As Coronavirus has spread, the number of people and businesses willing to step up and help has been impressive. Yet, keeping track of every free service and product has been overwhelming for our team. Rather than lose track of all of the resources & ideas passed via Slack and email, we’ve curated a list of resources for living in this difficult period. Use the clickable directory below to find the topics relevant to you.
Refer to official sources for all healthcare information.
For Schools & Universities
Free Internet
Charter Communications
Charter Communications, which operates under the Spectrum brand, offers 60 days of free broadband, Wi-Fi and installation to households with K-12 and college students who don’t have Spectrum service. Professional or self-installation is available and can take one to seven days.
Comcast Corp.
Comcast Corp. said it would offer 60 days of free internet service to low-income families, who live in the company’s service area and sign up as new customers. Self-installation kits would be shipped for free with no term contract or credit check. After 60 days, customers would be charged $9.95 per month plus tax unless service is cancelled. The offer is available through April 30.
Cox Communications
Cox Communications said new customers will receive their first month of free service and installation to families enrolled in low-income assistance programs. After 30 days, customers will be charged $9.95 per month plus taxes. The offer expires May 15.
Library access
Internet Archive has suspended all waitlists for its 1.4 million books in its lending library. National emergency library
Curriculum
Weareteachers.org
130+ Online Learning resources
PBS Learning Media
Virus information & protection
Distance learning resources searchable by subject and grade
https://utah.pbslearningmedia.org/
Edhelper
Free daily math and writing workbooks
https://www.edhelper.com/teacher-education/best-teaching-and-classroom-ideas.htm
Learn at home resources for families:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b3-8S2b6klEfAKRbrDLflJj-6JS7Dp6QyjNlElyck1Q/edit
Virtual field trips
Zoos
Aquariums
- Georgia Aquarium’s Ocean Voyager webcam
- “Jellycam” at Monterey Bay Aquarium
- Virtual tour of the National Aquarium
- Seattle Aquarium 30-minute video tour
Farms
Planetariums
Museums
- Boston Children’s Museum
- The National Museum of Natural History’s virtual experiences
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Google Arts & Culture
- National Constitution Center
- Colonial Williamsburg
- Ellis Island
- The Louvre Museum
National/State Parks/Nature
- The U.S. Geological Survey interactive map
- The Nature Conservancy offers 11 virtual field trips
- Yellowstone interactive maps, Old Faithful Geyser live-stream
- Virtual field trip from Great Lakes Now
Global
Virtual Book Readings
List of children’s book authors doing online read alouds and activities by age group
Entertainment
Movies released for streaming/purchase
March 13
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (iTunes, Prime Video)
March 15
Frozen 2 (Disney+)
March 20
The Invisible Man (iTunes, Prime Video)
Emma (iTunes, Prime Video)
Onward (Disney+)
March 24
Birds of Prey (iTunes, Prime Video)
Bloodshot (available to purchase for $19.99)
Just Mercy (SharePlay Video)
The Gentlemen
The Way Back (available to purchase for $19.99)
March 27
I Still Believe (available to purchase for $19.99.)
April 10
Trolls World Tour (releasing the film digitally and for streaming on the same day)
Movies about Pandemics
Contagion (2011)
This fast-paced thriller charts the rapid transmission of a virus across the globe as scientists hurry to find a vaccine and social order disintegrates.
Available to stream in the US at: MaxGo and Amazon Cinemax
UK: Paid rental – including Amazon, Sky Store and Chili
Australia: Paid rental – including Google Play and iTunes
The Crazies (1973)
When a military plane carrying an untested bio-weapon crashes in the hills of a nearby American town, their water supply becomes contaminated causing local residents to die or become homicidal. The government draft in the military to quash the spread of the disease, given instructions to shoot on sight.
Available to stream in the US: Amazon Prime Video and VUDU
UK: Paid rental – including Amazon and Sky Store
Canada: Paid rental on Google Play and YouTube
Australia: Not available
Outbreak (1995)
Opening in Zaire, Africa, a fictional disease called Motaba spreads to California after an infected capuchin monkey is smuggled into the country. The disease develops into a strain of influenza, and the small town of Cedar Creeks is placed under martial law as
Available to stream in the US: Netflix
UK: Paid rental – including Amazon, Chili and iTunes
Canada: Paid rental – including Cineplex and iTunes
Australia: Paid rental on iTunes and Microsoft
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Twelve Monkeys is a dystopian sci-fi fantasy set in post-apocalyptic Philadelphia in 2035. As most of humanity was wiped out by a virus in 1996, Earth’s remaining inhabitants live underground.
