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      Deleted last edited by Deleted

      So I'm not sure if this thread will get much use, but I bet there are those of us willing to assist where we can. I know there are those of us who need assistance. Feel free to post here asking for help/offering help. I'll go first.

      If anyone in the Austin area without access to work/car/supplies needs assistance, I'll gladly help. I am... on a rather small income myself and have some expenses coming up, but my head is pretty firmly above water and it's looking like I will be fine for a while so...

      If you need it I will gladly pick you up, take you grocery shopping for the essentials, help pay if needed, and drop you off back at home. As long as it is on my day off (Wed/Thurs/Friday) and you don't expect me to buy a bunch of expensive stuff. :) I'm not loaded.

      Edit: I forgot to add; if you/your household are high risk I don't mind just taking a grocery list and doing it solo. No promises I'll be able to get everything though.

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      • Ganymede
        Ganymede last edited by

        I concur with Admiral.

        I live in the Dayton, Ohio area. I am happy to assist anyone for anything. Legal advice, of course, is my specialty, but I have time, cash, and a pretty good network of resources to draw from.

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        • Aria
          Aria Pitcrew @Ganymede last edited by

          @Ganymede said in COVID-19 Assistance Thread:

          I concur with Admiral.

          I live in the Dayton, Ohio area. I am happy to assist anyone for anything. Legal advice, of course, is my specialty, but I have time, cash, and a pretty good network of resources to draw from.

          Could I possibly put you in touch with my Aunt's family if they need anything? She's in VERY bad health, my uncle's isn't great, and with as many grandkids as they have to worry about, I'm not sure how good of a job my cousins might be doing with her right now. They live in West Carrollton.

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          • Ganymede
            Ganymede @Aria last edited by Ganymede

            @Aria

            Absolutely. I would be happy to anony-drop stuff to her, if that would be easier. PM me what they need and I’ll get it out there.

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            • gryphter
              gryphter Pitcrew last edited by

              I'm not cash-rich, but my situation is stable. If there's anyone in Maine not feeling that stability and I can do something to help, please reach out. I will gladly do what I can.

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              • Aria
                Aria Pitcrew @Ganymede last edited by

                @Ganymede said in COVID-19 Assistance Thread:

                @Aria

                Absolutely. I would be happy to anony-drop stuff to her, if that would be easier. PM me what they need and I’ll get it out there.

                You are AMAZING. I'll check in with her and see if she's doing okay or not. Even a year ago, she was too sick to leave the house without major assistance and her eldest son was not handling it well, so I really, really appreciate even the offer.

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                • Auspice
                  Auspice last edited by

                  Most utilities (and some leasing offices, other companies besides) are happy to work with people to suspend late fees, change payment dates, etc.

                  I need to call a few tomorrow, myself. I know in Austin, the power company is one. The internet service I use is another (Grande Communications).

                  Fingers crossed my apartment complex is on that list.

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                  • Jennkryst
                    Jennkryst last edited by

                    Delaware just announced closing, but I work in one of those 'essential businesses', so. Yay money/boo potential exposure. Not... a ton of help I can offer, but I might be able to throw monies at a GoFundMe here or there?

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                      Snackness Pitcrew last edited by

                      I'm not sure if this fits here, but I figured why not (happy to delete it if I should)...this is a site I accidentally ended up in charge of that has a list of resources/instructions for making cloth facemasks and getting them to healthcare providers. I know we have some crafters around here, and some people who might need these.

                      http://facemaskwarriors.com/

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                      • Ganymede
                        Ganymede last edited by

                        I hope this might help people. Apparently, it is a list of jobs available for people that want to work remotely, updated as of the end of February.

