Mayor Karen Bass Announces Direct Cash Assistance Program
In Partnership with the Mayor’s Fund for Los Angeles and FamilySource Centers, GIVEN Will Help 5,000 Families in Need this Holiday Season
LA Optimized
Helping small business pivot to an online environment.
Protective Gear & Healthcare Supplies
Masks and health supplies for vulnerable communities.
Small Business Relief Grant Program
Helping small local businesses survive the pandemic.
Street Vendor Technical Assistance Pilot
Helping street vendors navigate permitting processes and ensure public health compliance.
GIVEN
Providing direct cash assistance to low-income families during the holiday season.
Disaster Relief – Mayor’s Disaster Advisory Council (MDAC)
The Mayor’s Disaster Advisory Council (MDAC) aims to advance the City’s effort in becoming the most prepared and resilient city in America.
Senior Meal Delivery
Immediately doubling the City’s meal delivery program to serve 12,000 home-bound seniors following the COVID-19 Safer-At-Home order in Spring 2020.
Emergency Childcare for Healthcare Workers
Immediate child care support for essential healthcare workers at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Project Safe Haven
Project Safe Haven secured safe housing for 1,500 survivors of domestic abuse during the pandemic along with meals, counseling and legal support for individuals and their children.
Here’s How the Mayor’s Fund for Los Angeles Supported the City During COVID
Article posted at Inside Philanthropy by Martha Ramirez, March 14, 2022. Read the article here. It’s been more than two years since COVID-19 upended the world. In that time, we’ve seen numerous examples of people coming together to support each other, with one of the more notable trends being cross-sector collaboration. In Los Angeles, many of these public-private partnerships have been successful. As Inside Philanthropy has written before, philanthropists and private companies have come together to try to close the digital divide, establish an education recovery fund for students in the second-largest school district in the country, and support immigrants. [...]
Small Chambers of Commerce Emergency Relief Grants
Supporting small Chambers of Commerce serving local businesses.
MFLA COVID-19 Crisis Response
Responding in real-time to the immediate needs of Angelenos.
Mayor’s Crisis Response Team
Working in collaboration with city, county and community-based organizations to provide crisis care and support.
Angeleno Card
Direct cash assistance to Angelenos most in need and suffering from the impacts of COVID-19
Move ‘Mobile Outreach for Vaccine Equity’ Program
An effort to scale up mobile vaccinations in some of the most vulnerable parts of Los Angeles by administering vaccine doses through mobile units in some of the hardest hit communities.
SERVE (Secure Emergency Relief for Vulnerable Employees)
MFLA partnered with the City to provide $800 virtual cash assistance cards to more than 9,000 eligible food service workers who experienced a decline in income in the early days of the pandemic.
Earthquake Early Warning App
The City of Los Angeles now has the nation’s first publicly available earthquake early warning mobile application: ShakeAlertLA.
Angelenos Save Christmas for Seniors
The MFLA & First Lady Amy Elaine Wakeland led an effort to replace care packages for homebound senior citizens.