Responding to COVID-19

211 provides a 24/7 helpline that is connected to a prepared team, capable of providing updated information. If you need help finding food, or essential basic needs, call 211 to speak to someone who can help.

Health/Medical ReLated Information (SD Dept of Health and CDC) 

Food/Basic Needs Information

• Basic needs (food, rent, etc) COVID Guided Search (based on zip code)
  • Centralized Food Distribution in Sioux Falls – Sign up here
  • If you need food delivery due to COVID restrictions, please call 211 for options in your area.
  • FAQ on Eviction and Rent Protections during COVID https://legalfaq.org/
• Special Shopping Hours for At Risk Populations
• Closures/Cancellations/Restrictions for nonprofit and government resources

Financial Assistance Opportunities 

• South Dakota Programs:
  • Sioux Falls Area – One Sioux Falls Fund Information
  • South Dakota Immigrant Fund: Emergency Relief Fund for Immigrants
  • Brookings area – Salvation Army Brookings
  • Harrisburg area – Harrisburg COVID-19 Emergency Relief Assistance
  • Huron area – Beadle County COVID-19 Rental Assistance Fund
  • Mitchell – Salvation Army Mitchell
  • Northeastern South Dakota – Salvation Army Aberdeen
  • Pierre area – Capital Area United Way Individual Assistance Fund (Stanley and Hughes Counties)
  • Vermillion area – VMA Vermillion Emergency Fund / Salvation Army Vermillion
  • Watertown – Salvation Army Watertown
  • Western South Dakota Residents: Click here more information!

• All residents/National Programs:

  • Arts South Dakota – Artist Emergency Relief Fund
  • Mortgage Assistance/Information –  Government Information for Homeowners
  • Restaurant Employee Relief Fund – National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation 

Government Information/Assistance

• Federal
  UPDATE 8/8/2020
  President Trump signed a series of Executive Orders regarding assistance in response to the COVID-19 pandemic’s ongoing needs.  The full text of the orders should be available during the week of August 10, 2020. The first order would extend enhanced unemployment benefits at $400.00 per week with individual states paying 25% ($100.00) of the benefit.  He did not state when the enhanced payments would go into effect.  The previous benefit of $600.00 per week ended on July 31, 2020. The second order extends the federal moratorium on evictions, which also ended on July 31, 2020.  The other Executive Orders provide a payroll tax holiday for individuals earning $100,000 or less and defers student loan payments until 12/31/2020.  The President signed these orders after stimulus talks between the administration and Congress stalled.   Please check these links for continuing updated information. 
  • Federal Legislation (CARES Act) related to COVID-19 (for individuals and small businesses)
  • Data for United States cases (including a map)
  • https://www.usa.gov/coronavirus – links to various federal sites
• State
  • Starting Well 2020 – Info re. reopening schools for 2020-2021
    • COVID Mitigation in Schools
    • K12 & COVID-19 FAQ’s
    • COVID-19 School Scenarios
  • Small Business / Unemployment
  • Data for South Dakota Department of Health Dashboard 
  • Kristi Noem’s Back to Normal Plan for South Dakota
  • Be Aware of Scams
• Tribal 
  • Checkpoint info for Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Reservation (605) 964-6444
  • Checkpoint info for Oglala Lakota Sioux Tribe Reservation (605) 867-9842
  • Great Plains Tribal Chairman’s Health Board COVID-19 Resources
• City
  • City/County Ordinances related to COVID-19
  • Data from City of Sioux Falls regarding cases in Minnehaha and Lincoln Counties 

Mental Health and Family Resources

• 605Strong – a free Crisis Counseling Program dedicated to helping people with COVID-19 resources and support
• HelpSheets
  • COVID-19 and Your Mental Health
  • Taking Care of Me!
• Helpline Center’s Online Counseling Guide – a listing of counselors offering telehealth/online services
• Home with your kids? Resources for parents

Translated Information

• CDC: COVID-19 education in multiple languages
• SD COVID-19 Language Resources
• Translated Videos by Dakota News Now
• SD Voices for Peace Translated Information
• COVID-19 Fact Sheets in 30+ Languages
• Information for people with disabilities in English or Spanish

Volunteering for COVID-19 Response Efforts

• Click here to see the different sign ups by towns.
• How can I make a mask? Where can I donate masks?
• Do-It-Yourself Volunteer Projects