With the Coronavirus taking out businesses, here is a thread of resources if you lose your job or income decreases:

- if your child is under 5 or you're pregnant, post-partum, or breastfeeding a child under 1, apply for WIC: https://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/wic-how-apply

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- if you need help putting food on the table, apply for SNAP: https://www.benefits.gov/benefit/361 

- if you need cash benefits, apply for TANF (states differ on this): https://www.benefits.gov/benefit/613 

- if you lost a job, apply for unemployment: https://www.benefits.gov/benefit/91 

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- student meals: schools are finding innovative ways to feed kids, contact yours to find out

- find a local food bank:
@feedingamerica - https://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbank
@foodfinderus - http://foodfinder.us 

- meals for seniors: look for @_mealsonwheels https://www.mealsonwheelsamerica.org/find-meals 

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Need help finding school meal sites in Virginia? Thanks to @NoKidHungryVA, you can find out through text:

Text FOOD or COMIDA to 877-877.
They'll ask for your address.
Then it'll tell you the closest venues.

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I saved $10 on my car insurance by...

...calling them to say I'm no longer commuting to work and am working from home. Less miles on the road, smaller premium to pay! Call your auto insurance to see if this works for you.

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In need of diapers or menstrual supplies? Head over to @diapernetwork & @periodsupplies to see where you can find free supplies or ask my friend @PhilVanderKlay.

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As of 3/27, 14 states have emergency SNAP increases for March & April. This will increase your benefit to the max amount for your household of that size. So, a family of 3 getting $200 will get up to $509.

AL, AR, DE, GA, IA, MA, MI, NJ, OH, OK, RI, SC, TN, VA

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If your child received free or reduced-price meals, then you are eligible for Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) bc schools are closed. This EBT card will have at least the value of those school meals at the free rate.

States are working to roll this out in April.