COVID-19 San Francisco Resources

Compiled by Sup. Walton’s Office - D10

Main SF Info Site: sf.gov/coronavirus

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SF OEWD Support For Businesses and Employees affected by COVID-19

  • For Employees
  • Help Line: OEWD Workforce Development Division
  • Support services for food, cash assistance, health insurance, etc.

Food Support

  • SFUSD
  • Meals on Wheels
  • United Council Daily Meal Program: Food support for homeless - 415-671-1100
  • NOW Hunters Point (supported by PG&E)
  • Every Thursday at 11am; 155 Jennings Street
  • Receive a bag of fresh produce, children’s books, and more free; no verification required, supplies limited, first come first served.

New SF Marin Food Bank Pantries - No ID required, groceries are pre-bagged

SF Marin Pantries

Name

Address

Day

Hours

Oakdale NGN

 1065 Oakdale Ave. San Francisco 94124

Friday

1:00 pm ‐ 2:00 pm

Bayview Opera House - Transitional Pop-Up

4705 3rd Street San Francisco 94124

Monday

9:00 am ‐ 1:00 pm

Dr. George W. Davis Senior Ctr.

1753 Carroll St. San Francisco 94124

Wednesday

9:00 am ‐ 10:20 am

Cornerstone Church Transitional Pop-up

6190 3rd Street San Francisco 94124

Thursday

12:00 pm ‐ 4:00 pm

MLK Middle School Transitional Pop-Up

350 Girard Street San Francisco 94134

Monday

9:00 am ‐ 1:00 pm

SFUSD Info

Health Care

  • Employers are required to maintain health care benefits if you take leave to care for yourself or your dependents. Unemployed workers have access to health care through Covered California and undocumented workers still have access to health care through Healthy San Francisco.
  • NEMS
  • now offering virtual (phone and video appointments). Please call 415-391-9686 if you would like to make an appointments.
  • accepting new patients of all insurance types. Please call 415-391-9686 for more information and to register.
  • conducting COVID-19 testing on a limited basis at our clinics in San Francisco and Daly City (not the San Bruno location) for NEMS members only at this time. For more information on testing criteria and locations, please visit: https://www.nems.org/covid19/index.html 
  • Bayview Child Health Center - Telehealth, virtual medical visits, in-person acute medical visits, COVID-19 testing for those who meet criteria. Call 415-697-0500

Department of Public Health Coronavirus FAQs

Department of Aging and Adult Services FAQ

  • Emergency on-call home care services and short-term home care service
  • Food delivery
  • Take-away meals
  • Daily task assistance
  • Helpline at (415) 355-6700

HSH Updates

SFMTA Updates

Top Press Releases

Tenants Rights

  • Your landlord cannot engage in price-gouging during a state of emergency. If you receive a notice for a rent increase over 10%, contact the SF Rent Board right away.

SF Office of Labor Standards Enforcement

State of CA COVID-19 Information

  • Workers who are:
  • Sick or Quarantined
  • Caregiving
  • Self-Employed
  • Have Reduced Work Hours
  • Impacted by School Closures
  • Resources include:
  • Employers who have:
  • Reduced Work Hours
  • Potential Closure or Layoffs
  • Tax Assistance Needs
  • Resources Include:

Federal Resources

  • For Businesses
  • For individuals

Non-City Resources

Additional support for small business:

