The Indianapolis Metro Area is going through a historically significant pandemic. To keep the community spread of the COVID-19 virus lower, agencies have issued sweeping mandates for non-essential businesses. Closures of schools, bars, restaurants, places of worship, community centers, and virtually all public spaces will have an economic impact on everyone.
If you have children in the public, charter, or private school systems, you have been made aware of food distribution to needy children throughout the next few weeks. For individuals or families struggling with food needs, download the Community Compass app on your smartphone to find resources such as SNAP, WIC, and other items. You can also connect to it by texting “hi” to 317-434-3758 from a smartphone.
The City of Indianapolis has created at COVID-19 community response resource hub at indy.gov/topic/covid. There you will find resources for food, child care, service providers, state and local government agencies and more.
The Weekly View’s Facebook page will share info important to our large community of neighborhoods as we find it. We will share as much of it as possible in our paper that can be found at distribution points throughout the Metro area.
The Weekly View is, as of this writing, committed to publishing throughout this crisis. Please e-mail information that can help our fellow neighbors to me directly at ethel.weeklyview@yahoo.com Specifically, information about assistance for food for low-income individuals of all ages, help with rent or companies helping their employees during this time. Thank you!
If you are experiencing financial difficulty and may find it hard (or impossible) to pay the rent or mortgage, please call your mortgage company or landlord as soon as possible. Many companies are willing to work with you to keep a roof over your head at this time.
“Social Distancing”
The idea of “social distancing” — staying at least 6 feet away from individuals in public places — is an important part of keeping the spread of the virus lower. Some people infected with COVID-19 have shown no symptoms, or only mild symptoms. However, it they come into contact with people with chronic health problems, they could pass it along. Maintaining distance prevents the spread of droplets from person to person.
Thanks to all the people on the job
Police, firefighters, nurses, doctors, EMTs, home health care workers, pharmacists, cashiers in grocery stores especially, custodians, cafeteria workers at the hospitals, clinic workers, nursing home attendents, veterinarians, government workers taking the phone calls, cleaners, and others that are on the job right now trying to keep everyone safe deserve a big round of applause from all of us.
We honor the volunteers who are working hard to make sure our most vulnerable populations are cared for — from the folks experiencing homelessness, to our veterans, the elderly and infirm, and so many others who often go unnoticed. We see you, and thank you.