City, County and State Coronavirus Updates:
- City of San Marcos: COVID-19 Response
- San Diego County: www.sandiegocounty.gov/coronavirus/
- Text COVID19 to 468-311 to receive text alert updates from San Diego County
- State of California: https://covid19.ca.gov/
- Centers for Disease Control: www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Factsheet
Food Assistance:
- Feeding San Diego: https://feedingsandiego.org/get-help/
- Text Food or Comida to 877-877 to find the nearest food distribution site
- San Diego Food Bank: https://sandiegofoodbank.org/gethelp/
- CalFresh Program (SNAP): www.getcalfresh.org
- San Diego Hunger Coalition: https://www.sandiegohungercoalition.org/covid19
- Meals on Wheels: www.meals-on-wheels.org/meals
- Stay Home SD, grocery delivery for seniors: www.stayhomesd.com
Rent and Utilities Assistance:
- California and many local governments have implemented orders to help protect tenants from evictions during this time. The San Diego Legal Aid Society created a Fact Sheet to help you if you cannot afford to pay your rent: SMC Eviction Moratorium FAQ
- City of San Marcos – Temporary Eviction Moratorium: Temporary Eviction Moratorium
- Tenants Legal Center: www.tenantslegalcenter.com/
- SDG&E: https://www.sdge.com/coronavirushttps://www.sdge.com/coronavirus
- San Diego Housing Federation for affordable housing resources: www.housingsandiego.org/covid19
- Low-income Home Energy Assistance Program: https://www.csd.ca.gov/Pages/LIHEAPProgram.aspx
- Additional housing resources: https://www.weallwegotsd.com/housing
Healthcare, Physical and Mental:
- Apply for health insurance through Covered California: Special Enrollment
- Live Well San Diego – tips and activities to help people succeed while at home: Live Well @ Home
- Taking Care of Your Mental Health: Taking Care of Your Mental Health in the Face of Uncertainty
- San Diego County Access and Crisis: Access & Crisis Line
- Alcoholics Anonymous online: https://aa-intergroup.org/oiaa/meetings/
Employment:
- Benefits for Workers Impacted by COVID-19
- Information for workers in CA: Workers – Coronavirus COVID-19 Response
- San Diego North Economic Development Council: Employment Opportunities in North County
- Unemployment:
- Work requirements have been reduced for unemployment, you may qualify if:
- You have reduced work hours due to COVID-19
- Your child’s school is closed and you have to miss work to care for them
- File for unemployment: File an Unemployment Insurance Claim
- Work requirements have been reduced for unemployment, you may qualify if:
- Rights and resources for workers: https://www.labor.ca.gov/coronavirus2019/#chart
- San Diego Workforce Partnership: https://workforce.org/covid-19
- Additional resources for workers who were laid off or had hours cut: click here
Small Business Assistance:
- Federal Small Business Administration: click here
- Paycheck Protection Program – Loans: Paycheck Protection Program
- Is your business considered essential? ESSENTIAL WORKFORCE
- CA Small Business Finance Center: California Infrastructure Economic Development Bank (IBank)
- State business taxes extended: COVID-19 | FTB.ca.gov
Schools – Food Distribution and Online Learning:
- San Marcos Unified: Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Additional Resources:
- 211 San Diego: Home – 2-1-1 San Diego
- Medi-Cal, CalWORKS, CalFresh benefits: Medi-Cal Program
- DMV Extensions: DMV allows customers to avoid coming to a DMV office for 60 days
- Auto insurance premium credit: Commissioner Lara Orders Insurance Companies to Refund Premiums
- Victims and Survivors resource list: Victim and Survivors COVID-19 Community Resource List
- San Diego Law Library: COVID-19 LEGAL ISSUES
- Diaper Distribution list: North County Food Bank – Diaper Distribution Site List
- Military and Veterans FAQs
- Information in different languages: COVID-19 information by language