| New Emergency Grants for Health Care Workers |

AirBnB CEO and co-founder Brian Chesky has donated $1.5M to the SEIU Education and Support Fund (ESF) to be distributed to frontline care providers in recognition of their service in fighting COVID-19. ESF’s Frontline Care Workers Relief Program (“Program”) is now accepting applications through February 4, 2021. 

Despite the generosity of the donation, there is unfortunately far more need than this donation can cover. For this reason, the Program has established priority areas. Priority will be given to frontline care workers in hospitals in El Paso and Corpus Christi, TX; and to those in nursing homes in Wisconsin, Michigan (with a priority for relief to workers in the Detroit-area), and Minnesota. 

The Program will provide relief to eligible and qualified frontline care workers who suffer from unexpected emergency hardships due to the Covid-19 pandemic and seek relief from such hardship. These one-time awards of $500 are to help workers meet basic and critical needs, including housing, food, child care, elder care, transportation, and COVID-19 specific needs like PPE, cleaning supplies, and medical care (including mental health care).

Eligibility

Who can apply? Frontline care workers. A “frontline care worker” is a healthcare worker as defined by the 12/1/20 CDC guidelines for Phase 1a of COVID-19 Vaccination Recommendations: “Healthcare personnel are defined as paid and unpaid people serving in health care settings who have the potential for direct or indirect exposure to patients or infectious materials.”

What are the requirements? You must have been significantly impacted financially by the COVID-19 epidemic and you must have a need for financial assistance. Only one grant will be awarded per household.

How do I apply? Fill out an application based on your location in one of the priority areas by Thursday, February 4th:

When will I find out?

Grant determinations will be made in mid-February and payments will be issued at the beginning of March.

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