24HrPHL Nightlife Arts & Culture, Service Industry Resources COVID-19

What is 24HRPHL?

24HRPHL is a grassroots effort and civic engagement project within Philadelphia’s nightlife arts and culture community. We’re community members & volunteers providing support to the Philly nightlife community which is heavily impacted by the COVID-19 Emergency.

This list is Philly-centric and geared towards resources that will help the diverse night-time cultural economy including artists, freelancers, gig workers, service industry folks and small businesses. Resources/topics include national directories of relief funds, mutual aid, mental health resources, harm reduction info, sex worker info, advocacy, surveys & support in the form of donation$ and volunteerism.

Topics like how to navigate event cancellations and tours, setting your home up with a music/video streaming rig, along with digital tools to manage your [potentially] virtual creative practice.

For any additional questions/concerns, or to correct any information listed here, please email us at 24hrphl@gmail.com . Last updated Aug 19, 11:37am

For up to date medical advice check the CDC , WHO , Philadelphia Dept of Health and Office of Emergency Management websites for further COVID-19 announcements.

Table of Contents

PUBLIC SAFETY INFO

SEX WORKER INFO

HARM REDUCTION INFO & SERVICES

PHL
- Angels in Motion (Syringe Services, medical care, social services)
- Covenant House Street Outreach
- Next Naloxone (Naloxone by mail)
- Pathways to Housing PA – Covid 19 Service Schedule
- Philadelphia Drug Users’ Union
- Prevention Point Covid 19 Service Changes
- Prevention Point Philadelphia Wish List
- Project RIDE (Rapid induction into medication-assisted treatment, including from home)
- SOL Collective
RESOURCES
- A Practical Guide for Difficult Times : A Safer Guide to Online Parties – Good Night Out Campaign
- Coronavirus: Wisdom From A Social Justice Lens
- Coronavirus and Drug Harm Reduction from the Transform Drug Policy Foundation
- COVID-19 Resources from the National Health Care for the Homeless Council
- COVID-19 Guide for people who use drugs and harm reduction programs (Spanish & English) created by: Higher Ground Harm Reduction, Reynolds Health Strategies, Harm Reduction Coalition, and Vital Strategies.
- Harm Reduction Coalition: Guidance for People Who Use Drugs and Harm Reduction Programs
- Tools for Online Meetings – Training for Change
- The Justice Collaborative: COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Response and Resources
- Unity Recovery Virtual Meetings
- Vital Strategies: Practicing Harm Reduction in the COVID-19 Outbreak
- Yale Program in Addiction Medicine, Global Health Justice Partnership, and Crackdown: Guidance for People Who Use Substances on COVID-19
- Recovery speakers to listen to for download:
  - recoveryaudio.org/
  - https://xa-speakers.org/

DISABILITY COMMUNITY

MENTAL HEALTH

PHL
- LGBTQ Mental Wellness Resource List – Philly
- Philly Psych and Medical Resource
- Mental health guide: Where to get therapy on a sliding scale in Philadelphia
- Philly Resource Connect – General info on to mental health, substance use, and social services
NAT’L
- Backline: Backline connects music industry professionals with a network of mental health and wellness providers.
- Light Hope Life: Light Hope Life is a mental health and suicide prevention foundation with a new application form for touring artists and musicians affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Music Industry Therapists Collective: MITC provides a network of therapists with deep experience in music business, touring, navigating artist finances, etc.
- National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network: This network provides a directory of QTPoC mental health practitioners working in agencies, community-based clinics, and private practice.
- The Parent Artist Advocate League: The Parent Artist Advocate League offers action items and resources geared to support artists impacted by COVID-19 who have families.
RESOURCES
- Care For Your Coronavirus Anxiety: This community provides a wealth of research-backed resources for those struggling mentally, physically, or emotionally with the COVID-19 outbreak.
- Maximize Your Digital Detox: Four Ways To Enhance Clarity and Focus
- The Creative Independent – A growing resource of emotional and practical guidance for creative people, published by Kickstarter, PBC.
- The Best Apps for Managing Anxiety in 2020 SuperMaker.com NSBM
- Zoom Exhaustion is Real. Here are Six ways to Find Balance and Stay Connected

