Sonoma County COVID recovery program helps thousands with food, housing, financial aid and other services
An initiative created by the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors to help underserved communities recover from the COVID-19 pandemic has delivered nearly 40,000 individual services to people in need, including food, housing, financial assistance, mental health counseling and other supports.
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Free mental health counseling from Sonoma County’s Black Therapy Fund (Sonoma County Gazette)
"The Black Therapy Fund is accepting applications for free mental health counseling in Sonoma County. The fund will provide 230 Sonoma County residents with up to 12 free video counseling sessions with culturally competent therapists."
Feature Grow Local — “Nothing Basic About It” (Made Local Magazine)
"In late summer, a consortium of cities and community organizations in Sonoma County made a big announcement. Following in the footsteps of Stockton and Los Angeles, Sonoma County would be launching Pathway to Income Equity, a new guaranteed basic income program that will provide unrestricted, non-taxable payments of $500 a month to 305 families for two years."
Visit Native California website hopes to bring tourism to Bay Area tribes (pressdemocrat.com)
"A new initiative to bring tourism to Native American communities in California has launched and organizers hope to work with North Bay tribes to amplify their stories."
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Sonoma County COVID recovery program helps thousands with food, housing, financial aid and other services
An initiative created by the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors to help underserved communities recover from the COVID-19 pandemic has delivered nearly 40,000 individual services to people in need, including food, housing, financial assistance, mental health counseling and other supports.
Sonoma County celebrates Community Resilience Program successes on the third anniversary of ARPA bill signing
The County of Sonoma is recognizing the anniversary of President Biden’s signing of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, a $1.9 trillion COVID recovery bill, by recognizing the multiple ways ARPA funds continue to support the community.