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As businesses, schools and art venues shut down due to the coronavirus, the North Texas community is being faced with financial and personal challenges. 

We've created a guide that includes local restaurants you can order from as well as charities and food banks that need the support of North Texans -- now more than ever. 

Check back periodically for updates. 

For those who want to support their local eateries, here are resources on where to find restaurants that offer curbside pickup and delivery. While many North Texas cities are banning dine-in service, locals can still order their favorite dishes to enjoy at home. 

• Visit Fort Worth has compiled a list of restaurants offering curbside and delivery service .

• Visit Dallas has compiled a list of restaurants offering take-out and home delivery .

• Visit Irving has compiled a list of restaurants .

• D Magazine has compiled a list of restaurants offering takeout or delivery .

• The Dentonite has compiled a list of local restaurants and other businesses . 

Many local nonprofits need volunteers and donations to support those in the community who are already under-resourced. The Red Cross in North Texas has reported severe blood shortages due to the coronavirus and are asking for donations. 

• Support the North Texas Salvation Army .

• Arlington Life Shelter provides the homeless in North Texas with shelter and employment programs. Learn more .

• Austin Street Center, which helps the homeless in North Texas, is asking for donations, meals and sanitation products. Find more information .

• Learn more about how to donate to the Catholic Charities Dallas COVID-19 Disaster Response Fund . 

• You can make an blood for the over 9 million people served by the organization in North Texas. 

• Learn more about how to help a furry friend through Dallas Animal Services . You can make a donation, adopt or foster a pet. 

• Dallas Casa supports neglected or abused children in foster care. Learn more about the organization . 

• Genesis Women’s Shelter helps women who have experienced domestic violence. Support the shelter . 

• SafeHaven, a domestic violence shelter in Tarrant County, says it is experiencing an increase in hotline calls and requests for shelter. Learn more about how to donate . 

• The Communities Foundation in Texas is launching the Get Shift Done for North Texas Initiative which raises money to provide wages to hourly workers who then serve shifts at local nonprofits. Learn more about the initiative and how to make a donation . 

While shoppers are making multiple grocery runs to stock up for self-isolation, many in the community don’t have enough food and the numbers of those in need are expected to increase. Several local organizations listed here are working to feed hungry families and children.

• Learn more about how to support Gov. Abbott's new Comfort Food Care Packages program to provide meals to at-risk youth and families. Restaurants interested in participating can sign up .

• Find information about Feed the Frontlines, a non-profit organization that supports hospital workers with fresh food from local restaurants.

• The offers some of the largest feeding programs in the region. The website says $1 can provide 3 meals for children, families or seniors in need. Learn more about how to donate here. 

• The Tarrant Area Food Bank says its distribution of healthy food has increased 65% since March 13. Learn more about how you can help . 

• Find more information about how to support North Texas Meals On Wheels and elderly populations who are especially vulnerable to COVID-19. 

• Learn more about supporting Tarrant County’s Meals On Wheels chapter . 

• You can find more information about the Brother Bill’s Helping Hand emergency response fund

• Learn more about the CitySquare COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund .

• Read more about Minnie’s Food Pantry or donate online or text MINNIES to 41444.

Because workers at cultural institutions are some of the original members of the gig economy, many do not have unemployment insurance, health insurance or a cash reserve for the kind of world-wide emergency that’ll keep them out of work for at least two months.

Check to learn more about disaster relief funds and resources for North Texas artists, actors and musicians. Stay tuned with live updates from Art&Seek.

As North Texas schools shut down and students adjust to learning at home, organizations in the area are working to provide free online services to students.

The Dallas-based Student Success Agency is offering students free virtual services, including college prep, through the end of the year. Students can find help with homework, SAT/ACT prep, college scholarship advising, essay writing and strategies for adjusting to at-home learning. Learn more .