COVID-19 Resource Page
Get Communal Support in Our Green Team Facebook Group
We have a private group on Facebook for Green Team Members to share their successes and obstacles, ask questions, and receive support. If you are a part of a Green Team, we invite you to join here.
Public Health and Emergency Resources
State of Illinois COVID-19 Response Website
Chicago Covid-19 Resource Bank Via the City Bureau
CDC Recommendations for Faith-Based Communities
Chicago Public Health Department Guidance for Faith-based Organizations
Chicago Public Health Department Guidance for Event Organizers
"9 Things you might not know about the Illinois ‘stay-at-home’ order"
Resource List Compiled by Clean Power Lake County and LVEJO
Stay cautious if you live in rural areas says CDC doctor
How to Protect Yourself From Coronavirus When Grocery Shopping (Consumer Reports)
Watch a webinar from Women's Voices for the Earth on "COVID-19, Cleaning Products & Your Health" for staying safe as you clean your home.
Retirement After the COVID-19 Pandemic
Interfaith Prayers and Responses
Interfaith Responses to COVID-19
Spiritual Guidance from Rabbis on the Coronavirus
Congregations Responding to Coronavirus Facebook Group
Meditation Chapel: an Interfaith Online Meditation Community
Enjoy several images like this one from artist Ricardo Levins Morales that offer us healthy ways to respond to COVID-19. United Methodist Creation Justice Tips sent out this special collection.
That Discomfort You're Feeling is Grief
Mental Health Resources
Free Meditation and Mindfulness Resources from Calm
How to Cope With Anxiety About Coronavirus (COVID-19)
A Reflection on COVID-19 Related Grief from Harvard Business Review
There are still ways to be outside and to enjoy our public spaces while maintaining safe distances from other people. Check out this resource from Openlands, which compiled a list of open natural areas and strategies for staying healthy.
Six Daily Questions to Ask Yourself in Quarantine
Ways to Support Local Farmers
Order directly from LEAF online (a farmers market collective in Southern Illinois)
Do you live in the Western Suburbs? Shop Prairie Food Coop's Virtual Farmers Market here!
Learn about new nonprofit and statewide resource, Buy Fresh Buy Local, on The Land Connection's blog.
Nonprofit Resources
Illinois COVID-19 Response Fund
Qualities Your Nonprofit Needs in a Crisis
How Nonprofits Can Connect Virtually During Trying Times
Understanding the Videoconferencing Tools Available to Your Nonprofit
How Nonprofits and Board Members Can Respond to Covid-19
Learn about a wide variety of environmental topics with Illinois Environmental Council's Daily "Lunch & Learn" webinar series. Register for the series here. Watch past webinars on YouTube here.
Calling all K-8 students! Learn about the Great Lakes every Monday with Alliance for the Great Lakes! Find out more on H.O.M.E.School 8 fun lessons that bring the great lakes into your home.
Virtual Seminar Series on COVID-19 hosted by Church & Society, The United Methodist Church. Check out a great line up of webinars covering justice in the time of novel coronavirus.
At-Home Entertainment Ideas
Support your favorite independent bookstore on Libro.fm.
Virtual Tour of National Parks
Virtual Webinars on Environmental Issues by the Illinois Environmental Council
Netflix Party (A browser extension to watch movies and shows with friends and family)
Staff Environmental Book Suggestions: find your next read here!