The City of Santa Ana launches Santa Ana CARES to provide help during the COVID-19 pandemic

SANTA ANA, Calif. – The City of Santa Ana today launched the Santa Ana CARES initiative to provide a broad range of health and financial assistance to residents, businesses and non-profits affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Santa Ana CARES is funded by $28.6 million in federal CARES Act money that was allocated through the State budget. The Santa Ana City Council voted unanimously on Aug. 4, 2020, to allocate the funds for the various programs.

Qualified members of the Santa Ana community can now apply for many of the new support programs. Santa Ana CARES includes $8 million in direct monetary assistance and other measures, among them:

• Free COVID-19 testing for Santa Ana residents by appointment on Saturdays and Sundays at Santa Ana College;
• $1,500 rental assistance grants for tenants;
• A landlord assistance program that helps pay back rent that is owed;
• Grants of up to $10,000 for businesses and non-profits, including grants specifically designated for restaurants and bars;
• Up to $50,000 for arts-related non-profit organizations;
• Up to $1,000 for individual artists;
• Utility bill payment assistance of up to $500 for those with delinquent bills;
• Isolation assistance to provide hotel rooms for families who have a member of the household diagnosed with COVID-19;
• Child care assistance for workers;
• Additional sanitization of public facilities including bus shelters, playgrounds and park fitness equipment.

A key component of the program is a Mobile Resource Center that over several weeks will visit dozens of the City’s most densely populated neighborhoods whose residents are at high risk of coronavirus transmission. The Mobile Resource Center will provide information on assistance programs, free COVID-19 testing, and free masks and health supplies.

The City is providing a COVID-19 hotline to help the community access these assistance programs and will soon have a nurse hotline that Santa Ana residents can call with health questions 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Both hotlines offer assistance in English, Spanish and Vietnamese.

Information on all of the assistance programs and other pandemic resources and updates is at www.santa-ana.org/CARES.

La Ciudad de Santa Ana Lanza Santa Ana CARES para Brindar Ayuda Financiera y de Salud a la Comunidad

SANTA ANA, Calif. – La Ciudad de Santa Ana lanzó hoy la iniciativa Santa Ana CARES para brindar una amplia gama de ayuda de salud y financiera a los residentes, negocios y organizaciones sin fines de lucro afectadas por la pandemia de COVID-19.

Santa Ana CARES es pagada por $28.6 millones en fondos federales de la Ley CARES que se asignó a través del presupuesto del estado. El Concejo Municipal de Santa Ana votó de manera unánime el 4 de agosto del 2020 para designar los fondos para los diferentes programas.

Los miembros de la comunidad de Santa Ana que califiquen ahora pueden presentar solicitud para los nuevos programas de apoyo. Santa Ana CARES incluye $8 millones en apoyo monetario directo y otras medidas, entre ellas:
• Pruebas de COVID-19 gratis para residentes de Santa Ana por cita los sábados y domingos en el Colegio Santa Ana;
• $1,500 en becas de ayuda con el alquiler para inquilinos;
• Un programa de ayuda para arrendadores que ayuda a pagar el alquiler atrasado;
• Becas de hasta $10,000 para empresas y organizaciones no lucrativas, incluyendo becas diseñadas específicamente para restaurantes y bares;
• Hasta $50,000 para organizaciones sin fines de lucro relacionadas con las artes;
• Hasta $1,000 para artistas individuales;
• Ayuda con el pago de servicios públicos de hasta $500 para los que tienen cuentas atrasadas
• Ayuda para aislamiento para proveer habitaciones de hotel para familias que tienen un miembro del hogar diagnosticado con COVID-19;
• Ayuda para cuidado de niños para trabajadores (todavía no se están aceptando solicitudes);
• Desinfección adicional de instalaciones públicas incluyendo paradas de autobús, áreas de juegos infantiles y equipo de ejercicio en los parques.

Un componente clave del programa es un Centro de Recursos Móvil que a lo largo de varias semanas visitará docenas de los vecindarios más densamente poblados de la Ciudad cuyos residentes tienen algo riesgo de transmisión de coronavirus. El Centro de Recursos Móvil proveerá información sobre los programas de ayuda, pruebas de COVID-19 gratis, y mascarillas y suministros de salud gratuitos.

La Ciudad está proporcionando una línea de ayuda de COVID-19 para ayudar a la comunidad a tener acceso a estos programas de asistencia, y va a tener una línea de ayuda de enfermería a la que pueden llamar los residentes de Santa Ana con preguntas de salud 24 horas al día, siete días a la semana. Ambas líneas de ayuda ofrecen asistencia en inglés, español y vietnamita.

La información acerca de todos estos programas de ayuda y otros recursos sobre la pandemia están en www.santa-ana.org/CARES.

Art Pedroza Editor
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.
Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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