Available to stream in the US: FuboTV and Amazon Showtime
UK: Not available
Canada: Amazon Prime Video and Crave Starz
Australia: Paid rental – including Google Play and iTunes
Last Man on Earth (1964)
It revolves around the monotonous routine of Doctor Robert Morgan that, in the wake of a virulent plague, has left him the last human alive. Although rather dated and low-budget, it’s an evocative portrayal of crushing loneliness, with Morgan patrolling the streets during the day to kill the infected undead, only to return home alone at night to barricade himself against the vengeful hordes.
Available to stream in the US: Amazon Prime Video and Hoopla
Canada: Amazon Prime Video
Australia: Kanopy and Amazon Prime Video
It Comes at Night (2017)
In the aftermath of a planetary contagion, a lone family exist deep in the woods until a handful of survivors cross their paths – father Will, mother Kim, and their son Andrew. Although initially distrustful, they agree to share resources and begin to bond. But, following a series of strange incidents, suspicions start to emerge that maybe one of them isn’t well after all.
Available to stream in the US: Netflix and Kanopy
UK: Paid rental – including Amazon, iTunes and Sky Store
Canada: Paid rental – including Cineplex and iTunes
Australia: Kanopy
The Host (2006)
Like The Crazies, the film shows mankind sow its own destruction when an American pathologist instructs his Korean colleague to dump formaldehyde in the Han River. A few years and lots of dead fish later, a gigantic amphibious creature emerges, attacking the local residents and kidnapping a young girl called Hyun-seo. As the military arrive to quarantine the area, they declare that not only is the mutant dangerous, but that it carries an unknown virus too.
Available to stream in the US: Roku Channel and Hoopla
UK: Paid rental – including iTunes and Sky Store
Canada: Hoopla
Australia: Paid rental – including Microsoft and Google Play
28 Weeks Later (2007)
Those infamous scenes of Cillian Murphy walking through an abandoned London in 28 Days Later (2002) seem eerily prophetic in the wake of coronavirus. The 2007 sequel however begins after the outbreak of the rage virus, with the infected dying of hunger and NATO instigating a safe zone in the capital.
Available to stream in the US: Paid rental – including Amazon and DirecTV
UK: Paid rental – including Amazon, Sky Store and Chili
Canada: Paid rental – including Cineplex and Microsoft
Australia: Foxtel Now
Day of the Dead (1985)
Although less well regarded than Romero’s first two entries in The Dead series, Day of the Dead aptly captures the sense that, in a world where zombies outnumber humans 400,000 to 1, there’s nowhere left to run.
Available to stream in the US: Max Go and Flix Fling
UK: Paid rental from the Sky Store
Canada: Tubi TV and Flix Fling
Australia: Amazon Prime Video and Kanopy
Zombieland (2009)
Starring Jesse Eisenberg as Columbus and Woody Harrelson as Tallahassee, they’re two mismatched survivors: one has an extensive set of rules to keep alive (“Rule 22: When in doubt know your way out”), while the other is happiest eating Twinkies and kicking ass.
Available to stream in the US: Paid rental – including Amazon and DirecTV
Canada: Netflix and Crave Starz
Australia: Netflix
Free virtual concerts
List of concerts by date and genre
Books
Scribd- free access for 30 days
Libby- ebooks and audiobooks from your local library
Virtual Events
Virtual Parties
Virtual Book Clubs
Quarantine book club
Join your favorite authors on Zoom where you can have spirited discussions from the privacy of our own quarantined space! Quarantine book club
Our Shared Shelf
Actress and activist Emma Watson runs Our Shared Shelf, a feminist book club with over 100,000 members. Each month the group chooses a new book that deals with themes of race, gender, and justice, and opens up a friendly, literary dialogue on Goodreads.
Oprah’s Book Club 2.0
You can’t possibly talk about nationwide book clubs without talking about Oprah. Lucky for all of us, Oprah’s Book Club 2.0 is still around to bring us all challenging and inspiring stories straight from Oprah’s shelf.
