COVID-19 Resources

STUDENT RESOURCES

• Lunch: For our Whitehall City School students, take-away lunches can be picked up from Whitehall Yearling High School from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday-Friday.
• Breakfast and Lunch: Columbus City Schools will be serving breakfast (8 a.m. - 9 a.m.) and lunch (11 a.m. - 1 p.m.) Monday through Friday. Meals will be served to ALL students 18 and under, not just students enrolled in CCS. East side locations include Independence High School at 5175 E. Refugee Road., Columbus Africentric Early College at 3223 Allegheny Avenue and Sherwood Middle School at 1400 Shady Lane Road.
• COTA Resource: How to get to your CCS Meal >>

UNEMPLOYMENT RESOURCES

Governor DeWine has issued an executive order extending unemployment compensation for those in quarantine and employees of businesses that are temporarily shut down.

Ohio has two ways to file an application for Unemployment Insurance Benefits:  

1. Online: File online at http://unemployment.ohio.gov, 24 hours/day, 7 days/week. Service may be limited during nightly system updating. Check the website for available services. Please be sure to follow the instructions. If you do not have access to a computer, visit your local library or OhioMeansJobs Center where computers are available for public use. Please note that your local library may be closed or have reduced hours due to the coronavirus (COVID-19). A list of OhioMeansJobs Centers can be found at: http://jfs.ohio.gov/owd/wioa/map.stm.
2. Telephone: Call toll-free 1-877-644-6562 or TTY 1-614-387-8408, (excluding holidays) Monday through Friday 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. NOTE: It is strongly encouraged that you apply online. The Call Center is experiencing wait times over an hour. 

 
 To apply for Unemployment Insurance Benefits, you will need:  

• Your Social Security number
• Your driver’s license or state ID number
• Your name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address
• Name, address, telephone number, and dates of employment with each employer you worked for during the past 6 weeks of employment
• The reason you became unemployed from each employer
• Dependents’ names, Social Security numbers, and dates of birth
• If claiming dependents, your spouse’s name, Social Security number, and birth date
• If you are not a U.S. citizen or national, alien registration number and expiration date
• Your regular occupation and job skills
• Also: If you had out-of-state employment, have worked for the federal government, or are separated from military service, more information is required, including:
  • Form DD-214, member 4 copy (for military service)
  • SF-8 or SF-50 form (for federal government employment)        

Once your application has been filed:   

• You will receive further information by mail or e-mail. E-mail will be sent from [email protected]
• Your claim will be assigned to a Processing Center, based on the last four digits of the your Social Security number. Click here for a list of Processing Centers by Social Security number.
• If filing online and you need your Personal Identification Number (PIN) reset, please call toll-free 1-866-962-4064.

FOOD BANKS

If you or someone you know is in need of access to food during this crisis, please reference one of the organizations below, or call:

• The National Hunger Hotline: 1-888-3-HUNGRY 
• HandsOn Central Ohio: (614) 221-6766 or 2-1-1

CARRY-OUT/DELIVERY

Please continue to patronize our local businesses by ordering take-out and delivery. If you’re looking for a resource to find out which businesses are still open, look below and “Like” the Whitehall Chamber of Commerce Facebook page here >>

Do you have a restaurant in Whitehall offering carry-out and/or delivery that is not listed below? Let us know by e-mailing [email protected].

GROCERY STORES

OTHER RESOURCES

• Internet Access: Multiple service providers are offering free services or discounts. To learn about service available to you, please look here >>
  • Spectrum/Charter Communications: Families without internet will be able to get the service at no cost for 60days from Charter Communications/Spectrum. To enroll, call 1-844-488-8395. Installation fees will be waived fornew student households.
• American Electric Power (AEP): AEP recognizes that many of their customers are facing unusual financial hardships. As such, they have temporarily suspended all service disconnections for non-payment but urge customers to try to keep their accounts current. If a customer is having trouble paying their bill, they should contact AEP by phone at 1(800) 672-2231 or through Facebook or Twitter to discusspayment options. The American Electric Power Foundation is donating $1.5 million inemergency funds, including nearly $500,000 in Ohio, to support basic human needs andhelp address the hardships faced by customers and communities.
  
  
• Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP): Summer Crisis Program: (614) 566-0750
  Apply online
  The Breathing Association and Ohio Health offer an electric utility assistance program for households that include an individual 60 years of age +, customers with a qualifying medical condition or households served by a non-regulated utility with a disconnect notice. The maximum amount for bill payment assistance and/or air conditioner is $300 for regulated utilities and $500 for non-regulated utilities.
  
  
• Whitehall Public Library: All Columbus Metropolitan Library locations are temporarily closed but their digital library is available 24/7. Your library card gives you access to eBooks, movies, eAudiobooks, magazines, online classes and more, all from your favorite device. Get started here >>