National Resources for COVID-19 Vaccine:
COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective. After you’ve been fully vaccinated, you can resume activities that you did prior to the pandemic.
CDC Website: How Do I Get a COVID Vaccine?
En Español: Vacunas Contra el COVID-19
FDA Website: COVID-19 Vaccines
Benefits of Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine:
- All COVID-19 vaccines currently available in the United States have been shown to be safe and effective at preventing COVID-19. Learn more about the different COVID-19 vaccines.
- All COVID-19 vaccines that are in development are being carefully evaluated in clinical trials and will be authorized or approved only if they make it substantially less likely you will get COVID-19. Learn more about how federal partners are ensuring COVID-19 vaccines work.
- Based on what we know about vaccines for other diseases and early data from clinical trials, experts believe that getting a COVID-19 vaccine also helps keep you from getting seriously ill even if you do get COVID-19.
- Getting vaccinated yourself may also protect people around you, particularly people at increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19.
- Experts continue to conduct studies to learn more about how COVID-19 vaccination may reduce the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19
To find a COVID vaccine near you:
Text your zip code to 438829
Call 1-800-232-0233
En Español:
Encuentra vacunas contra el COVID-19 cerca de usted
¿Necesita ayuda para encontrar dónde vacunarse? Llame al 1-800-232-0233 (TTY 888-720-7489)
Local Resources for Angelenos:
Need Help? Call the DPH Vaccine Call Center at 833-540-0473 if:
- You don’t have a computer or need help making an appointment
- You need transportation to a vaccination site
- You are homebound and need to get vaccinated at home (more info here).
For Artists:
Artist Relief – Artist Relief will distribute $5,000 grants to artists facing dire financial emergencies due to COVID-19; serve as an ongoing informational resource; and co-launch the COVID-19 Impact Survey for Artists and Creative Workers, designed by Americans for the Arts, to better identify and address the needs of artists.
Artist Relief Project – Anyone pursuing the arts as a career (any discipline, any level of experience) can request financial support from the Artist Relief Project, which will provide applicants on a first-come, first-serve basis with a one-time emergency stipend of $200 and free resources and support to pursue alternative economic opportunities.Artist Relief Tree – A relief fund for artists affected by cancellations due to COVID-19. Disbursements are currently on hold while the organization seeks more funds, but you may join a waitlist.
Arts and Culture Leaders of Color Emergency Fund – The Arts and Culture Leaders of Color Emergency Fund is intended to help those pursuing careers as artists or arts administrators whose income has been directly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This fund is for those who self-identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color).
City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) – Arts Emergency Relief Fund (Los Angeles, CA) -This program provides emergency relief grants to City of Los Angeles-based dance, music, and theatre artists, as well as small ensembles who have had their public performances, shows, or concerts cancelled. Solo artists are eligible for up to $400 and ensembles up to $1,200 to cover losses in time and/or materials that were committed toward events, which were to have taken place at a venue within the City of Los Angeles and were to be open to the general public.
The Creator Fund – Providing financial assistance to active creators who are experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19. If you have medical, childcare, housing, or grocery needs, please apply for assistance.
Freelancer COVID-19 Emergency Fund– If you’re a creative freelancer who has been adversely affected by the COVID-19 virus and resulting public response, you can apply for temporary assistance through the fund. Currently closed, but policies will be reviewed and updated regularly.
TrickleUp– An artists helping artists network. With 10,000 subscribers at $10 a month, they can give $10,000 to 10 different artists affected by the Covid-19 cancelations. And every month 10 new artists in need will get $10,000. If the goal is surpassed, more people will get help.
Twenty Summers Emergency Arts Fund– An Emergency Arts Fund for artists (up to $500) and arts organizations (up to $1k) suffering from unexpected and unmanageable financial loss as a result of the Coronavirus.
What the Fund – Grant program to benefit select artists who are being impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Grant recipients will be chosen by a board of fellow creators. Patreon is kicking off the grant by donating $10K, and is accepting contributions from anyone who can help.
Health Grant For Artists (Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties, CA) – Low-income artists who work in any genre or medium, who identify as a woman, as trans or nonbinary, and/or as a person of color, who live in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside or San Bernardino Counties are eligible to apply.
OTHER RESOURCES:
QUANTIFYING ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CANCELED WORK
ADVOCACY & LEGAL INFORMATION
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
EMERGENCY FUNDING
COMMUNITY CARE & MUTUAL AID
DEALING WITH BURNOUT AND STRESS
WORKING, GATHERING, & TEACHING ONLINE
HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES (outside United States)
OTHER LISTS & MISCELLANEOUS WISDOM
EVENTS (ONLINE LEARNING & WEBINARS)
For Non-Profits
SBA Disaster Loan Assistance– COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan Application (NHMC has applied for this)
SBA PayCheck Protection Program – Apply through your bank/ lender (NHMC applied for this)
LA County WDACS Employer Assistance Grant – There might be a waitlist available (NHMC Applied for this)
