Watch a video excerpt of the CCHS update from the July 14, 2020 Board of Supervisors meeting
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If you have questions about the Coronavirus, contact the Multilingual Call Center 1-844-729-8410, open daily from 8 am to 5 pm (available in English and Spanish).
For assistance in multiple languages after hours, please call 211 or 800-833-2900 or text HOPE to 20121.
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COVID-19 Testing
By appointment only
1-844-421-0804
Call 8 a.m. – 3:30 pm
7 days a week
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Truth Act Virtual Community Forum
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Status of Fire Services in East County
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discusses emergency response times for when you need your firefighters the most.
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ECCFPD will hold a series of Virtual Town Hall meetings. Oakley residents are encouraged to attend the
Town Hall on July 30, 2020 at 7PM
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Be Sure You’re Red Cross Ready
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That means:
- Assembling an emergency preparedness kit.
- Creating a household evacuation plan that includes your pets.
- Staying informed about your community’s risk and response plans.
- Educating your family on how to use the Safe and Well website.
- Download the Emergency App for iPhone >> or for Android >>
Additional steps to protect your family
- Talk with your family about wildfire facts: how to keep them from starting and what to do if one occurs. Discussing ahead of time helps reduce fear, particularly for younger children.
- Post emergency phone numbers by every phone in your house.
- Ensure that every member of your family carries a Safe and Well wallet card.
- Make sure you have access to NOAA radio broadcasts:
- - Find an online NOAA radio station.
- - Download the Emergency App for iPhone >> or for Android >>.
- - Purchase a battery-powered or hand-crank NOAA radio in the Red Cross Store.
- Keep insurance policies, documents, and other valuables in a safe-deposit box. You may need quick, easy access to these documents. Keep them in a safe place less likely to be damaged. Take pictures on a phone and keep copies of important documents and files on a flash-drive that you can carry with your house and/or car keys.
Please download the full document:
Prepared by the Red Cross National Headquarters Preparedness Team.
Also see:
Please review Red Cross guidance on preparing for a disaster while still protecting yourself from COVID-19. (Available in multiple languages.)
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For Seniors Sheltering in Place
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As the positive cases of COVID continue to surge, we need everyone to do their part to protect others and themselves.
We especially need our beloved seniors and most vulnerable to stay at home sheltering in place except for essential trips.
There are many resources to connect you with people who will shop and bring groceries and medicines to you. They will also call to check in on you, and to just visit.
Call Info/Assist
(800) 510-2020
TDD line for the hearing impaired, call
(925) 602-4198
Monday – Friday
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
If you do need to go out, please follow the protocols. Wear a mask. Wash your hands. Keep your distance from others outside of your home unit.
Also expect businesses to operate in a safe way for you. If you see something that you don’t think is right, please
contact our office
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Census 2020 – It’s Not Too Late!
Complete Your Survey Now!
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Due to the work of community partners,
Contra Costa County has the 2
nd
highest self-response rate (SRR) in CA.
Remember, an accurate count is critical to ensure that Contra Costa County gets its fair share of much needed funding and representation. You can find the Contra Costa County SRR report
here.
It’s not too late to complete the Census survey and to encourage others! Here are ways that you, your organization and your community can help continue to push the Census self-response rates higher and higher!
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Was your Income Impacted by COVID-19?
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Community members whose income has been impacted by COVID-19 may be eligible for a one-time financial assistance opportunity.
Contra Costa County residents who experienced layoffs, reduced work hours, or inability to work due to school/childcare closures, or high risk of contracting COVID-19, can potentially receive reimbursement for housing, utilities, childcare, telework equipment and other costs.
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International Monarch Monitoring Blitz
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Join thousands of volunteers in Canada, Mexico and the United States, from July 24 to August 2, 2020 for the 4th annual International Monarch Monitoring Blitz (the Blitz).
With limited ability to do field work due to COVID-19 restrictions, researchers need your observations now more than ever.
“We need a better picture of monarch distribution within its breeding range across North America, so every observation counts. Even if it's from your own backyard.” said Alessandro Dieni, Mission Monarch Coordinator at the Insectarium/Montréal Space for Life.
To take part in the Blitz, submit your data to the Western Monarch and Milkweed Mapper. In addition to entering data through these programs, we encourage you to follow the Blitz on social media using the hashtag #MonarchBlitz!
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Chances are, if you're one of the millions of people currently working from home or taking classes online due to the coronavirus pandemic, you've quickly become familiar with the teleconferencing software.
Beyond being a productivity tool, Zoom has become a place where friends are organizing virtual get-togethers and where families are staying in touch as the coronavirus pandemic keeps us all separated and indoors.
Government entities are utilizing this technology more today which gives constituents an even easier way to participate.
For those new to Zoom, we have assembled some information to get you started:
- How to Download Zoom
- Zoom meeting cheat-sheet
- Zoom meeting Etiquette
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