Arts and Culture
46th Annual Harambee Festival
Join the Dallas Martin Luther King Center for the 46th Annual Harambee Festival on October 31, 2020, starting at 10:30AM. This year’s theme is “Seeing the Future in Our Children.”
Community Building
WCIA Community Resources Hub
Dallas' Office of Welcoming Communities and Immigrant Affairs have launched an online resource hub with free and low-cost resources for all residents impacted by COVID-19.
- Click here to search for available resources using your zip code.
Education Resources
Vital Impact
Vital Impact is committed to improving the educational, social, and economic livelihood of the community. The "U-Can Family Learning Program" is designed to improve the literacy and life skills of all individuals who participate in the program and is designed to for children grades K-6, Teens and Adults.
- To learn more about the different components of the program and how to join, click here.
DIA Mobile Learning Lab
The Dallas Innovation Alliance along with community partner converted a retired school bus into a large-scale mobile hotspot. September programming will include homework help and tutoring, along with more enrichment opportunities.
- To learn more about the dates and times for the hours of operation, click here.
Dallas Public Library
Library locations are closed, but Library To Go curbside service is available by appointment at all locations starting on October 1, 2020.
- To learn more about the library’s COVID-19 procedures, click here.
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Employment Resources
Say Yes to Dallas
Say Yes to Dallas and the Dallas Regional Chamber, with partners across North Texas, are connecting workers displaced by the COVID-19 outbreak. Several organizations are hiring large numbers of employees.
- To find an openings in essential industries that have ramped up hiring, click here.
Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas
Workforce Solutions of Greater Dallas has created a Job Search Engine that allows residents to search for jobs based on industry and keywords. They have compiled various open job positions for individuals to search through and apply online.
- To access their Job Search Engine, click here.
Get Shift Done
Get Shift Done is a relief fund and initiative launched in North Texas to address both affected service workers who have lost their paychecks and immediate support for the demand of the non-profits, especially with respect to hunger relief. We are using the Shiftsmart platform to connect the volunteers, supporters and non-profits to deliver these essential functions all while providing basic incomes and food security for affected children and families.
- To learn more about Get Shift Done and sign up for their services click here.
Food Resources
Vital Impact Food Assistance
Vision Food Share (VFS) and Vision Food Pantry working together to provide temporary food assistance for families. This program works in partnership with grocery store providers and Produce companies, we will offer groceries purchased in bulk form for the benefit of individuals on fixed income, senior adults, single families and families in the church and community at a minimal cost to assist them economically.
- To learn more about their food assistance program, click here.
The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army is committed to helping provide meals to families across North Texas during this crisis. They have 13 locations across the metroplex ranging from mobile food pantries and service centers.
- If you find yourself in need of food assistance, please click this link to find the closest center to you and check out their hours of operation.
The North Texas Food Bank
The North Texas Food Bank has launched a food bank locator with fellow partner agencies to help Texans find food banks near them. Visit the locator and enter your zip code for a food bank near you.
- If you find yourself in need of food assistance, please call your local Salvation Army to ask about hours of operation for drive-through and curbside food pantries, click here for that information.
Food Resources for Families with Students
USDA Meals for Kids Site Finder
To slow the spread of the new coronavirus (COVID-19), many schools have closed unexpectedly. To ensure that children who rely on free or reduced-price meals at school are able to get the nutrition they need, USDA is working with states to continue providing meals to students.
- To find a meal site for kids and students near you, click here.
Dallas ISD Curbside Meals
Food & Child Nutrition Services is committed to offering meal service at no cost while Dallas ISD provides distance learning. Meals are available to all registered Dallas ISD students through the age of 18, and 19- year-olds who turn 19 during the current school year (on or after the first day of school), and to students with disabilities without regard to age.
- To learn more about their times and Meal sites, click here.
Health
Flu Vaccines
Flu season is here, but it's not too late to protect yourself and loved ones from the flu. Get a flu shot at Dallas community-based testing sites, Ellis Davis Field House and Eastfield College, Monday to Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- To find more information about flu vaccinations, click here.
