TO:                    Leaders and Affiliates

FROM:              Donna S. Edwards, President

SUBJECT:         Essential Workers Seeking child care / State UI Links -                                  MD and DC

The state of Maryland is opening 1,200 day care slots for school-aged children of essential workers and hopes to find a total of 2,500 in locations such as the YMCA's, Boys and Girls Clubs, the Maryland School for the Blind, public libraries, and parks and recreation facilities. 

 Essential workers looking for child care can call a hotline at,  1-(877) 261-0600.

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 State links for accessing COVID-19 related UI and other benefits are as follows:

 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (DC) -  https://coronavirus.dc.gov/

 ● District of Columbia Department of Employment Services Operating Status

 ● General information about the Unemployment Insurance Program

 ● Coronavirus (COVID-19) Impact Scenarios and Benefits Chart (outlines a COVID-19 scenario and the              benefits you will receive)

 ● How to file an Unemployment Insurance claim

 ● Health Exchange Enrollment for signing up to the health insurance exchange

MARYLAND  (MD) - https://coronavirus.maryland.gov/

 ● General information about the Unemployment Insurance program

 ● FAQs about Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Maryland’s Unemployment Insurance and benefits

 ● Apply for Unemployment Insurance Benefits online

 ● State Health Exchange Enrollment for signing up to the state’s health insurance exchange