COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS
Information and resources you can trust.
Jobs, Businesses & Volunteering
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RESOURCES FOR JOB SEEKERS
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Job Search
This job search resource provided by the Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation is specifically geared for matching essential businesses with Ohioans who are able and willing to work as an essential employee during the COVID-19 crisis.
OhioMeansJobs
OhioMeansJobs holds virtual hiring events designed to connect job-seekers with companies looking to hire.
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
Resources about unemployment insurance and other helpful information concerning unemployment and workforce development, including a video demonstrating the process of how to apply online for unemployment benefits.
RESOURCES FOR EMPLOYERS AND SMALL BUSINESSES
Ohio Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Database
JobsOhio provides a database listing manufacturers, distributors and potential contract manufacturers to connect companies with PPE resources.
JobsOhio
Provides a list of economic resources at the federal and state level for Ohio businesses navigating the changing landscape created by the COVID-19 coronavirus.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Neighborhood Bridges
A charitable organization that helps match families in need with volunteers and service organizations that can provide resources such as food, clothing, supplies, and more. Find a neighborhood to support here.
Columbus Blessing Boxes Project
Blessing boxes are outdoor cabinets in public places that are stocked with anything that might be considered a blessing to someone who finds themselves in need. Items are anonymously donated and received. Sign-up to become a host, build a box, or make a donation.
Feed and Read Ohio
ONGOING
Feed and Read Ohio helps to fight hunger and illiteracy by delivering food and books to underserved areas of Ohio. Donations of food, children’s books, feminine hygiene products, infant and adult diapers and dog and cat food can be made by arrangement or are accepted at Community Grounds Coffee & Meeting House at 1134 Parsons Ave.
Legal Aid Society of Columbus
ONGOING
To ensure that low-income individuals can access legal help during the COVID-19 crisis, the Legal Aid Society of Columbus and Southeastern Ohio Legal Services have created a new “Virtual Clinic” model.
Children’s Hunger Alliance
ONGOING
Currently seeking volunteers to package meals to provide to vulnerable children during the COVID-19 crisis.
Nationwide Children's Hospital
ONGOING
Brighten a patient’s day with a personal greeting card. You can create and send a custom card here.
Franklin County and Columbus Medical Reserve Corps
ONGOING
The Franklin County and Columbus Medical Reserve Corps are seeking medical and non-medical volunteers to help vaccinate the public for the flu and the coronavirus. You can register to volunteer here.
