COVID-19 COMMUNITY RESOURCE DATABASE
REACH aims to support our communities and frontline workers during the COVID-19 pandemic by sharing the information and resources that matter most to them. We encourage you to explore the following page and access the resources to meet the needs you and your community are facing.
Are you experiencing something that we do not have the resources for below? Let us know and we'll find it for you!
RESOURCE CATEGORIES
The resources collected in our database have been organized through the following categories.
KEEPING KIDS ACTIVE
- Free Play for Kids Inc.
- Glow Yoga Kids
- Alberta Active After School Activity Database
- Ever Active
- Yoga Ed
- BOKS FB Live Class
- Action for Healthy Kids (Game On Activity Library)
- GoNoodle: Good Energy at Home
- Playworks: Game Library
- Playworks: Virtual Recess (Facebook Live)
- 87 Energy-Busting Indoor Games & Activities For Kids
- ICAN Run Jump Throw
- Disney Dance Alongs
- Edmonton Sport Council
- Be Fit For Life: Moving Alberta
YOUTH ACADEMIC SUPPORT
- Scholastic Learn at Home
- Digital Safety Resrouces for Children nd Youth
- Duolingo - Language Learning
- Edmonton Public Library: EPL From Home
- Free Tech Lessons - Up to Grade 12
- Khan Academy - IPad Learning App
- Kidzone Worksheets - Up to Grade 5
- Think Indigenous Online Education
- Story Time From Space
- Prodigy - Free Math Games
- Parents Guide to Google Classroom
FAMILY ACTIVITIES
- Kiwi Company
- Audible: Free Children's Audiobooks
- Google Arts & Culture
- Lunch Doodles with Mo WIllems
- Ripley's Aquarium of Canada - Shark Cam
- San Diego Zoo - Virtual Tour
- Australian Zoos - Virtual Tours
- Online Art Clubs
- Junior Wildlife Workbook
- COVID-19 & Pets
- Alberta SPCA Humane Society
- Cohort Families
- All Things For Kids
FOOD & GROCERY
- Edmonton COVID-19 Rapid Response (Arabic, English, French, Tagalog, Punjabi)
- Edmonton Food Bank (Free)
- Meals on Wheels
- Nonna Live: Italian Cooking Classes
- Kitchen Quarantine: Instagram Cooking Classes
- Bag Half Full: grocery delivery (Free)
- Fresh Routes: grocery delivery for those in isolation (Free and Paid)
- The Organic Box
- Save on Foods Online
- Superstore PC Express
- Food Search Inc (Pickup/Delivery database)
- Edmonton Food Security Database
VOLUNTEER & DONATIONS
- Alberta Health Services: Information for Volunteers
- Campus Food Bank
- Childcare Support
- Edmonton Food Bank
- Health and Safety Checklist for Volunteering During COVID-19
- Meals on Wheels
- National COVID-19 Volunteer Recruitment Campaign (closes April 24)
- Virtual Volunteering
- VolunteerConnector
- Volunteer Alberta Resources
- Volunteers Needed: BCGBIGS
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
- Alberta Emergency Financial Assistance
- Alberta Income Support Information
- Utility Payment Deferral
- Edmonton COVID19 Rapid Response Collaborative (ECRRC)
- Employment Insurance Sickness Benefits
- Canada Emergency Response Benefit
- Canada Child Benefit
- GST Rebate Increase
- Eased rules for RRIFs
- COVID-19 support for employers and employees
- Workers' Compensation Board
- Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan
- Responses of Bank Institutions
- Mortgage Deferral
PERSONAL WELLNESS
- Crisis & Isolation Supports - Little Oaks Psychology
- The Working Mind COVID-19 Self-care & Resilience Guide
- COVID-19 and Your Mental Health
- Practical and Emotional Preparedness for a Pandemic
- Talking with children about COVID-19
- Talking with children during infectious disease outbreaks
- Meditation and Mindfulness Exercises (adults & kids)
- Ideas for connecting virtually
- Five days of daily challenges—physical, creativity, kindness, brain
- Resources for Seniors
- Mass Gatherings
- COVID-19 & Pets
- Tolerance for Uncertainty: A COVID-19 Workbook
- Mind Control: Managing Your Mental Health During COVID-19
- Centre for Online Mental Health Support
- Affordable Therapy at Cornerstone Counselling
- CMHA Distress Line
FRONTLINE WORKERS
- AHS Staff & Health Professionals
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Self-Assessment Tool for Frontline Workers
- Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Frontline Workers
- COVID-19 and Your Mental Health
- Physician Wellness During COVID-19
- Building your Resiliency
- A clinician’s guide: managing COVID-19 stress and anxiety
- The Right Way to Wear PPE
- Ways to Practice Trauma-Informed Healing During COVID-19
- Hand Washing
- Caring for Someone with COVID-19 at Home: Advice for Caregivers
- Canadian Network for the Health and Housing of People Experiencing Homelessness
- Caregivers Alberta
- Canadian Association of Social Workers Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources
- Emergency Responders: Tips for taking care of yourself
NEWCOMERS & REFUGEES
- Alberta Health Services Updates (Multilingual)
- Government of Alberta Response (Multilingual)
- Impacts on Immigration
- Calgary Catholic Immigration Society - COVID Response
- Calgary Local Immigration Partnership - Multilingual Resources
- Social Distancing (Chinese)
- Alberta Somalis COVID19 Response Team
- Edmonton Chinatown Care Centre - COVID-19 Videos
- Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers
- Emotional Self Care (Multilingual)
- Survey on COVID-19 Related Racism
- Alberta Somalis COVID-19 Response Team
- Refugee Sponsorship Training Program: COVID-19 Updates
BUSINESS RESOURCES
- Deferral of GST/HST Tax Remittances
- Canada Emergency Business Account
- Co-Lending Program for Small and Medium Enterprises
