covid-19
We hope you and your families are staying safe and healthy. In this extraordinary time of civic crisis, using our networks and connecting strategic resources to address civic challenges is more necessary than ever.
We have compiled a growing list of curated COVID-19 Resource links across sectors including Government agencies, Non-Profits and Business.
COVID/POST-COVID PHYSICAL & MENTAL HEALTH
Integrative medicine
Disaster Stress, Mental Health, and Aging: How Mind-Body Therapies Can Build Resilience is a video presented by Dr. Helen Lavretsky.
UCLA Integrative Psychiatry
SARS-CoV-2 : Complementary & Integrative Treatments Update is a webinar outlining the existing evidence for complementary and integrative strategies for treating COVID-19 symptoms.
UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior
UCLA Conference on Integrative Medicine and Mental Health provides integrative mental health videos.
UCLA Health
VACCINATION & CONTACT TRACING RESOURCES
Covid-19 vaccine safety
A Los Angeles Times article describing the data behind the vaccines’ safety, side effects, risks and reactions.
Covid-19 vaccine
COVID-19: Keeping Los Angeles Safe provides info for eligible groups about the City, County, and other providers’ vaccination sites across the County.
UC san diego
CA Notify is California's COVID-19 exposure notification system. Add your phone today.
The Ad Council & COVID Collaborative
CovidCollaborative is a National Assembly to tackle the COVID-19 crisis. It brings together “many of the nation’s leading experts in public health, education, and the economy together with associations representing state and local leaders and vulnerable communities to take unified action to stop the spread, crush the curve, and safely and sustainably reopen schools, businesses, and other places where Americans gather.”
GOVERNMENT RESOURCES
State of California
Mayor’s Fund for Los Angeles
L.A. Emergency COVID-19 Crisis Fund & Angeleno Fund
Support for families and small businesses (childcare, meals, and other community resources); relief for healthcare workers (childcare services, counseling support); equipment for health response; services for our unhoused neighbors; powering real-time research.
County of Los Angeles
COVID-19: What you need to know about drive-up mobile testing sites
County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health
Safer at Home Order for Control of COVID-19
City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs
City of Los angeles emergency management department
Rylan (Ready Your LA Neighborhood) Workshop
Office of Governor Gavin Newsom
California Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response & Latest News
California Health Corps is an urgent call for healthcare workers to join the state in caring for an expected surge of COVID-19 patients and an executive order to expand the services medical professionals can perform in their jobs.
LOS ANGELES RESOURCES
LAUSD
Grab & Go Food Centers for free meals at 64 locations in LA County and where to donate to the fund @ LAUSD to provide meals and urgently needed supplies; devices, digital libraries, books to help students to continue learning. More than 17,000 LAUSD students are homeless and 25 percent lack access to technology.
Greater L.A. Education Foundation supports the urgent needs of local school districts student and family basic needs
From LA2050
LA Area COVID-19 Resources and Responses
From Edible LA Magazine
The Farm at Your Door: CSA Boxes for Delivery and Pickup Around LA
From LAist
Your No-Panic Guide to the Coronavirus in LA
Where To Get Financial Assistance, Food And More During The Coronavirus
From Curbed Los Angeles
Where you can go, what you can do in LA amid coronavirus outbreak
From Volunteer LA
Donate to food banks and volunteer to ensure our most vulnerable populations are still able to provide for their families. Much needed items include canned goods, peanut butter, toilet paper, antibacterial cleansers, and financial contributions.
Volunteer with the American Red Cross to help distribute meals to students affected by school closures or as a volunteer blood donor to address the current blood shortage.
Do neighbor check-ins. Offer to pick up groceries or medications for those who aren't able to and stay connected by calling your neighbors, friends, and loved ones who might appreciate human connection despite social distancing.
Consider virtual volunteer opportunities with organizations like L.A. Works.
Check-in with your local homebound meal delivery programs. Many of them are scaling up to support the increased need and are looking for volunteers. Find a location near you and call to ask if they need assistance.
Contribute to our L.A. Emergency COVID-19 Crisis Fund to support the City of L.A.'s efforts to support families, health care workers, small businesses, our unhoused neighbors, and more.
From the Los Angeles Times
In the entertainment industry, more than 100,000 workers are now out of a job. Here’s a guide to entertainment industry-specific resources, financial and otherwise.
