Immediate Updates:

The University Settlement Hunger Center food pantry is still open and operating Tuesdays-Fridays from 11:30 - 2:00. The weekly community meal is also still open; however, food will be given in a bag to-go. This will be Tuesdays from 6:00 - 7:00 pm.
Starting March 13, University Settlement's Adult Wellness Program will be closed until further notice.
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The following information has been gathered from Slavic Village Development’s website, which can be accessed here.

SLAVIC VILLAGE EMERGENCY
RESOURCES GUIDE

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Slavic Village Development, University Settlement, and partner community organizations will continue to serve our neighborhood during the public health crisis of the pandemic COVID-19. Thank you for your cooperation during this unusual time. We promise to provide the same high level of service that you have come to expect from us.

University Settlement is providing a range of services during this time including:

Food Pantry grocery pick up, Tuesday – Friday from 11:30 – 2:00
Hot meal pick-up every Tuesday from 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

HEALTH INFORMATION

Follow the recommendations of the Center for Disease Control: Stay at home and avoid close contact with others (within about 6 feet). Clean your hands often with soap and water or with hand sanitizer. Find the latest recommendations at cdc.gov/coronavirus.

If you have symptoms (headache, fever, cough, difficulty breathing, muscle pain), stay at home. Call MetroHealth’s hotline at (440) 592-6843 for an assessment or contact your physician. You can schedule a virtual appointment if you have a physician at Cleveland Clinic or University Hospitals.

If you are sick (source: Cuyahoga County Board of Health)

Call your healthcare provider for guidance before you go to the hospital
Seek emergency care if you have shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
If you have symptoms (headache, fever, cough, difficulty breathing, muscle pain), stay at home. Call MetroHealth’s hotline at (440) 592-6843 for an assessment or contact your physician. You can schedule a virtual appointment if you have a physician at Cleveland Clinic or University Hospitals.

STAY UPDATED: General COVID-19 Info

General information about Covid-19 is available on the CDC website

State of Ohio updates are available here and here

Cuyahoga County updates are available here

City of Cleveland updates are available here and here

UNEMPLOYMENT

If you are unemployed, apply for benefits at unemployment.ohio.gov or call (877) 644-6562.

Unemployment benefits will also be available for eligible individuals who are requested by a medical professional, local health authority, or employer to be isolated or quarantined as a consequence of COVID-19, even if they are not actually diagnosed with COVID-19. In addition, the waiting period for eligible Ohioans to receive unemployment benefits will be waived.

EMERGENCY LOANS

Emergency, interest-free loans up to $1,500 may be available from HFLA of Northeast Ohio for anyone impacted by COVID-19. Apply at interestfree.org or call (216)-378-9042.

Free work from home remote kit available here.

LEGAL ASSISTANCE

Starting March 17, Legal Aid will only do new client intake online and via phone. Walk-in intake in our Cleveland, Elyria, Painesville and Jefferson offices is suspended until further notice.

Those needing civil legal assistance can apply online 24/7 at www.lasclev.org or weekdays by calling 888-817-3777. Those with non-legal questions related to landlord-tenant and other rental issues can also call our Tenant Information Line at 216-861-5955 (Cuyahoga) or 440-210-4533 (Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake, Lorain Counties).