- Federal Extending Work-Share Program
- City of Edmonton Business Resources
- Business Link Resources
- Edmonton Chamber of Commerce Resources
- North Edge Business Association COVID-19 Response
- Supporting Your Team During COVID-19
- Rent Relief for Small Businesses
- How to Reduce Coronavirus (COVID-19) Anxiety in the Workplace
MEDICAL RESOURCES
- Alberta Health Services Updates
- Government of Canada
- World Health Organization
- COVID-19 Home Care
- COVID-19 Self Assessment Tool
- Visiting COVID-19 Patients
- Resources for Seniors
- What’s the Corona Virus in Plain Language
- Hand Washing
- Caring for Someone with COVID-19 at Home: Advice for Caregivers
- What to expect at the emergency department
FAMILY VIOLENCE
- Government of Alberta, Family violence – Find supports
- Government of Alberta, Family Violence Prevention Month
- Signs of Domestic Violence during COVID-19
- Impacts of Living with DV During COVID-19
- How you can respond to DV during COVID-19
- Family Violence During COVID-19 - Fact Sheet
- Recognizing Red Flags Of Child Abuse
- Domestic Violence on the rise
- Signs of Child Abuse
- Canadian Centre for Child Protection
- Resources for Child Protection
- Resources for people suffering from family violence in Alberta
- Resources on Gender-Based Violence and the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Community Initiative Against Family Violence: Resource Map
- The Today Centre
TRAINING RESOURCES
- Learning in a Time of Crisis
- Securely Working From Home
- Printable COVID-19 Posters
- CTRI (Crisis & Trauma Resource Institute)
- CTRI Training Handouts
- CASW (Canadian Association of Social Workers)
- COVID-19 Considerations for a Trauma Informed Response for Work Settings
- Aces Aware COVID-19 & Stress
- Covid, Anxiety, Stress- Resources & Links
- Mind Control: Managing Your Mental Health During COVID-19
- Supporting Harm Reduction in COVID 19 Shelter and Self Isolation
- The Working Mind COVID-19 Self-care & Resilience Guide
- Crisis Response training - Mental Health Commission of Canada
LGBTQ+ RESOURCES
- Pride Centre of Edmonton
- Pride Toronto COVID-19 Respone
- LGBTQ+ Youthline
- Emergency Survival Fund for LGBTQ2S artists, performers & tip-based workers
- Transgender Care During COVID-19
- Trans Community and COVID-19
- The Impact of COVID-19 on the LGBTQI2S Community
- Stuck in quarantine with your homophobic or transphobic family?
- LGBTQI2S Mental Health Tips during COVID-19
- Video chatting tips for LGBTQI2S older people
- Tips for LGBTQI2S employment during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Impact of the pandemic on the LGBTQI2S community
INDIGENOUS RESOURCES
- Native Counselling Services of Alberta
- COVID-19 and Indigenous peoples
- Government of Canada: Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Indigenous communities
- Metis Nation of Alberta: Covid 19 Response
- Public service announcements about COVID-19
- National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association
- University of Toronto: Indigenous Wellness Resources
- AHS: Indigenous Peoples & Communities
- Assembly of First Nations Alberta: COVID-19 Information for First Nations in Alberta
- Staying Connected During the Pandemic
- Native Wellness Institute
- Indigenous Climate Action Videos
RETURNING TO WORK
- Communicating the "New Normal"
- A Guide for Employers from KPMG
- Conditions for Relaunch from the Government of Alberta
- Relaunch Resources (Translated Resources)
- Marketing Guide for Businesses Reopening During COVID-19
- A Trial Run at the Chamber of Commerce
- How Long Does the Coronavirus Live on Surfaces?
- City of Edmonton Employee Guide to COVID-19
- Preventing COVID-19 in the Workplace
- COVID-19’s impact on mental health and returning to the workplace
- What do I need to do to be ready to bring people back to the workplace?
- COVID-19 Screening Tool
- Ensuring a Successful Return to Work in a COVID-19 World
- COVID-19 Quick-Reference Considerations for Employers
- Hand Washing in the Workplace
- Masks and how to ensure a proper fit
- Workplace Signage
- PPE's
RETURNING TO SCHOOL
- Parenting for Lifelong Health
- Edmonton Public Schools - Chromebook Purchase Program
- About Kids Health
- Teaching & Wellness Resources for Parents
- Edmonton Public Schools - School Re-entry
- Edmonton Public Schools - Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Re-entry
- Edmonton Catholic Schools - Re-entry Plan
- Government of Alberta - If a student has COVID-19 symptoms
- Government of Alberta - Parents' Guide 2020-21 in 7 languages
- Métis Nation of Alberta - Resources for Going Back to School
- DR. Darria's Mask-Wearing for Kids Guide
- Alberta Teachers' Association - COVID-19 Information and resources for teachers and parents
RESTAURANT SAFETY
- GoA Guidance for Restaurants, Cafes, Pubs and Bars
- Guidance on Health and Safety for Restaurant Servers, Cooks and Dishwashers During COVID-19
- Coronavirus: Some Alberta restaurants struggling despite being allowed to reopen
- Restaurants Canada - Updates and Resources
- Food Delivery and Takeout
- Dining Out - Experts Weigh the Risk
- WHO - Food FAQs
CONTACT
Suite 901, Baker Centre
10025 - 106 St.
Edmonton, AB T5J 1G4
Phone: 780.498.1231
Fax: 780.498.1266
Email: info@reachedmonton.ca
Open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
REACH Edmonton is the proud recipient of Wellness Works Canada’s Mentor certification. This designation recognizes REACH as an employer of choice, taking a leading role in employee health and well-being.