NAT’L COVID RELIEF FUNDS & RESOURCES

COMMUNITY SOURCED
- COVID-19 & Freelance Artist Resources
- COVID-19 MUTUAL AID & ADVOCACY RESOURC E S
- Coronavirus Resource Kit
- Covid-19 Financial Solidarity
- Database of Localized Resources During Corona Outbreak
- El Fondo de Solidaridad para Migrantes Ayuda mutua y Asistencia de emergencia / Migrant Solidarity Fund: Mutual Aid and Emergency Assistance – Southern Vision Alliance
- Leveler.info – Peer to Peer Wealth Distribution
- National COVID-19 Mutual Aid Directory by ItsGoingDown
- National Directory : Mutual Aid Forms/Groups
- National Directory MutualAidUSA.org
- Partyaccess.world
- Pass Your Bucks – an initiative to redirect federal emergency stimulus dollars toward non-profit organizations work with communities who are least likely to receive stimulus checks, and that provide housing support and health programming services to Black, indigenous, people-of-color, immigrant, LGBQTA2, insecurely housed, homeless, and poor people.
ARTS & CULTURE
- Artist Relief — Artistrelief.org
- Actors Fund
- Arts Leaders of Color Emergency Fund – Joshua Jenkins www.aacnetwork.org
- Artist Relief Tree
- CERF+ Emergency Assistance
- COVID19 Artist Resources – by Art Open Calls
- Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grants – For experimental artists who have been impacted by the economic fallout from postponed or canceled performances and exhibitions
- NYFA Emergency Grants Resource List
- PEN America Writers’ Emergency Fund – Intended to assist fiction and non-fiction authors, poets, playwrights, screenwriters, translators, and journalists.
- The Authors League Fund Emergency Resource List (Writers & Artists)
- Show Support When You Can’t Show Up: How Fans Can Help Their Favorite Artists – Electronicbeats.net
- Women in the Arts & Media Coalition Resources & Finding
- Women Arts Emergency – All Arts Forms Resource List – Womenarts.org
SMALL BUSINESS
- F.A.Q. on Stimulus Checks, Unemployment and the Coronavirus Bill
- IRS.gov – Coronavirus Tax Relief
- Federal Disaster Loan Assistance : Directory of Eligible Disaster areas – SBA
- Federal Disaster Loans for Businesses, Private Non-profits, Homeowners and Renters – SBA
- Small business owner’s guide to the CARES Act – The Hustle
- Small Business Guidance and Loan Sources by SBA
- Small Business Relief Tracker: Funding, Grants And Resources For Business Owners Grappling With Coronavirus – Brianne Garret, Maneet Ahuja, Forbes
LGTBQ
- COVID-19 Mutual Aid Fund for LGBTQI+ BIPOC Folks Amita Swadhin
- COVID-19 Collective Fund for Trans Communities – Borelais Philanthropy
- COVID-19 Trans / Queer Relief Form
- Queer Writers of Color Relief Fund – Shade Literary Arts
MUSICIANS
- A State-by-State Resource Guide for Music Professionals Who Need Help During Coronavirus Crisis (Updating) – Billboard.com
- Corona Relief Fund For Musicians with Cancelled Work by Equal Sound
- MusiCares Covid 19 National Relief Fund
- MusiCares Covid 19 Relief Fund : Financial and Addiction Recovery Assistance
- Musicians Foundation CV19 Emergency Aid Grant Program Application
- Musicians Fund – Sweetrelief.org
- SoundGirls Production Tech Relief
- Tip Music Nat’l Directory (sign up too!) – Send your favorite band or musician a little thank you in the form of a tip for bringing so much joy into your life.
SERVICE INDUSTRY
- A List of Relief Funds for Restaurants, Bars, and Food Service Workers
- The James Beard Foundation Food and Beverage Industry Relief Fund (apply)
- Bartender Emergency Assistance Program : USBG National Charity Foundation
- Resources for Restaurants and Workers Coping with the COVID-19 Emergency
- Rally For Restaurants
- Resources for the Hospitality Industry During the COVID-19 Crisis
- Restaurant Employee Relief Fund – National Restaurant Association , Each approved grant is $500, one per person only
- National Directory Resources & Aid for Restaurant Workers – Restaurant Opportunities Centers United
- Service Workers Mutual Aid Fund
- Emergency Coronavirus Tipped and Service Worker Support Fund – OneFairWage.org
- Support Local Coffee Shops And Staff By Filling Their Virtual Tip Jars
- UNITE HERE
FREELANCE
- How the Paycheck Protection Program can help freelancers (guide / how to) – FreelancersUnion.org
- Freelancer COVID-19 Emergency Fund by Freelance Coop
- Freelancers COVID-19 Relief Fund (apply/donate) – FreelancersUnion.org’s fund to support freelancers impacted
- Mutual Aid Project to Support Independent Artists in Response to COVID-19
- The Creator Fund – ConvertKit, apply to receive financial assistance up to $500

