Updates from the Alameda County Public Health Department 

Renew AC: Affordable Home Improvement Loans Available

AC Boost: Down Payment Assistance Loans Available 

Alameda County Arts Commission’s Call for Artists 

Due to the increased spread of the highly contagious Delta variant, the Alameda County Public Health Officer has issued a new order requiring everyone, regardless of vaccination status, to use face coverings in indoor public settings. For more details see the Order here: https://covid19.acgov.org/face-masks/.   

Vaccines remain the best tool in stopping the spread of COVID-19 in our communities. While the Delta variant has infected a small percentage of fully vaccinated individuals, the vaccines have provided strong protection  against severe illness, hospitalization, and death due to COVID-19.

COVID-19 vaccines are safe, effective, and FREE for everyone 12 and older. Visit the Alameda County Public Health Department’s COVID-19 Vaccine resources page to learn where you can find a vaccination site near you or call 510-208-4VAX (510-208-4829). If you missed your second dose, you should still complete your vaccination series. 

In partnership with community partners, ACPHD is operating free COVID-19 testing locations throughout the county. 

Testing is free and available to anyone with or without symptoms at all community testing sites in Alameda County. You will not be asked about immigration status and do not need insurance at any of these locations.

For more information and guidance on COVID-19 testing, visit ACPHD's Testing for COVID-19 page.

Renew AC: Affordable Home Improvement Loans Available 

Renew Alameda County (Renew AC) provides simple 1% interest loans from $15,000 to $150,000 to qualified low-income homeowners. Make the home improvements you need to stay, grow, and thrive in your home for years to come. Renew AC not only connects you with funds but also helps you manage the process and identify a contractor. 

This is a County program operated by Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley and funded through the voter-passed Measure A1 Housing Bond passed in 2016. Learn more and apply at RenewAC.org or by calling Habitat’s Home Repair Hotline at (510) 803-3388. 

AC Boost: Down Payment Assistance Loans Available   

AC Boost, Alameda County’s Down Payment Assistance Program funds, is now accepting applications for the next round of loans!  

AC Boost provides financial assistance to middle-income working households to purchase a home in Alameda County. The program offers loans of up to $210,000 to first-time homebuyers who live in, work in, or have been displaced from Alameda County.    

Pre-applications are due by August 30, 2021 

Learn more or submit your pre-application at www.acboost.org or call (510) 500-8840.    

Alameda County Arts Commission’s Call for Artists   

The Alameda County Arts Commission invites visual artists to submit an application to the new Alameda County Artist Registry, a prequalified list of artists that will be used for upcoming public art opportunities managed by the Alameda County Arts Commission.  

Application Deadline: 
Wednesday, September 15, 2021  
10:59pm Pacific Time 

View the complete Call for Artists at: https://bit.ly/ArtistRegistryCall  

Applications for the Artist Registry must be submitted online: https://bit.ly/ACCAFElink   

Questions? Contact the Office of the Alameda County Arts Commission at (510) 208-9646 or artscommission@acgov.org.