http://food.ucsb.edu/ is an amazing site with tremendous amount of resources. Please go through it to find what you need!
FOOD SECURITY
Prepared Meals
http://food.ucsb.edu/preparedmeals
This site provides all the locations (on and off campus) and times you can get free food at, no questions asked! The Basic Needs community has gone through a lot of organizing building up to provide free food every single day of the week! There are also volunteering opportunities for you to give back if you would like.
Please go through this INFOgraphic and mark your calendars, take notes, and please use these resources.
Calfresh/EBT
http://food.ucsb.edu/calfresh
This site provides all the information you need to check if you qualify for Calfresh as well as what it is. The Calfresh Advocates have done a fabulous job making this guide as accessible as possible. Please go through it and seek any help you may need at their office hours, which is practically everywhere, everyday!
HEALTH & WELLNESS
Guide
In this amazing guide, there are links you can click into to get more information!
Health and Wellness
UCSB Wellness addresses various issues through the from of events, collective meditation, stretching exercises, and a series of destigmatizing the mental health differences.
HOUSING SECURITY
The Basic Needs Community has done an amazing job compiling a list of supports around UCSB and Isla Vista. Please visit this site if you are having any trouble with housing.
Mediation Resources
UCSB Community Housing Office, IV Tenants Union, and IV Community Services District all provide mediation services and legal advice.
FINANCIAL CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM
Are you struggling with monetary needs? Financial Crisis Response Team has a list of resources for different situations we may find ourselves in. Please go through this informative page for your specific case.
SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS
Students Against Sexual Assault has done extensive on providing resources for SVSH survivors. Please be directed to their work here: https://www.sasa-ca.org/index.php/resources/
Resources from Julie Maldonado
DECOLONIZATION, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND TRANSFORMATION
Decolonizing Community Care in Response to COVID-19
COVID-19 is a Wake Up Call; Don’t Hit Snooze
Toolkit: Plan Now to Adapt to Coronavirus Safety
Treating Yellow Peril: Resources to Address Coronavirus Racism
HEALTH INFORMATION AND RELATED SOURCES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/13/opinion/coronavirus-trump-response.html
How canceled events and self-quarantines save lives, in one chart
11 charts that explain the coronavirus epidemic
Covid-19, your community and you – a data science perspective
MENTAL HEALTH AND MANAGING STRESS
https://www.verywellmind.com/managing-coronavirus-anxiety-4798909
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/mar/16/coronavirus-health-anxiety
Care for your coronavirus anxiety
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/managing-stress-anxiety.html
https://www.apa.org/practice/programs/dmhi/research-information/pandemics
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