I want to help | Corona Virus Austin

I want to support local businesses

- Antone’s 45 for 45
  - GoFundMe to support their staff and in hopes to celebrate their 45th anniversary on July 15th 2020
- Austin Small Business Relief Fundraiser Store
- Banding Together ATX
- Stand With Austin Fund
- Send Sugar Mama’s cupcakes to first responders, health care professionals, shelters, or animal rescue orgs

I want to support local musicians/ artists/ creatives

- Artist Emergency Relief Fund
  - As part of the response to the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic, Austin Creative Alliance has established The Artists Emergency Relief Fund to help artists in Greater Austin maintain their personal and financial stability in these uncertain times.
- Banding Together ATX
- ILostMyGig.com
  - This site is designed specifically for locals of Austin, Texas who lost work due to the SXSW cancelation.
- SIMS Foundation
  - SIMS Foundation provides mental health and substance use recovery services for musicians, music industry professionals, and their families to support the well-being of the Austin music community.
- Leveler

I want to support local restaurants and the service industry

- Bartender Emergency Assistance Program
- COVID-19 Affected Austin Service Industry – Support Friends and Neighbors
  - Spreadsheet of Austin Bars and Restaurants, how to support them as well as resources for service industry workers
- ILostMyGig.com
- Rally for Restaurants
  - Support your local restaurant and order takeout, buy a gift card, or rally your government officials to take action so local restaurants have a chance to survive.
- How Austin Can Help Support Local Restaurants Impacted by Coronavirus
  - Austin Eater provides a list of Relief Funds for Restaurants, Bars, and Food Service Workers.
- Directly Support Service Industry Workers
  - Running Google sheet of Venmos and Paypals of service industry folk who’ve been furloughed or let go by their places of employment.
- One Fair Wage
  - Providing cash assistance to restaurant workers, car service drivers, delivery workers, personal service workers and more who need the money they aren’t getting to survive.
- Leveler
  - Peer-to-peer wealth distribution

I am interested in community organizing

I want to sign a petition

Please note that our website does not endorse any of the petitions below. This is a community resource where petitions are submitted to us through the contact page and we are raising visibility for those that might be interested.

I want to donate money

I want to donate money to an organization

- - - Austin Community Foundation
      - The Stand with Austin Fund will be donated to the Austin-area nonprofits that are helping individuals and small businesses suffering from the cancellation of SXSW
    - AISD Crisis Support Fund
      - Funds will go directly to food access, healthcare access, remote learning programs, and other emerging needs.
    - Angel House Soup Kitchen
    - ARCH: Austin Resource Center for the Homeless
    - Austin Humane Society
    - Caritas of Austin
      - Caritas of Austin provides critical services to people exiting homelessness; such as financial assistance, workforce training, and access to healthy food.
    - Casa Marianella
      - Casa Marianella welcomes displaced immigrants and promotes self-sufficiency by providing shelter and support services.
    - Central Texas Food Bank
    - ECHO: Ending Community Homelessness Coalition
      - ECHO is the lead agency helping to end homelessness in Austin-Travis County. Donations given to them can be distributed to other organizations, so they are a good central repository for giving.
    - El Buen Samaritano
      - Funds raised at this time will go toward supporting El Buen’s food pantry operations, ensuring that families in our community continue to have access to food throughout this crisis.
    - EMS Explorer Post 247
      - Organization for youth to learn about careers in emergency medical services. They are raising money to feed homeless individuals who can’t access the food banks due to COVID-19. The group is accepting donations through Venmo. Venmo user name Explorer_Post_247
    - Foster Angels
      - Provide a family with access to groceries or to cover the rent for a young adult who may not be able to work right now.
    - Integral Care
      - Integral Care helps people build health and well-being so everyone has the foundation to reach their full potential. They support adults and children living with mental illness, substance use disorder and intellectual and developmental disabilities in Travis County
    - LifeWorks
      - Continuing to deliver housing, workforce and emotional support to people 18-26 experiencing homelessness. Donate money through their website or donate gift cards for grocery stores to 3700 South First St, Austin, TX, 78704
    - Meals on Wheels
      - prepared meal delivery for seniors and adults with disabilities
    - Mobile Loaves & Fishes
      - Distribution of prepared meals
      - Housing & income opportunities for those experiencing homelessness
    - SAFE: Stop Abuse for Everyone
      - Your gift is providing nights of safety for families, hotline calls and online chats for people needing support, prevention programs that promote healthy relationships for teens, education and advocacy in the community, and many more life-changing services.
    - Saint Louise House
      - Our strong programmatic support for the mothers and children residing at Saint Louise House continues at this time when they need our support more than ever.
    - The Salvation Army
    - TOOF: The Other Ones Foundation
      - TOOF helps connect people experiencing homelessness with work, a need that will be even greater as the economic toll of the pandemic spreads.
    - Trinity Center
      - Trinity Center is a faith-based organization conducting programs that serve the spiritual, emotional and physical needs of the poor and homeless in Austin.

I want to donate money to individuals/a relief fund

I want to donate items

I want to donate items to an organization

I want to donate items directly to members of my community

I want to volunteer

I want to volunteer with an organization

I want to donate blood to hospitals in need

I can offer assistance with groceries, pharmacy, pet care, or other services to members of my community

I want to help translate resources into other languages