**NOTE: while we do our best to get accurate information from trusted sources, we cannot 100% guarantee the reliability of the information below. If you spot an error, or see something that would be helpful to add, please let us know by contacting us at info@rpirg.org**

Community organization and other mutual aid resources

• SEARCH student health clinic – bagged lunches being provided at Four Directions Community Health Centre on Saturdays from 1:00PM to 3:00PM or until supplies last. Please note that the health centre itself is not open for regular clinic hours at this time.
• (Program ended as of July 31, 2020) No Hungry Tummy – Sikh Student Association; free grocery items to the elderly and new students – also delivers cooked meals to sick individuals[image description: Sikh Student Association University of Regina and Regina Sikh Community: ‘No Hungry Tummy’ by providing free grocery items to new students, elderly people during COVID-19 with all safety measures. Please do not hesitate to reach us. *We can deliver cooked meals to sick individuals.* Contact 306.209.5900, 639.571.1341, 306.209.4505.]
• RTSIS The Gathering Place – regularly updated list of community resources that are up and running (facebook page)
• Indigenous Strategy is holding daily Zoom meetings (Monday- Friday) for Indigenous Sask Polytechnic students – posted by Sask Polytechnic Indigenous Students group
• Regina Muslim Community Emergency Response – mutual aid website for the muslim community in Regina
• List of community resources compiled by the Heritage Community Association (HCA)
• UR Campus Cousins – facebook page for Indigenous students in southern Sask to connect and share information
• UR Pride offers a no-cost counselling program for 2SLGBTQ+ people and their families, and Celeste is available during this pandemic to provide video, phone or text support. Visit here for more info!
• Mutual aid initiative being organized to support Indigenous elders, seniors, and vulnerable people. They are also seeking volunteers – check out the information below to learn more.
  • Assistance information  Regina Indigenous Elders/Seniors & most vulnerable peoples – We are here to support our Regina Indigenous Elders’Seniors & Most Vulnerable Peoples during this time. If you are or know anyone that is needing support please email reginaelders2020@gmail.com. Assistance can be but not limited to; grocery shopping, supply donations, connecting to resources and meal preparations including soups, traditional foods, tea, etc.]
  • Volunteer information Call for volunteers – To add yourself to the volunteer list of those that may be able to assist during these times email: regina.volunteers2020@gmail.com. Volunteers needed to assist our elders and most vulnerable peoples. Volunteering duties will also follow protocol to ensure safety. End image descriptions]
• MUTUAL AID TREATY FOUR – facebook page for coordinating efforts. You can also fill out THIS FORM to submit requests to the group
• UR Pride COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund – information on how to access it as well as how to donate to it (this page also includes updates on other UR Pride programming)
• Think Indigenous – Online Indigenous Education K-8 (Facebook page)
• Sexual Assault Services of Saskatchewan (SASS) – list of the status of shelters across the province (and more)
• Canadian Civil Liberties Association is monitoring covid19 responses by authorities, and asking for feedback for folks who have been ticketed for covid19 related offenses
• Resource created by Maggie’s: Toronto Sex Workers Action Project to help sex workers navigate applying for CERB
• Migrant Rights Network – information on applying for CERB for non-residents (they are also seeking feedback from non-residents who have applied), demands for a just covid19 response for migrants, migrant justice organizing, and more
• Surviving the Virus: An Anarchist Guide
• Mobile Crisis Services – list of available shelter beds
• Meal Exchange Canada – list of supports for students during covid19, including form to request support
• Regina Muslim Community Emergency Response – RMCER is a group founded in Regina, Saskatchewan to assist others with emergency situations – you can request certain services like pick up/delivery of groceries, friendly phone calls for isolated people, and more, and services are available in several languages. They also have their own resource list page.
• The #IndigenousYouthRise COVID-19 support fund is a grant to support Indigenous youth and promote community wellness during the COVID-19 pandemic! The Support Fund offers up to $500 for online projects that occur in Canada and are Indigenous Youth led (ages 13-30). All you need to do is submit a short application for the event/project you want to lead! Learn more here

Food programs in Saskatoon (at least for Winter 2021):

Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre
202 Avenue C South | 306-664-6565
Emergency food hampers available to the public

Saskatoon Friendship Inn
619 20th Street West | (306) 242-5122
8:00am – 9:30am – Breakfast daily
11:45- 1:30pm – Bagged lunch daily
20 minutes max inside: 9-10 tables with 1 guest at each table only; 2 family tables with 4 guests/children only