NAT’L DIRECTORIES OF FREELANCE ARTISTS FOR HIRE, ART FOR SALE

BeatStars : Marketplace To Buy and Sell Beats
Buy Music Club – is a place for creating and browsing lists of independent music purchasable on Bandcamp. Artists can makes lists to support other artists.
COVID-19 Freelance Directory & Artist Resources Submission Form
COVID-19 Mutual Aid Directory: Hire Independent Artists for Queer/LGBT/Black/indigenous/Asian/Latinx
Experimental artists available for online work – Artists within the fields of experimental music(s) available for online based teaching/tutorial/advise work.
Gig Workers Connection Map (Mutual Aid) Sign up below for a private one-on-one call with Gig Workers Collective and a member can help you find and access resources in your area.
SoundBetter :Mixing & Master Engineers, Singers, Songwriters, Producers and Studio Musicians for Hire
Techno4Hire – Classifieds to connect workers in techno, nightlife, and beyond with work during coronavirus.

EVENT CANCELLATION

COVID19 Advice For Venues – Music Venue Trust (UK)
Coronavirus Should Be a Turning Point for the Music Industry – Craig Jenkins
Coronavirus: Updated List of Tours and Festivals Canceled or Postponed Due to COVID-19 Pitchfork
Demands from Grassroots Organizers Concerning COVID-19 – by Kelly Hayes at TransformativeSpaces.org
Events and Festival Cancellation Lists – Resident Advisor
FAQ – Cancelled Events Around Coronavirus North American Performing Arts Managers and Agents
How Coronavirus Is Killing The Music You Love
How Event Vendors Are Adapting Their Services During Coronavirus—and Giving Back to Their Communities , Claire Hoffman BizBash
Music Festival Cancellation Directory – Viberate/Sick Festivals
Principles for Ethical Cancellation Laura Zabel
Record Store Day postponed until June over coronavirus – Ben Beaumout-Thomas, The Guardian
What Happens When a Music Festival Is Canceled Due to Coronavirus? – Pitchfork
What to do when your tour gets canceled – KevinB, DIY Musician Podcast

