Covid-19 Resources
We are collecting useful information for those who want to help as well as those needing help. If you know about additional resources, please email Carrie Quinlan.
For those looking for help
We know some of you have suddenly found your self in financial hardship.
We have copiled a list of local resources for help:
We have copiled a list of local resources for help:
emergency support resources - 24 hour/7 days
Riverside Emergency Services: Crisis consultation for mental health and substance abuse disorders 781-769-8674 or 1-800-529-5077. www.RiversideCC.org
financial resources
Follow this link to file an unemployment claim. If you have trouble filing a claim, contact State Rep. Denise Garlick’s office for assistance Denise.Garlick@mahouse.gov or 617-722-2380 .
the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development and the Department of Unemployment Assistance will be hosting virtual town hall meetings to take you through the process of filing a successful unemployment claim. Follow this link to sign up.
Attorney General Maura Healey has filed emergency regulation to protect consumers from unfair and deceptive debt collection practices during the COVID-19 outbreak. This regulation prohibits creditors from engaging in methods of debt collection that can require people to leave their homes or have in-person contact. To learn more, visit the AG’s resources website.
- The US Chamber of Commerce Coronavirus Emergency Loans, Small Business Guide and Checklist can be found here.
- New York Times (March 30) guide to connect you to the basic information you’ll need to get through this, including information on government benefits, free services and financial strategies. This guide has been updated with the details of the $2 trillion relief plan.
Medfield Foundation
For those who find themselves negatively impacted by COVID-19, the Medfield Foundation has created a form to ask for help. All information is kept strictly confidential. The form can be found here.
For those who find themselves negatively impacted by COVID-19, the Medfield Foundation has created a form to ask for help. All information is kept strictly confidential. The form can be found here.
Parish Mutuall Aid
The United Church of Christ maintains a Parish Mutual Aid fund to help residents with financial support. Contact Senior Pastor Phil Bauman at PBauman@UCCMedfield.org or 508-359-2351.
The United Church of Christ maintains a Parish Mutual Aid fund to help residents with financial support. Contact Senior Pastor Phil Bauman at PBauman@UCCMedfield.org or 508-359-2351.
food assistance
Medfield Food Cupboard
Any resident of Medfield who meets eligibility requirements can shop at the Food Cupboard. While we are located at the United Church of Christ, we are a non-denominational organization and welcome all residents in an open and confidential setting. To receive assistance, please contact us by phone (508-359-4958) or email and we will follow-up with you and explain the application process. You can also walk into the Food Cupboard during our distribution hours and speak with our intake volunteer. Distribution of food is twice a month on Thursdays from 5:30 - 6:30 PM, the schedule is on their website.
Any resident of Medfield who meets eligibility requirements can shop at the Food Cupboard. While we are located at the United Church of Christ, we are a non-denominational organization and welcome all residents in an open and confidential setting. To receive assistance, please contact us by phone (508-359-4958) or email and we will follow-up with you and explain the application process. You can also walk into the Food Cupboard during our distribution hours and speak with our intake volunteer. Distribution of food is twice a month on Thursdays from 5:30 - 6:30 PM, the schedule is on their website.
helplines for emotional and crisis support
Find a therapist through the Interface Referral Service
Samaritan Helpline 1-877-870-HOPE (4673) or text 24/7 www.SamaritansHope.org
National Suicide Prevention Helpline 1-800-273-TALK (8255) www.SuicidePreveionLifeline.org
DOVE Domestic Violence support line 1-888-314-DOVE (3683) www.DoveMA.org
Anyone feeling overwhelmed with sadness, anxiety or stress, or who wants to harm themselves or others, can access the mental health, emotional support, and suicide prevention program Call2Talk by dialing 2-1-1. Call2Talk is also available by calling 508-532-2255 or by texting C2T to 741741 www.uwotc.org/call2talk
Mental Health America has extensive resources on their website about mental health information for disease outbreaks, financial support, tools and information on anxiety, tools to connect with others, resources for immediate response, webinars/live events/workshops, for mental health providers, for parents, for caregivers, for older adults, for domestic violence survivors, for LGBTQ+ individuals, for veterans. General information about Covid-19 and resources can be found here.
local resources
There is a dedicated Facebook group for the town to share information, for people to volunteer to help, and for people to find help if they find themselves in need.
those who are 65+
Medfield’s Council on Aging provides support services for older adults at 508-359-3665
Do you need something at the store? The Center at Medfield has volunteers ready to help with shopping and errands. Please call the Center at 508-359-3665 Option 1.
