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Career Discovery NYC
Learn about specific careers and the skills needed to get a job in those occupations. If one of these careers interests you, you can access no-cost, online training for that career through Career Discovery NYC. Career Discovery NYC is currently available for tech careers. Career in healthcare, industrial and manufacturing, and media will be added in the Fall.
JOBS TRAINING
Food Benefits for All NYC Public School Students
In NYC, every single public school student will receive $420. Students in charter and parochial schools will receive P-EBT if their school participates in the federal school lunch program. Every single NYC public school student, ages 3-21, regardless of income or immigration status will receive P-EBT.
BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY
Freelancers Relief Fund
Freelancers Relief Fund will offer financial assistance of up to $1,000 per freelance household to cover lost income and essential expenses not covered by government relief programs, including: Food/food supplies, Utility payments, Cash assistance to cover income loss.
PERSONAL GRANTS
NYC HRA Burial Assistance
The Human Resources Administration (HRA) will provide financial assistance to individuals in need of assistance to meet funeral expenses. Low-income New York City residents may be eligible for up to $900 in financial assistance to meet funeral expenses for a deceased low income New York City resident family member or friend.
BURIAL ASSISTANCE
Economic impact payments: FAQs
The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service today announced that distribution of economic impact payments will begin in the next three weeks and will be distributed automatically, with no action required for most people. Read all the most frequently asked question on the IRS site.
GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS
Unemployment Insurance Benefits: FAQs
On March 27, 2020, the President of the United States signed a law that provides additional Unemployment Insurance
(“UI”) assistance to workers impacted by COVID-19. This new law provides:
• Pandemic Unemployment Assistance – Extended eligibility for individuals who have traditionally
been ineligible for UI benefits (e.g., self-employed workers, independent contractors);
• Pandemic Unemployment Compensation – An additional $600 per week, on top of regular benefits, to all UI
recipients; and,
• Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation – An additional 13 weeks of UI benefits, beyond the regular 26 weeks already provided, for a total of 39 weeks of coverage.
UNEMPLOYMENT
90-Day Mortgage Relief & More
The new NYS directive includes: waiving mortgage payments based on financial hardship; no negative reporting to credit bureaus; grace period for loan modification; no late payment fees or online payment fees; postponing or suspending foreclosures. Also, banks will waive ATM fees, late fees, overdraft fees and fees for credits cards.
MORTGAGE AND BANK CHANGES
NCYHA Rent Hardships
A household may qualify for a rent reduction based on rent hardship if all the following conditions are met: • There is at least a 5% reduction to gross income • Current rent is more than 30% of the net household income • Reduction in income has lasted at least two months.
RENT ASSISTANCE
Financial Assistance for Businesses
The NYC Employee Retention Grant Program is for small businesses with fewer than 5 employees a grant to cover 40% of payroll costs for two months to help retain employees. The NYC Small Business Continuity Loan Fund is for fewer than 100 employees who have seen sales decreases of 25% or more will be eligible for zero interest loans of up to $75,000.
SMALL BUSINESS GRANTS
Emergency Funds for Undocumented New Yorkers
The Betancourt-Macias Family Scholarship Foundation was first and formost founded to support the educational endeavors of undocumented people. If you are undocumented yourself or have family members who are undocumented and have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, fill out the request form for assistance.
PERSONAL GRANTS
Unemployment Application
NYS is waiving the 7-Day waiting period for Unemployment Insurance benefits for people who are out of work due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) closures or quarantines. Please check the website for instructions; all claims are effective on the Monday of the week in which they are filed.
UNEMPLOYMENT
