Sunday, August 30 - Back to School
To support back to school efforts, SWMA is in the process of gathering resources on childcare and school guidelines, as well as developing plans to organize donation drives for supplies.
If you have specific requests, suggestions, or would like to share additional information, please reach out by phone, email, or on slack.
Fully Remote Learning
This fall parents and students will have an option of whether or not to go back to classroom learning or follow with fully remote learning. If interested in remote learning, please fill out this form.
Family and Student Information Sessions
Watch the chancellor and other city officials discuss plans for the upcoming school year or RSVP for upcoming sessions.
Childcare Pod
Congressional representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez’s office has created a form for parents and caregivers who wish to create childcare pods to support families no matter what form of schooling exists this fall.
Her office has also developed a toolkit and other resources to support childcare and education for this fall.
In the latest edition of our ongoing series highlighting the visions and voices of our neighbors in Sunnyside & Woodside as well as local community organizations, we hear about the experiences of Amparo — click here to read!
One Month to Complete Your Census
The 2020 Census is happening now! Everyone living is the US is counted and all are able to respond online, by phone, or by mail.
Census results help determine how billions of dollars in federal funding flow into states and communities each year. And remember, when you respond to the census, your answers are kept anonymous. They are used only to produce statistics, determining where to build roads, hospitals, schools, and so much more!
The deadline is Wednesday, September 30th—to complete your census online today click here or call 1-844-330-2020.
Make a Voting Plan for the 2020 Elections
To register for the November 3 general election, applications must be postmarked no later than October 9, 2020 and received by a board of elections no later than October 14, 2020 to be eligible to vote. For more information on registering to vote, click here.
To vote by mail, applications to request an absentee ballot must be submitted online or by mail by October 27th. Absentee ballots must be postmarked by November 3rd or can be hand-delivered to the Board of Elections.
Below is a voting plan checklist from American Civil Liberties Union [ACLU]:
Relief from the Heat
As the temperatures rise, the New York City Human Resources Administration and ACCESS NYC have developed a program to help eligible households buy and install an air conditioner or fan. For more information and eligibility requirements, click here.
If not eligible or interested in other options, the NYC initiative Cool It! provides alternative ways to find relief from the heat for city-dwellers this summer.
Free Food Pantry Saturdays
For food assistance, find us on Saturdays from 1 pm - 3 pm. We will have stations set up at 46th Street-Bliss @ 7 train station; 61st St-Woodside @ 7 train station; and by Woodside Houses @ Broadway & 49th.
No matter your situation - you can get nutritious food!
Want to Help? Need Help?
Mutual aid is about fostering reciprocal support and greater connection within our communities. Sunnyside & Woodside Mutual Aid empowers individuals in our neighborhoods to actively contribute and take care of each other.
Need help? For everything from food assistance to legal advice, click here.
Interested in joining SWMA? Get more information here or find an overview of our existing working groups from the June 13 newsletter. Think you can contribute to one? Is something missing from the list? Let us know!
For more, find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, or help us spread the word the old-fashioned way! And if you live elsewhere, find out about nearby mutual aid and community support networks here.
P.S. Don’t forget, if you plan to attend a protest, Amnesty International has developed a toolkit for how to do so safely and Mask On Zone has created an Anti Surveillance Protest Guide.