralph Northam,

Greetings from the Charlottesville Clergy Collective.

We are a group of interfaith leaders working together to address racial injustice and inequity in the Charlottesville and Albemarle region of Virginia.

First and foremost, we want to express our appreciation for your leadership during this COVID-19 pandemic. We appreciate the work that your office and the Office of Health Equity have done to implement and communicate the best science-based guidelines for the sake of the health of the citizens of Virginia.

It is because of our concern for the health of our commonwealth that we now express our grave reservations over the start of Phase 1 of “Forward Virginia” today.

We appreciate the guidelines on how we can reopen our houses of worship. However, we have received no support on how to implement those guidelines. Many congregations do not have the resources to compete with richer congregations and businesses in purchasing masks, disinfectants, sanitation stations, and thermometers needed to meet Phase 1 guidelines. Many faith leaders will also experience great pressure to reopen for worship, hold funeral services, and other physical gatherings despite having less than one week to meet Phase I guidelines. In the beginning months of this pandemic, religious gatherings contributed greatly to the spread of COVID-19. We’re fearful a premature reopening will only exacerbate this problem. We want to be part of the solution, even if it means sacrificing our preference for in-person gatherings a little longer for the sake of others.

Furthermore, this reopening affects much more than our congregations. We feel it is our moral duty to express our deep concern about the negative impact this reopening will have on the most vulnerable populations of our society. A premature reopening will only worsen the racial inequity that currently exists, and increase the morbidity rates within black and brown communities in Virginia. Without more testing, robust contact tracing, and PPE’s, they -- as well as low-wage essential workers, poultry and meat processors, imprisoned people, immunocompromised individuals, and health care professionals, among others -- will bear the brunt of the risks, the deaths, and the cost of this reopening.

We seek to schedule a virtual meeting with you to talk more about how an early opening will impact houses of faith. We will continue to keep you and all the state’s leadership in our prayers. We too, are eager for the state to fully reopen and for Virginians to return to work. However, we want to work for a reopening that shares its benefits to ALL Virginians in an equitable and just manner.
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Signed, 

  • Rev. Dr. Alvin Edwards, Mt. Zion First African Baptist; President, Charlottesville Clergy Collective
  • Rabbi Tom Gutherz, Congregation Beth Israel
  • Rev. Carol Carruthers Sims, Episcopal Church
  • Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Emrey, New Beginnings Christian Community 
  • Rev. Dr. Gay Einstein, Presbytery Minister at Large
  • Susan Kaufman, Insight Meditation Community of Charlottesville 
  • Rev. Maren Hange, Charlottesville Mennonite Church 
  • Adam Slate, Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church-Unitarian Universalist
  • Rev. Liz Hulme Adam, Tabor Presbyterian Church
  • Rev. Dorothy Piatt, Westminster Presbyterian Church
  • Apostle Sarah A. Kelley, Faith, Hope and Love Int’l Healing and Deliverance Center 
  • Rabia Povich, Charlottesville Inayatiyya Sufi Community
  • Rev. Neal Halvorson-Taylor, Grace Church, Red Hill
  • Pastor Brenda Brown-Grooms, New Beginnings Christian Community 
  • Sharon Beckman-Brindley, Insight Meditation Community of Charlottesville
  • Manouchehr Mohajeri, Treasurer of the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Albemarle County
  • Rev. Marilu J. Thomas
  • Cynthia Power, Charlottesville Friends Meeting (Quaker)
  • Rev. Robert Lewis, Hinton Avenue UMC
  • Rabbi Rachel Schmelkin, Congregation Beth Israel 
  • Rev. Dr. Michael Cheuk, Charlottesville Clergy Collective​
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Donate Stimulus Check to Support Our Community!

4/24/2020

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Below are a few organizations where you can donate to support our community:
  • Charlottesville Area Community Foundation’s Emergency Response Fund 
  • Give to a specific local organization established at the Community Foundation.
  • SupportCville.com has more organizations you can donate to. 
  • Public Housing Association of Residents (PHAR) Cville
  • The Monacan Nation
  • SURJ is promoting a stimulus check donation drive to help especially those who are undocumented, incarcerated, do not have social security numbers, or home addresses . Click here for more information and to pledge. Here’s a report on how SURJ Charlottesville has contributed to Covid-19 Mutual Aid. 
  • #50forFood - Cville Community Cares is partnering with Sin Barreras to raise $50,000 for immediate distribution to Charlottesville-area residents who are experiencing food insecurity. Commit your stimulus check for this aid by donating at https://congregatecville.com/. 
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New Beginnings Christian Community Gives Away Food to 450 Individuals

4/7/2020

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Last Saturday morning (April 3), over 450 people from as far away as Madison, Buckingham, and Louisa counties received free food at a distribution at New Beginnings Christian Community. 
 
