COVID-19 RESOURCES FOR BUSINESS & INDIVIDUALS
COVID-19 Resources (This info will be updated and edited)
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are compiling and update information that could be helpful to downtown businesses, employees, and residents. This will be continually updated and if you have information that you would like us to consider sharing, please contact Jason Thiel, President, Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership at (336) 354-1500 x1 or jason@dwsp.org
GENERAL COVID-19 INFORMATION
These federal, state and local resources are reliable and are updated regularly with new information about the pandemic and ways to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
- CDC (CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION)
- NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
- FORSYTH COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
DWSP & GREATER WINSTON-SALEM INC SMALL BUSINESS RELIEF GRANT FUND: CLICK HERE
CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM COVID-19 Info: Click Here
GREATER WINSTON-SALEM INC. BACK TO BUSINESS PAGE: CLICK HERE
RESOURCES FOR BUSINESSES
- New CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program – CLICK HERE
*Summary and Detailed Info for Paycheck Protection Program – CLICK HERE, CLICK HERE and CLICK HERE - Small Business Administration Guidance and Loan Resources General Information – CLICK HERE
- Business Link North Carolina (BLNC) can help with applying for an SBA Disaster Assistance Loan – Link for more information – CLICK HERE
- North Carolina Restaurant & Lodging Association (NCLRA) COVID Resource Page – Click Here
- NC Senator Thom Tillis Website – CLICK HERE
UNEMPLOYMENT INFORMATION FOR INDIVIDUALS AND EMPLOYERS
- Link for more information – CLICK HERE
HOW YOU CAN HELP
- Support by donating to the COVID-19 Response Fund for Forsyth County – CLICK HERE TO DONATE
MEAL INFO FOR CHILDREN
- Breakfast & Lunch Pickup & Delivery: CLICK HERE
- Evening Meals for Pickup: CLICK HERE
DISASTER DISTRESS HELPLINE
The Disaster Distress Helpline provides 24/7/365 crisis counseling and support for anyone in the U.S. experiencing distress or other behavioral health concerns related to any natural or human-caused disaster, including public health emergencies. Calls to 1-800-985-5990 and texts of “TalkWithUs” to 66746 are answered by a network of independently-operated crisis centers around the US, who provide psychological first aid, emotional support, crisis assessment and intervention, and referrals to local/state behavioral health services for follow-up care & support.
- Spanish speakers can call the hotline and press “2” for 24/7 bilingual support or text “Hablanos” for Spanish to 66746
- Deaf/Hard of Hearing – TTY 1-800-846-8517 or can text “TalkWithUs” to 66746
- Callers to the hotline can connect with counselors in 100+ languages via 3rd party interpretation services; to connect with a counselor in one’s primary language, indicate preferred language to the responding counselor and they will connect to a live interpreter
OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES
ADDITIONAL PARTNER LINKS