COVID-19 Resources

Mutual Aid, Artist, and Labor Resources

Greetings, everyone. This is a list of resources we’ve received courtesy of many organizers’ labor and care.

• Bay Area-focused, compiled by Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality (AACRE)

• Oakland-specific

• Broken down by state and regions

• Broken down by state and regions - interactive map

• Taking Care of Your Mental Health in the Face of Uncertainty, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

• U.S. Labor Department allows unemployment benefits for Coronavirus, Reuters

• Reduced Work Hours, Sick Leave, etc., California Employment Development Department

• Paid Family Leave, California Employment Development Department

• Know your rights, from paid sick leave to working from home, LA Times

Organization grants

• FACEBOOK small business

• Center for Cultural Innovation 

Artist resources

• Theatre Bay Area Performing Artists Relief

• UNTITLED, ART Emergency Fund

• Creator’s Fund (need biz profile or social)

• Arts Leaders of Color Emergency Fund

• Gottlied Foundation (painters, printmakers, sculptors)

• CERF+ Artist’s Safety Net

• Kincade Family Foundation - Curators grant

• Bay Area Safety Net Fund

  • The grantee must reside in the Bay Area (See attached list of eligible zip codes)

  • The grantee must provide proof of artistic endeavor within the last 6 months

  • The grantee must not be eligible for unemployment

  • The grantee must have less than $1000 of income within the last 30 days

  • Grants will be evaluated in the order received.

Resource Lists for Artists

• Common Field

• Creative Capital

• COVID-19 Freelance Artist Resources

• Women Arts

• National Endowment for the Arts

• Entrepinays Community COVID-19 Support (This form is for self-identified pinay small businesses, artists, or creatives who are looking to sell online services or products or host virtual workshops/meetups)