                        https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1M-8J7z605dcPhUjYfyiKVxuci0e4AWsDLo_tvs19C5M/htmlview?fbclid=IwAR292wSPdo_Rl771WdJvglreAqpaQB5rbxVbRQrsNclV6pRFEI6kto__S7k

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                        • Aria
                          Aria Pitcrew @Jennkryst last edited by

                          @Jennkryst If you need something, let me or @insomniac7809 know. We're currently home sick awaiting test results, but once we're better, we'll help if we can. We're just across the border in Philly and willing to do porch drop-offs complete with awkward waving from our car.

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                          • BetterNow
                            BetterNow last edited by

                            In regards to legal advice, for those of us in "essential businesses", especially involving grocery stores (people who did not sign up to be emergency first responders), what recourse does someone have if they are forced to come in to work or otherwise risk job loss, despite the virus situation? I can understand not paying someone for staying home, but taking their job away?

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                              RightMeow Pitcrew @BetterNow last edited by

                              @BetterNow

                              Not a lawyer but work in grocery. I think it depends on your state and your business. Some of them have plans for this. I'm on a voluntary LOA right now. I still have a job when I come back, they aren't paying me now.

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                              • Jennkryst
                                Jennkryst @Aria last edited by

                                @Aria Thanks, but at the moment, I'm fine. I'm still getting paid, since the restaurant is... uh... somehow an essential business? I'm offering what bit I can until I inevitably catch the plague and my new life goal becomes 'track down Joe and cough on him'.

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                                • Ganymede
                                  Ganymede @BetterNow last edited by

                                  @BetterNow said in COVID-19 Assistance Thread:

                                  In regards to legal advice, for those of us in "essential businesses", especially involving grocery stores (people who did not sign up to be emergency first responders), what recourse does someone have if they are forced to come in to work or otherwise risk job loss, despite the virus situation?

                                  Unfortunately, it depends on your employer. Some will let people take leaves of absence without fear of job loss; others, not so much.

                                  More than that is a matter of opinion only.

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                                    Selira last edited by

                                    There's not a lot I can do as a carless person, but I'm in the Portland, OR area and work from home in an essential industry. I also have a decent amount of privilege and bureaucratic know-how, and my roommates are going stir-crazy looking for things to do to help. Let me know and I'll try to work something out.

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                                    • Auspice
                                      Auspice last edited by Auspice

                                      I hate having to do this because if I'd gotten paid appropriately (thanks TWC), it wouldn't be at all necessary and TWC is making it worse by not taking calls at all. Like if you call them, they just say 'Please apply through the website.' Well I already did. Y'all just fucked me over with the way you setup my weeks.

                                      Anyway.

                                      I have a GoFundMe. Everything helps. I'm $470 shy of rent, roughly. Not to mention the other bills that have gone untouched this month. If I can get this or even most of it, I'll be fine. I'll be able to make it work moving forward since after those 2 lost (/unpaid/fucked) weeks, I'll be getting enough. It's just right now, I have no way of managing things.

                                      Even just sharing it helps since you never know who might be able to throw something in. I know most everyone here is floundering.

                                      https://www.gofundme.com/f/vyut2d-help-paying-bills

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                                        RightMeow Pitcrew @Auspice last edited by

                                        @Auspice

                                        Link didn't work. I figured out the problem. Here.

                                        Auspice's GoFundMe

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                                        • Seamus
                                          Seamus @Auspice last edited by Seamus

                                          @Auspice Is your state not one that is doing the 'freeze' on Evictions? It wouldn't be so bad if the Senate could come to some general agreement about the stimulus package and disbursing that money to those people whom need it.

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                                          • Auspice
                                            Auspice @Seamus last edited by

                                            @Seamus said in COVID-19 Assistance Thread:

                                            @Auspice Is your state not one that is doing the 'freeze' on Evictions?

                                            They are, but I suspect late fees are still a thing.

                                            And having had to pay late fees before due to an online payment system fucking up, you can find yourself with nearly $200 worth in just a week. I won't get paid again for 2 weeks.

                                            @RightMeow thank you, I didn't notice I grabbed my link vs the public one. D'oh.

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