To our community,COVID-19 still rages around us as we begin 2021. ICU capacity has been at 0% in Southern California for weeks, and the hospital system there is struggling so badly that they are telling ambulances not people with little chance of survival to the hospital. This is precisely what we hope not to see happen. Our own ICU capacities are stabilizing, but remain dangerously low. It is likely that the Stay-at-Home Order will be extended because of the surge that we are still experiencing.
<!>2020 was a year that impacted all of us. We hope that you were able to enjoy some time to yourselves at home with fun and safe ways to welcome 2021. While the end of the year is used by many to mark new beginnings, we are still reeling from the latest surge of COVID-19 that has our state locked down again. As we all recover from the holidays, please keep to safe practices and help protect each other. LINK to VAR’s Facebook page SMALL BUSINESS RELIEF GRANT DEADLINE EXTENDED California’s $500 million small business relief grant applications were released online on December 30, and were set to close on January 8. However, the deadline has been extended to January 13. Partner agencies have the application available in different languages, including in Vietnamese. Grants will be between $5,000 and $25,000. Information about what documents you need to prepare can be found on the website or by reaching out to one of its partner agencies, which you can search by county or by language. BOARD OF EDUCATION TO PHASE IN IN-PERSON LEARNING FOR SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS The Santa Clara County Board of Education has released a plan to phase in in-person learning. The first in-person class is set to begin on February 1. Their plan requires teachers to wear and change PPEs throughout the day as needed, self-assessments to determine whether they should or can physically come to the school, isolation protocols if any student starts showing symptoms, and more. For more information, you can contact the Office of Education at 408-392-3936. SANTA CLARA COUNTY WANTS MORE FEEDBACK ABOUT THE LIGHTING DISPLAY FOR THE VIETNAMESE AMERICAN SERVICE CENTER Supervisor Cindy Chavez and Santa Clara County held a zoom town hall to get feedback from our community about the lighting display for the Vietnamese American Service Center. You can watch a recording of it on Facebook. Though the meeting is already done, they are still looking for additional feedback about our thoughts on what it should be. Please contact Amy Nguyen in the Office of Cindy Chavez with your feedback and thoughts by January 8. Amy can be reached at 408-930-9543 or amy.v.nguyen@bos.sccgov.org. Quick Notes The Public Health Department has updated its capacity limitations in compliance with the current Stay-at-Home Order. If you are operating a business, make sure to check county directives that apply to you. COVID-19 testing sites should be back to their normal schedule. Remember that you can do drive-through testing and drop-in testing at different sites!
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