Covid-19 Resources: Southern California

Updated April 13, 2020

Enterprise's Southern California team is compiling local, state and federal Covid-19 tools and resources for low-income housing and service providers, nonprofits, residents and small businesses. We will provide regular updates on this page and on social media. You can also follow Enterprise’s list of national resources and federal policy response.

Resource Topics:

• Financial Aid Resources for Nonprofits
• Housing Providers & Community Development Corporations
• Service and Shelter Providers
• Residents
• Small Businesses
• Additional Resources
   

Financial Aid Resources for Nonprofits 

• Paycheck Protection Program from the US Small Business Administration
  • To begin preparing your application, download a copy of the PPP borrower application form to see information that will be requested when applying with a lender
  • List of approved SBA lenders in Southern California (forthcoming) 
  • Paycheck Protection Program Fact Sheet from Reinvestment Fund
  • Covid-19 LA County Response Fund (to request funding, complete this form) from California Community Foundation
  • Emergency Covid-19 Crisis Fund from Los Angeles Mayor’s Office
  • Pandemic Relief Fund from United Way of Greater LA
  • Funds for Coronavirus relief by geographic location from Candid
  • Analysis of resources in the CARES Act (3rd package) available for nonprofits from Nonprofit Quarterly

Housing Providers & Community Development Corporations

• Rental Assistance Program Information for Tenants and Owners from Los Angeles County Development Authority 
• Information for rental property owners, including a sample letter to residents Covid-19 outbreak, from the California Apartment Association
• Questions and Answers for Office of Multifamily Housing Stakeholders from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development and Federal Housing Administration
• Coronavirus resources for apartment firms from the National Multifamily Housing Council

Resident Contagion and Sanitation

• Latest Public Health Information and Resources from the Los Angeles Department of Public Health, including: 
  • What You Should Know (flyer)
  • Cleaning in Group Settings (flyer)
  • Guidance for Congregate Living Facilities
  • Construction Sites
  • Multifamily Residences
• What should I do if a resident in my building is sick or showing symptoms? 
  • If anyone is showing symptoms, ask them to self-isolate, then have them call their healthcare provider. The healthcare provider will determine if they need to receive care, get a coronavirus test and/or self-isolate. If the person does not have a healthcare provider, call 211 for assistance. 
  • Online Portal for Free Coronavirus Testing any L.A. County resident with symptoms can use to schedule a test, with priority still given to symptomatic people with underlying health conditions and residents age 65 and over. 

Resident Engagement and Communication 

• Resources for communicating with residents while social distancing
  • Call-Em-All delivers personalized, informational, emergency text messages and phone calls fast—up to 500,000 people
  • Rezility is a free mobile app that empowers users to engage with their communities
• Multi-Lingual Public Health Resources: 
  • View translations of the Latest Public Health Information and Resources by clicking the resource header from the Los Angeles Department of Public Health
  • Covid-19 resources in many different languages from the Endangered Languages Project and American Public Health Association
• In-person engagement: If you or staff need to engage with residents in person, you must wear a mask, keep a six-foot distance between people and remember the virus can live on clothing, shoes, and hair. So, if you must come into close contact with someone change clothes and wash hands to prevent spread to others. For additional information, see the new Health Officer Order that extends the previous Health Officer Order through May 15, 2020. 

Hiring Staff and Volunteers

• Employers with current job openings in the City and County of L.A. can complete a form on the L.A. Jobs Portal to have their organizations and openings listed on the L.A. Jobs Portal website and distributed to the mailing list
• VolunteerLA is a clearinghouse for Covid-19 nonprofit volunteer and resource needs in the City of L.A.; Organizations can complete this form to communicate specific needs.

Permanent Supportive Housing Providers

• Guidance for Supportive Housing Providers from the Corporation for Supportive Housing
• Resources for Providers from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority

Service and Shelter Providers

• Guidance for Homeless Service Agencies & Outreach Teams from the Los Angeles Department of Public Health Department
• Guidance for Homeless Shelters from the Los Angeles Department of Public Health
• Covid-19 Guidance for the Homeless Services Community from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority
• Planning and Preparing for Covid-19 from the US Interagency Council on Homelessness 

Residents

Housing Security

• Homelessness Prevention Program provides financial assistance to individuals and families who are at imminent risk of becoming homeless from the Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority 
• Tool to help tenants in the City and County of Los Angeles write a letter notifying their landlord if they are unable to pay rent due to Covid-19 by SAJE and JustFix
• Winter Shelter Program List updated in response to Covid-19 from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority

Economic Security

• LA Jobs Portal helps Angelenos find job opportunities and connect them to a repository of additional resources from the City of Los Angeles
• The Governor launched a new website that will match out-of-work Californians with critical jobs available statewide
• Crisis Response Guide for the Financially Vulnerable from LA Forward
• Resources for Employers, Independent Contractors, and Workers from the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency
• Gov. Newsom is encouraging people affected to apply for unemployment or disability

Food Security

• Los Angeles Food Pantry Locator from the LA Regional Food Bank
• Free Meals for All Students (and now families) open weekdays from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM at schools throughout the City from the Los Angeles Unified School District, Red Cross and World Central Kitchen
• Map of sites offering free meal delivery to seniors from the City and County of Los Angeles
• Individuals can enroll in California’s Food Stamp Program by applying online here or by calling (866) 613-3777 from LA County Department of Public Social Services

Seniors

• Resources for seniors in LA County and LA City from the California Department of Aging
• Free food and necessities pickup and delivery program for seniors from the LA County Workforce Development, Aging and Community Services 
• “Well Connected” offers free classes and group learning by telephone for seniors from Covia

Undocumented Community

• Resources for Undocumented Californians from the California Immigrant Youth Justice Alliance
• Resources for the undocumented community and hotline (888-624-4752) from the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights
• Immigrant Eligibility for Public Programs During Covid-19 from Protecting Immigrant Families 

Small Businesses 

• Small Business Emergency Microloan Program offering $5,000-$50,000 loans to affected small businesses from the City of LA Economic and Workforce Development Department
• Small Business Resource List compilation of small business resources for employees and employers from Little Tokyo Service Center; Spanish version translated by Inclusive Action for the City
• Interest-free and fee-free loans available from the Jewish Free Loan Association 
• California Small Business Disaster Relief Loan Guarantee Program from the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank
• Business Recovery Loans for eligible small businesses in Unincorporated LA County from the LA County Development Authority

Additional Resources

• LA Community Resources Guide from the City of LA Board of Public Works
• Covid-19 Resources in LA County from Office of Assembly member Miguel Santiago
• Covid-19 Resources and Assistance from United Way of Greater LA
• Enterprise Community Partners page for Covid-19 response, including policy advocacy and additional resources

Continuity of Operations and Organizational Sustainability

• Enterprise is launching the Emergency Action for Resident and Partner Stability program to offer nonprofit community partners a broad range of support, including emergency grants
• Maintaining Business Continuity During Covid-19 from Enterprise Community Partners
• Covid-19: What Non-Profits Should Do Right Now includes guides for completing a cash flow analysis and communicating with lenders from the Nonprofit Finance Fund
• Continuity of Operations Planning tools from the Federal Emergency Management Agency

Webinars and Virtual Meetings

• Covid-19 Response Advocacy: What's in the CARES Act and What's Next from Enterprise Community Partners
• Virtual meetings on affordable housing response to Covid-19 on the regional and federal levels hosted by The Citizen’s Housing and Planning Association
• Weekly national calls on Covid-19 and housing/homelessness every Monday hosted by the National Low-Income Housing Coalition