Pandemic Response Guidance - Recommended Resources

Below is a list of resources and policies we recommend for further guidance.

EEFA Tracking Eviction & Housing Policies

EEFA COVID-19 Policy Tracker Spreadsheet

Mutual Aid by State

California

• Statewide mutual aid list (California Environmental Justice Alliance)
• Coachella Valley mutual aid and resource list (Lift To Rise)

Louisiana

• New Orleans Mutual Aid and resource list that includes Louisiana resources

Michigan

• Map of mutual aid efforts being updated by Michigan Radio

Minnesota

• Minneapolis General Request for Community Assistance Form
• Twin Cities Queer and Trans Mutual Aid Form
• MN Disabled/Elder/Caregiver Mutual Aid Form
• South Minneapolis Mutual Aid Sheet (with links to other neighborhoods as well) (has number to call for Spanish)
• MN Financial Solidarity Sheet
• Twin Cities Care Collective Childcare Form (English and Spanish)

New York

• New York City Mutual Aid Network

Washington, D.C.

• Community-organized mutual aid resource
• DC Mutual Aid Spreadsheet

Nationwide

• It’s Going Down: digital community center for anarchist, anti-fascist, autonomous anti-capitalist and anti-colonial movements
• Mutual Aid for Black Trans Women Navigating Sex Work (Nationwide)
• English and Spanish “Know Your Rights” guides for trans people navigating COVID-19, healthcare, and other barriers (nationwide, developed by Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund):
  • English “Know Your Rights”
  • Español “Conozcan sus Derechos”
• Restaurant Opportunities Center United links to state-specific pages

Additional Resources

Policy Tracking

• Energy and Policy Institute tracking Utility Shutoff Policies
• Food and Water Watch Water Shutoff Policies Tracker
• National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) tracking COVID-19 Related State Legislation

Mutual Aid

• Mutual Aid Disaster Relief: Collective Care Is Our Best Weapon resource guide
• Safety Practices for Mutual Aid Food & Supply Distribution During the Coronavirus Pandemic (zine formatted)

Equity & Homelessness

• COVID-19 - Racial Equity & Social Justice Resources
• Immigrants Rising: Tangible Support for Immigrant Communities During COVID-19
• NAACP Ten Equity Implications of the Coronavirus COVID-19 Outbreak in the United States; The Imperative for Civil Rights Advocacy, Monitoring, and Enforcement
• National Alliance To End Homelessness: Coronavirus and Homelessness
• National Health Care for the Homeless Council: COVID-19 Resources

Policy Discussion & Recommendations

• ACEEE Energy Efficiency Workers at Risk
• Green & Healthy Homes Initiative: Healthy Homes & COVID-19
• Housing Matters: When Pandemic Hits, Pausing Evictions Can Help Renters and Landlords—But It’s Not Enough
• National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) Consumer Protection Recommendations
• National Housing Law Project (NHLP) Campaign for Protecting Renter and Homeowner Rights During Our National Health Crisis
• NRDC Ensuring Access to Energy More Important than Ever
• NRDC Michigan Must Restore Water to All Homes During COVID-19 Crisis
• NRDC Suspend Shutoffs of Essential Utility Services in Crisis
• Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University: COVID-19 Housing Resources

State Specific Additional Resources

• Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness: COVID-19 and Homelessness Resource Guide
• Georgia Housing Policy Recommendations
• KC Tenants: Missouri Action Needed on COVID-19 and Housing/Homelessness
• MN COVID Response from a coalition of local groups