#StayOnGuard Dallas Initiative
Dallas, we need you to #StayOnGuard against #COVID19. Look out for yourself, your loved ones, your neighbors, and your community by taking precautions.
- To find more COVID-19 resources, click here.
Housing
CDC Eviction Moratorium
The CDC has issued a temporary halt in evictions. To receive protection under this order residential tenants must provide their landlord with a declaration.
- For more information on eviction resources, click here.
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City of Dallas Home Improvement and Preservation Program (HIPP)
The Department of Housing & Neighborhood Revitalization strengthens families and neighborhoods to cultivate a diverse and economically inclusive City by creating and preserving safe, affordable housing and mitigating community member displacement. HIPP offers two programs: Major Rehab and Housing Reconstruction.
- For more information regarding the City's HIPP program, click here.
City of Dallas CARES ACT Rent Relief Program
The Emergency Rent Assistance program, funded by the CARES Act, is a federally funded initiative designed to help low-income households and persons who have been adversely impacted by COVID-19 through the loss of their employment income or who sustained a reduction in income and are delinquent in paying rent. DHA, Housing Solutions for North Texas (DHA) has been designated to help facilitate the distribution of rent relief funds by the City of Dallas.
- To learn more about requirements and to apply, click here.
United Way of Dallas Rental Assistance Guide
The United Way of Dallas has created a Dallas Rental Assistance Collaborative is here to lend a hand. Each of the Dallas Rental Assistance Collaborative partners have links to their requirements and pre-screen applications below. Once you find the best fit, only apply to one, as duplications will not be accepted.
- To learn more about each partner and their rental assistance programs, click here.
Eviction Assistance
Dallas County - Tenant Hotline:
Small Business Support
Wells Fargo Open for Business Fund
The Open for Business Fund is awarding approximately $50 million in grants to nonprofits that provide small business technical assistance programs and services.
- To learn more about the fund and how to apply, click here.
B.U.I.L.D.
Broadening Urban Investment to Leverage Dallas (B.U.I.L.D.) helps you find the resources you need to grow your startup, small business or nonprofit venture.
- To learn more about this initiative and explore their resources, click here.
Dallas B.R.A.I.N.
The Dallas Business Resource and Information Network is a partnership between the City of Dallas Office of Economic Development and the Dallas Public Library. The Dallas B.R.A.I.N. promotes entrepreneurial literacy and business development for new and existing businesses in Dallas. It provides entrepreneurs with free access to quality training, workshops, counseling, networking, promotion, and meeting space.
- To access B.R.A.I.N.’s resources, click here.
Small Business Revolving Loan Program
The CDBG Revolving Loan Fund Program is used to make loans to businesses within the Dallas city limits that will add jobs through expansion, relocation or growth or, retain jobs that might be lost.
- To learn more about eligibility and requirements, click here.
Google Support for Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses (SMBs)
Google is supporting small- and medium-sized businesses around the world that have been impacted by COVID-19. They are doing this in a variety of ways, from providing access to capital, Google ad credits, and more.
- For details please click here.
Hello Alice COVID-19 Resources
Hello Alice helps businesses launch and grow. A free, predictive technology, Hello Alice guides business owners by providing access to funding, networks and services. Hello Alice is offering $10,000 grants to small businesses impacted by COVID-19. In addition to funding, grant recipients will receive ongoing support from the Hello Alice community.
- More information is available here.
Revive Dallas Small Business Relief Fund
The Dallas Entrepreneurship Center Network (DEC), in collaboration with LiftFund and the private business community, has launched the Revive Dallas Small Business Relief Fund to support local small businesses in jeopardy due to COVID-19. Zero percent (0%) loans up to $25,000 will be provided and will be combined with other non-monetary resources. A priority has been placed on providing funding to minority- and women-owned small businesses.
- For more information click here.
Verizon Small Business Recovery Fund
In partnership with Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), Verizon is investing $2.5 million for grants of up to $10,000 to entrepreneurs impacted by COVID-19, especially entrepreneurs of color, women-owned businesses and others in historically underserved communities who don't have access to flexible, affordable funding.
- More information can be found here.
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