5 Things You Need to Know About:
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The County of Orange has launched the Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA)
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“This is going to help families and individuals who are most vulnerable to homelessness
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Applications are now being accepted and must be submitted by the end of the month. For more on
Program to help eligible renters
because of the pandemic,” said
eligibility requirements and to apply
in Orange County (OC) who have
Jason Austin, Director, Office
please visit http://www.ERA.211OC.
been impacted by COVID-19.
of Care Coordination. “This
org, or text ERA to 898211. Renters
The program offers up to $10,000
timely financial assistance will
who have questions or those
in financial assistance per rental
be provided through a group of
needing assistance in submitting an
household, for unpaid rent or
regional partners.”
application may call 2-1-1.
utility bills due to the impact of COVID-19.
Mobile Point of Dispensing for The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) has rolled out
to vaccinate all of OC’s diverse populations. Think of
mobile point of dispensing (POD) teams to vaccinate
these mobile PODs as being for your grandparents. We
Orange County (OC) seniors and to reach communities
will be able to provide assistance with registration and
that are also among the hardest hit by COVID-19. Dr.
scheduling and bring the vaccine to where it will be more
Margaret Bredehoft, Deputy Agency Director, Public
convenient to our seniors and vulnerable communities.”
Health Services said the HCA is working with the OC
Currently mobile PODs are deployed about twice a
Office of Aging and Council of Aging-OC to reach out
week but that will ramp up as more vaccines are made
to and register seniors for vaccinations at these mobile
available. Dr. Bredehoft said decisions on where mobile
PODs. “In our planning to reach the eligible people at
PODs will go are based on health equity and data that
mass, the fastest and most efficiently, we rolled out
shows high-impact areas. She also said don’t expect
the Super POD locations at the Disneyland Resort and
to hear announcements on where the mobile PODs
Soka University. We know it will take different strategies
are going. “It’s by design that we are not announcing
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