We have assembled a selection of links to excellent COVID-19 resources from organizations and initiatives that support community-campus engagement.
Colleges & Institutes Canada has assembled a series of posts that include information for international students and resources to help faculty transition to virtual teaching. They have also developed a COVID-19 webinar series, and sent out a survey to members prompting them to share their experiences and advice:
https://www.collegesinstitutes.ca/covid-19/
Community Foundations of Canada offers varied information resources on its website as well as a series of webinars on themes including “COVID-19: How are community foundations responding?” and “Facilitation & Remote Work”:
https://www.communityfoundations.ca/dealing-with-covid-19-as-a-community-foundation/
Food Secure Canada has put together a list of needs among food organizations across the country due to the COVID-19 crisis:
https://foodsecurecanada.org/covid-spreadsheet
The National Association of Friendship Centres has assembled a broad range of COVID-19 resources, including Indigenous-and province-specific links to more information:
https://www.nafc.ca/en/news-media/covid-19-nafc-resource-list
Tamarack Institute offers an extensive range of COVID-19 information resources on its website, weekly webinars and a selection of positive stories coming out of the crisis:
https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/
United Way Canada provides information on COVID-19 funding from the Government of Canada to assist vulnerable seniors through its New Horizons for Seniors Program:
http://www.unitedway.ca/blog/government-of-canada-announces-9m-for-vulnerable-seniors-funding-to-united-way-centraide-canada/
Universities Canada provides quick links on its website to COVID-19 updates, health resources and travel advice, and within a section titled “How universities are working to find solutions”:
https://www.univcan.ca/coronavirus-covid-19-and-canadian-universities-information-and-resources/
Volunteer Canada offers a range of resources under headings that include ‘Virtual Volunteering’, ‘Sector Advocacy’ and ‘Online Learning’:
https://volunteer.ca/index.php?MenuItemID=417&lang=en