Resources for Local Families – Effected by Fires and Preparation for Winter, October 20, 2020 by Aileigh McCormack

May contain: fire, forest fire, and flame

Please help us continue to share these resources with local families:

October Bilingual Family Resource Calendar
Monthly calendar of food distributions and essential resources. Call Second Harvest Community Food Hotline for the latest updates 831.662.0991

Fire Resources:

Encourage all individuals impacted by the fires to apply for FEMA assistance: here in English / here in Spanish.

Emergency Financial Assistance is available to eligible households through the Red Cross here or call 800-RED-CROSS and The Tzu Chi Foundation here or call 408.256.0571, deadline to apply is October 11th.

United Policyholders is a nonprofit that helps fire survivors understand and advocate for their rights to insurance benefits. Their Road to Recovery Webpage and Event Series is helping homeowners and renters navigate insurance and claims with FREE events, sample letters, and strategies.
Check out their past two events: Insurance Recovery Orientation Webinar, How to Read and Understand Your Insurance Policy
Upcoming events: Roadmap to Recovery Q&A, Navigating Your Partial Loss/Smoke Loss Claim, Roadmap to Recovery for Renters
Santa Cruz County Fire Resources in English/in Spanish

Help reduce the spread of COVID-19 in our county:
Follow and share these steps: wear a mask, keep interactions spatially distant at least 6 feet, get outside, keep it brief under 10-15 minutes.
COVID-19 testing sites.

AB3088 State Law passed providing eviction protection for tenants missing rent due to COVID-19 impacts. Please help folks understand their rights under this law and what is necessary to do (fill out and return the declaration, at least 25% of Sept – Jan rent paid by Jan 31st.). Here are two videos that explain this in English and in Spanish. For further assistance contact the Watsonville Law Center, COPA or CRLA

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Website Accessibility Policy

Boulder Creek Fire Protection District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Boulder Creek Fire Protection District has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at 8313387222

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Boulder Creek Fire Protection District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Boulder Creek Fire Protection District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at 8313387222.

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