Private or nonprofit companies

  • Amazon Amazon Relief Fund “If you are experiencing a personal hardship or the effects of a qualified disaster, you can apply for a grant for financial assistance. Please note that initially the Amazon Relief Fund is focused on supporting Amazon Flex Delivery Partners, Delivery Service Partner Delivery Associates, Temporary Associates employed by eligible staffing agencies, and drivers of eligible line haul partners under financial distress due to a COVID-19 diagnosis or quarantine. Additional qualifying events for other eligible applicants will be available on the Amazon Relief Fund website as soon as possible. Please read the Application FAQs to see if you qualify.”
  • Facebook: $100M has been offered in cash grants and ad credits for up to 30,000 eligible small businesses
  • GoFundMe: As part of the Small Business Relief Fund, “GoFundMe, Intuit QuickBooks and Yelp have each donated $500,000.” If you scroll to “How does the Small Business Relief Initiative work?” and continue through the topics below that will walk you through the process.
  • Hello Alice: Closed but may reopen, $10,000 grants being distributed to small business owners impacted by COVID-19        
  • James Beard Foundation: Closed but may reopen: Food and Beverage Industry Relief Fund provides microgrants to independent food and beverage small businesses in need due to COVID-19.
  • Lurn: The company’s COVID-19 Relief Fund “will help entrepreneurs and small business owners by providing emergency grants ranging from $50 to $500 to help with necessities such as groceries, medicine, transportation, etc.  To date, it has raised over $50,000 and dispersed roughly $32,000 in emergency relief grants to individuals.”
  • Mailchimp: $10 million worth of service “will be offered for existing customers who want to continue using Mailchimp’s platform but need some financial support during this period. As an additional response to the crisis, Mailchimp will invest up to $100M to help drive new and ongoing business for our small-business customers through price discounts, product upgrades, add-ons and more.”
  • Bartender Emergency Assistance Program: Closed but may reopen  laid-off bartenders after bars and restaurants around the country were forced to shut down in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus
  • PEN Writer’s Emergency Fund: PEN America Writers’ Emergency Fund “is an emergency fund for professional — published or produced — writers in acute, emergency financial crises. PEN America will distribute grants of $500 to $1,000 based on applications that demonstrate an inability to meet an acute financial need, especially one resulting from the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak.”
  • Restaurant Employee Relief Fund: Closed but may reopen This fund will provide one-time grants of $500 on a first-come-first-served basis to restaurant owners and employees in need. The COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund for small businesses and their restaurant workers is accepting donations.
  • Restaurant Workers Community Foundation: The Restaurant Workers Community Foundation “was founded in 2018 to advocate for gender equality, racial justice, fair wages, and healthy work environments in the restaurant industry. In the wake of the coronavirus / COVID-19 pandemic, RWCF’s full focus is on supporting workers, small-business owners and an industry in crisis”
  • The Chronicle: The Season of Sharing Fund “expedited $2 million in emergency funding to all nine Bay Area counties to provide a rapid response to our neighbors affected by the pandemic.”

California Public Utilities Commission

  • Utilities can NOT shut off due to non-payment during the current COVID-19 crisis

Mental Health Resources

Info for Immigrants

 

 

Bay Area Relief Funds & Financial Assistance for Immigrants:

As you may have also heard, the federal stimulus bill that provides direct cash assistance to millions of residents leaves out ITIN holders and undocumented immigrant communities.  However - city and community organizations are stepping up as well.  Here are some local resources to look into for you and your families, and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as many are closing their application forms once they become overwhelmed with responses:

 

 

Our amazing partners at Mission Asset Fund have also recently announced a plan to provide direct cash assistance of $500 to immigrants and low income folks left out of the stimulus bill.  

 

National Relief Funds & Financial Assistance for Immigrants:

Here are some other resources available nationwide based on types of work/industry:

 

Unemployment Benefits

If you did not already know, unemployment benefits are available to DACA recipients in California that may have been laid off or lost hours due to the Coronavirus pandemic.  Nonprofits in the East Bay have put together this great guide to explain eligibility and help folks navigate the unemployment application process.

 

No Public Charge Impacts

As an important reminder, testing or treatment for COVID19 will not be considered under the new public charge rule, and should not deter anyone from accessing treatment. Also - receiving unemployment benefits is not considered under the public charge assessment is not a negative factor.

 

 

DACA UPDATES

As you may have heard, the Supreme Court is expected to rule as early as next Monday on the DACA program.  If you or your family members have DACA that expires any time in 2020, we STRONGLY encourage individuals to renew immediately.  Please visit our Immigrant Support Hub for a list of nonprofit providers in SF offering free legal assistance with DACA Renewals.  You can find other service providers throughout the state and country at Informed Immigrant. USCIS has also recently announced that they will reuse biometrics from previous applications to allow for remote processing of DACA Renewals while their offices are closed.  

 

DACA Fee Assistance

Please also remember that Mission Asset Fund is providing grants to cover half of the renewal application fee costs for folks connected in any way to SF (which would include you all as former fellows).  Mission Asset Fund will also provide full DACA scholarships to cover 100% of the application fee for folks who are unemployed or low income.  

 

SF Chronicle FAQs

Additional Resource Lists

Volunteer Options

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