In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, California is providing one-time state-funded disaster relief assistance to undocumented adults who are ineligible for other forms of assistance, including assistance under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and pandemic unemployment benefits, because of their immigration status.
This state funding is expected to reach about 150,000 undocumented adults.
Individuals may begin applying on May 18, 2020. Assistance will be available until the funding is spent or until June 30, 2020, at the latest. Applicants will be considered on a first come, first served basis. Applicants may only seek assistance with the nonprofit organization(s) assigned to their county of residency (see below).
An undocumented adult who qualifies can receive $500 in direct assistance, with a maximum of $1000 in assistance per household.
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Within Northern California: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Tehama, Trinity
Contact: California Human Development Corporation
(707) 228-1338
www.californiahumandevelopment.org/
Within Bay Area: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara
Contact: Catholic Charities of California
(415) 324-1011
Alameda and Contra Costa: www.cceb.org
Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo: www.catholiccharitiessf.org/
Santa Clara: www.catholiccharitiesscc.org/
