QUALITY OF LIFE

Here's what's been shared as of Thursday, April 15, 2021:

ALL AREAS: Whitehouse Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

ALL AREAS: Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center: Maps, Trends, Testing, Tracing, and other helpful information for understanding the prevention, spread, diagnosis, and treatment with updated data.

ALL AREAS: Return to Work Guide from MO Chamber of Commerce

Community Life and Community-Building

• Community Commons - A large collection of resources, ideas, and support amid a pandemic
• Weaving Community in a Crisis - The importance of Interaction
• What Older Adults and People with Disabilities Need to Know - Administration for Community Living
• Northwest Missouri Area Agency on Aging's Coronavirus Resources
  

Food

• Second Harvest Community Food Bank COVID-19 Update
• Feeding America's Hunger Blog with COVID-19 Topics
• USDA's New Farmers to Families Food Box Program

Housing and Homelessness

• National Low Income Housing Coalition
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (#HUMANSOFHUD)
• U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness
  

Internet Service

• Free- and Low-Cost Internet - National Digital Inclusion Alliance
• There has never been a time when our country’s digital divide has been more apparent! We’ve heard that several Internet providers are supplying service at low or no cost in rural areas during this time of quarantine. Check with your community’s providers to see if they are able to participate and if you are eligible.

Ideas for Things to Do at Home

• University of Missouri Extension COVID-19 Resources for Parents
• Missouri 4-H QuaranTIME
• USA Today List
• Get outside.
• Give the people you know a call to check on them.

Infrastructure: Regional Planning Councils/Commissions

• Green Hills Regional Planning Commission (Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton, Daviess, Grundy, Harrison, Linn, Livingston, Merce, Putnam, and Sullivan Counties)
• Mo-Kan Regional Council (Andrew, Buchanan, Clinton, DeKalb Counties in MO; Atchison and Doniphan Counties in KS)
• Northwest Missouri Regional Council of Governments (Atchison, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway, and Worth Counties)

Leaders

• National League of Cities COVID-19 Resources for Local Leaders
• Town Hall on Leading During a Pandemic - Independent Sector

Socioeconomic Status Maps

• Broadstreet Project

Support Services

• Trenton’s Extension Office (and other Extension offices) are still completing and filing taxes for low income (VITA) clients. Call 660-357-6580 to find out the latest

U.S. Department of Agriculture - Rural Development (USDA-RD)

• Help for Rural Residents, Businesses and Communities Affected by COVID-19

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