COVID-19 Resources + Local Actions

Published March 25th, 2020
By Omari Washington, Executive Director
2 comments

As most of you are doing, Wild Earth is staying connected to the latest COVID-19 guidance from local, state, and federal sources. In addition, we are coming together with other community members to support mutual aid efforts, especially in the communities that represent the school districts we serve in Kingston and Ellenville.

Please feel free to share other resources you’re using, so we can continue to build this list. You can email hello@wildearth.org with any suggestions.

Local, State, Federal Guidance & General Information:

CDC: Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- The President’s Coronavirus Guidelines for America
NY State Dept of Health: COVID-19 Information
- NYS COVID-19 Hotline: 888-364-3065
- Mental Health Hotline: 844-873-9314
- To Donate Supplies: 212-803-3100; covid19supplies@esd.ny.gov
Ulster County: COVID-19 Information
- Ulster County COVID-19 Hotline 845-443-8888
- Kingston Emergency Food Hotline: 888-316-0879

Mutual Aid Efforts/Foundation Support:

Ulster County

Kingston Resilience – A coalition of concerned citizens, community-based organizations and other nonprofits (including Wild Earth) who are mobilizing as members of the community to communicate our individual and collective needs and offer goods and services that support one another.

How to Donate Money:

- Kingston Community Fund

How to Communicate Needs:

- Kingston Request Form for Non-Food Essentials

How to Volunteer Time/Services:

- COVID-19 Volunteer Response Form
Kingston Mutual Aid Facebook Group
Project Resilience
- Ulster County has announced Project Resilience, a community fund and local food distribution effort to support residents impacted by COVID-19.

Dutchess County

Beacon Mutual Aid

Orange County

Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan COVID-19 Response Fund

Additional Resources:

Spectrum Internet Assistance for Students & Teachers
Hiking Responsibly (American Hiking Society)
Supporting Families During COVID-19 (Child Mind Institute)
Managing Anxiety & Fear During COVID-19 (Red Table Talk)

Omari Washington, Executive Director

Omari Washington identified his purpose in 2004, during a backpacking & paddling trip above the Arctic Circle in Alaska. Despite emerging evidence, at that time few people were willing to believe climatologists’ warnings that humans were negatively impacting our planet. Hiking across the melting permafrost, Omari witnessed the significant changes already taking place. Moreover, he knew that many marginalized communities would be disproportionately affected by our inaction. After returning from that trip, Omari attended Green Mountain College in Vermont and received a B.A. in Environmental Studies. Since then, he has led hikes in urban parks, managed diverse teams of environmental educators, built school gardens, developed curricula, and helped plant 1,000,000 trees in New York City. The focus of all of this work has been to engage and empower youth in developing deep connections to nature, centered around their own unique experiences. Omari is grateful to be welcomed into the Wild Earth community, where young leaders are growing wild! More about Omari's work.

2 thoughts on “COVID-19 Resources + Local Actions”

Kristen says:

April 1, 2020 at 7:12 pm

This is incredible! Thank you so much for compiling and sharing these resources!
Omari Washington says:

April 2, 2020 at 12:45 pm

Thanks, Kristen! We’re glad to share any reliable information that we come across to help our communities navigate this situation. Please share anything you think we should add to our list!!

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COVID-19 Resources + Local Actions