Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Resource Page

Free Face Masks for Buffalo & Niagara Falls

As the world grapples with the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, our community on the East Side of Buffalo is suffering from alarming rates of infection, due to longstanding inequities.

Open Buffalo's goal is that every Western New Yorker have access to a clean, sustainable face mask! 

A donation of $2.50 will put a washable/reusable cloth face covering in the hands of one of our neighbors in need! We are both carrying out pop-up mask distribution drives and supplying batches of masks to community partners. Thanks to the loving donations of several community members, we have been able to distribute more than 4,000 free face masks to increase the resiliency of our neighbors in need so far (as of May 13, 2020). Please consider giving to this campaign to keep our efforts going.

OB’s Face Mask Campaign Offers Solidarity and Support

Open Buffalo Exceeds 10,000 Reusable Masks Distributed with MLK Park Pop-Up Today. (05/30/20)
 

Government Resources:

Center for Disease Controls (CDC):  https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html

NYS Official Web Site:  https://www.ny.gov/

NYS Department of Health:  https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/home

NYS Department of Labor:   https://labor.ny.gov/ui/how_to_file_claim.shtm

Erie County: http://www2.erie.gov/

Erie County Health Department:  http://www2.erie.gov/health/index.php?q=coronavirus

City of Buffalo:  https://www.buffalony.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=525

City of Niagara Falls: http://niagarafallsusa.org/

Buffalo Public Schools - including meal pick-ups:  https://www.buffaloschools.org/Coronavirus

Questions:

Is a business essential or non-essential?  https://esd.ny.gov/guidance-executive-order-2026

What is Cuomo's PAUSE?  https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/new-york-state-pause