General Information and Guidance
- COVID-19 Fact Sheet for Kinship Caregivers
- Find a COVID Test Site Near You
- Supporting Kinship Caregivers through the COVID 19 Crisis
- COVID-19 and Child Welfare in New York: Resources at a Glance
- CDC information on COVID-19
- NY State Education Guidance on COVID- 19
- Educational and Other Related Resources for Families during School Shutdowns
- Talking with Children about Novel Coronavirus – Webinar
- The Presidents Coronavirus Guidelines for America
- CARES Act FAQs – How to receive stimulus check
- Kinship Caregivers and COVID 19 Stimulus Payments
- COVID Rent Relief Program
Statewide/Regional Resources
- Lost Wages Assistance Program
- USDA Extends Free Meals for Kids Through December 31, 2020
- NYS Courts Gradually Return to In-Person Operations (posted June 12, 2020)
- Court Updates during COVID – Updated July 16, 2020
- Local Kinship Services: What services are available during COVID-19 – Updated 5/8/2020
- OTDA Notice on COVID-19 to LDSS’s
- Update: SNAP Food Benefits and COVID
- COVID-19 September Emergency Allotments to SNAP Households- Missed Eligible Households
- COVID-19 July Certification Periods Extension
- Emergency Supplemental SNAP Benefit for June 2020
- Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) Food Benefit
- CARES Child Care Scholarships to Provide Free Child Care to Eligible Essential Workers
- NYS Department of Social Services COVID-19 (Updated 5/20/2020)
- 211 response to COVID-19: 211 may be able to assist if you need assistance finding food, paying house bills, accessing free childcare, or other essential services
- NYS Resource Guide for Caregivers: Caring for Family During the COVID-19 Crisis (PCANY)
- Referrals for Emergency Food Assistance – NYS DOH (page 2)
- Schuyler Center COVID-19 Resources
- Legal Aid Society of Northeaster NY’s COVID – 19 Legal Assistance
Kinship Navigator Fact Sheets
- How Parents and Caregivers Can Remotely Authorize Medical Care for Children
- Virtual Notarization
- Telemental Health Services
- Using Telemedicine to Visit the Doctor
- Caregiving Without Going to Court
- Covid-19 and Standby Guardian Designations
- Designation-of-Standby-Guardianship-COVID
- Designation of Standby Guardianship (BLANK FORM) – (Fillable Form)
