Resources for Health Care Workers
- The Home Front
- Aug 14, 2020
- 3 min read
Updated: Oct 6, 2020

See below for a collection of resources we have curated for healthcare workers to access.
Companies are stepping up to support our country’s healthcare workers at this time. Here are some active offers and resources that healthcare providers can benefit from today.
Accommodations and Transportation
Airbnb - The first 100,000 frontline workers to book a place for a COVID-19 related stay won't pay service fees, and all booking fees will go towards the host. To redeem, fill out the online form on the Airbnb website.
Marriott - Marriott Downtown Toronto is offering a 43% nightly rate discount for healthcare workers. To redeem for stays longer than 30 days, contact glenn.ferguson@marriott.com. For stays less than 30 days, please submit this form.
Homewood Hilton - Homewood Hilton Hamilton is offering a 50% nightly rate discount for healthcare workers. To redeem, please submit this form.
Staywell - Staywell is providing local, comfortable housing at a reduced cost for frontline healthcare workers and their families. Book on the Staywell website here.
YYZ Housing:YYZ Housing is providing short-term housing to healthcare workers, thanks to this volunteer project connecting property owners with healthcare workers in Toronto, ON. To redeem, visit yyzhealthcarehousing.com
SpaceiShare - SpaceiShare is mobilizing their community to offer spaces for pop-up medical sites, parking spots, and accommodations for medical workers. To redeem, visit spaceishare.com/Covid_Help
Health Worker Housing - Health Worker Housing is a volunteer initiative to connect healthcare workers with low-cost, short-term housing during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. https://www.healthworkerhousing.ca/?lang=en
PPE/PPE- Related
COVID PPE Help - COVID PPE Help is a network that connects customers, suppliers, donors and logistics to fulfill PPE needs across Canada. To view a table of PPE offers, visit the PPE Exchange website.
Xpand Shoelaces - Xpand Shoelaces is offering front-line workers a pack of no-tie elastic laces, which can be used for shoes or for masks, for free. To redeem, fill out the online form on the Xpand website.
Food
UberEats - UberEats is providing 300,000 free meals to healthcare workers valued at $25 each. To redeem, fill out this Google Form.
KitchenMate - KitchenMate is offering thousands of free meals to healthcare workers over the coming months, and waiving 100% off their service costs. To redeem, email hello@kitchenmate.com
Feed The Frontlines - Feed the Frontlines TO is offering free meals for healthcare workers over the coming months. Visit https://www.feedthefrontlinesto.org/
Meals TO Heal - Meals TO Heal is offering free meals for healthcare workers over the coming months. Visit https://www.mealstoheal.ca/
ResQ - ResQ is offering free meals for healthcare workers over the coming months. Visit https://www.resqhelps.com/
Sustain The Line - Sustain The Line is connecting small food businesses to healthcare workers over the coming months. Visit https://www.sustaintheline.com/
Financial/Legal Services
CPAs across the province want to contribute their professional expertise to help prepare frontline healthcare workers’ 2019 taxes. To redeem, fill out online form on the CPA website.
Willful is offering 1000 free customized legal plans to healthcare workers across Canada. To redeem, fill out the online form.
Mental Healthcare
The Ontario COVID-19 Mental Health Network - The Ontario COVID-19 Mental Health Network is providing one-on-one no-fee therapy, in order to help healthcare workers feel connected and supported. To redeem, visit covid19therapists.com and fill out the online form.
Hoame - Hoame is providing free stress reduction and relaxation meditation videos, accessible online to healthcare workers. To redeem, email info@hoame.ca
Education/Learning
Agile Preparatory Academy - Agile Preparatory Academy is an online virtual high school. The first 500 high school students whose parents are frontline healthcare workers in Ontario can enroll in courses completely free. Learn more.
Child/Eldercare
Emergency Child Care - Some health care and frontline workers can send their children to emergency child care while they are at work. Learn more at Ontario.ca
CanadianNanny.ca - CanadianNanny.ca is offering free 30 day subscriptions to their childcare matching platform, as well as sitter.com. To redeem the offer visit this website.
ElderCare.com - Hire eldercare assistance through ElderCare.com
Sitter.com - Hire childcare assistance through Sitter.com
NannyServices.ca - Hire childcare assistance through NannyServices.ca
Nanniesoncall.com - Hire childcare assistance through Nanniesoncall.com
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