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Thank you to all of those who were able to join our calls on Thursday. Lieutenant Governor Crouch and our team at OCRA want you to know that we are walking alongside you through this. We will continue to host these calls as a way to share best practices and discuss any updated challenges or problems your organization or community may be facing in light of the health emergency. Download a call summary here.
Call information: every Thursday starting at 11 a.m. ET:
- 1-844-621-3956
- Access code: 359 165 52
 OCRA COVID-19 Resource page continues to be updated
In an effort to provide an avenue to share links and best practices, OCRA created a resource page with information from state and federal partners. This page will be continually updated, so check back often. Click here to check it out!
We also encourage you to follow Indiana State Department of Health new webpage for all COVID-19 updates.
Main Street America has launched a new blog series featuring community response examples from around the Network. These are a collection of ideas and approaches that local Main Street programs are taking in response to COVID-19.
Recent posts:
New Remote Event Planning. After Downtown SLO in San Luis Obispo, Calif., suspended their Thursday Farmers Market, they decided to open a Virtual Farmers Market. The virtual market contains links to vendors' websites, where consumers can purchase items and support vendors until the farmers market returns.
Gift Card Challenge. Downtown Laramie in Laramie, Wyo., is incentivizing their community to #SupportLocalSafely by buying gift cards from downtown businesses in their new Gift Card Challenge. For every gift card valued at $20 or more purchased between March 16 to April 10, the purchaser will be entered in a weekly drawing of a $25 downtown gift certificate. Downtown Laramie is also encouraging purchasers to post a picture of their newly acquired gift cards on social media!
Additional Main Street-specific resources and community responses are still being collected. Complete this form if you'd like to contribute.
by Economic Innovation Group (blog)
It is now clear that the coronavirus pandemic will exact a staggering toll on the American economy. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has reportedly warned Congress that unemployment rates – currently near their historical lows – could skyrocket to 20% absent massive federal intervention. Former White House Council of Economic Advisors chair Kevin Hassett believes a global recession is nearly certain to unfold, and expects monthly job losses for March to be among the worst in U.S. history. By any measure, an economy that not long ago had driven Americans’ confidence in the labor market and optimism about their financial security to record highs is about to undergo a massive and potentially catastrophic disruption.
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