Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information

• The Town of Carrboro continues to provide services and respond to the needs of our community in alignment with North Carolina’s Safer at Home Phase 2, Orange County and guidance from public health officials. We’ll be sending regular email updates on the Town’s response and community resources related to COVID-19. See all Town news and sign up for updates. 

Town News 

• Free COVID-19 Testing Available
• Free Masks Available in Carrboro
• Orange County Extends Emergency Declaration, Mandates Face Coverings
• Carrboro announces second round recipients of Emergency Loan and Grant Fund

Government Orders 

• Orange County Amendment to Emergency Declaration of Aug. 19, 2020
• Carrboro Proclamation Consenting to Emergency Declaration of Aug. 19, 2020
• Orange County Amendment to Emergency Declaration of July 16, 2020
• Orange County Amendment (Restaurant Restrictions) to Emergency Declaration
• Carrboro Proclamation Consenting to Orange County (Restaurant Restrictions) 

• Emergency Proclamation Providing Temporary Waivers of Carrboro Land Use Ordinance 
• Carrboro Proclamation Consenting to Orange County Emergency Declaration 
• Orange County Fifth Amendment to Emergency Declaration 
• Executive Orders Related to COVID-19 Response by Governor Roy Cooper 

Public Health 

• NC Department of Health and Human Services
• Orange County Health Department
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Mental Health Resources 

• Community Behavioral Health Crisis Resources during COVID-19 Conditions (PDF)
• CDC Resources on Stress and Coping
• World Health Organization - Mental health and psychosocial considerations during the COVID-19 outbreak
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) COVID-19 Resource and Information Guide (PDF)
• Mental Health America - COVID-19 – Information And Resources
• American Psychological Association COVID-19 Information and Resources
• Project Parachute - Pro Bono Teletherapy for COVID-19 Frontliners
• NCDHHS Crisis Services
• North Carolina Alliance for Health - Resources for working from home, staying active, food access, and advocacy
• Suicide Prevention Resource Center
• El Futuro - a nonprofit outpatient clinic that provides comprehensive mental health services for Latino families in a bilingual environment of healing and hope.
• Hope4NC Helpline (1-855-587-3463) connects North Carolinians to additional mental health resilience

Family Assistance 

• Inter-Faith Council (IFC) serves dinner for pickup, Monday to Friday, 6:15 to 7pm at 100 W. Rosemary Street. Lunch is offered daily at 100 W. Rosemary Street. Monday to Saturday from 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and Sunday 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. Any household may receive a week’s worth of groceries once per month. Call 919-6380 and press 0, or visit to make an appointment.
• Carrboro Farmer’s Market is offering $10 vouchers to people experiencing unemployment. One voucher per visit (must show proof of unemployment). Also offering "triple bucks" for customers who use EBT, WIC FMNP or Seniors FMNP (ex: $20 in EBT is $60 at the market). If you’re out of benefits on your card, they will also match cash.
• TABLE is delivering bags of food to families with children in the Chapel Hill Carrboro City School system. PORCH Chapel Hill-Carrboro has a food program for families with children in the Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools. If you have children who attend school in Chapel Hill or Carrboro, contact chc@porchcommunities.org to ask about enrollment options.
• Orange County resources list: https://www.orangecountync.gov/2354/Community-Resources

Housing Resources 

• Orange County Housing & Community Development - Housing & COVID-19
• Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness

  People in housing crisis can call Housing Helpline, 919-245-2655, to talk with someone about resources to help maintain or re-enter housing:

  Monday-Friday, noon-4pm
  Sunday-Thursday, overnight midnight-6am
  No In Person services during COVID period

• Can I Be Evicted during the COVID-19 Crisis in North Carolina?
  English
  Spanish

• Town of Carrboro Housing Resources
  
  

Small Businesses & Nonprofits 

•  Carrboro Emergency Loan & Grant Fund
• Various agency funding streams are available to support businesses during this unprecedented time. Find out more on the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce COVID-19 Resource Page.  

Multilingual Resources 

• https://www.orangecountync.gov/369/Espanol
• https://elfuturo-nc.org/services/
• https://elfuturo-nc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/RECURSOS-PARA-AFRONTAR-LA-PANDEMIA-COVID-19-5-12-2020.pdf
  
  
• Hotline: Questions about COVID-19? Call Orange County at (919) 245-6111 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday. Spanish language and other languages available.
• Orange County Health Department Multilingual Resources
• https://www.orangecountync.gov/2354/Community-Resources#Multilingual
• NC Cooperative Extension - COVID-19 food safety resources available in both English and Spanish

Local Organizations

• El Futuro - a nonprofit outpatient clinic that provides comprehensive mental health services for Latino families in a bilingual environment of healing and hope.
• El Centro Hispano - a Latino nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening the community, building bridges and advocating for equity and inclusion for Hispanics/Latinos in the Triangle Area of North Carolina.
• COVID19 Crisis Response Fund Application – El Centro Hispano
• Mutual Aid Carrboro
• Mom’s Rising Resource List
• North Carolina Justice Center
• Public Charge and COVID-19 – NC Justice Center (Bilingual)
• Immigrant Eligibility for Benefits – NC Justice Center (English)
• Protecting Immigrant Families - Resources are available in Spanish, Arabic, Hindi, Chinese, French