CoronaVirus Updates
California is issuing daily updates on COVID-19.
To see the most recent updates, visit the
CDPH News Release page.
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Important Resources
EMPLOYMENT
Employment Opportunities During the Coronavirus Pandemic
The Workers GuideSTATE OF CALIFORNIA
The Governor's Office issues press releases on an ongoing basis outlining the new statewide COVID-19 guidance for individuals, schools, businesses, healthcare facilities, and other institutions.
This site compiles resources from a variety of State Agencies, Departments, and sources all in one site. It also includes links to local resources.
Here you can sign up for email alerts with updates from CDPH, the Governor's Office and other sources. Look for the box under the heading "Don't Miss a Thing" on the right side of the page.
LA COUNTY
Find up-to-date information about the spread of COVID-19; how to protect yourself, your family, and your community; the symptoms of the disease; and more.
LA Native COVID-19 Response Working Group
The Working Group consists of leadership from Los Angeles County’s American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) community based organizations that provide culturally sensitive services. The Working Group has developed this resource guide to ensure that the AIAN community is aware of and connected to response and relief efforts related to COVID-19. The Working Group will also be providing up to date information on resources and services on Instagram at @lanativecovidresponse and Facebook at www.facebook.com/lanativecovid19.
For More resources for Native Americans CLICK HERE
The LA County Business & Worker Disaster Help Center
offers supports for small business, workers, and tenants/landlords.
Los Angeles County Probation Department Offices
Check here for the latest info on resources available at DHS Facilities: hospital beds, supplies etc.
CORRECTIONAL POLICIES
Prisoner Advocacy Network COVID-19 Resource Guides
PAN’s COVID-19 Guides, including its Declaration Guide, 602 Appeals Guide, and Self-Help Litigation Guide, are not intended to give legal advice, but rather general legal information. When putting this Guide together, we did our best to give you useful and accurate information because we know that people who are currently or formerly incarcerated often have difficulty getting legal information. We will be updating these resources often as things change quickly. You will see a date on the guide. Please check back regularly or sign up for our email list to get updated versions. PAN COVID-19 Guides can be found here
This is their latest guide:
Criminal justice system should consider public health during COVID-19 pandemic, groups say
ABA May 29, 2020,
BY Amanda Robert
Several national organizations issued joint recommendations earlier this week for how the criminal justice system can incorporate public health approaches when responding to the novel coronavirus crisis.
How to Advocate for Incarcerated Loved Ones During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Legal Services for Prisoners with Children
COVID-19 in Juvenile Facilities
The Sentencing Project has developed a new online resource for tracking cases of the novel coronavirus in juvenile facilities across the United States. At least 150 youth and over 200 staff members have been infected by COVID-19. In order to limit the spread of the virus, we must immediately enact reforms that relieve crowding in juvenile facilities and better serve the needs of young people.
CDC Guidance on Management of COVID-19 in Correctional and Detention Facilities
This document is intended to provide guiding principles for healthcare and non-healthcare administrators of correctional and detention facilities (including but not limited to federal and state prisons, local jails, and detention centers), law enforcement agencies that have custodial authority for detained populations (i.e., US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and US Marshals Service), and their respective health departments, to assist in preparing for potential introduction, spread, and mitigation of COVID-19 in their facilities. In general, the document uses terminology referring to correctional environments but can also be applied to civil and pre-trial detention settings.
Comprehensive Correctional Policies & Responses Spreadsheet
COVID-19 Jail/Prison Screening & Confirmed Cases
Tracking viral spread, screening procedures, and testing
COVID-19 Correctional Pop. Reduction Requests
Requests for authoritiative actions necessary to reduce correctional population densities
Monitoring jail populations during COVID-19
GENERAL RESOURCES
The Black Patients’ Guide to COVID-19 
One Degree COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Resource Guide
Simple Resource ListRoot and Rebound COVID-19 Financial Need:
Up to $100 for formerly incarcerated individuals.
Friends Outside - Los Angeles County
A support and system navigation program for recently-released state parolees returning to the County of Los Angeles. More info
First5LA
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, First 5 LA is compiling alerts and resources to help partners, parents and L.A. County residents impacted by the crisis.
WDACS (Workforce Development, Aging and Community Services)
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund is back.
