i-hamptons

i-hamptons COVID-19 Community Portal

In order to provide assistance to our local community, the i-hamptons team is dedicating our website to sharing important resources for the East End community. Below you will find some useful information about resources available to you, both locally and nationally. This page will be refreshed with up to date information daily.

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PERSONAL FINANCE​​​

• The IRS Portal to update your routing number so you can receive your economic impact check faster.

• Make sure you get your Economic Impact Payment through the IRS Portal.

• Join the State of the Freelancers Union this Wednesday, April 15th, at 6:30pm live on their Instagram.

• Morgan Stanley's Predictions on When Might Things Return To Normal.

• Resume Reviews

  • Soozy G. Miller, CPRW, is offering free resume reviews to anyone who has lost their job and will have to look for a new one. You may contact her at soozyg@yahoo.com or 631-599-0002.

• A visual representation of the distribution from the upcoming CARES Act.

• Coronavirus Tax Relief portal from the IRS - including Economic Impact Payments.

• Department of Labor portal on COVID-19

• Further guidance published from the Department of Labor about the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ("FFCRA").

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BUSINESS FINANCE​

• NEW 5/18 - The Cleared4Work Whitepaper on reopening your workplace.

• A three-hour Virtual Masterclass on Websites & eCommerce.

• A Local’s Guide to Re-opening Amidst the Covid-19 Crisis; 7-Steps for Safe Return.

• Reimagine the Future, How To Rethink Tomorrow For You and Your Organization. Code Kimberly30 nets 30% off your tickets (proceeds are towards charity).

• Startup funding for science-based startups.

• A breakdown of different options employers have with respect to reducing their workforce.

• Free marketing support with Beth Desmond.

  • Market your business during these free hours at home.

• An informational video breaking down how to apply for the Cares Act Paycheck Protection Program SBA Crisis Loan.

• Money for startups. Another great guide on the CARES Act, continually being updated with new information. 

• How your business can get its part of the $2 trillion stimulus package from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Inc. 

• From the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, The Small Business Owner’s Guide to the CARES Act.

• The Small Business Development Center at Stony Brook Southampton is offering many services to local businesses. 

• A summary of the CARES Act for Individuals and Businesses With Less Than 500 Employees.

• A podcast from Inc. on some of the loans, grants and other assistance available to small business owners as part of the CARES Act.

• A guide on financing and loan options available to businesses including information on bank financing, local community programs, SBA programs, and alternative lenders.

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HEALTH

• Southampton Village Coronavirus Testing Site Location Announced.

• Panicdemic - a directory of helpful information for folks to receive "don't panic" info in one place. 

• NIH is looking for volunteers to self-test for COVID antibodies.

• By Cristina Cuomo, Chris Cuomo's Corona Protocol​.

• Learn the basic biology of COVID-19. 

• Healthy Premade Meals from Honest Plate.

• Wellness Foundation email newsletter with health tips. 

• Kids

  • WKids email from the Wellness Foundation with information for kids.

• Use FluChecker to check your symptoms for COVID-19.

• The Purist's Guide to Staying Healthy

• Get email updates from New York State.

• Open Source 3D printed reusable face masks.

• Guidelines and information from Congressmen Zeldin.

• ​The COVID-19 drive-thru testing site in Riverhead is now open.

  • Call the ProHealth hotline at 516-874-0411 to make an appointment.

• Preventative measures and how to protect yourself - guidelines from the CDC.

• 10 Ways to Counter Corona from the Kitchen from Honest Plate.

• Boosting immunity, food recommendations from Dr. Frank Lipman.

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PERSONAL PRODUCTIVITY

• A list of 10 free online classes to learn new skills.

• Pelefondo, a long-distance peloton event.

• The Museum of Modern Art in New York Is Now Offering  Five Free Online Art Classes.

  • What is Contemporary Art?​

  • Modern Art & Ideas

  • Fashion as Design

  • In the Studio: Postwar Abstract Painting

  • Seeing Through Photographs

• An ongoing updated list of free musicals and plays that you can stream.​

• Furlunteer: To give time or skills to a charity, whilst being furloughed from an employer.

• Special Series: Pivot with Compassion Circles - Increase personal capacity & resilience in this uncertain time.

• Parenting in The Age of Technology from Teodora Talks Tech.

• Social Distancing as a Family: Screen Time Strategies and Resources for Parents of Children 6-12.

• Social Nearing - Helpful COVID Resources from Teodora Pavkovic.

• Enjoy an online dance party and support Berlin nightlife! 

• Enjoy the show that won James Corden a Tony Award as a performance of One Man, Two Guvnors, is available for free on Youtube for a limited time.

• The East End Virtual Art and Cultural Events Calendar from The East Hampton Star.

• Dedicating your computational power to fighting COVID with Folding@Home.

• For those with newfound time on your hands, contribute to the U.S. 2020 Census.

• Dealing with stress and coping from the CDC.

• Self Improvement

  • Virtual yoga is available from House of Wellness.

  • This Learn to Code course is on sale for over 90%.

  • Free online software courses with a Roger's Memorial Library Card.

  • Virtual yoga, and deep stretch + meditation classes from Mary Sabo.

  • Virtual yoga with the local studio Good Ground Yoga. Practitioner Laura Sanatore is teaching every Wednesday at 4:30pm.

• Houseparty is a social app that gives you more facetime with your friends and family.​​

• Activities for Kids

  • NEW 5/18 - Virtual experiments for kids of all ages from a NYC science teacher.

  • The Tesla STEAM Camp for Kids from the Tesla Science Center has a class this upcoming Friday.

  • Varsity Tutors is offering many different live classes for students and children. They also have virtual summer camp courses.

  • A "Pitch the Shark" Worksheet from Shark Tank's Daymond John.

  • Join the Paton Miller School of Drawing and Painting by contacting Paton via his email - paton@optonline.net

  • Broadway Bees Online Theatre Classes.

  • Virtual Field Trips to Museums, Zoos, and more.

  • Virtual learning with PBS Kids (home science experiments and more).

  • Online tech and coding for ages 7-19.

  • Spanish children's stories read with audio.

  • Outschool is offering many schooling resources for free.​

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COMMUNITY HELP

• The town of Southampton is offering to deliver supplies to Seniors through their Assistance Program.

• A new portal for local restaurants offering take out or other food services.

• If you need to report non-essential business activity, NY State has a hotline: 1-833-789-0470.

• Free Pantry at the Unitarian Universalist of the South Fork.

• Save Sag Harbor Volunteer Help Board.

• Free deliveries for the most at-risk community members by Invisible Hands.

• Businesses Hiring

  • Here’s who’s hiring right now.

  • Stop & Shop​.

  • A list of companies hiring on Long Island.

• Fighting Chance is offering free cancer counseling services, patient navigation, and transportation for those in need.​

• Groceries for the Elderly

  • The East Hampton Meals on Wheels is in need of monetary donations.​ They are also in need of supplies such as face masks or hand sanitizer.

• Donations

  • All for the East End is raising at least $1,000,000 for food pantries and organizations on the front line of food insecurity.

  • Feed Healthcare Teams in NYC Intensive Care Units.

  • Help feed the front line of the East End. 

  • The Children's Museum of the East End has teamed up with the Bridgehampton Food Pantry to assist families facing food insecurity.

  • Hamptons Art Camp needs donations to deliver meals to needy families. 

  • Raising money for supplies in Southampton Hospital.​

  • The East Hampton Food Pantry, Springs Food Pantry, and Montauk Food Pantry are all asking for only monetary donations at this time. ​​

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We are receiving many suggestions, expect to see changes on this webpage once every twenty-four hours.