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State & Federal Resources

• California Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response
• California Department of Aging (CDA)
• Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) COVID-19 Response
• California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
• California Department of Social Services (CDSS)
• Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
• FEMA Restaurant Program and recently released guidance and FAQs
• World Health Organization (WHO)

Innovation & Advocacy

Innovation & Local Resources

• FEMA Restaurant Program and Recently Released Guidance and FAQs 
  On April 24, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the launch of a first-in-the-nation “Great Plates Delivered” program, a meal delivery service for California’s older adults.

• Preparing for Hospitalization During COVID-19 Pandemic
  A checklist for hospitalization during the COVID-19 pandemic

• COVID Conversations | COVID Conversations/Toolkit
  The Coalition for Compassionate Care of California has started an initiative to increase advance care planning during COVID.

• Friendship Line
  The Institute on Aging’s Friendship Line is both a crisis intervention center and a “warm” line for routine, even daily, phone calls that provide emotional support, medication reminders and well-being check-ins.

• COVID Food Resources for Older Adults by City, Alameda County
  April 20th
  COVID-19-adapted food and meal services available for seniors in Alameda County, searchable by city.

• COVID-19 Resources for Nonprofits, Alameda County
  April 1st
  A compilation of COVID-19 funding and other resources for nonprofits in Alameda County.

• MealsTogether.org
  To address social isolation, the Youth Movement Against Alzheimer’s (YMAA) has set up virtual lunch and dinner meetings via video call to connect youth volunteers with older adults.

Advocacy

• Letter to Speaker Pelosi from SSC
  April 8th | Senior Services Coalition of Alameda County

• Letter to Governor Gavin Newsom on Actions California Must Take
  March 19th | Justice in Aging

• Requests for Immigrants
  March 11th | Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA)

Policy Briefs & Research

• Policy Brief and Perspectives on Addressing LTSS Needs During COVID-19: How are older Californians accessing LTSS COVID-19?
  June 24th | The SCAN Foundation

• COVID-19 State Resource Guide: Leveraging Federal and State Authorities to Ensure Access to LTSS
  June 4th | Manatt

• The CARES Act: What’s In It & What’s Missing
  March 31st | Justice in Aging