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New Online Resources Fresno County COVID-19 Fresno County Food Map: Community Resource Hub FresnoCountyFood.org • A permanent home for info • Created by Shift3 from Bitwise, generated by these calls and managed by Every working teams Neighborhood Partnership • Broken into team topics • Email Gabrielle with updates: info@everyneighborhood.org • Crowd-sourced Google doc: you can add/edit material directly
Fresno Co. Stats as of Wed 4/29/20 4:30pm • Information from www.fcdph.org/COVID19 • Total Cases: 538 • 44 (Travel-Related) • 206 (Close Contact) • 238 (Community-Spread / Unknown) • 50 (Under Investigation) • Total Deaths: 7 • Ever Hospitalized: 97 • Recovered: 202*** • Detailed Information : www.fcdph.org/covid19data (new link) • Data & Surveillance Dashboard Source: Fresno County DPH • Cases By Community Chart
Testing Updates • Updated Health Advisory – April 28, 2020 • Testing, Contact Tracing, state providing hotel rooms for health care workers, congregate settings and recommendations for when receiving hospitalized or ED patients. • Located on Department website under Guidance for Medical Providers page. • Fresno County Testing Capacity Goal = 1,520 daily tests • Based 152 daily tests per 100,000 people • CDC updated their symptoms list and added 6 additional symptoms: • chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, and loss of taste or smell • Fresno County not updating current screening tools until CDC does
Testing Updates Fresno County selected by California Department of Public Health to be one of 15 sites to increase testing • Up to 132 Tests daily • Sign up online or call the health department to schedule • More information to come this week. • Current testing sites • FQHCs, Hospitals, medical providers • DPH Mobile Testing Firebaugh – April 28 • Location next week – TBD • Total tests conducted are estimated to be 500-700 per day county-wide.
New Outreach Flyers
Follow up from April 23 rd CBO Call • Q – Are there any specific interventions planned to connect with Asian and Black communities? What do we need? How do we pivot resources accordingly? • The health department has done media (flyers, videos, etc.,) in multiple languages and disseminated • Staff are reaching out to their program contacts in the community that target specific populations. • Assessing testing needs based on gaps identified throughout Fresno County. • Q – Is it safe for SNFs to do group activities yet? • No • As of this week, there are two facilities in Fresno with positive resident cases. One facility in Sanger has had a positive health worker case. All locations working closely with Department.
Follow up from April 23 rd CBO Call • Q - Is Accelerated Urgent Care on Blackstone and Herndon a legitimate site to refer concerned clients?) • It is legitimate. It is insurance-focused for payment. Testing is free except for the usual insurance co-pay. They accept cash, but if they are uninsured the cost can range from $230-$275. A doctor visit is required at $175-$200 before they will do the test. Medi-Cal is not on the list of insurances accepted . • Q-Are SNFs required to report positive cases of employees and are the positive cases for employees included in numbers on SNF list released on State Public Health website? • Yes. Required to report daily by 12:00pm to State and Department. You can view the list here. https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/SNFsCOVID_19.aspx
Health Department Updates • Senior Wellness Check-ins • Who in the community is conducting Senior Wellness Check-ins? • What is estimated number of seniors reached? • Please email me at ramaral@fresnocountyca.gov or respond in the chat box • Meat and Poultry Processing Facilities • This component of the Food and Agriculture Sector considered critical infrastructure. Therefore, workers may be permitted to continue to work following potential exposure to COVID-19, provided they remain asymptomatic and additional precautions are implemented to protect both the workers and the community. • Updated interim guidance from the CDC and OSHA for meat and poultry processing workers and employers is now available: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019- ncov/community/organizations/meat-poultry-processing-workers-employers.html • Locally, food supply facilities are receptive to local and federal guidance. Each workplace has a different solution-not one size fits all.
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Call Volume Trends Call Volume 600 Governor announces food delivery program 500 for seniors 400 300 200 100 0
Top Ten Needs: Weekly 1 Food Pantries 2 Home Delivered Meals 3 Utility Service Payment Assistance 4 Census 5 Low Income Rental Housing 6 Rent Payment Assistance 7 Food Stamps/SNAP 8 Taxes (VITA) 9 Homeless Case Management 10 Homeless Motel Vouchers 14
Top Ten Needs: Cumulative 1 Food Pantries 2 Home Delivered Meals (5) 3 Utility Service Payment Assistance (2) 4 Low Income/Subsidized Rental Housing (7) 5 Tax Preparation (VITA) (3) 6 Rent Payment Assistance (4) 7 Transitional Housing/Shelter (6) 8 Food Stamps/SNAP (9) 9 Census 10 Homeless Motel Vouchers 15
Emergent Issues and Trends • Home Delivered Meals • Subsidized Housing
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Super 211 Needs You! Relief Fund Round 2 • Can you help residents complete applications for our Emergency Relief Fund? • Are you interested in providing Prosperity Coaching and support to struggling individuals and families? Please reach out to your United Way Team in the chat box! 18
Undocumented Support • Dr. Joaquin Arambula California State Assembly Member • Pao Yang The Fresno Center • Raul Moreno Education and Leadership Foundation • Michael Camuñez Trustee, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
State Update – Assemblymember Arambula On March 30 th , the Latino legislative Caucus sent a letter to Governor Newsom outlining three priorities. 1. Create and entirely fund a “Disaster Relief Fund” for undocumented residents who are unable to work due to Covid-19 pandemic. 2. Remove the prohibition on immigrant filers for the EITC, thereby extending access to eligible taxpaying families who file with an ITIN. 3. Extend Medi-Cal eligibility to low-income undocumented adults.
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Covid-19 Guidance for Immigrants
Disaster Relief Fund for Undocumented Californians • One-time disaster relief assistance from the general fund in the amount of $75 million , with potentially an additional $50 million contribution from the philanthropy sector. • Funds will benefit individuals and families who are ineligible for any other type of pandemic assistance, including direct assistance under CARES Act and unemployment insurance. • Eligible Californian’s may receive one -time COVID-19 disaster relief assistance at a value of $500 per individual or maximum of $1,000 per household . • The California Department of Social Services is working with select immigrant- serving community-based nonprofits to conduct outreach, application assistance and delivery of the disaster relief. Among the local organizations are the Fresno Center and the Education and Leadership Foundation , who will give us more information on process today.
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Informing • Translate flyers in Southeast Asian languages • Host citizen workshops SEA • Host social events community • Host virtual and telephone calls about Public • Host individual discussions Charge • Host ethnic medias
Public Charge Assistance at TFC • Answering questions • Evaluating individual situations • Making individual recommendations – learning English & seeking for job immediately when authorized to work • Informing individual about public charge rule
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EDUCATION Guidance and Support for Undocumented Students Financial Resources Higher Education Options Academic Intervention Programs
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IMMIGRATION SERVICES ELF is recognized by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Immigration Services are provided by DOJ Partial Accredited Representatives Low cost and free services
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