COVID-19: KNOW YOUR RIGHTS RESOURCES

Updated resources as of April 2, 2020 unless otherwise specified.

• Navigate your rights and access unemployment benefits through the Employment Development Department (EDD)
• Disability Insurance
• Undocumented Workers’ Employment Rights
• Families First Coronavirus Response Act
• California Governor’s COVID-19 Business & Economic Development Website
  • COVID-19 Business & Economic Development Website. The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development has compiled helpful information for employers, employees and all Californians as it relates to the COVID-19 outbreak.
• Federal Tax Payment deadline extension
  • Individuals can defer their federal income tax payments (including any self-employment tax) for the 2019 tax year from the normal April 15 deadline until July 15.
  • Corona Virus Tax Relief | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) information and resources page https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus

• CA Public Utilities Commission

• CA Immigrant Policy Center
• Comprehensive support for undocumented communities during COVID-19 pandemic
• U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS)
  • Suspension of in-person services
  • To change an appointment or reprint appointment notice
  • Visas
    • Nonimmigrant Visitor Visa Extension Guide
    • Other types of visa extensions
• Public Charge Resources
  • On March 13, USCIS announced that testing, prevention, or treatment for COVID-19, also called Coronavirus, would NOT be used against immigrants in a public charge test. This means that immigrant families should seek the care they need during this difficult time.
    • You have a right to your health info sheet
    • Access to healthcare for immigrants and their families.
    • NILC document on Families First Act, and more.
• Refugee Services
  • San Diego County English
  • San Diego County Spanish
  • International Rescue Committee Announcement
  • International Rescue Committee San Diego Announcement
• A List of Relief Funds for Undocumented Workers in California (Legal Aid at Work)
• Resources for Undocumented Californians (California Immigrant Youth Justice Alliance)
• The San Diego Immigrant Rights Consortium (SDIRC) has launched the SDIRC Immigrant Relief Fund to provide grants of up to $500 to immigrant families in San Diego who have lost part or all of their income due to the coronavirus pandemic, or other disasters.
• Guide for Immigrant Californians (updated 04.15.2020)

• San Diego County Office of Education school closures list
• San Diego Unified School District website for general news, updates
  • Food Service/Student Meals Pick-up
  • COVID-19 school news
  • Learning Options
• Free Scholastic Learn at Home Resource
• Immigrant Connections learning site

• San Diego Pride COVID-19 Community Resources and Support
• The Center Services
• Know your rights guide for transgender and non-binary people

If you need help finding assistance for all your basic needs. Go to: http://www.211.org/services/covid19

• Food
  • Meals on Wheels
  • San Diego Food Bank
  • Feeding San Diego
  • Jewish Family Service Home Delivered Meals Program
  • California Association of Food Banks COVID-19 Response and Resources
• Housing Assistance and Programs
  • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) COVID-19 ("Coronavirus") Information and Resources
    • City of San Diego Community Development Block Grant Program Fair Housing Resource
    • Mental Health Housing Resources
    • San Diego Regional Task Force on the Homeless resource & informational guide
    • SDSU Housing Resources (not only for students)

• San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) COVID-19 Updates
• San Diego County Water Authority COVID-19 Updates

Senior Services

• Elder Help of San Diego
• Serving Seniors
• Full Access and Coordinated Transportation, Inc. (FACT) services

• County of San Diego Free Appointment-Only COVID-19 Testing Sites
• County of San Diego Epidemiology Unit –Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• City of San Diego COVID-19 Resources and Updates
• State of CA Resources and Updates
• California Department of Public Health COVID-19 Updates
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention –COVID-19

• World Health Organization –Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic page
• Refugee Resettlement news during COVID-19
• United Nations COVID-19 page

• Order from Governor of California, Gavin Newsom
  • Governor Newsom’s Order to Support California Workers Impacted by COVID-19 (updated 4.15.2020)
• Order from San Diego County of Human Health Services and Agency
• Governor Newsom’s Order to Protect Renters and Homeowners
• National City’s Order for Mandatory Face Coverings in Public (UPDATED: 04.22.2020)
• Chula Vista’s Order for Mandatory Face Coverings While at Essential Businesses (UPDATED: 04.23.2020)

• Due to COVID-19, Covered California is expanding its Special Enrollment Period for 2020. Anyone uninsured and eligible to enroll in health care coverage through Covered California can sign up through the end of June.

• Employment Development Department (EDD)
• Imperial County COVID-19 Information

• Imperial County Office of Education School Closures Notice
• ICOE meals distribution resources during school closures

• Imperial Valley Food Bank
• Westmorland Community Pantry
• Pacific Southwest
  • Locations of food drives all over Imperial Valley, for more details call: (760) 222-8034.
• Catholic Charities El Centro
  • Food distribution to seniors on Mondays, you have to go through a case worker and call (760)353-6822. Emergency food & other vouchers (case by case). Meals on wheels for seniors continues. Current hours are 9-11:45am & 1pm-4pm. Location: 250 W. Orange El Centro, CA. 92243
• United Way Imperial County
• Imperial Valley LGBT Resource Center