COUNTY & CITY RESOURCES
Rockwall County* (972) 204-7000
*All individuals anywhere in Rockwall County are to remain at home, except or certain essential activities and work to provide essential business and government services or perform essential public infrastructure construction, including housing, utilities, computer services, internet services, and road construction and repair. This order will continue until April 16th, 2020.
Collin County (972) 548-4100
Cities
• Fate (972) 771-4601
• Heath (972) 771-6228
• McLendon-Chisholm (972) 204-7080
• Rockwall (972) 771-7700
• Royse City (972)636-2250
• Anna (972) 924-3325
• Blue Ridge (972)752-5791
• Farmersville (972)782-6151
• Frisco (972) 292-5000
• Josephine (972) 843-8282
LOCAL SCHOOL RESOURCES
• Governor Abbott announced the cancellation of all STAAR assessments.
• The College Board has cancelled the March 28thand May 2nd SAT tests, and the ACT has rescheduled the April 4th ACT to June 13th.
• All schools in Texas will be closed until May 4th.
• School Resources
Anna ISD
Currently closed until May 4th
(972) 924-1000
Curbside Food Pickup
Beginning Wednesday, March 18, Anna ISD will provide FREE curbside meals to all Anna ISD students while schools are closed. Lunch, as well as breakfast items, may be picked up between 11:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. for any students 18 years or younger.
Meals will be available via drive-up and walk-up service at all three Anna elementary schools. Those in vehicles should remain in vehicles to limit interaction with the Anna ISD staff and others. Anna ISD has specified employee health and safety guidelines will be followed by all those preparing and serving meals.
This program serves students attending any Anna ISD school, grades pre-k through 12. Meals can be picked up between 11:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. in the carpool lanes at the campuses listed below. Access to enter the buildings will not be available.
• Joe K Bryant Elementary
2725 Bryant Farm Road, Anna, TX
• Judith L Harlow Elementary
2412 Leonard Avenue, Anna, TX
• Sue E Rattan Elementary
1221 Ferguson Pkwy, Anna, TX
Remote Learning
• Pre-K students will receive activity packets in the mail to practice foundation skills.
• K-5 students will receive a packet in the mail with lessons to be returned to campus upon completion.
• 6-12 students’ online instruction will be through Schoology classrooms. The district is working on providing technology support for students as needed. Paper copies will be available for mailout.
Students will use their personal digital device to access eLearning via Schoology. Students that indicated on the At-Home Instruction Survey that they do not have a digital device, will receive information on how to check out a district-owned Chromebook.
Chromebooks will be available for elementary students at a later date. In the event our campuses are still closed, we will host an elementary device pick-up on April 6.
Students who cannot gain access to the Internet will be mailed an envelope of instructional material. This material will contain three weeks of academic content in math, science, reading, writing, and electives. Students are expected to complete and return their material in the original envelope. Drop off bins will be available April 6-10 from 9 AM – 1 PM in the front lobby of your child’s campus.
Blue Ridge ISD
Currently closed until May 4th
(972) 752-5554
Curbside Meal Pickup*
• 11 – 1:00PM @ Blue Ridge Elementary
• 12:00 – 12:30 Breakfast/Lunch Delivery @ Corner of Elm Circle & Oak Street
*If you cannot pick up food fill out the form on this website for food delivery service. Deliveries will arrive between 11:00 – 1:00 PM.
Currently closed until May 4th
(972) 843-6000
Farmersville ISD
Currently closed until May 4th
Breakfast and Lunch are handed out together at Tatum Elementary School Bus Lane
Frisco ISD
Currently closed until May 4th
(469) 633-6000
Starting April 8 and each Wednesday thereafter, five days worth of breakfast and lunch will be provided at one time. Student names and ID numbers are required during pickup although the presence of the student is not.
Those interested in obtaining meals through May 1 should complete the Weekly Meal Request Form to begin meal pick-up or continue service from previous weeks. If you sign up for this service and need to cancel later, please contact us.
Meals Curbside Pickup
Based on the needs of the community, the distribution times will also change as of April 8. The distribution will be 11 a.m.-1 p.m. or while supplies last. Lawler Middle School will have additional evening hours from 4-6 p.m.
