BlackRibbon.Org is in the process of becoming a non-profit organization. We know that you want to help in the effort to aid and comfort the victims of Corona and the frontline caretakers, as well as conquer this lethal virus.
We have curated three charities which we feel are reputable and effective. BlackRibbon.Org receives no financial benefit from these links.
Humanity Forward Coronavirus Relief Fund
Backed by Andrew Yang, this charity puts cash into people’s hands. The one-time payments and recurring basic income payments go to individuals and families who are most at-risk to be hurt by the coronavirus crisis. The fund will first send money to Americans in lower-income brackets who depend on wage work to support themselves and their families. The first program will soon be launched in the Bronx and other initiatives will be rolled out over the course of the next few weeks.
As the economy reopens many Americans will be asked to risk either their health and safety or their longterm financial security. In many states, people will no longer be eligible for unemployment benefits if they refuse to return to work out of concern for the virus. Giving money directly to people will make it easier for them to stay at home and slow the spread of the virus.
And once the economy is safe to reopen, the money will still be needed. Rent was delayed in many places, but it will still be owed as back-rent. Other bills have continued to pile up.
Feeding America
The largest hunger-relief organization in the United States has stepped up its work to respond to a rising crisis. Feeding America has launched funds for people facing hunger and food banks near them, partnered with school districts to continue feeding the 22 million children who rely on school meals, and built an inventory of emergency food boxes.
Donations will enable Feeding America to purchase safety equipment, buy shelf-stable food, and provide more meals to people in need.
The CDC Foundation
Donations will:
- help communities prevent, detect and respond to COVID-19
- increase laboratory capacity to keep pace with increasing demand for staffing, specialized equipment and supplies, specimen collection and delivery
- deploy emergency staffing with the skills required to meet the needs on the front lines at the state and local level
- provide support to vulnerable communities, including people with underlying health conditions and those who are homeless
- develop health education and awareness campaigns to combat misinformation, advance prevention and reduce stigma
- boost clinical tools to improve health outcomes
- develop new technology tools and update existing disease surveillance systems
- build capacity and infrastructure for global response efforts and other immediate needs as they evolve
Even with the U.S. government emergency funding package that has been signed into law, there are a wide variety of urgent demands where government support will not be available or available in time to meet all the rapidly-changing needs on the ground.