Community Resource Guide
- food
- housing
- health
- transportation
- general resources and
- education
HOMELESSNESS
Preventative Measures for Congregate Living
HUD Daily Resource Digest
Covid 19 Prevention and Response for Homeless Providers
Specific Considerations for Public Health Authorities to Limit Infection Risk Among People Experiencing Homelessness
HEALTH and MENTAL HEALTH
Free COVID-19 Testing
The City of Los Angeles, in partnership with the County of Los Angeles and CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort), is providing free COVID-19 testing to ALL Los Angeles County residents, whether or not you are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms.
Testing is by appointment only.
2020 Mental Health Resource List
Taking care of mind, body and spirit has become even more crucial than usual in 2020. Multiple stressors born in times of crisis can reveal how important it is to prioritize one’s own well-being. Here is a comprehensive list of resources and tools — culled from colleges and other organizations — for anyone hoping to improve their mental health.
Click here
All Los Angeles County residents can access a free meditation subscription at http://headspace.com
Free Short Term TA for CBO's Impacted by COVID-19
The Trauma Prevention Initiative team is offering free, short-term, technical assistance to community-based organizations who need help addressing organizational challenges resulting from COVID-19. To be eligible to receive the free assistance, the organization must be located in Los Angeles County and serve youth and/or families who have been either been:
- Involved in the juvenile justice system;
- At-risk of being involved in the juvenile justice system; or
- Impacted by violence and trauma.
Health and Wellness Online Resources
Telehealth Checklist
FOOD RESOURCES
New Earth Offers Fresh Fruit and Veggies!
If anyone has any clients that are in need of groceries they can fill out this link:
It will alert them when we have markets. During the markets we normally primarily have fresh produce.
- If any of your organizations or agencies are interested in being contacted when we have enough to share so that you could come pick up in bulk please email email Jessica Kinzler or call her at 310-455-2847.
Free delivery service for older adults
LA County has just launched a new free delivery service for older adults aged 60+ and individuals with disabilities who are unable to leave their home due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Delivery will be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, at no extra cost. No application process is required but items must be pre-paid and ready for pickup.
Deliveries can be scheduled by calling 1-888-863-7411 between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday.
WDACS Community and Senior Centers are also providing pantry services at 8 locations to distribute food to seniors and low-income families. We recently received a shipment of 28,000 pounds of food. Be sure to call each center to sign up. See below for a list of participating centers:
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- Food distribution for seniors who need food brought to their homes.
- Food available for students.
- Food distribution centers that can distribute food to a group of people.
Food For Thought
Promoting dialog and action around social justice and equality Combating food insecurity while supporting, local minority owned restaurants
Every Friday in August
2313 West Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard
Los Angeles LGBT Center South
Los Angeles, CA 90008
VillageMarketPlace
Online Ordering & Home Delivery
The VMP continues to serve South Central with local beyond-organic fresh produce and organic groceries during the COVID-19 crisis.
TWO WAYS TO SHOP:
1 - Place an order for grocery delivery HERE. Order by 10AM and receive same-day delivery. A wide selection of produce, pantry items, dairy, meat and vegan alternatives are available.
2 - Subscribe to our produce bag program to receive a bag of fresh, local, beyond organic produce each week. Home delivery is available - Learn More & Sign Up HERE.
Call 213-746-1216 or email vmp@csuinc.org with questions or if you need help placing your order.
Fresh produce 50% off when purchased with EBT.
Action Alerts & webinars!
WEBINARS
The American Bar Association
Civil Rights & Social Justice - Daily Webinars
ACTION ALERTS
COVID-19 Response
The Philanthropy California team vetted the list of response funds below to help you direct resources to the most vulnerable communities. This list is updated daily.
Emergency Call to Action:
Demand that the CDC Explicitly Include Decarceration & Expanded Access to Healthcare
in their COVID-19 Guidelines Related to Correctional/Detention Facilities
Covid-19 Community Action Opportunities
Pledge to protect the most Vulnerable during Covid 19
- Restrict ALL bans on housing
- Provide more resources for reentry service providers to provide tele-resources
- Put protocols in place for people on probation and parole (See Exit recommendations)
- Stop all ICE raids and deportations
Emergency Aid for Nonprofit Organizations Amidst COVID-19
The charitable sector is on the front lines of addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, but risks catastrophic damage from evaporating revenue, new demands, and major disruptions in charitable giving. Tell your legislators that Congress must provide emergency aid to nonprofit organizations by expanding charitable giving and providing organizations with grants, loans, and tax credits.
POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS
Justice LA COVID-19 Policy Proposals
COVID-19 Guidance for the Criminal and Immigration Legal Systems
Published March, 2020
- Immigration system actors: Guidance for preventive and responsive measures to coronavirus.
- Los Angeles Justice System: Los Angeles must make bold, decisive changes in its justice system to respond to COVID-19
- Police and law enforcementP Guidance for preventive and responsive measures to coronavirus
- Jails, prisons, immigration detention and youth facilities: Guidance for preventive and responsive measures to coronavirus
- Parole, probation, and clemency: Guidance for preventive and responsive measures to coronavirus
- Prosecutors, defenders, and courts: Guidance for preventive and responsive measures to coronavirus
- Los Angeles: LA must make bold, decisive changes in its justice system to respond to COVID-19
HELP FOR NON-PROFITS
Non-Profit Impact Team:
FREE, SHORT-TERM, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE for organizational challenges, including those resulting from COVID-19
Nonprofits and Coronavirus, COVID-19
The novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, is creating an evolving situation with varied impacts around the world and across the states. The national Council on Nonprofits is updating this page regularly with the latest information and resources that nonprofits can use to prepare and respond Check for their info on:
- Caring for our communities and ourselves
- Resources for funding
- Resources on nonprofit operations and bottom lines
- Keeping equity front and center
- State-by-state resources
- Advocacy for nonprofit missions
- Technology tools for remote work and events
- Let us know how COVID-19 is affecting your nonprofit
Informational Resources for Nonprofits
- Overview: How Nonprofits Can Utilize the New Federal Laws Dealing with COVID-19, Nonprofit Quarterly, Mar. 26, 2020
- Families First Act: Analysis of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Mar. 27, 2020
- CARES Act: Analysis of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) (Pub. L. 116-136), Mar. 27, 2020
- Chart: Loans Available for Nonprofits in the CARES Act, updated Apr. 2, 2020
- Unemployment Insurance: Self-Insured Nonprofits and Unemployment Insurance, Mar. 26, 2020
- State Policy: State Public Policy Resources on COVID-19, updated regularly
- Recorded Presentation: Federal Coronavirus Relief Bills: What Do They Mean for Nonprofits?", Mar. 31, 2020webinar recording and slide deck.
Sempra Foundation COVID-19 Nonprofit Hardship Fund:
COVID-19 Response Funds
Philanthropy CA has compiled a list of national, statewide, and regional response funds.
Emergency Funds & Other Sector Resources
Answering the Top 5 COVID-19 Questions from California Nonprofits
- How do we access emergency government dollars for nonprofits to cover payroll and other “overhead” expenses?
- Aside from getting direct funding, what other financial benefits from the State of California (such as delayed payroll taxes) are available to nonprofits?
- Form 990: The CARES Act allows individuals and companies to file their tax returns by July 15 (rather than by the usual April 15). Does this also apply to Federal Form 990?
- What new benefits can we give to our current staff and to people we’ve laid off?
- What about the new charitable tax deduction?
United Way COVID-19 Relief Fund:
They have pened a short, online application that aims to collect information and provide direct support to nonprofits and community groups located and serving in LA County, in order to expand access to vital supplies for the homeless service response to COVID 19.
Elton John AIDS Foundation’s COVID-19 Emergency Fund is accepting applications for solutions that have strong potential to address specific challenges that have arisen for people already living with or at severe risk of HIV/AIDS and who are now at heightened risk as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The Ahmanson Foundation Grants:
UNDOCUMENTED HELP
California Disaster Relief Assistance for Immigrants (DRAI)
Applications for DRAI begin Monday, May 18, 2020 by calling the toll-free number 866-490-3899 from 8 AM - 8 PM Mondays through Saturdays. To facilitate the application process an email account is vital to send the required documentation to us.
Applications will ONLY be accepted over the phone.
Guide for Immigrant Californians
Don’t let fear stop you from getting necessary treatment, as the effects of avoiding health care services may be very serious. This will help keep you, your family, and your community healthy.
Even if you are undocumented and/or don’t have insurance, you can get necessary testing and treatment for COVID-19 through Medi-Cal emergency services, even at a local clinic. Medi-Cal care for COVID-19 related testing or treatment does not count under the public charge rule because it is the treatment of an emergency medical condition.
The Guide for Immigrant Californians will help you stay safe and informed.