Are you alone? Is staying home starting to make you feel blue? Call the Center so we can connect you with someone that you can chat with about everything and anything (and maybe not about the virus). Having someone to talk to and laugh with is great medicine. Give the Center a Call at 508-359-3665 and let’s make that connection!
Remember how the Center always received delicious bagels from Blue Moon, well you can pick up a pre-packed bag of bagels at the Medfield High School on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 12 pm-1 p.m. Enter through the front lobby door.
Youth
Medfield Youth Outreach is located under the Medfield Board of Health. The purpose of the office is to serve youth from infancy to age eighteen and their families with a host of social services. Staff provide free and confidential individual and family counseling, assistance with access to financial assistance programs, information and referral, community programming, and crisis intervention to Medfield residents. The office is an intake site for the federal Fuel Assistance Program for Medfield residents. Contact them at 508-359-7121 or MedfieldYouthOutreach@Medfield.net.
The Foundation for MetroWest is now accepting funding requests from 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations serving our most vulnerable populations in MetroWest as part of its newly created MetroWest Emergency Relief Fund. Details to apply can be found here.
For those looking to help
Some of you are ready to step in and meet the needs identified in our community.
Here are the ways you can get involved:
Here are the ways you can get involved:
DONATE BLOOD
Donate Blood through American Red Cross. They have a donation center in Dedham near the mall. Find locations other locations to donate blood here.
DONATE MONEY
The Medfield Foundation is soliciting funds to help those impacted by COVID-19. Find more information on how to donate.
DONATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (ppe)
The Commonwealth has launched an online portal to donate or sell Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including N95 masks, gloves, hand sanitizer, and respirators.
Medfield HELPING HANDS
Medfield Helping Hands is a volunteer network that supports Medfield families in temporary crisis. They also support other Medfield volunteer organizations. To join and lend a hand, follow this link and then click on Join a Community. Under Community Name enter Medfield Helping Hands.
MEDFIELD card making
Members of our UCC Medfield church family
While we are practicing physical distancing, we are getting creative with how we love and serve one another. There are folks in our church family who would greatly appreciate receiving cards of love and support during these difficult times. Contact Liz for their names and addresses.
While we are practicing physical distancing, we are getting creative with how we love and serve one another. There are folks in our church family who would greatly appreciate receiving cards of love and support during these difficult times. Contact Liz for their names and addresses.
The Staff and Guests at the Woods Mullen Shelter
The staff and guests at the shelter really miss seeing the volunteers who serve regularly, especially those who have developed personal relationships with some of our Soup to Go team. They would greatly appreciate receiving encouraging cards at this time. Cards should be mailed directly to:
Woods Mullen Shelter
794 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA 02118
The staff and guests at the shelter really miss seeing the volunteers who serve regularly, especially those who have developed personal relationships with some of our Soup to Go team. They would greatly appreciate receiving encouraging cards at this time. Cards should be mailed directly to:
Woods Mullen Shelter
794 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA 02118
Thomas Upham House Staff and Residents
Help lift the spirits of staff and residents during a period of isolation with encouraging cards. Cards should be mailed directly to:
Thomas Upham House
519 Main Street
Medfield, MA 02052
Help lift the spirits of staff and residents during a period of isolation with encouraging cards. Cards should be mailed directly to:
Thomas Upham House
519 Main Street
Medfield, MA 02052
medfield makes masks
Medfield Makes Masks includes volunteers sewing fabric masks for health care and other essential workers and seeks sewers and donations of fabric and elastic. More information can be found on their Facebook page.
Support cradles to crayons
Cradles to Crayons has created a toolkit of activities so that families can continue helping them provide essential items to local kids from home.