IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

Please check out these new resources updated since Tuesday that can be of benefit to you:

On the Small Business Recovery page, there are some fantastic NEW Social Media images that a graphic artist designed for Main Street and Rural Planning and you. You and your businesses can use them on social media sites. We only ask that you do not alter the images. There is also an image that you can have printed for a window cling and a poster for the door of your businesses.
On the Regional-Private Resources page there is a very good resource page from John Hopkins: COVID-19 Rumors and Misinformation.
On the Funding page there are a couple of new programs including a COVID-19 Relief Fund for Artists and the Arts from Arts NC.
If you are looking for ideas on how other communities are providing funding assistance or marketing local businesses, the Community Idea Exchange is your resource page. There is a really good information guide from Wilmington called Smart Restart, a Rowan County Business Response Toolkit, and some very innovation new marketing pieces from around the state.

Specific Updates:

CDC guidance on large and small events are located under Small Business Recovery HERE.
The link to the State bills for COVID-19 Relief package that included a $125 million in small business loans administered through the Golden LEAF Foundation is located HERE

Announcements:

Please go to DHSS link Managing Your Health if you need help during this difficult time.

Food banks have an urgent need for donations. Get or give food through a food bank near you. https://feedingthecarolinas.org/

Census:

Make sure you are counted!

You can complete your 2020 Census safely in your home either online (my2020census.gov), by phone, or by paper form. Completing your Census makes sure a Census worker does not need to visit your home during NonResponse Follow Up later and maintains social distancing.

If you haven't responded to the Census yet, it's not too late. Census data collection will continue into the summer, but you don't need to wait. Be counted now! It's quick, easy, safe, and important for the future of all North Carolina communities.

Visit the North Carolina census website for more information – www.census.nc.gov.