Please note: This is a rapidly changing situation, and we at 2-1-1 NorCal are working to share information as we are updated from our colleagues and agencies at the county, state and/or federal level. You can also receive updates to this information by texting “Coronavirus” to 211-211: Text Coronavirus Graphic.

 

Featured Resources:

• Counterfeit 3M Masks: There have been increasing reports of fraud related to some 3M respirator masks. Please view the following for more details: 3M 1860 1860S and 1870+ Counterfeit Comms Letter. Anti-fraud hotline: 1-800-426-8688.
• COVID-19 Relief Housing Program: COVID-19 HP flyer (12-18-20).
• Love Local is a weekly podcast to help our community stay informed. Find these podcasts at:
  • • www.facebook.com/ExpectMoreTehama.
• Tehama County Parent Helpline is available to offer support. Find out more at:
  • • Tehama County Parent Helpline – English or Tehama County Parent Helpline – Spanish
• California HOPE (CalHOPE): calhope.dhcs.ca.gov.
• Coping with Stress during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Coping With Stress – English, Coping With Stress – Spanish.

 

 

County COVID-19 Information:

• Tehama County Public Health: www.tehamacohealthservices.net/services/communicable-diseases
• Testing:
  • • PH Website: www.tehamacohealthservices.net/covid-19/covid-testing
    • Flyer: FLYER – COVID19 Get Tested V18
    • One may also check with their health care provider to see if they provide testing, or see the Live Testing Location Map for more locations.
    • National COVID-19 Testing Overview: www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/testing.html
• Vaccinations:
  • • County updates:
      • • PH website: www.tehamacohealthservices.net/covid-19-vaccine-information
        • Appointments: Anyone who meets the eligibility requirements to receive the
          COVID-19 Vaccine may request an appointment by following instructions in this Press Release – PSA CoronaVirus 21 02-09-21 Vaccine Update eng sp.
        • 2/18/21 Press Release: PSA CoronaVirus 21 02-18-21 Vaccine Updates Eng Span
    • State updates: covid19.ca.gov/vaccines. 

 

Latest Press Releases:

• • • 2/2/21 Press Release: PSA CoronaVirus 21 02-02-21 Testing Updates
    • Public Health website: www.tehamacohealthservices.net/services/communicable-diseases

 

Business Guidelines:

• • • Current Tier Assignments:
      • • See covid19.ca.gov/safer-economy. (Scroll down to California map.)
        • Tehama County is in the Purple Tier.
    • Latest guidance for businesses:
      • • To find out which businesses are open and to review industry guidance, please visit: https://covid19.ca.gov/safer-economy/.
          • • For details explaining the Blueprint please click HERE.
            • To view allowable activities within each tier status, please click HERE.
            • As a reminder, all employers should review the Employer Playbook.
    • How to report businesses that are not abiding by current guidelines:
      • • Call Tehama County Public Health at 530-527-6824.
    • How to submit business plan to reopen:
      • • Tehama County Public Health is here to work with you and to support you in preparing and planning for reopening. Plans that are submitted will be reviewed and you will receive a notice if it is approved or a notice with suggestions on modifications to improve your plan. Please share this with your fellow business owners in Tehama County. Email any questions to publichealth@tchsa.net.
          • There are 3 ways to submit your plan of how you will safely re-open your business:
            • Direct link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TCCOVIDbizplans
            • Visit website: www.tehamacohealthservices.net
            • Use the QR code
              

 

Resources and Guidance: 

(Please visit 211tehama.org for additional resources not listed here, or call 2-1-1.)

Food:

• • • 2-1-1 Tehama: Lists food pantries and other food programs at 211norcal.org/tehama/search/food.

Financial concerns:

• • • Direct Economic Impact Payments: www.irs.gov/coronavirus/get-my-payment
    • IRS Free File: Prepare and file your federal income tax online for free at www.irs.gov/filing/free-file-do-your-federal-taxes-for-free. Free tax preparation assistance is also listed on 211 HERE.
    • CalFresh: To assist with difficulties related to the COVID-19 pandemic, CalFresh benefits for all households are to increase by 15 percent from January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021.
    • Disability & Paid Family Leave: edd.ca.gov/about_edd/coronavirus-2019/faqs/disability-paid-family-leave
    • Grocery Worker’s Relief Fund: www.unitedway.org/groceryrelief.
    • Legal Services of Northern California: Providing information about loss of income, rent, public benefits. Website: www.lsnc.net/coronavirus-covid-19. Flyer: LSNC Shasta COVID-19 flyer
    • Fraud: Be aware that criminals are attempting to exploit COVID-19 worldwide through a variety of scams. For more information, including how to report, go to www.justice.gov/coronavirus.
    • Price Gouging Protection in place: www.caloes.ca.gov/cal-oes-divisions/legal-affairs/price-gouging
    • 2-1-1 Tehama: Lists a variety of resources for those in need, including for food pantries, clothing resources and rent payment assistance (when available). Go to 211tehama.org to search by category.

