Relief

Alternatives for Medical & Therapy Clinic Visits

Financial Aid available for missed work.

Food Shelves - find a food shelf in your area.

Organizations that are offering pandemic-specific relief or are continuing to operate during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Request a Mask from a volunteer mask maker

Request and Offer person-to-person support through the MN Disabled/Elder/Caregiver Mutual Aid. Sponsored by SEIU Healthcare MN.

Staffing Alternatives: What you can do if you are short staffed or must suspend a staff member's shift

Sliding Fee Health Care for Staff: Many direct support professionals don't have access to health care. This is a list of low cost providers.

Supply Alternatives: What to do if you are in short supply of things you need?

COVID-19 Stimulus 

IRS. 

FAQ from the Washington Times in plain language 

SSA.  

The CARES Act. The legal language as passed by U.S. Congress.

Social Security recipients to get checks under coronavirus stimulus bill. Here’s how. (NewsObserver)

From the article: Social Security recipients typically don’t file tax returns. But "as long as they received an SSA-1099 form (the Social Security benefit statement), the federal government will be able to send them a payment via the usual way they get their Social Security payment," according to the Washington Post.

Sen. Richard Burr’s office in North Carolina confirmed that, WLOS reported.

Without a tax return, "those on Social Security and SSI Disability can use their Social Security Administration data to make their claim," according to WLOS.