Virtual Movie Night Apps
Virtual dance party apps
Instagram Live
Zoom
Video Games
Epic Games
Download Watch Dogs and The Stanley Parable free of charge
GOG
27 free games for PC users
https://www.gog.com/partner/stay_at_home
Jackbox Games
Drawful2 is available free on Stream
Free virtual board games
6 Best Sites to Play Board Games Online for Free!
Virtual music lessons
Fender is offering 3 months of free guitar lessons through its online learning platform
Health & Fitness:
High Intensity Classes
Orangetheory: Orangetheory is now uploading new at-home 30 minute workout routines daily.
Barry’s: Barry’s is rolling out complimentary, twice-daily IGTV Barry’s at-home workouts.
Rumble: This killer boxing studio is hosting daily Instagram Live videos featuring cardio and body weight workouts every morning.
Toning and Dancing Classes
Tone It Up: The app will be free for new users for the next 30 days, and workout videos range from 10-40 minutes to fit your schedule.
P.volve: This functional movement fitness program just announced it will be offering 30 days of free streaming to all new members, which gives you access to hundreds of workouts.
305 Fitness: Founder Sadie Kurzban is now offering free cardio dance live streams twice a day on YouTube at noon and 6PM EST.
OBE Fitness: Use code SWEATSANDCITY for your first month of at-home workouts free.
Bandier: Bandier will be hosting Instagram Live workouts every day at 4PM EST that can be done at home.
Dance Body: This awesome dance fitness workout is offering a free 7-day trial of their DanceBody LIVE platform and 50% off your first month with code DBATHOME.
Physique 57: Enjoy a 7-day free trial of their app here.
Yoga Classes
CorePower Yoga: CorePower Yoga is offering free streaming live classes for you each day.
Lululemon:will be hosting free Instagram Live sessions that feature yoga, do-anywhere workouts, meditation, and self-care tips.
Skyting: is offering a one week free of their yoga television platform.
Y7 Yoga: is offering Flow On Your Own Instagram Live sessions throughout the week.
Celebrity Trainer Classes
Don Saladino: is offering a free 4-week bodyweight training program
Fit Body: new members of the app will be able to take advantage of it for free for the next 30 days. Go to www.fitbodyapp.com, select the 1 month membership, and enter code DAJEITALIA at checkout.
Transform HQ: They’ll be offering 30 days of free workouts and recipes in their exclusive Transform App Users Community on Facebook.
Mix Classes
Peloton: Peloton is now offering a 90-day free trial of their yoga, meditation, strength, cycling, running, and other fitness classes to anyone for use.
Redeem Fitness: Redeem’s online workout platform will be free for the next 30 days. Visit redeemfit.com/sign-up and use coupon code REDEEM1.
Daily Burn: They are offering a 60-day free trial with premium access as well.
Planet Fitness: Planet Fitness will be hosting “Home Work-Ins” – a series of free fitness classes for everyone – that will be streamed live on Planet Fitness’ Facebook page daily at 7 p.m. EST.
YMCA: A new free online community program, YMCA 360, offers on-demand programs and digital coaching.
24 Hour Fitness: Everyone can access the 24 Hour Fitness app on-demand workouts and premium content for free during this time.
Gold’s Gym: Try one of the over 600 audio and video workouts on the Gold’s Gym AMP app, which they are offering for free through the end of May.
Life Time: You can participate in new classes added daily on demand from Lifetime as a way for members (and non-members) to stream cardio, strength, and yoga classes absolutely free.
Blink Fitness: Blink Fitness is now live-streaming workout videos at 8AM EST on weekdays called Get Up and Blink!
Mental Health
Virtual Therapy
Rachel Wright, a New York City-based therapist, is holding virtual group check-ins for free.
Sign up Here: https://rachelwrightnyc.lpages.co/popup-support/
Apps
Calm: The Calm app is offering free resources right now to help you meditate, sleep, and stretch.
Headspace: Headspace is offering free subscriptions right now to help people de-stress.
Daylio: tracks mood and daily activity
Simple Habit: is offering free premium memberships right now. To get one, email help@simplehabit.com
Online Resources
The Science of Well-Being- Free course from Yale
Social media accounts to follow
Therapist Nedra Tawwab posts to her Instagram feed with bite-sized ideas for reducing stress and staying in the moment.
Amy Morin, another therapist, is sharing kid-friendly mental health tips on her Instagram account.