Housing:

• COVID-19 Relief Housing Program: COVID-19 HP flyer (12-18-20).
• Evictions / Tenant and Landlord Guidelines: housingiskey.com
• Legal Services of Northern California – Eviction Protections: Final AB 3088 Flyer, AB 3088 KYR FAQ
• 2-1-1 Tehama: Lists Housing resources. Go to 211tehama.org and scroll down to categories.

School age children and teens (& parents/caregivers):

• • • Tehama County Office of Education: www.tehamaschools.org
    • Stress Relief for Caregivers and Kids during COVID-19: covid19.ca.gov/pdf/caregivers_and_kids_california_surgeon_general_stress_busting_playbook_draft_v2_clean_ada_04072020v2.pdf
    • State Child Care Finder: mychildcare.ca.gov/#/home

Young children ages 0-5 (& parents/caregivers):

• • • 2-1-1 Tehama: 211norcal.org/tehama/search/children-family
    • Sesame Street: Care, Cope, Connect – first5association.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/SSTCareCopeConnect.pdf.
      • • Other activities can be found at: https://sesamestreetincommunities.org/
    • The Right Way to Sneeze! – www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW1yodZJpG8
    • KIXE-TV PBS: Offering a weekly Story Time, Thursdays at 9am on Facebook – www.facebook.com/KIXETV9
    • State Child Care Finder: mychildcare.ca.gov/#/home

Parents:

• • • CDC: www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/parental-resource-kit/index.html
    • California Department of Public Health: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CFH/DMCAH/Pages/COVID-19/Guidance-for-Women-and-Families.aspx

People Experiencing Homelessness:

• • • Poor and the Homeless Tehama County Coalition: PATH Homeless Day Center

Medical Professionals, First Responders, and Essential Service Providers:

• • • CDC Information for Healthcare Professionals: www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/hcp/index.html
    • Self-Care: Coping with the Challenges of Public Health Emergency Work

Missing Work due to COVID-19:

• • • Employment Development Department: Provides a variety of support services to individuals and businesses affected by COVID-19 in California (including Disability Insurance Claims and Paid Family Leave Claims). Situations can include reduced work hours or missing work to care for a sick or quarantined relative with COVID-19 or a child being home from school due to COVID-19 school closures.
      • • Find information at: edd.ca.gov/about_edd/coronavirus-2019.htm.
    • Employment Opportunities: Many local grocery stores are hiring to meet the demand for goods amid coronavirus concerns. Stores include Costco, Food Maxx, Raley’s and Holiday Market.

Business Support:

• • • Small Business Administration: Providing low-interest loans to small businesses and non-profits that have been severely impacted by COVID-19. www.sba.gov/page/coronavirus-covid-19-small-business-guidance-loan-resources
    • Small Business Development Center: Offering help with small business loans –  www.sbdcsc.org/covid-19.
    • Superior Economic Development Center:  Provides resources for business owners. www.scedd.org/about/coronavirus-resources.

Immigrants:

• Guide for Immigrants: covid19.ca.gov/guide-immigrant-californians

Mental Health support:

• • • CalHOPE Warmline: calhope.dhcs.ca.gov
    • Support for Substance Use Recovery: www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/stress-coping/alcohol-use.html.
      • • Also see resources listed on 2-1-1: 211norcal.org/tehama/search/addictions
    • Crisis Text Line: Crisis Texting Service
    • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/managing-stress-anxiety.html
    • World Health Organization (WHO): mental-health-considerations
    • 2-1-1 Tehama: Lists Mental Health resources. Go to 211tehama.org and scroll down to categories.

Health concerns:

• • • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
      • • What to do if you are sick: www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/steps-when-sick.html
        • Caring for someone who is sick: www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/care-for-someone.html
    • CDC – Symptom checker available online: www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/index.html
    • Dignity Health: Offers free Virtual Care visits for mild COVID-19 symptoms available online
      https://www.dignityhealth.org/coronavirus-disease-2019.
    • 2-1-1 Tehama: Lists Health Care resources. Go to 211tehama.org and scroll down to categories.
    • State testing facility opening in Red Bluff and then Corning: The new state testing will be available by appointment only. The first testing site will open on May 5, 2020 at the Red Bluff Community Center and will then move to Corning two weeks later at site yet to be determined. Tests will be available initially for health care workers, essential health and public safety occupations, essential infrastructure workers, individuals living in congregate living settings, and then followed up by community-based testing of all low-risk symptomatic persons and surveillance testing of asymptomatic persons in Tehama County. More information will be made available when appointments open. Press Release: PSA CoronaVirus 20 04-29-20 Testing.

Activities:

• • • Free movies via library: tehamacountylibrary.kanopy.com/. For more information and updates on services please visit the Tehama County Friends of the Library Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/TCFoL/ or call 530-527-0604.

 

Donations:

• • United Way of Northern California: www.norcalunitedway.org/coronavirus-fund
  • Shasta Regional Community Foundation: www.shastarcf.org/funds/covid-19