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The County of Los Angeles is regularly updating resources on COVID-19 and offers today's update in an effort to keep you and yours informed. Please share the following up-to-date information:
Emergency Cooling Centers Open Today
With temperatures in parts of LA County expected to rise into the triple digits this weekend, various public facilities located throughout the County will serve as Emergency Cooling Centers starting today, July 31st.
These centers will provide members of the public who lack air conditioning at home with relief from the heat, free of charge. Centers will operate in compliance with physical distancing and other COVID-19 safety criteria from the current Health Officer Order.
Center locations have been selected based on heat forecasts provided by the National Weather Service (NWS) and impact to regions identified by the LA County's Department of Public Health (DPH).
To see a list of the County’s Emergency Cooling Centers or a map of these sites, visit ready.lacounty.gov/heat or dial 2-1-1. Multilingual staff are available and ready to assist. More locations may be added (or hours extended) based on weather conditions.
For tips on how to beat the heat, click here.
Reminder for Places of Worship
 LA County understands how central people’s faith is to their identity. Religion is an important source of strength, comfort and community to millions of LA County residents, especially in the midst of the very trying COVID-19 health crisis.
For the health and safety of both worshippers and the wider community, LA County reminds all residents that religious services can continue to take place outdoors with face coverings and physical distance.
LA County is grateful to those religious institutions that are adhering to the Health Officer Order, and who have found ways to worship that do not put the wider community at risk. Americans’ basic right to worship and the public’s right to be protected from this deadly disease need not be in opposition.
To view California's COVID-19 Industry Guidance for Places of Worship and Providers of Religious Services and Cultural Ceremonies, click here.
Great Plates Delivered Program Has Been Extended!
 Great Plates Delivered has been extended through September 9th. Through LA County's Great Plates Delivered Program, you can help a local senior or business in your community.
Great Plates Delivered offers eligible seniors with three (3) home-delivered meals a day. Seniors over 65, seniors 60-64 years of age who have been diagnosed or exposed to COVID-19 or those at high-risk for COVID-19 may qualify. When you help a senior connect to Great Plates Delivered you're also helping your local restaurant, hospitality and transportation community get back to work.
To learn more or apply for meal assistance, click here.
See today's announcement on the extension of Great Plates Delivered here.
COVID-19 Digital Communications Guide & Toolkit
View our updated COVID-19 Digital Communications Guide, and get tips on Best Practices, Do's and Don'ts, Key Messaging, and our Social Media Toolkit - with multi-lingual graphics and messages like the ones seen below.
Access our Social Media Toolkit here.
Additional Resources
The County of Los Angeles appreciates your continued partnership in responding to COVID-19 questions and needs of residents. For additional information, please visit:
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