Citywide Coronavirus Update (04/06/20 Update): Important Update to All City Email Subscribers
City of Culver City sent this bulletin at 04/06/2020 08:02 PM PDT
Citywide Coronavirus Update - April 6, 2020 Update
**Today’s Citywide Coronavirus Update is being sent to all City email subscribers because it contains especially important information. If you would like toreceive these email updates daily, please sign-up for the City's coronavirus email list.**
New LA County $500,000 Employer Assistance Grant Fund
Free COVID-19 Testing Available
Culver City Business Spotlight – Donation from the Doubltree Hotel
Let's make a Culver City connection and talk soon. We’ll call you!
Feeling Blue? You Are Not Alone.
Do You Need A Volunteer?
Call for Volunteers
Neighbors Helping Neighbors
1. Skip the Store This Week If You Can
Local Public Health officials recommend that residents stay at home this week—even avoiding the store. “If you have enough supplies in your home, this would be the week to skip shopping altogether,” said Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer.Public Health officials are expecting to see a significant increase in cases over the next few weeks, and so they are asking that everyone avoid leaving their homes except for the most urgent matters. If you must go out, wear a cloth face covering, maintain a distance of at least 6 feet from everyone else, and frequently wash your hands.
2. New Video from Mayor Meghan Sahli-Wells
Mayor Meghan Sahli-Wells discusses the ways the City is supporting older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
3. Wear a Cloth Face Covering in Public
The City and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommend wearing a cloth face covering in public settings, such as when leaving home for a short period of time to obtain essential goods or services. Recent information indicates that individuals can be contagious before showing symptoms. The primary role of a cloth face covering is to reduce the spread of infectious droplets when someone speaks, coughs, or sneezes, including someone who has COVID-19 but feels well.
Wearing a face covering is not a substitute for existing guidance about social (physical) distancing and frequent handwashing, but a face covering could serve as an additional tool used to protect us from exposure to or spread of COVID-19 when used properly.
Do not purchase respirators or face masks intended for the healthcare setting (including N95 respirators and surgical masks), as they are in short supply and will be increasingly needed to safely provide care for persons with COVID-19.
4. New LA County $500,000 Employer Assistance Grant Fund
The County of Los Angeles is launching a $500,000 Employer Assistance Grant Fund to help LA County businesses, including nonprofits and social enterprises, affected by COVID-19. This fund and its application site launches this Wednesday, April 8 at 8:00 AM.
Individual businesses may be awarded up to $10,000 based on demonstrated need. Approximately 25% of awards will be reserved for social enterprises that demonstrate a need and ability to serve vulnerable populations. Applications will be processed on a first-come-first-served basis and will close once 150 applications are received.
A webinar to guide businesses through the application process will be held tomorrow, April 7 at 1:30 PM.Join the webinar onlineor call (323) 776-6996 and use access code 352425128.
The City of Los Angeles has made free testing available to residents of Los Angeles County, including Culver City residents. Anyone who is interested in getting tested must first register on the screening website. This first step will determine if you are eligible to be tested.
You will be asked to answer basic questions including name, date of birth, address, and whether you are exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms such as fever, coughing, and difficulty breathing. After you answer all screening questions, the website (in real time) determines your testing eligibility and will identify the nearest testing site.
At this time, this COVID-19 testing is limited to the most vulnerable of LA County residents—those who are 65 and older and/or have underlying health conditions.
6. Culver City Business Spotlight – Donation from the Doubltree Hotel
On April 1st, our senior home delivered meals included a bonus item thanks to a generous donation of fruit from DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel - Los Angeles in Culver City. Thank you, Doubletree! The Culver City Parks, Recreation & Community Services Department (PRCS) has delivered more than 850 meals to local seniors this week. The senior home delivered meals program has expanded from three routes to 15 - a 400% increase! Thank you to the dedicated PRCS staff and nutrition program volunteers serving our seniors!
7. Let's make a Culver City connection and talk soon. We’ll call YOU!
We want you to know that we are here for you. If you or another Culver City resident would like a check-in call for a quick chat, let us know. Our friendly City staff are making weekly phone calls to any residents 18 and older just to say “hi," see how you are doing, or offer information and resources. You don’t need a reason—we’ll call you. If you would like to sign-up for the weekly phone call program, give us a ring at (310) 253-6890.
8. Feeling Blue? You Are Not Alone.
If the news surrounding COVID-19 is making you feel stressed, anxious, or depressed, call LACDMH 24/7 hotline at (800) 854-7771 or text LA to 741741 to get help.
9. Do You Need a Volunteer?
If you or someone you know has a non-emergency, non-medical need related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and you would like assistance from a volunteer, please email the City or call the City’s Coronavirus Hotline at (310) 253-6890 (7:30 AM to 5:30 PM). If you email or leave a message at the Hotline after hours, please include your name, address, phone number, email address, and your need. In an emergency, please dial 9-1-1.
10. Call for Volunteers
If you would like to volunteer to help the City assist those in need (including older adults), please email the City or call the City’s Coronavirus Hotline at (310) 253-6890 (7:30 AM to 5:30 PM). If you email or leave a message at the Hotline after hours, please include your name, phone number, email address, and any special skills you may have (language, equipment, certifications, etc.) and preferred volunteer activity (deliver groceries to older adults, make phone calls, etc.) You can also find additional volunteer opportunities on the California Volunteers webpage.
11. Neighbors Helping Neighbors
If you are able to assist a neighbor who is 65 or older, or a neighbor who has an underlying medical condition, reach out via phone, text, or drop a note on their doorstep to ask if they need anything before you go to the grocery store or pharmacy. We are all in this together.