The guide includes:
- Stay-at-home order considerations
- Ways to protect yourself and others
- Immigration help
- Public charge information for accessing public benefits
- Testing and treatment
- Information on jobs, wages, and benefits
- Small business support
- Housing
- Food and bills
- Community safety
- Protection against scams and bad information
UNEMPLOYMENT
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance for self-employed
If an individual was an independent contractor, gig worker, business owner, Uber driver, wedding photographer, etc and they applied for unemployment with EDD before yesterday (04/28/20) and were denied, they should reapply under the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance
Benefits Now Open to Independent Contractors, Self-Employed and Business OwnersFor those of you who were unable to attend the Pacific Gateway webinar regarding Unemployment Insurance, please see helpful attachments. Please remember to have clients note within their application that their reduced hours or employment is due to corona virus. There should be a specific drop-down for this and it is noting this as the reason which triggers the additional federal assistance.
EDD Unemployment Insurance Guide: Walks you through how to apply for unemployment insurance.
How to set up your Unemployment Insurance account online: Guide on how to set up your account online.
Unemployment Insurance Presentation: Breaks down who qualifies, benefits, how to file a claim, and frequently asked questions (links).
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA): Benefits through PUA are available for business owners, self-employed individuals, independent contractors, and individuals who may have qualified for regular UI benefits but have collected all benefits for which they are eligible.
Unemployment Insurance Online User Guide: A tutorial on how to navigate the Unemployment Insurance website.
Filing for Unemployment
MainfestWorks training on filing for unemployment
Information You Need to File an Unemployment Insurance Claim
Further Details and Resources for Unemployment Insurance Stimulus Check Taxes and Paid Leave
Further UI, Stimulus, Taxes, Paid Leave
Latest Updates
Updates are posted in the order they come in!
CA COVID-19 Rent Relief
Whether it’s a health-related event or a significant financial hardship, COVID-19 has affected us all. As our state continues to recover, we are committed to keeping families housed and recognize that California renters and landlords have enough to worry about. We want to make sure that past due rent isn’t one of them.
CA COVID-19 Rent Relief will help income-eligible households pay rent and utilities, both for past due and future payments. The federal Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 provides funding to support the program and tenant (renter) protection laws signed by Governor Newsom.
Free Community Webinar COVID-19 vaccine?
Wednesday May 26, at 6:30
Not Sure Where To Get The Vaccine?
Free walk-in Clinics, no appointment required
Pfizer Vaccine Offered To Anyone 16 And Older 2 shots, 3 weeks apart
383 N. Main Street, Pomona
Saturday May 29, 9 am - 1 pm
WesternU Campus
550 E. Second Street, Every Friday 9 am - 7 pm
Vaccine Sign-Up at Temple of Deliverance Ministries Int'l Site - PAMONA
COVID Vaccination Pop-Up Clinic - Pamona
April 5, 2021
COVID-19 Testing “101” Briefing
Resources Walk Through
COVID-19 testing is free in LA County
(regardless of immigration or insurance status)
Remember, at-home testing is available for free until 2/15/2021 and kiosks are here!
New guide can help people claim their stimulus payment
Millions of individuals who do not normally file income taxes are entitled to EIP. These individuals have until October 15, 2020 to enter their information in the IRS non-filers tool to receive their payment.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau just released the Guide Helping Consumers Claim The Economic Impact Payment: The guide contains step-by-step information for direct service and community organizations frontline staff on how to:
- Discuss the eip with clients
- Determine if clients need to take action
- Support clients with what to expect and how to troubleshoot common issues or address scenarios such as not having a permanent address
Dignity and Power Now – COVID-19 Test Kits Distribution. Email emergencyfund@dignityandpowernow.org
NEW CCJBH Medi-CAL Fact sheet
Reduce Preventable Emergency and Inpatient Utilization: Expand Community-Based Behavioral Health Services for Justice-Involved People
COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Programs
The City of Los Angeles announced a new Emergency Rental Assistance Program to provide a temporary rent subsidy for eligible residential tenants in the City of Los Angeles who are unable to pay rent due to circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Applications open on Monday July 13 at 8:00am and will close on Friday July 17 at 11:59pm. For more information, visit the City of Los Angeles Housing + Community Investment Department website.
DPH updated its Protocol for Places of Worship in the Health Officer Order, which prohibits singing and chanting for indoor services. These changes are aligned with Governor Newsom's recent directives.
