COVID-19 and Emergency Resources

Funding Resources

*We are noticing shifts in funding priorities as our communities re-open. Visit the Grant Deadline Calendar for additional grant opportunities.

Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants
Provides one-time grants of up to $5,000 for recent unexpected medical, dental, and mental health emergencies to artists in financial need who are practicing in the visual arts, film/video/electronic/digital arts, and choreography.

Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants
Provides one-time grants of up to $5,000 to professional dancers in need, who have a dire financial emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences.

The Haven Foundation
Assists people who have made their living as freelance artists but have run into a difficult period because of illness, injury or mishap and need a helping hand to get back on their feet again.

Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund): Emergency Financial Assistance
Provides temporary financial assistance to those with documented financial need due to unforeseen circumstances.

San Francisco COVID-19 Emergency Loan for Arts & Culture Nonprofits
This Emergency Loan will support arts and culture nonprofits and fiscally sponsored organizations in the eleven Bay Area counties.

Housing and Utilities Resources

California Mortgage Relief
Helps homeowners get caught up on their housing payments.

Alameda County Housing Portal
Find affordable rental opportunities and additional housing resources

City of Berkeley: Affordable Housing
Shares information about affordable housing for residents, property owners, and developers

SHELTER, Inc.
Provides services to help people obtain or maintain housing.

East Bay Municipal Utility District
Offers a Customer Assistance Program (CAP) to help pay a portion of the water bill for qualified low-income residential customers and eligible homeless shelters.

PG&E
Offers multiple one-time and long-term payment assistance and savings programs.

Oakland: Tenant Advice
Oakland Tenants Union has twice-monthly Zoom advice hours, operates an information & referral line, and is available for questions at the Oakland Public Library.

San Francisco Emergency Rental Assistance Program
Provides up to 6 months of assistance to the most vulnerable households affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Offers bill relief programs for low-income customers.

Housing Industry Foundation: Emergency Housing Fund
Provides one-time emergency grants of up to $2,500 to supplement rent, security deposits, and utilities for those residing in Santa Clara or San Mateo county.

Marin County: Help for Renters & Landlords
Community Action Marin can help low-income Marin County residents and landlords apply to receive rental assistance for back rent due between April 1, 2020 through the present.

Emergency Preparedness

California Arts Council: Disaster Relief & Emergency Preparedness
Resources for Californians who have been affected by recent natural disasters

Center for Cultural Innovation and CERF+: Emergency Prep 101 for Artists
90-minute webinar for artists and creatives. What can you do to be more ready and resilient as an artist? What does emergency preparedness look like for your creative practice?

Health Resources

California Department of Public Health
San Francisco Department of Public Health
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
CDC: Mental Health Resources
Taking Care of Your Mental Health in the Face of Uncertainty
Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective (BEAM)
Black Wellness Guide
Healthy Dancers Clinic at ODC Dance Commons

Food Resources

Alameda County Community Food Bank
Community Action of Napa Valley
East Bay Food Pantry
Food Bank for Monterey County
Food Bank of Contra Costa & Solano
Food is Free Bay Area (Solano County)
Glide Memorial Church (San Francisco)
Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa
Martha’s Kitchen San Jose
Redwood Empire Food Bank (Sonoma, Lake, Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties)
Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley (Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties)
SF-Marin Food Bank
St. Anthony Foundation (San Francisco)
St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin
Feeding America