• Hunt Middle School
4900 Legendary Drive, Frisco, TX 75034 (11 a.m.-1 p.m.)
• Lawler Middle School
12921 Rolater Road, Frisco, TX 75035 (11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 4-6 p.m.)
• Pearson Middle School
2323 Stonebrook Parkway, Frisco, TX 75036 (11 a.m.-1 p.m.)
• Roach Middle School
12499 Independence Parkway, Frisco, TX 75035 (11 a.m.-1 p.m.)
• Trent Middle School
13131 Coleto Creek Drive, Frisco, TX 75033 (11 a.m.-1 p.m.)
• Scoggins Middle School
7070 Stacy Road, McKinney, TX 75070(11 a.m.-1 p.m.)
*In an effort to maintain the health and safety of our families and Frisco ISD workers, Frisco ISD has updated our practices for delivery of meals to vehicles. Please note the following additions to our practices below:
• Plan to pick up a week’s worth of meals at one time at one location.
• Please stay in your vehicle.
• Display student(s) name and ID# on a sheet of paper in the front passenger side window
• If available, open the vehicle’s trunk for easy, quick transfer of meals and instruction sheet.
• If a trunk is unavailable, meals and an instruction sheet will be extended out on a tray. A family member must remove meals from the tray.
Please note that some of the campuses have moved their pick-up locations around the buildings to be closer to cafeterias so child nutrition workers have easier access to our kitchens. Child Nutrition workers look forward to seeing you at the white tents.
Rockwall ISD
Currently closed until May 4th
(972) 771-0605
*Rockwall ISD Child Nutrition Department will be providing a “Grab & Go” lunch and snack from March 16 – April 15, for all children 18 years and younger. There are 3 locations:
• Rochell Elementary from 11 am to 1pm
899 Rochell Court, Rockwall TX 75032
• Dobbs Elementary from 11 am to 1 pm
901 E. Interurban St. Rockwall TX 75087
• Jones Elementary 11 am to 1 pm
2051 Trail Glen, Rockwall, TX 75032
*According to the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), since the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) does not usually operate on the weekends, Saturday and Sunday meals are not permitted. Therefore, Rockwall ISD will not provide any weekend meals after April 6, 2020, based upon this guidance from the USDA and TDA.
Royse City ISD
Currently closed until May 4th
(972) 636-2413
Curbside Meal Pickup
Starting on Monday, April 6, students can pick up meals-for-the-week on MONDAYS ONLY that consist of 7 lunches and 7 breakfasts. This will reduce time away from home for both families and food service staff. Students who qualify for free and reduced meal rates will receive the weekly food for free. Students who normally pay full cost will continue to purchase as normal. Click here to apply for free or reduced meal rates. To better serve our RCISD Students, please visit the meal pick up location nearest your home. Availability of meals is based on location participation. Please only pick up meals at 1 site.
Locations & Times
• Miss May Vernon Elementary School from 11:30 to 12:30
• Sun Valley from 11:30 to 12:30
• Rodriguez Lane from 12:30 to 12:45
• Harry Herndon Intermediate School from 11:30 to 12:30
• Cypress Creek Apartments from 11:30 to 12:30
• Anita Scott Elementary School from 11:30 to 12:30
• Royse City City Hall from 11:30 to 12:30
• Housing Authority from 12:30 to 12:45
• Davis Elementary School from 11:30 to 12:30
• County Road 911 & County Road 912 from 12:30 to 12:45
• Fort Elementary School from 11:30 to 12:30
• Rustic Meadows-Trinity Baptist Church Stop from 11:30 to 12:30
• Lakewood Estates Trailer Park from 11:30 to 12:30
TESTING CENTERS
Call your healthcare provider if you are experiencing fever, cough or shortness of breath and have recently traveled from an area with ongoing spread of COVID-19 or have been in close contact with someone known to have COVID-19. It is important that you call first so they can evaluate your risk and determine if they need to see you in person so that other patients are not potentially put at risk.
There are also a number of urgent cares, emergency rooms, etc. that are testing. It is important that you call first so they can evaluate your risk and determine if they need to see you in person so that other patients are not potentially put at risk.
HOUSING CONCERNS
The Texas Supreme Court has halted all evictions until late April. Until then, a tenant in Texas CANNOT be evicted.
CARES Act Eviction Protection
The CARES Act, signed into law Mar. 27, 2020, provides 120 days of eviction relief for tenants in federally-backed housing. Specifically, you may not be served with an eviction notice until July 25, 2020 and the notice must give you 30 days to leave the property (Aug. 24, 2020).
During the 120-day eviction moratorium, your landlord may not charge you late fees, penalties, or other charges for paying your rent late. It’s important to note that the eviction moratorium does not relieve you of your obligation to pay your rent. It merely forbids your landlord from evicting you during that period for late payment.