The Bridge on 20th
1008 20th Street West | (306) 382-2855
Mon-8:30am-2:00pm; Tues-Thurs 8:15am-2:00pm | Sat: 12pm – 3pm; closed Sundays
Closed all stats and the last three days of each month

Saskatoon Indian & Metis Friendship Centre
168 Wall Street | (306) 244-0174
Mon- Fri: breakfast from 8:30am-10:00am and supper from 4:00pm – 6:00pm

The Lighthouse Supported Living Inc.
304 2nd Avenue South | (306) 653-0538
Mon & Fri: 5:30pm – 6:30pm
To-go evening meals

CUMFI
315 Avenue M South | 306-975-9999
Mon- Fri | Snacks available at the door

Prairie Harm Reduction (Former 601)
1516 20th St West: 306-242-5005
Mon-Fri 10:00am-4:00pm- coffee (5 guests max)

Meadowgreen House for All Nations
501C & D Ave W South: 306-715-1827
Mon-Fri 9:30am-4:30pm- coffee and snacks

CHEP Good Food Inc.
1120 20th Street West | 306-655-4575
Order online: www.chep.org

EGADZ Drop In Centre (FOR YOUTH)
485 1st Avenue North | 306-931-6644
Mon- Fri 5:00pm – 6:00pm or later
Free supper for drop-in (Limited access)

WASF (World Sikh Aid Foundation)
Saskatoon, SK
Free Food delivery all over Saskatoon
306-713-4300 (Text only)

Employment/government/university support resources and how they work

• Canada Emergency Student Benefit - CESB (not available to international students)
• Coronavirus Q & A: Toronto employment lawyer answered your questions on workers’ rights during COVID-19 pandemic - includes a question from an international student (not official government information)
• Reminder of your rights in the workplace - infographic from the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL) - maybe use downloaded image instead of link maybe?
• University of Regina dedicated COVID-19 website - student supports, most recent news, information on new grading options for Winter 2020 semester, etc.
• Government of Canada COVID-19 Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) information page - clarifying eligibility (check out the FAQ section for a small amount of clarifying information as regards non-residents (including international students)
• Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations FSIN - COVID-19 emergency management page. On their facebook page they are also sharing tips and lists of community services available
• CBC Creative Relief Fund
• Call-in counselling offered free in Saskatchewan during COVID-19 pandemic
• City of Regina food assistance programs list
• City of Regina community partners page - The City is supporting 30 non-profit social service providers and the Province in their work to address critical needs of our vulnerable populations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The primary focus is addressing issues of food security and safe shelter. This page is updated regularly.
• Your CERB money is taxable - here's how it is going to work - global news
• Information from the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) for pregnant people (from April 3)
• University of Regina online therapy unit
  • The Online Therapy Unit at the University of Regina is now offering a free online therapy specifically for students. The UniWellbeing Course aims to provide free education and guidance on simple but effective techniques for managing depression and/or anxiety for post-secondary students in Saskatchewan. The Course helps students with thoughts, behaviours, and physical symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress. Students who enroll in the course complete 4 lessons over the span of 5 weeks and receive weekly support from a therapist. If you have questions you can contact Vanessa Peynenburg by email at Vanessa.Peynenburg@uregina.ca or by phone 780-710-0261
• Prime Minister announces expanded access to Canada Emergency Response Benefit and support for essential workers (April 15, 2020)
• Coronavirus: Trudeau announces $9B aid for students, including monthly benefit - Global News April 22, 2020 *Note: this aid package is still being finalized and needs to be put into legislation*

Education time - historical info, contemporary responses, and ideas about what we want our future to look like after this pandemic is over

• Hypothetical conversation with a landlord - informative framing about why landlords should be treating tenants better - don’t know original source, image found on social media. [Image description here]
• “Things COVID has proven” FB post - don’t know original source
• WE CAN'T POLICE OUR WAY OUT OF THE PANDEMIC - youtube link to a recent online workshop
• Humans are not the virus - don’t be an ecofascist
• Flatten the curve, grow the care: What are we learning from Covid-19 - compiled by pirate.care.syllabus
• Hothouse Squat founding declaration - background information on a squat started April 1, taking place on the unceded and occupied territory of the Kwantlen, Katzie, Qayqat, and Kwikwetlem nations (so-called Surrey, BC)
• Beyond Survival (E-book): Strategies and Stories from the Transformative Justice Movement - this ebook is currently $2 to download from AK Press. If you need help covering the cost of purchasing this, please let us know and we’ll be happy to help!
• Which unemployed Canadians will get support? - analysis of federal support programs by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA)
• Mutual aid for the end of the world - written by Kelly Rose Pflug-Back Sep 5, 2019 for Briarpatch Magazine. Conversations with disabled, trans, and racialized survivalists who are changing what it means to be a disaster prepper
• COVID-19 and the threat of “community policing” by Fitsum Areguy (Briarpatch Magazine)
• Fascists Are Using COVID-19 to Advance Their Agenda. It’s Up to Us to Stop Them.
• Disease and Direct Action: Organizing the Winnipeg General Strike and the 1918 Influenza Pandemic - Canadian Dimension March 28, 2020