Jennifer Rollin, a therapist who specializes in eating disorders has been posting helpful tips for coping during a time of food stockpiling.
LGBTQ resources
The National Center for Transgender Equality
https://transequality.org/press/releases/the-coronavirus-covid-19-what-trans-people-need-to-know
Trevor Project’s youth counselors
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
SAGE National LGBT Elder Hotline
https://www.sageusa.org/what-we-do/sage-national-lgbt-elder-hotline/
Trans Lifeline
Trans Lifeline is reopening the microgrant application on April 1 at 1 PM ET to provide financial assistance for transgender people in need. http://www.translifeline.org/
Community Service
Food banks: Donate money and food, volunteer
Feeding America is another source for food banks across the country that are seeking financial support as part of its response to COVID-19.
Remote volunteer opportunities
Alone is an organization that provides companionship to the elderly. There’s an option to become a telephone volunteer where you call and check-in at least two hours each week
iCouldBe is a virtual student mentorship program where you dedicate one hour each week for the school year.
Crisis Text Line, where you would be a remote crisis counselor. The organization is asking for volunteers especially between 7 p.m. and 3 a.m. PT
Donate blood
The Red Cross is facing a “severe” blood shortage as a result of mass donor cancellations during the coronavirus outbreak.
Give to organizations helping with medical costs
HealthWell Foundation provides financial assistance to help with prescription co-pays, health insurance premiums, deductibles and coinsurance.
GlobalGiving has a coronavirus relief fund that you can donate to as well. Donations go toward medical supplies, delivering essential items to struggling families and older individuals in quarantined cities, feeding children that rely on school meals and more.
Order takeout or delivery from a local restaurant
Local Lists:
Save Our Faves in San Francisco
Utah restaurants offering curbside pickup
Direct restaurant delivery in Utah
Help the elderly
Alleviate loneliness with regular phone calls, video calls, video messages and text-based chats. Send photos, fun articles, puzzles, adult coloring books and other items to help keep your loved ones and neighbors feeling connected. Consider establishing an upbeat daily call.
Offer to pick up groceries and other supplies and offer to bring them meals several times a week — you can arrange to leave them on the porch so you don’t risk spreading germs.
Babysit
Healthcare workers and others who must continue to work need help with childcare. See childcare section for more information.
Nonprofits to contribute to:
List of nonprofits from the WashingtonPost
Utah nonprofits:
https://coronavirus.utah.gov/help/
Unemployment Resources
What you need to know:
- How unemployment insurance works
- Who and what the new paid leave law covers
- How to pause your federal student loans
- You have three more months to file your federal taxes
- Help for renters and homeowners
- Ways to keep the lights on and the phones working
- More advice that will help
Businesses across the U.S. and Europe who are hiring:
Small Businesses
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Coronavirus response toolkit
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce put together this toolkit to help businesses and citizens alike understand how to navigate the coronavirus. There are guidelines on how small business owners can ensure they are keeping their customers and employees safe.
Disaster assistance loans from the SBA
The SBA announced it would offer disaster assistance loans for up to $2 million for small businesses affected by the coronavirus. These low-interest loans are available to businesses that have sustained “substantial economic injury” due to the spread of the coronavirus.You can find a regularly updated list of states where disaster assistance is being offered here.
Assistance from banks
Capital One, Citi and Wells Fargo have all issued statements indicating that they are willing to work with customers that experience financial difficulties. Citi issued a statement that for 30 days, small business customers are eligible to have their monthly service fees waived.
Citi is also waiving the fees on early CD withdrawals.
Coronavirus small business guide
The coronavirus pandemic is affecting small businesses in a variety of ways. CO— is working to bring you the best resources and information to help you navigate this challenging time. Full guide
Work-from-home
Adjusting to working from home
Linkedin Remote Work Learning paths
16 courses on adapting to and working productively from home
Working From Home? 12 Guides To Help Navigate The Remote Life
A roundup of 12 Trello blog posts
Working from home with kids
https://www.parents.com/parenting/work/life-balance/how-to-master-being-a-work-at-home-mom/
Free Conference Calling
Microsoft
Microsoft has started offering a free trial of the premium plan for its Teams chat app. Microsoft is making the extended premium trial available for six months.
