Resources to Aid Families During the COVID‑19 Shutdown
We Care for Our School Families
CTU members are painfully aware of the inequitable opportunities and supports for CPS students and their families. We’ve heard from educators all over that they’re looking for ways to help students and families get what they need to survive and even thrive through this crisis. We’ve vetted the resources below, so we can provide our members with the highest quality, best organized set of resources at our disposal. If you want to get involved in efforts organized by our union, email Jhoanna Maldonado or email Rebecca Martinez for more information.
Information from the Latinx Caucus webinar on starting a school community Relief Fund
Immigrant and Refugee Resources
Direct Assistance
- Immigrant and Refugee Emergency Funds
- Restaurant Worker Assistance
- Service Workers Support Fund
- Telpochcalli Family Assistance Project Request for Assistance
Information Resources
Mutual Aid & Cash Assistance
- Toolkit: Create Your Own Community Mutual Aid Relief Group
- My Block, My Hood, My City
- Immigrant and Refugee Emergency Funds
- Restaurant Worker Assistance
- Restaurant Employee Relief Fund
- Service Workers Support Fund
- Brave Space Alliance
- 33rd &35th Ward Mutual Aid
- Student Borrower COVID-19 Relief
Telpochcalli Community Education Project’s Family Assistance Project
Healthcare
COVID-19/Medical
- COVID-19 Testing Sites from IL Dept. of Public Health
- Do you need to be tested? COVID-19 Self-Screening
- Midwest Express Treatment Center
- Locations of Cook County Hospital and Clinics
- CareLink Information
- Free Clinics in Chicago directory
- Free Clinics in Illinois directory
- Immigrant & Refugee Healthcare Services Map
Emotional Health
Housing and Utilities
- Money to Pay Rent and Mortgage from Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago (NHS)
- Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
- Petition to Halt Evictions and Foreclosures
- Presentation on Tenants’ rights (English)
- Presentation on Tenants’ rights (Spanish)
- Fighting Eviction Infographic from Legal Aid Chicago
- Fighting Eviction Infographic (Spanish) from Legal Aid Chicago
- City Rental Assistance
- People’s Gas
- ComEd
- Fannie Mae
- Freddie Mac
- Comcast
- Tenant Organizing Kit
- Rent Strike Information
Education Updates
Regional Resources
East Side
List in Formation
Regional Resources
Southwest Side
- Resources Leaflet to distribute with packets (PDF Download)
- 25th Ward (Pilsen / Chinatown) Resource Guide
- Pilsen Food Pantry
- Southwest Community Diaper Bank
- Brighton Park Resource Guide
- Gage Park Latinx Caucus Southwest Side Mutual Aid
- Cook County Dist. 7 Resource Guide (English)
- Cook County Dist. 7 Resource Guide (Español)
- Little Village Resources from Únete La Villita
Food
- UI Health Food Pantry
- Catholic Charities Casa Catalina
- Our Lady of Good Counsel Church
- Pilsen Wellness Center
Cash Assistance
- Betancourt Macias Family Scholarship Foundation
- City of Chicago Utility During Covid Crisis
- Cook County Evictions Suspended
Healthcare
Regional Resources
North Side
Food
- ICNA Relief
- A Just Harvest
- Care for Real Food Pantry
- Ravenswood Community Service
- Lakeview Pantry
- Care for Friends