The temporary moratorium on eviction filings pertains to any rental housing that is Covered under section 41411 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12491(a); or Covered by the rural housing voucher program under section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490r); or Has a Federally backed mortgage or multifamily mortgage loan.
CARES Act Tenant-Based Rental Assistance
In terms of help with paying your rent, the CARES Act provides the Department of Housing and Urban Development with an additional $17.4 billion in funding including monies for rent assistance, housing vouchers, public housing, and housing for the elderly. For help contact HUD Rental Assistance.
FOOD ASSISTANCE AND PANTRIES
This Is Your Season Ministries
3023 Interstate 30 East Frontage Rd
Rockwall, TX 75087
(469) 975-3210
Rockwall County Helping Hands, Inc
401 W. Rusk St
Rockwall, TX 75087
(972) 771-4357
Trinity Baptist Food Pantry and Clothing Closet
300 North Erby Campbell Blvd
Royse City, TX – 85189
(972) 635-2532
Frisco Family Services and Food Pantry
9085 Dogwood St
Frisco, TX 75033
(972) 335-9495
WORK ASSISTANCE
Texas Workforce Commission, COVID-19
The Texas Workforce has compiled all resources available to employers and job seekers on COVID-19 related resource pages.
Job Search Sites
Indeed.com
Simply Hired
Current Texas Companies That Are Hiring
7-Eleven
AHI Facility Services, Inc.
Aldi
Amazon
BrightSpring Health Services
Costco
CVSHealth
Dollar General
Dollar Tree
Domino’s
DoorDash
Family Dollar
Favor
FedEx
Frito Lay
Grubhub
Instacart
Keurig Dr Pepper
Kroger
McDonald’s
Papa John’s
PepsiCo
Pizza Hut
Postmates
Sam’s Club
Target
Tom Thumb/Albertsons
Walgreens
Walmart
UberEats
Unemployment Assistance
Unemployment compensation is provided by Texas.
The Federal Government through the CARES Act will provide an additional $600/week in unemployment subsidies. Unemployment insurance has been lengthened from 26 weeks to 39 weeks.
PHONE & INTERNET PROVIDERS
Xfinity
Comcast has opened free Xfinity wifi hotspots nationwide during this national emergency for the next 60 days. Anyone, not just Comcast customers, will be able to access the Internet via these hotspots.
Xfinity WiFi hotspots across the country will be available to anyone who needs them for free – including non-Xfinity Internet subscribers. Once at a hotspot, consumers should select the “xfinitywifi” network name in the list of available hotspots, and then launch a browser. See HotSpot Locations
AT&T
For the next 60 days, AT&T will not terminate service for any wireless, home phone, or broadband residential or small bus customer due to the inability to pay. They will also (1) Waive late payment fees and (2) Keep their public Wi-Fi hotspots open for anyone who needs them.
The service will also be offering unlimited internet data and offer internet access for limited-income households at $10 a month through the Access from AT&T program. For more details, click HERE.
Verizon
The company will not terminate service to any residential or small business customers because of their inability to pay bills due to disruptions caused by the coronavirus. Waiving late fees for those impacted by COVID-19. Tripling data allowance for Verizon Innovative Learning schools. For more information, click HERE.
Sprint
Sprint has joined the Keep Americans Connected Pledge and is opening up its network to their customers and (1) Waive late fees caused by economic disturbances related to the coronavirus pandemic, (2) By 3/17: Customers with international long-distance plans will get complimentary international calling rates from the U.S. to countries defined by the CDC as Level 3, (3) By 3/19: Customers with metered data plans will have unlimited data per month for 60 days at no extra cost, (4) Customers will get an extra 20GB of mobile hotspot data per month for 60 days.
Coming soon: Customers with mobile hotspot-capable handsets without a hotspot will get 20GB per month for 60 days at no extra cost. For more information, click HERE.
T-Mobile
The wireless provider already has a majority of customers with unlimited talk, text, and data, but they’re doubling down on their effort to keep their customers connected. (1) All current T-Mobile and Metro by T-Mobile customers who have data plans will have unlimited smartphone data, excluding roaming. (2) T-Mobile and Metro by T-Mobile customers will get an additional 20GB of mobile hotspots/tethering service for the next 60 days. The company says this feature will be coming soon. (3) Work with Lifeline partners to get customers extra free data up to 5GB per month over the next two months. Increase data allowance for free to schools and students for the next 60 days, which means at least 20GB of data per month for each participant