Avoid Culver City Parks on Easter, Sunday, April 12
Face Coverings for Workers and Customers will be Required Starting Tomorrow
New Free Critical Delivery Service for Older Adults
Culver City Emergency Relief Food Drive
Great News – CalFresh Emergency Benefits Coming Soon!
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?
1. Avoid Culver City Parks on Easter, Sunday, April 12
Please avoid Culver City parks on Easter, Sunday, April 12, 2020. Los Angeles County and City of Los Angeles Parks will be closed on that day in order to encourage people to remain in their homes and we ask that you do the same in Culver City. This year, we encourage you to celebrate Easter and Passover at home at this critical moment in the fight against COVID-19. Some ideas for how to celebrate safely at home:
Holy Week
Follow a service online or on T.V.
Make your own communion bread or share a recipe for unleavened bread with others.
Exchange craft ideas or activity pages with your congregation and invite them to share them with friends and neighbors.
Share your thoughts or ask others to share their thoughts on the meaning of Good Friday.
Passover/Seder
Produce a video or social post explaining the significance of Passover.
Share a recipe for unleavened bread that others can make at home.
Host a virtual Seder Dinner and explain the parts of the meal.
Create a worship medley or watch party, or follow one online.
2. Face Coverings for Workers and Customers will be Required Starting Tomorrow
Beginning tomorrow, April 10, workers and customers must wear face coverings (such as a bandana, scarf, or other cloth face covering) over their noses and mouthswhen working at or visiting grocery stores, restaurants, and most other types of essential businesses in the City of Culver City.
Employees who work at, customers of, and visitors to most essential businesses, 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.
3. New Free Critical Delivery Service for Older Adults
The Los Angeles County Department of Workforce Development, Aging and Community Services (WDACS), with the support of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, announced a free delivery program for older adults and individuals with disabilities. Qualifying Culver City residents can take advantage of this Countywide program that will deliver groceries, household items, and other vital necessities to individuals who are unable to leave their homes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Items may be delivered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, at no cost to you. No application process is required; however, items must be pre-paid and ready for pickup. Deliveries may be scheduled by calling (888) 863-7411 between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday. You may utilize this service up to four times or 40 miles per month, whichever comes first.Learn more about the Critical Delivery Service program.
4. Culver City Emergency Relief Food Drive
There are many neighbors in Culver City over the age of 65 and/or with underlying medical conditions that don’t have the means to purchase and pickup groceries during the pandemic. Let’s bridge that gap by being a neighbor that helps neighbors and donate non-perishable food items to those in need.
The requested non-perishable food items are:
Rice, dried beans (pinto, black, lentil), canned beans, pasta, pasta sauce, canned meat, canned vegetables, canned fruit, nuts, nut butters, jellies and jams, pancake mix, rolled oats, canned goods, low-sodium soup, dried eggs, freeze dried fruit and vegetables, freeze dried meats, granola and power bars, vegetable oil, flour, barley, quinoa, cornmeal, dried peas, split peas, salsa, popcorn, honey, canned fruit juice, water.
Please drop off your non-perishable food items to:
Culver City Presbyterian Church
11269 Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90230
Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
(enter through the courtyard)
Larsen Automotive 10707 Jefferson Blvd. Culver City, CA 90230 Hours : Monday-Friday 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM Saturday and Sunday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Petco 5347 Sepulveda Blvd. Culver City, CA 90230 Hours: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Every day
Sorrento Italian Market 5518 Sepulveda Blvd. Culver City, CA 90230 Hours: Monday - Saturday 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM (Closed Tuesday) Sunday - 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM
If you or one of your neighbors are in need of food, please call the Culver City CERT Assistance Call Center at (310) 253-5545
For more information call Ira Diamond, Organizer at (213) 309-4084 or Christine Parra, Culver City Emergency Coordinator at (310) 253-5909.
5. Great News – CalFresh Emergency Benefits Coming Soon!
The state has authorized an emergency issuance of additional CalFresh (food stamps) benefits for all eligible households. Additional CalFresh benefits for the month of March will be issued on Sunday, April 12. Additional benefits for the month of April will be issued on Sunday, May 10. Learn more and check your EBT balance on the Department of Public Social Services website.
6. 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.
At this time, this testing is limited to people with symptoms, or people who have been prevented from working because of contact with someone who has been infected. Please note that same or next day testing appointments are prioritized for individuals over 65, or who have underlying chronic health conditions.
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.
