COVID-19 Job and Financial Support: #StartWithUs
COVID-19 has disrupted the personal and professional lives of every human in the US and has further magnified two points:
Firstly, women in the workplace are essential, literally.
And secondly, the socio-economic, healthcare, and wealth disparities that affect people of color are fatal flaws severely impacting the US.
One of three jobs held by women is deemed essential, and minority women are more likely to be performing essential jobs than anyone else. And if they aren’t on the frontlines, minorities, especially women, are losing their jobs at a higher rate than others.
Here to help, The BRICC Foundry has listed companies looking to hire right now, including highly sought after remote positions.
Thanks to our partners at JobScan.co, we have the plug on over 5,000 companies that are hiring right now! Not to mention the businesses laying off or actively on a hiring freeze.
Top Companies Still Hiring:
Instacart: 300,000 contract workers over the next three months.
Amazon: 175,000 new workers for its fulfillment centers and delivery network.
CVS Health: 50,000 employees to serve in various capacities across its business.
FedEx: 35,000 people for essential roles.
Pizza Hut: 30,000 permanent employees to serve as drivers, shift leaders, cooks and managers.
Allied Universal: 30,000 people for open positions.
Lowe’s: 30,000 employees to meet the demand created by the coronavirus.
Kroger: 20,000 workers across the U.S.
Securitas Security Services: 10,000 security officers.
ByteDance (TikTok's parent): 10,000 people.
Nestle USA: 5,000 people.
Who’s Hiring Remotely:
Abacus Technologies
Adobe
Aetna
Amazon
Apple
Citizen Bank
CommentSold
Contrast Security
curbFlow
Daily.co
Degreed
Dell
Eaze
GitBook
GitHub
Healthline Media
LifeWork
Noom, Inc
Okta
Phillips
Synchrony
Udacity Mentors
COVID-19 Financial Resources
The BRICC Foundry has also compiled a list of organizations providing financial support to individuals and small businesses. #StartWithUs.
See how COVID-19 is impacting your finances with A Guide to COVID-19 and Your Finances. Annuity.org highlights what we need to know about the state of the US economy.
For Small Businesses
Facebook's Small Business Grant Program: $100M in cash grants and ad credits.
Hello Alice: $10,000 emergency business grants to small business owners.
The Red Backpack Fund: 1,000 grants of $5000 to female entrepreneurs.
GoFundMe: $500 matching grants to small businesses that raise at least $500 on GoFundMe.
James Beard Foundation: Micro-grants to independent food and beverage businesses.
For Individuals
Beauty Changes Lives: $1000 relief grants for beauty professionals or students of beauty programs.
Pen America: Expanding its Writer’s Emergency Fund to distribute $500 to $1000 grants based on need.
Professional Beauty Association: $500 to licensed beauty professionals who are unable to work.
International Women’s Media Foundation: Grants up to $2000 to women-identifying journalist who have lost their jobs or urgently needs assistance.
The Photographer Fund: Fund to help photographers impacted.
Anonymous Was A Woman: Emergency grants up to $2500 to women-identifying visual artists over 40 years old.
Creative Capital & Artist Relief: Unrestricted emergency funding of $5,000 for individual artists of all disciplines.
Arts and Culture Leaders of Color Emergency Fund: One-time microgrant of $200 for BIPOC artists and administrators.
Additional Resources
Need to refresh your resume or update your LinkedIn profile? The BRICC Foundry can help with that. Email us at startwithus@briccfoundry.org for free support.