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The impact of COVID19 has been felt throughout our community and surrounding areas. The Lawton Fort Sill Chamber of Commerce is calling on our residents to help support our local businesses affected.
Feel free to use this page as a community resource to find local businesses that are offering curbside pickup, take out/delivery, or online gift card ordering and online shopping, as well as resources for business owners and residents.
To help support our small businesses and hospitality industry, please consider ordering for delivery or pick up from a local restaurant or by purchasing a gift card during this time. Be sure to tip the food delivery drivers and take out servers—your support means so much and helps support their livelihood!
Healthy practices are key to combating the virus pandemic.
For a full list of COVID19 resources, please click here.
Business Resources
National Small Business Resource Contacts
Small Business Development Center
Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives
SBA Disaster Loan
Small Business Owners may now apply for SBA relief. Apply HERE.
SBA Loan Calculator
Get help calculating your loan here.
Economic Impact Analysis
A weekly look at this impact will be included moving forward. See the full report here.
Open We Stand
This website has resources, inspiration and connection to other everyday entrepreneurs with creative solutions for adapting to COVID-19. Click here.
Social Services
There are hardship programs in place to help homeowners who have been directly or indirectly affected by the coronavirus and are struggling to make their mortgage payments.
New Sick Leave & Family and Medical Leave Act Benefits
Paid sick leave and FMLA related to COVID-19 are now required for some businesses with under 500 employees. Refundable tax credits will help employers pay for the new, required benefit.
COVID-19 is having a unique impact on certain elements of Oklahoma’s Workforce System. This page will serve as an update on unemployment insurance, American Job Centers, companies hiring, resources, and other workforce needs.
Education & Online Learning Resources
Working Remotely for the First Time? These Seasoned Experts Have Advice for You to Follow
Kid-Friendly Online Learning Resources
SwitchZoo provides free games that allow users to design a biome, build an online habitat, feed animals, learn about more than 140 different animal species, and so much more! Switch Zoo is rated with SafeSurf and the Internet Content Rating Association.
Take the kids to the opera…but you don’t have to leave your couch@ New York’s Metropolitan Opera is offering free digital shows every night at 7:30 p.m. EST. The “Nightly Met Opera Streams” will be available for 20 hours on the Met’s homepage.
Virtual Museum Tours: Google Arts & Culture
Virtually walk through a dozen museums around the world with your kids! Learn about art, history, and science with Google Arts & Culture’s collection of virtual tours. Check out the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., browse Van Gogh’s work at Musée d’Orsay in Paris, and discover ancient Mayan artifacts at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City!
Geography and animals are at the forefront of National Geographic Kids! Little ones will love learning about some of the wackiest places on earth, giant pandas, and how to take care of our planet. Plus, there are great science experiments you can do at home…including some that will help your little one understand why washing their hands thoroughly is so important for killing.
Fox in Socks, Willy Waterloo, Yertle the Turtle, the Grinch — the gang’s all here! Check out Seussville and watch as your little one lights up when they see their favorite Dr. Seuss characters in games, reading programs, and more.
Learning is fun with ABCya! Kids can work on their math and reading comprehension skills with fun games like a St. Patrick’s Day-themed word search, crossword puzzles, and graphing adventures.
What makes stickers sticky? Learn the answer to that wacky science question and others on Highlights Kids! Discover easy recipes for your family, play educational games, download crafts and activities you can do at home, and more.
Click here for more kid friendly activities.
Restaurants
Click here for our list of Chamber Restaurants offering delivery, take out or pick up options.
Local Businesses
Click here for a list of local Chamber businesses to shop.
Ways You Can Stay in the Know!
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