Free Coronavirus Resources
If you're feeling anxious and overwhelmed about Covid-19, you're not alone. This curated list will hopefully help you stay safe, informed, and entertained during this stressful time. Every resource on this list is free.
Please feel free to email me at [email protected] or contact me here on LinkedIn with any other suggestions.
General Resources
U-Haul is offering free 30-day storage for college students who have to suddenly move out.
Comcast is providing two months of free internet to low-income individuals.
Free Microsoft, Google, Zoom work-from-home software
Free Intentional Virtual Co-working
Freelancing resources
Coffitivity, Noisili, and Rainy Mood for background noise
Managing your financial health during Coronavirus
Mental Health Resources
Shine's guide to caring for your Coronavirus anxiety
All Mental Health's guide to supporting your mental health during Coronavirus
Free Workouts
DailyBurn is offering 60 days of free workouts
FitOn has free yoga, HIIT, dance, cardio, and pre/postnatal workouts
Free eBooks, Audiobooks, and Magazines
Many libraries are shut down, but digital collections are always available. Check to see if your local library offers digital lending services like Libby or RBdigital.
Riveted is offering eight full young adult novels for free during March, including The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin, and As Kismet Would Have It by Sandhya Menon. You just need an email to start reading.
Bookbub's long list of free ebooks
10 Young Adult books on Spotify
Also, many indie bookstores are doing free home delivery.
Free Streaming TV and Movies
- Free trials of streaming services
- Crackle
- Pluto TV
- Tubi TV
- Vudu
Your local library may also offer streaming services Hoopla and Kanopy.
Online Classes and Learning Opportunities
IFundWomen is offering free online webinars this March
MediaBistro has 2 weeks of free classes
Skillshare is offering 60 days of free access through a partnership with the Skimm. (just make sure to cancel the subscription before they charge you annual membership)
YNAB (You Need a Budget) free webinars
Google Analytics Academy and Google Digital Garage
200 universities with 560 online courses
American Sociological Association
Contently's content marketing webinars
Free LinkedIn Learning courses
Remote Job Opportunities
- Remote.co
- We Work Remotely
- UpWork
- Remote Women
- Guru
- FlexJobs
- Jobspresso
- Study Hall has made their newsletter of freelance opportunities free for the time being
And of course, you can always search LinkedIn for remote jobs.
Remote Side Gig Opportunities
Create your own class on Skillshare, Udemy, or Teachable
Virtual assistant jobs
Remote Volunteer Opportunities
By The People from the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian, and Newberry needs people to transcribe and review historical documents.
Kid Resources
Oxford University Press instructor and student resources
Kate Messner's list of author read-alouds
This massive spreadsheet of free websites