CDCR Announces Additional Actions to Reduce Population and Maximize Space Systemwide to Address COVID-19
JULY 10, 2020
Estimates of 8,000 inmates could be eligible for release by end of August, in addition to the state’s reduction of about 10,000 persons since the start of the pandemic
L.A. County issues dire warning amid ‘alarming increases’ in coronavirus cases
By Rong-Gong Lin II
LA Times, June 29, 2020
Reopening Houses of Worship:
Muntu Davis, MD, the Los Angeles County Health Officer, has issued new guidance for reopening houses of worship, for a reduced number of congregants, if specific measures are put in place prior to holding in-person services or activities.
Criminal justice system should consider public health during COVID-19 pandemic, groups say
ABA May 29, 2020,
BY Amanda Robert
Several national organizations issued joint recommendations earlier this week for how the criminal justice system can incorporate public health approaches when responding to the novel coronavirus crisis.
California Disaster Relief Assistance for Immigrants (DRAI)
Applications for DRAI begin Monday, May 18, 2020 by calling the toll-free number 866-490-3899 from 8 AM - 8 PM Mondays through Saturdays. To facilitate the application process an email account is vital to send the required documentation to us.
Applications will ONLY be accepted over the phone.
COVID-19: Incident Updates
The following reports are high level summaries of the L.A. County Emergency Operation Center's COVID-19 disaster response. Please share this information with your family, fellow residents, municipal, state & community partners.
Free COVID-19 Testing
The City of Los Angeles, in partnership with the County of Los Angeles and CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort), is providing free COVID-19 testing to ALL Los Angeles County residents, whether or not you are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms.
Testing is by appointment only.
Benefits Now Open to Independent Contractors, Self-Employed and Business Owners
As of April 27, 2020 there are now 35 drive-up testing locations are open across the County. They are offering free same-day tests for anyone showing COVID-19 symptoms.
Temporary License Reinstatement Relief
For Traffic & Non-Traffic Citation Defendants in LA County
On April 10, 2020, Presiding Judge Kevin C. Brazille announced immediate temporary relief for all traffic and non-traffic infraction defendants for 90 days in Los Angeles County.
South LA health clinics start mass COVID-19 testing to bridge racial disparities, point to other inequities
Drive-Through testing
April 9, 2020. Many drive-thru testing sites are now open across the County. Two of these are in the 4th District, one at the parking lot of the South Bay Galleria in Redondo Beach and another at Long Beach City College.
As of Monday, testing has been expanded to include anyone who is showing symptoms.
Same or next-day appointment priority is still being given to those who are 65 or older or who have chronic health conditions.
Please book an appointment online before going. If you do not have an appointment, they will not be able to test you
The Governor's Office issues press releases on an ongoing basis outlining the new statewide COVID-19 guidance for individuals, schools, businesses, healthcare facilities, and other institutions.
Bureau of Prisons COVID-19 Action Plan: Phase Five
Actions being taken in response to a growing number of quarantine and isolation cases in their facilities to further mitigate the exposure and spread of COVID-19
March 23, 2020Presiding Judge Kevin C. Brazile:
Only Authorized Persons Allowed To Enter Any Superior Court Of Los Angeles County Courthouse
March 21, 2020
A Letter from the Los Angeles County Public Defenders Union and the Los Angeles County Association of Deputy District Attorneys
March 19, 2020
Order of the California Public Health Officer (Stay Home Except for Essential Needs)
To protect public health, I as State Public Health Officer and Director of the
California Department of Public Health order all individuals living in the State of
California to stay home or at their place of residence except as needed to
maintain continuity of operations of the federal critical infrastructure sectors
Read the Order
Corona Virus Helpful Info:
Everyone and every Department within LA County is working together to help slow the spread of this virus. Public Health continues to recommend that the public do the following to protect themselves and others from respiratory illnesses:
- Stay home when you are sick.
- Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom; before eating; and after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unclean hands.
- Limit close contact, like kissing and sharing cups or utensils, with people who are sick.
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces using a regular household cleaning spray or wipe.
- Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash. If you do not have a tissue, use your sleeve (not your hands).
- Facemasks are most effective when used appropriately by health care workers and those directly caring for people who are sick and by people who are sick (source control).
- Get a flu immunization to prevent influenza if you have not done so this season.
Always check with trusted sources for the latest accurate information about novel coronavirus:
- Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LACDPH, County) http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/
- California Department of Public Health (CDPH, State) https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/nCOV2019.aspx
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, National) http://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/novel-coronavirus-2019.html
- World Health Organization (WHO, International) https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus
- LA County residents can also call 2-1-1