Pandemic – Community Support

Here are some links which may be useful for groups organizing to provide support to members of their community. If you find additional material to add to this list, please send a message to info@fca-fac.ca

Volunteer Ottawa is collecting info and providing advice. Go to https://www.volunteerottawa.ca/ and for additional detailed material visit the page https://www.volunteerottawa.ca/cgi/page.cgi?_id=1330&_cms=1&ecmd=update

United Way East Ontario has links to local initiatives at https://www.volunteerottawa.ca/cgi/page.cgi?_id=1330&_cms=1&ecmd=update

The Ontario Non-Profit Network provides advice on managing activity at  https://theonn.ca/resources-covid-19/

The USA group VolunteerPro has suggestions at https://volpro.net/coronavirus-and-volunteers/

There will probably also be some discussion about community support initiatives at the City of Ottawa virtual town hall on Covid-19 to be held Thursday Apr 9 at 2pm. Details at https://ottawa.ca/en/news/join-virtual-town-hall-covid-19-ottawa       See also the City’s “how can you help” page at https://ottawa.ca/en/health-and-public-safety/covid-19-ottawa/how-you-can-help