Worker Protection Order - Non-Medical Grade Cloth Face Coverings
Faith-Based Celebrations This Week
New LA County Employer Assistance Grant Opportunity Opens Tomorrow
Open Paths Counseling Services
Free COVID-19 Testing Available
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. Worker Protection Order - Non-Medical Grade Cloth Face Coverings
Beginning on Friday, April 10, 2020, workers and customers must wear face coverings (such as a bandana, scarf, or other cloth face covering) over their noses and mouths when working at or visiting grocery stores, restaurants, and most other essential businesses in the City of Culver City.
The City Manager today issued a Public Order requiring these further protections against the spread of COVID-19, following City of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s issuance of the same order on April 7, 2020.
New Face Covering Rules
Employees who work at, customers of, and visitors to the types of essential businesses listed below, must wear face coverings over their noses and mouths.
Employees must wash these face coverings frequently--at least once a day.
Single-use face coverings must be properly discarded into the trash.
The face coverings do not need to be medical-grade masks or N95 respirators (these are needed by healthcare personnel).
The face coverings can be fabric coverings, such as scarves or bandanas.
Face coverings are not a substitute for our most powerful tools to slow the spread of COVID-19: staying home and practicing physical distancing – staying six feet away from all people – at all times. However, face coverings can:
help prevent you from infecting others; and
help save medical masks for healthcare workers or other essential workers that take care of people who are sick - or may be in contact with people who may be sick
If you are already using cloth face coverings while out and about, thank you for taking this step to slow the spread of COVID-19. If you aren't, help us save lives by doing so.
For many residents, this week represents some of the holiest days of several faith-based traditions, and the inability to share in these customs makes celebrating this year particularly challenging. We are grateful to all of the “virtual” options available to allow people to connect spiritually, while remaining physically distant. Consider connecting with family and friends for your Passover Seder or Holy Week activities via online video apps like Zoom, Skype, FaceTime, Facebook and WhatsApp. You may also check the websites of various houses of worship for online options to participate in the holidays this year. Thank you for taking the necessary steps to ensure social distancing to protect yourself, your family and our community.
3. New LA County Employer Assistance Grant Opportunity Opens Tomorrow
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. The Los Angeles County Employer Assistance Grant Fund will open tomorrow, April 9th at 8:00 AM.
We know that these are stressful times for everyone. Did you know that Culver City is home to Open Paths Counseling Center? The Counseling Center’s goals are to meet the evolving mental health needs of the community through quality counseling for individuals and families at affordable fees and to provide free therapy programs for at-risk children and youth in local schools. Open Paths Counseling Center is now completely operational remotely and is taking new clients who would benefit from therapy during this time. All services are provided using Telehealth and are on a sliding scale, which has been adjusted to levels that are lower than their already nominal fees. Open Paths Counseling Center wants to accommodate those who are the most financially impacted. Please call (310) 258-9677 or visit the Open Paths Counseling Center website to speak to an intake counselor.
5. Free COVID-19 Testing Available
The City of Los Angeles has made free testing available to residents of Los Angeles County, including Culver City residents, with a priority given to those who are displaying symptoms of COVID-19. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