Thanks to the generous donations by Walmart and Food Lion, Associate Minister Rev. Dr. Greg Moyer of New Beginnings and three volunteers handed out bags of food to recipients. The street and church parking lot was marked by chalk lines to help separate people and cars to maintain social distance. 
 
As news spread about the food give-away, Co-Pastor Rev. Liz Emrey received over forty-five phone calls Friday afternoon and ten calls Saturday morning. Due to the overwhelming demand, all the food was given out within ninety minutes. About four hundred people who didn’t receive food were told to call and arrange for a food box pick up on Wednesday afternoon. 
 
Pastor Emrey said that this Saturday’s food giveaway came about because of a last-minute donation of fresh meats, produce, and fruit by Walmart and Food Lion. Thomas Jefferson Memorial Unitarian Universalist Church also donated a lot of meat. She didn’t want the food to spoil over the weekend, so she reached out over social media to announce the give-away. 
 
What did Pastor Emrey learn this weekend?
 
“Social media works! It worked too well in our situation, and we will limit the channels of communication in the future in order to prevent people coming out needlessly,” Emrey says.
 
Emrey also was struck by the depths of food insecurity in our region. “I couldn’t believe how far people came in order to get food.” 
 
New Beginnings Christian Community is committed to continue their feeding ministry. Please call or text the church at (434) 249-5691 to reserve a food box at their weekly food distribution on Wednesdays, 1 to 4 pm, and Saturdays, 10 to 11 am, now through June 10.
 
The church also needs volunteers to help them continue this work! 
 
Volunteers are needed Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays, 9 am to 1 pm to pick up food from Walmart and Food Lion, and to shelve and pack food boxes. Please use this SignUp Genius to help with packing food boxes on Mondays, Tuesday, and Fridays.
 
Volunteers are also needed on Wednesdays, 1 to 4:30 pm, and on Saturdays, 9 am to 12 noon to pack and distribute food boxes. Please use this SignUp Genius to help with the Wednesday and Saturday food distribution.
 
“Jesus tells us to feed the hungry,” says Pastor Emrey. “And we want to do our part to relieve food insecurity, especially during this pandemic.”

​Posted by Michael Cheuk, Secretary, Charlottesville Clergy Collective
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5-Minute Reflection - "Crisis Contemplation"

3/25/2020

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This devotion, distributed by Richard Rohr, recalls the words of Dr. Barbara Holmes in her reflection called "Crisis Contemplation."
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Notes: Gov. Northam's webinar for faith leaders re: COVID-19

3/24/2020

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3/27/2020 UPDATE:
Here’s the link to the official resource guide for faith leaders
sent by the Governor’s office and the Virginia Department of Health’s Office of Health Equity.
This is a SYNOPSIS of a statewide webinar for faith leaders on Monday, March 23, 6:30 pm, hosted by the Office of Governor Ralph Northam and the Office of Health Equity of the Virginia Department of Health. (I cannot vouch for the 100% accuracy of my notes. Please contact the persons who presented this information to fact-check or confirm.)

On March 23, Northam issued Executive Order Fifty-Three that orders the closure of certain non-essential businesses, bans all gatherings of more than 10 people, and closes all K-12 schools for the remainder of the academic year. Governor Northam is also urging all Virginians to avoid non-essential travel outside the home, if and when possible. This order goes into effect at 11:59 PM on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 and will remain in place until 11:59 PM on Thursday, April 23, 2020. This order applies to houses of worship.

Dr. Vanessa Walker-Harris - Deputy Secretary of Health 
Explained the salient points of that Executive Order.
This executive order:
  • Closes public and private K-12 schools through the end of school year.
  • Closes non-essential ‘Brick and mortar” businesses for 30 days
  • Bans public gatherings of more than 10 people. 
  • Urges Virginians to avoid non-essential travel outside the home.

Dr. Megan Healy talked about Unemployment Benefits
If you are laid off and/or NOT getting a paycheck, you are encouraged to apply for unemployment benefits here. (This advice applies to faith-based workers whose organizations have not paid payroll taxes in the past. Currently, these workers are NOT eligible to receive benefits, but that rule may change in the coming days.)

