Redwood City continues to follow the guidance of the San Mateo County Health Department and public health officials in response to coronavirus (COVID-19).

• Park Maintenance
• After School Programs (so long as the schools stay open)
• Childcare Programs – Lil’ Learners at the Red Morton Community Center and RCCDP at the Fair Oaks Community Center (so long as schools are open)
• Food programs – emergency food, SVDP homeless help desk, Fair Oaks Adult Activity Center breakfast and lunch program, food distributions (Brown Bag, Family Harvest, Sandwiches on Sunday)
• Senior lunch program (only pick-up/to-go) at the Veterans Memorial Senior Center
• Core Services/Information and Referral Program – homeless services, homeless prevention services (financial assistance), utility assistance, food, crisis intervention/support, other safety net services including benefits assistance
• Immigration and Citizenship Services – including consultations, classes
• Housing Clinic – eviction defense, habitability issues
• Dignity on Wheels – mobile shower and laundry unit
• Hoover Showers – for the homeless
• SMCounty Mobile Health Van
• One-on-one tax assistance – currently Thursday afternoons through April 16, one more Saturday – Saturday, March 21
• Project READ
• Library Teen Center
• Library After School Homework Help (so long as the schools stay open)
• Library public computers (with selected computers taken out of service to maintain social distance)
• Census Questionnaire Assistance Centers at all four Library locations
• Job Lab employment coaching
• Library Social Service Office Hours

SBA To Provide Small Businesses Impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19) Up to $2 Million in Disaster Assistance Loans

Process for Accessing SBA’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) Disaster Relief Lending

• The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering designated states and territories low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Upon a request received from a state’s or territory’s Governor, SBA will issue under its own authority, as provided by the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act that was recently signed by the President, an Economic Injury Disaster Loan declaration.

• Any such Economic Injury Disaster Loan assistance declaration issued by the SBA makes loans available to small businesses and private, non-profit organizations in designated areas of a state or territory to help alleviate economic injury caused by the Coronavirus (COVID-19).

• SBA’s Office of Disaster Assistance will coordinate with the state’s or territory’s Governor to submit the request for Economic Injury Disaster Loan assistance.

• Once a declaration is made for designated areas within a state, the information on the application process for Economic Injury Disaster Loan assistance will be made available to all affected communities.

• SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loans offer up to $2 million in assistance and can provide vital economic support to small businesses to help overcome the temporary loss of revenue they are experiencing.

• These loans may be used to pay fixed debts, payroll, accounts payable and other bills that can’t be paid because of the disaster’s impact. The interest rate is 3.75{554f0ea458e23a18dcdc1170afaf00c43926dc38776c4ccdc31aae412fe3a76e} for small businesses without credit available elsewhere; businesses with credit available elsewhere are not eligible. The interest rate for non-profits is 2.75{554f0ea458e23a18dcdc1170afaf00c43926dc38776c4ccdc31aae412fe3a76e}.

• SBA offers loans with long-term repayments in order to keep payments affordable, up to a maximum of 30 years. Terms are determined on a case-by-case basis, based upon each borrower’s ability to repay.

• SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loans are just one piece of the expanded focus of the federal government’s coordinated response, and the SBA is strongly committed to providing the most effective and customer-focused response possible.