Google will allow free access to the enterprise version of Hangouts Meet to all G Suite and G Suite for Education users. That plan includes up to 250 users per call, the ability to record meetings, and livestream capabilities for up to 100,000 viewers until July 1, 2020.
LogMeIn
LogMeIn is making “Emergency Remote Work Kits” available for free for three months. Those kits are designed for nonprofits, schools, and health care organizations that aren’t already customers. The company also says it will work with existing small-business customers to provide access during the same time period. The kits include GoToMeeting, GoToWebinar and LogMeIn.
Cisco Webex
Cisco is offering the free version of its Webex service with no time restrictions. In addition, it will allow up to 100 meeting participants and has added toll-free dial-in features with a 90-day license for businesses that are not already customers.
Zoom
Zoom already offers a free version of its video conferencing software, but the company is currently working to test its network to “ensure maximum reliability amid any capacity increases, as uptime is paramount,” according to a blog post from the company’s CEO.
Parents
Children’s Entertainment
Books
Free children’s stories via Audible
https://stories.audible.com/discovery
Virtual Book Readings
List of children’s book authors doing online read alouds and activities by age group
Virtual art classes
Drawing with Deborah Putnoi
Deborah Putnoi is taking to Facebook to offer live, virtual alternatives to in-person art classes. Putnoi is broadcasting live every Monday through Friday at 2 p.m. for free.
Lunch doodles with Mo Willems
Learners worldwide can draw, doodle and explore new ways of writing by visiting Mo’s studio virtually once a day for the next few weeks. https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/mo-willems/
Illustration with Jarrett Krosoczka
Jarrett Krosoczka is an author and illustrator and posts videos of his illustration process on YouTube. He has started posting daily livestreams at 2 p.m. on his channel under the series titled “Draw Every Day With JJK,”
Virtual field trips
Zoos
Aquariums
- Georgia Aquarium’s Ocean Voyager webcam
- “Jellycam” at Monterey Bay Aquarium
- Virtual tour of the National Aquarium
- Seattle Aquarium 30-minute video tour
Farms
Planetariums
Museums
- Boston Children’s Museum
- The National Museum of Natural History’s virtual experiences
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Google Arts & Culture
- National Constitution Center
- Colonial Williamsburg
- Ellis Island
- The Louvre Museum
National/State Parks/Nature
- The U.S. Geological Survey interactive map
- The Nature Conservancy offers 11 virtual field trips
- Yellowstone interactive maps, Old Faithful Geyser live-stream
- Virtual field trip from Great Lakes Now
Global
TV Shows
Amazon Prime has made a selection of kid’s shows free for anyone to stream.
Childcare
Care.com
Care.com is providing 30 days of free, premium access to their site for all healthcare workers and seniors. https://www.care.com/vis/covid19FtpLandingPage
Stepuptosit
Connects older students home from school to babysit for families of essential workers.
Sittercity
Sittercity is giving all Chicago parents working as a first responder 3 free months of Sittercity Premium. https://family.sittercity.com/chicagoresponds/
Joinweekdays.com
We’re offering this free service to match families and teachers/parents who can offer care in-home due to the COVID-19 child care crisis.
Portland nursing students
Medical and dentistry students at Oregon Health & Science University and nursing students at the University of Portland are offering to watch children, run errands and go grocery shopping, free of charge, while their classes are suspended. The assistance program is open to all health care workers in the Portland area.OHSU employees can send texts to Graulty’s and Lane’s pagers to get the form. Twitter users can send a direct message to Lane at @EmilyCALane. There’s also a program hotline: 503-383-9776.
Meals
50+ places where families can get free meals for kids during COVID-19.
https://parade.com/1013234/stephanieosmanski/free-meals-for-kids/
Talking about Coronavirus
Nickelodeon
Content provides “kid-appropriate, kid-directed” information using original short-form videos, downloadable activities and social content.
PBS Learning Media
Virus information & protection
NPR’s Just For Kids:
A Comic Exploring The New Coronavirus
Child Trends
Resources for Supporting Children’s Emotional Well-being during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Sources:
https://www.weareteachers.com/free-online-learning-resources/
https://www.weareteachers.com/virtual-author-activities/
https://time.com/5805624/movies-streaming-early-coronavirus/
https://www.techradar.com/news/the-top-10-best-pandemic-movies-you-can-stream-right-now
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/fitness/a31792038/coronavirus-live-stream-workout-classes/
