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Initiatives to Support Older Californians During COVID-19
First-in-the-nation program will partner with local restaurants to prepare meals for older Californians Social Bridging Project will mobilize 1,000 callers to check in on older Californians Friendship Line California is expanding to serve older Californians statewide Governor Gavin Newsom today announced a series of initiatives to support vulnerable older Californians who are isolating at home during California’s stay ... -
Plan to Resume Deferred Health Care as Hospitals Prepared for COVID-19
Decision based on progress toward preparing California’s hospitals and health care delivery system for a COVID-19 surge in patients – one of California’s six indicators to gradually modify state’s stay-at-home order State also announces plans to add at least an additional 80 testing sites, mainly in underserved communities; train up to 10,000 contact tracers Governor ... -
Tech Ready S.B. Schools Adapt to Covid Crisis
By Dianne Anderson No one really imagined the coronavirus impact of recent weeks, but some local educators were prepared far ahead of the pandemic to give their students an academic edge. Some schools already had the right technology at their fingertips, and simply needed to put some last-minute moves into motion. Dwaine Radden Sr., CEO ... -
Census Outreach More Important Now than Before
By Dianne Anderson Getting the headcount right for the census is now more important than ever, as low income Black and Brown communities fight to survive through an unequal health care system and the disastrous impact from COVID-19. Depending on how many forms are filled out this time around, an estimated $675 billion each year ... -
49M Consumers May Wait 20 Weeks for Stimulus Checks
By Charlene Crowell As the COVID19 pandemic continues to unfold with surging confirmed cases and ever-rising deaths, the Department of Labor announced on April 16 that more than 22 million consumers filed new unemployment claims since late March. For these and other Americans, the federal government’s one-time financial stimulus is intended to lessen the ... -
AARP, NNPA Host Webinar on Saving Black Lives During COVID-19
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent AARP, the nation’s oldest and largest nonprofit dedicated to empowering Americans 50 and over, and the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), the trade association of the Black Press of America, held a briefing to help provide critical information for those most at-risk and impacted by the novel ... -
Black Caucus, Gov. Newsom Talk on Impact of COVID on Communities of Color
Members of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) held a conference call today with Governor Gavin Newsom to discuss a range of issues related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Black Community. “It was a productive conversation,” said CLBC Chair, Assemblymember Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D. “Our primary concern is that African Americans in California contract and die of the ... -
Riverside Emergency CalFresh Food Benefits Expected May 10
70,000 Riverside County households received supplemental food benefits for March To assist families and seniors during the COVID-19 crisis, the state will be providing supplemental food benefits to new and existing Cal Fresh recipients on May 10. The extra benefits will be the second of two short-term infusions the state is making to help CalFresh ... -
Reyes, Leyva Host Town Hall on COVID-19 and Public Health
COVID-19 has affected everyone’s health in our community, including mental and physical health. Because of this, Assemblymember Eloise Reyes is Co-Hosting a teleconference town hall with Senator Connie Leyva on COVID-19 and Public Health. Joining the Inland Empire Legislators will be special guests San Bernardino County Public Health Director Trudy Raymundo and San Bernardino County ... -
S.B. Family Survives COVID-19 Infection
By Dianne Anderson LaCretia Vallier has some COVID-19 advice for Black people – that even if their hospitals and doctors turn them away from a test, be persistent and keep trying. Their family and other lives are depending on it. If only medical staff had been able to identify COVID-19 symptoms early on, she may ...