STREAMING

HOW TO
- VIRTUAL MUSIC EVENTS DIRECTORY – By Cherie Hu
- United we stream tutorial and plan – By Lutz Leichsenring
- A Comprehensive List of Tips, Tools, and Examples for Event Organizers During the Coronavirus Outbreak
- Audio Streaming 101
- How to grow your Twitch community with auto hosting
- How to Use Twitch Raids (helping streamers send viewers to another live channel)
- How Musicians (and Other Creatives Too) Can Transition Their Business Online ASAP – Suzanne Yada, Medium
- How to use OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) – TechAdvisor
- IG Stories for Instagram – Allows viewing and downloading Instagram Stories from desktop / web browser. Watch live videos.
- Open Broadcaster Software – free and open source software for video recording and live streaming. Stream to Twitch, YouTube and many other providers or record your own videos with high quality H264 / AAC encoding.
- Streaming services step up promotions during social distancing (HBO, ,Direct TV, Amazon,PBS, free streaming) – All Connect
- The Best Services and Settings for Remote Music Lessons (with step-by-step instructions)
- The Introvert’s Guide to Small Talk
- Ways of Gathering in the Age of COVID-19 : A Guide to Livestreaming on HowlRound TV – HowlRound
- Zoombombing Self-Defense: A Technical Guide – Palante Technology Cooperative
PHILLY STREAMING
- Collecting Information about Programs and Projects that are Creating a Virtual Experience – Visit Philly
- Dustbunny Patreon ($5/month access to streamed content)
GLOBAL STREAMS
- Billboard Live Stream List
- BoilerRoom.Tv : Streaming From Isolation
- Brooklyn Vegan Livestream Directory
- Club House – Providing a sustainable platform for DJ industry relief and community funds. Every Sat , starting April 4th
- DanceDanceVR – VR Chat– DDVR_Club
- GigsGuide Streaming See Live music from all over the world, you can apply / add your stream here as well.
- A List Of Live Virtual Concerts To Watch During The Coronavirus Shutdown
- NPR Music : A List Of Live Virtual Concerts To Watch During The Coronavirus Shutdown
- NPR Live Virtual Concerts During Coronavirus Shutdown FORM (submissions open – NPR Music is compiling a list of live audio and video streams from around the world, categorized by date and genre, with links out to streaming platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. If you would like your concert to be considered for this list, fill out the form.
- Online Arts Events During the COVID-19 Outbreak – CreativeCapital.org
- Save Our Scene : Attend Virtual Events – Resident Advisor
- Sofa King Fest (organized by CODEMKRS; submissions open)
- Stay At Home Fest (organized by Fight for the Future; submissions open)
- Stream Informer – Sharing daily DJ livestreams from around the ? Tune in, stream on ? (DM submissions)
- The Bunker (NYC)
- The Social Distancing Festival
- TheLotRadio.com (NYC)
- Twitch DJ Live Stream Directory
- Quarantine Together Club – Where you can find virtual, interactive get-togethers and communities to keep human connections alive during this hard time
PLATFORMS FOR BROADCASTING, SHARING & MEETING
- BlueJeans Easily and securely hold live video calls, webinars, conference calls, and online meetings
- Caffeine: Caffeine is a social broadcasting platform for gaming, entertainment, and the creative arts that allows subscriptions and in-app donations.
- Crowdcast: Crowdcast is a platform that allows for flexibility on whether live streams are free or paid, unlimited or limited in audience size, etc.
- Discord is a proprietary freeware VoIP application and digital distribution platform designed for video gaming communities, that specializes in text, image, video and audio communication between users in a chat channel. Discord runs on Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, Linux, and in web browsers.
- Give Butter – like a stream-friendly GoFundMe. Lots of features (including accepting Venmo donations and putting them into a feed) for free
- Google Hangouts and Google Meet — is a video conferencing app enabling users to make video calls with up to 30 users per high-definition video meeting.
- Hovercast is packed with interactive features like polls, meters, comments on screen, gameplay, maps, scrolling tickers, alerts, custom integrations, and more.
- Jitsi Meet free and open-source multiplatform voice, videoconferencing and instant messaging applications for the web platform, Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and Android
- Loom Easy and free screen recorder for Mac, Windows, and Chromebooks. Record your camera and screen with audio directly from your Chrome browser and share.
- Mixlr – Broadcast live audio, can use Mixlr app to broadcast to your own website or page on Mixlr.com.
- Mixcloud – Normally a podcast, streaming platform, Mixcloud recently launched a DJ/ live streaming platform with copyrights for music addressed
- Moment House: Moment House is a platform that allows for the ability to create ticketed live events and livestreams.
- Moodcaster — iOS and Android app for virtual auditions, casting, and learning
- Netflix Party – Netflix Party is a Chrome extension for watching Netflix remotely with friends, e.g., for movie nights with that long-distance special someone. It synchronizes video playback and adds group chat.
- OnTheBoards.TV
- Patreon: Patreon allows for users with pages to livestream to their contributors.
- Run the World: Best used for large-scale events, Run the World allows for fireside chats with guests, direct-messaging among attendees, and virtual ‘cocktail parties.’
- StageIt: Like Moment House, StageIt allows for users to create ticketed live events and livestreams. (be wary, they may charge high hosting fees, up to 40%!)
- Streamlabs.com Software allowing live streamers to engage with viewers, monetize their broadcasts, and grow their channels.
- Twitch primarily known for hosting gaming livestreams, has crafted a platform where musicians can stream concerts and works-in-progress and monetize their work through donations and subscriptions.
- Two Seven – Watch videos with friends across the world! Use your webcams to see your friends’ reactions real-time and live-chat – the next best thing to being together!
- YouNow: YouNow is a streaming platform that allows for donations and subscriptions.
- YouTube Live: YouTube Live provides an easy way to reach your audience in real-time, allowing for livestreams that feature live chat and donations.
- Zoom provides a remote conferencing service that combines video conferencing, online meetings, chat, and mobile collaboration.

