COVID-19 Community Resources
Five Oaks Museum is compiling resources related to the COVID-19 pandemic to help keep our community safe, stimulated, and connected. This page will be updated regularly.
Government Resources
- Governor Kate Brown | COVID-19 Resources for Oregonians
- Oregon Health Authority | COVID-19 Updates
- Centers for Disease Control | Coronavirus COVID-19 Information
- Washington County | Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 Information
- Multnomah County | Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 Information
- Congressman Earl Blumenauer | COVID-19 Resources
Food Resources
- Washington County Food Resources
- Oregon Food Bank | Find Food
- Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon | Food Access and COVID-19
- Eater | A Guide to Grocery Shopping in Portland Right Now
- Eater | Where to Get Takeout and Delivery in Beaverton, Tigard, and Hillsboro
- Portland Monthly | Where to Get Delivery, Takeout, or Curbside Pickup in Portland Right Now
- Eater | A Guide to Dining in the Greater Portland Area During the Coronavirus Pandemic
General Resources
- Washington County Community Resource Directory
- Erin Bromage | The Risks – Know Them – Avoid Them
- Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon (APANO) | Resource Hub
- Congressman Earl Blumenauer | COVID-19 Emergency Relief Resources for PDX and Beyond
- PDX COVID-19 Mutual Aid Network
- Centers for Disease Control | Stress & Coping During Outbreaks
- Nonprofit Quarterly | 10 Tips for Staying Human on Video Calls
- Do you have extra Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as nitrile gloves or respiratory masks? Visit Get Us PPE to find out how you can donate these critical resources to healthcare professionals.
- Report discrimination or hate incidents to Portland United Against Hate or the Oregon Department of Justice using their online reporting tool or by calling 1-844-924-2427.
For Families
- PDX Childcare Collective
- Family Resources and Assistance (in English and Español)
- Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon | Where to Find School Meals in Oregon During COVID-19 Closures
- Multnomah County SUN Services | Accessing Food at School Sites during COVID-19
- Anti-Racist Homeschool Resources
- Congressman Earl Blumenauer | Education Resources
- New York Times | What To Do If Your Kids Can’t Sleep During Quarantine
- CNN | How ‘regular school’ parents can homeschool their kids
- Medium | Distancing to Reconnect: Possibilities and Parenting During Covid-19
For Educators
- Centers for Disease Control | Guidance for Schools and Childcare Programs
- Use this tool for adapting classroom curricula to online platforms: Reginald Publishing | Make it Remote: School Edition
- Medium | Distancing to Reconnect: Possibilities and Parenting During Covid-19
- View our digital exhibition This IS Kalapuyan Land and use the corresponding prompts with your students.
- Encourage your students to journal about their day-to-day experiences with Gathering History: COVID-19 Community Journal.
For Artists
- National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) | Resources for Artists and Arts Organizations
- Curator Love | Artist Resources as the Art World Practices Social Distancing
- Regional Arts and Culture Council (RACC) | Arts Impact Fund
- Artist Relief | Funding for Artists
- Foundation for Contemporary Art | Emergency Grants
- Women’s Center for Creative Work | Emergency Health Grant for Artists
- PDX Artist Relief – temporarily paused due to volume of initial applicants
- Artist + Activist Relief Fund – temporarily paused due to volume of initial applications
- Portland Monthly | How to Stream and Support Portland Artists During the Coronavirus Outbreak
- Paragon Arts Gallery | Creative Prompts
For History Practitioners
- American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) | COVID-19 Resources
- American Alliance of Museums (AAM) | COVID-19 Resources & Information for the Museum Field
- Heritage Emergency National Task Force | COVID-19 Resource Hub
- Oregon Historical Society | News and Resources
- Museum Delve | Emergency & Disaster Support
- AASLH | Collections Care During COVID-19
- Reginald Publishing | Make it Remote: A Survival Guide for the Future of Work
- Browse our online collection of Washington County historic images at Washington County Heritage Online
Staff Picks
What the staff is reading, watching, and listening to right now.
Have you come across anything that’s been particularly comforting to you in these times? We want to know! Please share your favorite articles, podcasts, films, TV shows, albums or the like with us at gatheringhistory@fiveoaksmuseum.org.
Reading
- The Chronicle of Higher Education | Why You Should Ignore All That Coronavirus-Inspired Productivity Pressure
- Politico | Coronavirus Will Change The World Permanently. Here’s How.
- NPR | Coronavirus Has Upended Our World. It’s OK to Grieve.
- Guernica | Ariella Aïsha Azoulay: “It is not possible to decolonize the museum without decolonizing the world.”
- Howlround Theatre Commons | Instigating Institutional Change Towards Decolonization
- Chehalem Cultural Center | Our Changing Context: Initial Artistic Responses to COVID-19
Watching
- The Immigrant Story live on YouTube
- VH1 | RuPaul’s Drag Race
- Netflix | The Politician
- Food Network | Spring Baking Championship
Listening to
Free Downloads
Show your neighbors you care from the safety of your home with these free posters and coloring pages.