Media stories about how people are navigating things at this time

• International students feeling isolated and financially strapped as they wait out pandemic
• Coronavirus Shows Care Work Isn’t Just for Disabled Communities Anymore
• Lalonde: COVID-19 – Universities must slow down and consult students about the way forward (Ottawa Citizen article) - you are only allowed a certain amount of free articles on this site, so here is a pdf of the text
• Relief for tenants or a bailout for landlords and banks? - April 8, 2020, Toronto Star
• Why the 'invisible workers' cleaning up COVID-19 need better labour protection - Toronto Star Apr 3, 2020
• I’m disabled and need a ventilator to live. Am I expendable during this pandemic? by Alice Wong on Vox April 4, 2020
• U of S students' union asks for tuition freeze, pass/fail options - Apr 4, 2020
• Open letter from the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) guide dogs organization about accommodations related to social distancing - check out the CNIB website for other COVID19 related resources for blind and vision impaired people
• Is Saskatchewan doing enough for workers during COVID-19? by UofR Student Sara Birrell for the Sask Dispatch - March 26, 2020

Events, actions, training, and advocacy work you can get involved with

• Parenting in a pandemic webinar resource
• Action Plan for a Safer Saskatchewan - created by the Regina and District Labour Council
• Cancel Rent - national coordinating website (hosted by Courage)
• Building Indigenous Communities of Care during COVID-19: a four part webinar series
  • Over the coming weeks, Indigenous Climate Action & Indigenous Rising Media will be presenting a series of 4 webinars framed building communities of care during COVID19. The webinars will focus on 4 themes: Caution, Ceremony, Compassion and Community. First one is this Thursday! Link to FB event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/215333796242157/
• Petition - Tell PM Trudeau: Close the gaps in COVID-19 Emergency Benefits so no one is left behind - gaps for students, disabled folks, part-time workers, and more
• Informational webinar on worker’s rights during COVID-19 (April 2)
• University of Regina Students’ Union (URSU) survey on impacts of COVID-19
• List of actions you can take to support those being most heavily impacted by COVID-19 due to the shortcomings of our current social and economic systems
• COVID-19: resources for workers and renters - compiled by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
• Petition: Stop all Construction on Coastal GasLink, Site C and Trans Mountain: risk of COVID 19
• Pandemic Poetery Live - April is Poetry Month and UR Pride, the Creative City Centre, the Saskatchewan Writers Guild, and the Saskatoon Indigenous Poets Society are teaming up to bring you a month of Live Saskatchewan Poetry. Each Friday, four performers will take to Instagram Live between 7-8pm to read some poetry. Simply follow their Instagram accounts, and tune-in at 7pm! This is a bit of an experiment, but we're excited to share it with you as we find new ways to connect!! - click link for more information
• Endorse this letter: Don’t force charities and non-profits into crisis before wage subsidy kicks in - letter discussing current shortcoming of the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). Organizations can endorse the letter at the bottom of the page
• CityShare/Canada - a real-time, crowdsourced platform that houses resources, tools, and stories on how city builders and residents are responding to COVID-19. You can read through what others have already submitted, or contribute your own!
• Nehiyawak Language Experience Inc. Cree language online talent show May 14, 2020
• Veggie gardening 101 workshop
• Petition for Ontario to reclassify community gardens as essential services
• Keep Your Rent Regina Facebook page
• Keep Your Rent Regina sign up page
• Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) requests for student support during COVID 19
• COVID CALL TO ACTION FROM THE REGINA ANTI-POVERTY MINISTRY
• DECOLONIZING COMMUNITY CARE IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19
• Principles for a #JustRecovery from COVID-19 - from 350.0rg (open letter, materials, and kits available in multiple languages)
• Five ways to mobilize for social change during a pandemic - rabble.ca March 29, 2020