TECH (NON-STREAMING)

HOW TO
- Accessible Teaching in the time of COVID-19 – Aimi Hamraie
- Care-Based Approaches to Remote Work by Una Lee
- Creative Work: A Self Sufficiency Primer’s Guide by Ghostly International
- How To Make A Neighborhood Hub During the COVID-19 Pandemic Using Slack by Sarah Mathews
WFH (WORK FROM HOME)
- Artists Without DayJobs – Free Podcast series by Jo-Ná Williams (attorney, advisor & speaker)
- EpocCam Webcam for Mac and PC 4+ — Why buy an expensive webcam when you can use your phone for free. EpocCam works with Zoom, Teams, Skype and other apps on both Mac and Windows. Stream your online lecture, gameplay or vlog with wireless high definition webcam.
- Free COVID-19 Contract Workshop for Freelancers, Speakers, & Creators
DIGITAL TOOLS TO MANAGE YOUR CREATIVE PRACTICE
- NEW
- Ableton Live 10, 90 day free trial – music production software
- Adobe Talent (job postings) is now free until May 31 Companies and recruiters can post job openings at no charge.
- Adobe Portfolio , free until May 31 Creative professionals and students can build and host their portfolio sites for free.
- Avid : Media Composer, Pro Tools, Sibelius | 90-day free licenses from 3/16 – 4/17
- Logic Pro X, 90 free trial – music production software
- How Music Companies Are Giving Back During the Coronavirus Pandemic (Updating) – Billboard
- REAPER- a complete digital audio production application for computers, offering a full multitrack audio and MIDI recording, editing, processing, mixing and mastering toolset.
- Soundtoys Effect Rack – Soundtoys Effect Rack is free to use in full until June 30.
- Traktion’s Waveform – completely unlimited free DAW for all music creators.
- The Best Financial Apps to Help You Save in 2020 The SuperMaker.com NSBM
- The Best Productivity Apps of 2020 – The SuperMaker.com NSBM
- Application : Accepting funding & Selling ‘Tickets/GiftCards’ online
- Application : Project Management & Efficiency Tools (most are free with access to more functionality per paid premiums )

PETITIONS : FREELANCE / NIGHTLIFE

SURVEYS & DATA COLLECTION

PHILLY
- COVID-19 Impact on Workers – City of Philadelphia Office of Workforce Development
- Business Impacts of COVID-19 Survey – City of Philadelphia’s Department of Commerce
- Philadelphia Arts and Artists COVID-19 Impact Survey – Philadelphia Office of the Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy
NATIONAL
- Freelancers Mental Health Research Project (Results) – HURU
- Impact of COVID-19 on Art Workers — submissions closed, data to be posted on Arthandler.com
- _Artists, Culture Workers, Freelancers, Gig_Event Economy Losses Due to Covid-19 Cancellations (also includes relief fund links) by artistsliteracies.org
- Survey for Nightlife Workers, Freelancers, and Businesses Impacted per COVID-19 – The Office of Nightlife at the NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment
- Survey for Nightlife Workers, Freelancers, and Businesses Impacted per COVID-19 By LANA (Los Angeles Nightlife Alliance)
INT’L
- AIP Promoter Impact Mitigation Form (UK)

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