• ​Apply for Unemployment Insurance HERE.​​

Federal Response

• CARES​ Act, provisions found HERE
  • Assistance for Workers and Families
  • Assistance for Small Businesses
  • Assistance for State, Local, and Tribal Governments
• ​Families First Coronavirus Response Act: FAQs​
• Information on Coronavirus from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), found HERE

• ​Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), details HERE

Local Resources
Lexington

• Town of Lexington current information on Coronavirus
• Lexington Public Schools Coronavirus Information
• Lexington Human Services, and resource sheet

The Town of Lexington has its own COVID-19 Info Line: 781-698-4780 (Monday-Friday 8:30 to 4:00 p.m.)
The Lexington Human Services Department: 781- 698-4840 

Woburn

• City of Woburn Coronavirus Updates
• City of Woburn Emergency Alerts Sign Up
• Woburn Public Schools Coronavirus Information

Food Services
With the possibility of many who rely on school for their meals being out of the classroom in the near future, consider supporting a local food pantry

• City of Woburn Food Pantries
• Lexington Food Pantry
• The Greater Boston Food Bank ​


Child Care
Emergency Child Care in the 15th Middlesex District. More details about Emergency Child Care HERE    
*Please reach out to the program directly*

• ​​Woburn: YMCA Children's Center, 100 Sylvan Rd Suite G300, Woburn 
  • Suzanne Swankowski
  • 781-938-9622
  • [email protected] 
• Lexington: Bright Horizons Lexington, 903 Waltham Street, Lexington
  • Alice Cox
  • 781-862-2220
  • [email protected]

Community Efforts

• LexHere4You
• Neighbor Brigade
• Help Around Town
• Woburn Senior Center
• Social Capital Inc.​

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Massachusetts Resources

Daily Updates on the Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health

• Nursing Home Family Resource Line so families with loved ones in nursing homes can get information
  • ​617-660-5399
• ​Massachusetts COVID-19 Resources and Guidance for Businesses Resources 
• Massachusetts RMV information on license and other credential extensions, found HERE.

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Public Health Efforts in MA

• Massachusetts COVID-19 PPE Donation Program, HERE
• COVID-19 Procurement Program, HERE
• Adapting your business to produce Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), fill out the form HERE
• Volunteering to assist in public health, health care, and emergency response; sign up HERE
• MA residents who suspect they might have COVID-19 can now use this Buoy Health COVID-19 Web App, HERE

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Help for Small Businesses

• Federal Economic Injury Disaster Loan Fund Application
• ​Summary of Small Business Resources​​ in Massachusetts, from the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development. 
• Massachusetts WorkShare Program
• MEMA Emergency Operations Center Private Sector Hotline: 508-820-2094
  • ​The hotline is staffed Monday – Friday from 8am to 4pm.

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Workers

• Frequently Asked Questions About COVID-19: Employee Rights and Employer Obligations
  • If you are concerned that your employer is violating the earned sick time law, you can call the Attorney General’s Fair Labor Division hotline at 617-727-3465 (operating Mon-Fri 10am to 4pm), or file a complaint online.
• Apply for Unemployment Assistance
  • Emergency regulations have been filed that allow people impacted by COVID-19 to collect unemployment benefits if their workplace is shut down and expects to reopen.
  • The 5 day waiting period for unemployment has been waived.
• Apply for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance
  • ​Provides up to 39 weeks of unemployment benefits to individuals who are unable to work because of a COVID-19-related reason but are not eligible for regular or extended unemployment benefits.
• Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation 
• ​Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy (MIRA) Coalition Resources for Immigrants

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