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Local Resources Available During the Pandemic

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RESOURCES:

BeLoved Asheville is collecting supplies for people who may not have funds or transportation to get supplies and for people on the streets. 

Items needed: soap, hand sanitizer, bleach-based cleaning products, disinfecting wipes, non-perishable food items, vitamin C, elderberry syrup or other immune boosters, Gatorade powdered mix, kleenex, toilet paper, dish soap and laundry detergent. 

Drop off items anytime Monday 3/16

8:30 am – 5:30 pm

10 North Market, Asheville, NC 28801 

Text 828 238 4350 for an alternative time 

Donate funds www.belovedasheville.com 

Follow BeLoved Asheville on Facebook for more information on how to support our community. 

 

Looking for delivery of local groceries? You can get that through Mother Earth Food, which delivers from the French Broad Food Co-Op and from local farms and food producers: motherearthfood.com.

 

And if you want food from local restaurants, order online with Kickback AVL at kickbackavl.com or call 828-585-6903, and one of Townsend’s fleet of drivers can bring you a steak dinner — or even tobacco. 

 

Takeout Central also delivers from local restaurants: takeoutcentral.com.

https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2020/03/13/local-restaurants-double-down-cleaning-brace-tourism-impact/5030915002/

 

Local health care providers cannot yet test for the virus but are able to collect specimens. With approval from NC Department of Health and Human Services, they can have samples tested at a state lab.

Dr. Bobbie Short, interim superintendent for Asheville City Schools, said in a letter to ACS families the system’s preparations include:

  • An enhanced sanitizing process, with the maintenance department directed to proactively disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces
  • Plans to add supplemental custodial personnel
  • Reviews of the food supply purchases to ensure students receive daily meals should coronavirus disrupt deliveries
  • developing a plan for continued learning should schools be closed due to the virus’ impact

A new email account, [email protected], has been set up to field non-medical questions about how to prepare a business or at home.

General information about COVID-19 in North Carolina can be found at the NCDHHS website, or by calling the NC Division of Public Health hotline at 866-462-3821.

https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2020/03/04/coronavirus-nc-north-carolina-how-prepared-buncombe-covid-19/4945826002/

 


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Some COVID-19 Resources

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Resources from Durham-based activist, performance artist and Kinship Minister for Soulforce, Grace Nichols. Interview soon to follow:

Demands from Grassroots orgs during coronavirus:
https://transformativespaces.org/2020/03/04/demands-from-grassroots-organizers-concerning-covid-19/
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https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/03/coronavirus-cancel-everything/607675/

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Half Assed Disabled Prepper Tips for Preparing for a Coronavirus Quarantine
March 9, 2020, edited March 10, 2020
By Leah Piepzna-Samarasinha
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rIdpKgXeBHbmM3KpB5NfjEBue8YN1MbXhQ7zTOLmSyo/edit?fbclid=IwAR0b5RpaapCLPevm4dz9DLV1jfPi36EHELj1UNbFXPtJqEFMgy0zKB8eBoc

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Pod Mapping for Mutual Aid
By Rebel Sidney Black
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-QfMn1DE6ymhKZMpXN1LQvD6Sy_HSnnCK6gTO7ZLFrE/edit?fbclid=IwAR2ddvtSVqIVdhn82oRYaQE0PVDLXOpCxRbcTR4Y8CFm-WVGMxFYlMIe6AE

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Quarantine’s have also caused a spike in domestic violence: Domestic Violence resources
https://www.thehotline.org/

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CNN Podcast – Coronavirus: Fact vs Fiction (especially good commentary on ‘emotional contagion’ and not spreading panic inducing information)
https://open.spotify.com/show/3nKvLT48YbbRQoCYQ4ern1
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Taking Care of Your Mental Health in the Face of Uncertainty
https://afsp.org/taking-care-of-your-mental-health-in-the-face-of-uncertainty/?fbclid=IwAR0MNZeH_9hsibqQj5U9JCo3cPDyt4ifGziieKcr1UJN56lW0RQ4HKZeqdA

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Soulforce’s website: www.soulforce.org where viewers can join the mailing list and follow on social media for upcoming offerings on spiritual resiliency and grounding.

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From Democracy Now!:

https://ncov2019.live/

A teenager’s website tracking coronavirus has become one of the most vital resources for people seeking accurate and updated numbers on the pandemic.
17-year-old Avi Schiffmann, a high school junior from Mercer Island outside Seattle, who started the site in late December, when coronavirus had not yet been detected outside of China.
Now the site has been visited by tens of millions, from every country on Earth. It tracks deaths, numbers of cases locally and globally, and provides an interactive map, information on the disease, and a Twitter feed.
The resource updates every minute or so, and pulls information from the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control and elsewhere.
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A couple Asheville specific pieces:
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AND From an anonymous public health professional based on CDC

Best practices include staying at home.

-When not at home, keep 6 feet between you and the next person,

-Wipe down surfaces with sanitizer.

-In grocery stores, sanitize your cart before use and after no longer using it.

-Wash your hands when you get home.

 

-If you are 60+ or have underlying health conditions, isolate as much as possible.

 

Regarding COVID-19:

-People can be asymptomatic and still carry the virus

-Rate of transmission is 1:3 so every one person is likely to spread to 3 people. This is in part why social distancing and isolation is important. 

-Try not to touch your face.

It is spread by lung droplets entering mucous membranes, not airborne.

-There is no reason to wear a mask unless you are sick. Masks help prevent the spread FROM you.

-If sick, and relatively healthy- DON’T go to the doctor unless you cannot break your fever or have shortness of breath.

 

-Societally, we are trying to not overload the health system that cant handle a mass influx of people.

AND – Don’t panic

Southern Equality Fund Opens 2020 Funding Opportunities

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The Southern Equality Fund, a program of the Campaign for Southern Equality, provides general grants of up to $500 throughout the year, as well as special grant rounds focused on critical and emerging issues in the LGBTQ South. Funding for the 2020 cycle opened up this week, and News Team correspondent KP Whaley had a chance to learn more about the funding opportunities.


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Asheville Area Arts Council Celebrates New Mission

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The Asheville Area Arts Council is in the process of moving to a new building and working on changing their mission. They are moving their headquarters to the heart of downtown to promote their mission of “art at the heart of the community.” News Team Intern Delaney Marth talked with the Executive Director earlier this week. 


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