Karen Kimsey - Virginia Medicaid is Taking Action to Fight COVID-19
  • Ensuring members do not lose coverage due to lapses in paperwork or a change in circumstances
  • No co-pays for any Medicaid
  • 90 days supply of many routine prescriptions
  • No pre-approvals needed and automatic approval extensions for manu critical medical services
  • Outreach to higher risk and older members to receive critical needs
  • Encouraging use of telehealth
Visit https://coverva.org/

Heidi Hertz - Feeding Virginia during COVID19
Students and children:
  • 100% of schools providing meals to children 0-18 yrs old
  • Innovative strategies being used such as drive up and bus routes deliveries
  • Text “FOOD” or “COMIDA” to 877-877 (for closest feeding sites & times to you)
  • Longer breaks means additional need
Community and family resources:
  • Food banks and pantries are frontlines;
  • visit www.211virginia.org to access services

Tracey Wiley - Financial Resources Update - 
Visit https://www.sbsd.virginia.gov/ for information about low-interest loans for small businesses and non-profits.

Curtis Brown, VA Dept of Emergency Management (VDEM)
Disaster Funding Available through FEMA

CULTURAL IMPACT - Suja Amir, who is on the Governor’s Asian American Advisory Board - member of Asian Latino Solidarity Alliance of Central VA
  • Census is now more important than ever - online or by paper
  • Increasing hostile sentiments toward Asians - verbal and physical attacks
  • Spike in white supremacists toward Jewish communities

CALL TO ACTION - 
  1. If you have a service (clothes closet, food pantry, etc), please register it with 211.org, so that you’re part of the collective impact in supporting your community. 
  2. Subscribe for email updates from Governor Northam. (Look for “Subscribe for Email Updates” light blue box on the bottom right of the webpage.
  3. Fill out the Faith Leader Survey - very important to let Governor’s office know the following:
    1. What are your biggest concerns/needs that you are hearing from your congregation/community as it relates to the COVID-19 crisis?
    2. What resources does your congregation/community provide that could support the COVID-19 crisis response?
    3. How can the government/governor assist you in your congregation/community response to the COVID-19 crisis?
  4. Contact United Way (Virginia) and Urban League if you need help. They are your allies!​
Posted by Michael Cheuk, Secretary, Charlottesville Clergy Collective
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COVID-19 Resources for Charlottesville & Congregations

3/20/2020

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IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW NEEDS SUPPORT:

Cville Community Cares: Is offering mini-grants for people impacted by COVID-19. There are no restrictions regarding how funds will be used: Request up to $200 per household. Apply here.  (This form will temporarily close at 8pm on Friday March 20th, in order to prioritize the 1000+ requests they have received.)

WAYS TO GIVE AND RECEIVE SUPPORT:

Support Cville - this is the most comprehensive website listing ways for people to give and receive support. 
  • Link to contribute to local nonprofits, restaurants and UVA students.
  • Link for ways to receive money, supplies and services.

DONATE to COVID-19 SUPPORT FUNDS

  • Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
  • United Way COVID-19 Crisis Relief Fund
  • Alliance for Interfaith Ministries
  • LOVE in the name of Christ

BLUE RIDGE AREA FOOD BANK
  • Needs healthy volunteers to work at the food bank. See their statement on COVID-19 and their Volunteer page.

FREE INTERNET ACCESS

In addition to hopping on free wifi hotspots at local restaurants and public schools, COMCAST Xfinity is now offering free hotspots 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, select the “xfinitywifi” network name in the list of available hotspots and then launch a browser.


CONGREGATIONAL RESOURCES
(credit: United Methodist Church)

Resources for Digital Ministry
https://novaumc.org/digital-ministry-resources/
At the bottom of this page is a 60plus minute zoom class that Kim Johnson taught specifically to help people do digital ministry in the midst of the c-19 situation

Online Worship Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V40ArSqS2Tg&feature=youtu.be
Pastor Sam Plymale on the Greene Charge has put together this youtube video to assist you with offering worship on FB, livestream, etc.

Live Stream your Ministry PDF
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1L6hPf-imd3PQgBs4roaMOnoCRyK-Mgij


Recording Worship PDF
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Pmkp_9O9l1kHI4KtG8LJ2Tl625rPu1ft


ONLINE FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND GIVING

Here are some suggestions about trying to continue receiving financial support while we are not physically meeting.

10 ideas for church financial leaders amid the covid-19 crisis

Understanding E-Giving Slideshow

CHURCH GIVING PLATFORMS (not an endorsement of the services below)
Tithe.ly -
$0 setup cost
  • Mobile giving w/ iOS / Android app
  • Online giving and mobile kiosks
  • Cash/check gift entry and recording
  • Event registration and management
  • Debit, Credit & ACH/Bank payments
$0/ month   | 2.9% + 0.30 per transaction
ACH/Bank: 1% + 30¢   | AMEX: 3.5% + 30¢

Paypal for Non-Profits - 
  • The standard rate for a PayPal nonprofit business account is 2.9% + $0.30 per domestic transaction.
  • Qualified 501(c)(3) organizations can receive a discounted charity rate of 2.2% + $0.30 per domestic transaction. Get started at paypal.com/charities.
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