Resources for restaurants and workers affected by the coronavirus crisis in L.A.: From our food section, a list of resources for hospitality workers blindsided by the loss of revenue and jobs.
Free food for struggling hospitality workers: Here is a list of L.A. restaurants offering meals to people in the hospitality industry who have been laid off or had their hours cut due to the shutdown of nonessential businesses.
An emergency loan program for small business owners in L.A.: Here’s what small businesses need to know about L.A.'s new emergency microloans.
Los Angeles Unified School District continues to offer grab-and-go meals to all students who need them during the temporary closure of schools. Here’s where the 64 centers to find those meals are located.
For seniors who need essentials brought to them, here’s a roundup of Southern California organizations ready to help.
LAist also has a great general resource list of places offering assistance for Angelenos, from financial assistance, to food for adults and kids and other more specific situations.
NON-gOVERNMENTAL & PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS
United Way of Greater L.A.
L.A. Pandemic Relief Fund to Support L.A.’s Most Vulnerable During Coronavirus Response
reduce the spread of the virus in homeless encampments and shelters, and help pay the bills for people in danger of losing their homes.
the California Community Foundation
COVID-19 LA County Response Fund to address the immediate and emerging needs of our region’s most vulnerable residents—from mitigation to eventual recovery.
support community needs identified by our partners in health, housing, education and immigration, and will aid impacted individuals
Philanthropy CA
C40 Cities
Cities and Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Institute for Health Metrics and evaluation
USA COVID-19 projections assuming full social distancing through May 2020
From the New York Times
How You Can Help Victims of the Coronavirus Pandemic
From charities that support children to organizations that feed families, there is no shortage of ways to get involved.
From the Washington Post
How you can help during the coronavirus outbreak
Several nonprofit organizations could use your time and money to make sure vulnerable populations are cared for during the pandemic.
From Time Magazine
How to Help - Or Get Help - in the Coronavirus Pandemic
Includes links to GoFundMe fundraisers and Global Giving’s Disaster Recovery Network
From Common Sense Media
Helps make learning from home an experience that inspires kids, supports teachers, relieves families, and restores community.
From the American Institute of Architects
Citizen
The SafeTrace Citizen COVID App is a new app that provides tracking and contact tracing. See what Bloomberg and Forbes have to say about it.
INFORMATION FOR BUSINESSES
California-Specific
California Capital Access Program for Small Business: A loan loss reserve program which may provide up to 100 percent coverage on losses as a result of certain loan defaults. Read more here.
Los Angeles Small Business Emergency Micro-loan Program: Newly established micro-loan program to provide the financing needed to strengthen small business enterprises. It offers loans ranging from $5,000 to $20,000 with 0 to 3 percent interest rates. Determine your eligibility and apply here.
From the Helm
Your Complete Guide to Emergency Funding: Everything Female Founders Need to Know
From how to access SBA Disaster Recovery Loans, to grants and relief packages, this guide is a frequently-updated list of everything women-led businesses will need to weather the impacts of Coronavirus.
INFORMATION FOR ARTISTS
From Amplifier
Selected artists will be awarded $1000 for two kinds of work: 1) public health and safety messages that can help flatten the curve through education and 2) symbols that help promote mental health, well-being, and social change work during these stressful times.
From Beautify Earth
Watch this YouTube video to find out how to submit your art and ideas for a mural in Los Angeles and learn more about the organization here.
“sAFER AT HOME” ACTIVITIES & RESOURCES
From The Los Angeles Times
Resources, ideas and more for parents and children at home during the coronavirus pandemic
Online dance classes are booming: 8 places to keep you moving through quarantine
From the New York Times
You Can Take Care of Yourself in Coronavirus Quarantine or Isolation, Starting Right Now
An Ecotherapeutic Meditation in Ten Steps
From Google Arts and Culture
Links to the Virtual Collections of Museums all over the World
From the Washington Post
The ultimate parents’ guide to education and activity resources
You’ve been working from the couch or the dining table and now you’re in pain. Try these tips.
From AltaSea at the port of Los angeles
A digital port for content and education resources for the emerging blue economy. View Entry Rules here.
VIRTUAL EVENTS
From the New York Times
Event Hub: Live calls, streams and virtual events to help you better understand the world outside
From the Washington Post
oTHER
International Domestic Violence Resource Guide: Coronavirus Update