ATA Members, Friends and Family,

This is a horrific and sad time for our community. Please reach out if we can help in any way.

Ashley voluntarily evacuated her home yesterday due to the Eaton fire and loss of power. Ashley, her family (and home) are safe and they will return home when it makes sense.

I am a couple miles from the Santa Monica evacuation zone. We are fine and have power and offering friends our home as a place to go.  

Our hearts go out to everyone impacted by the fires and to all the people fighting to help keep us safe.    

I will continue to monitor resources and share information with you. Feel free to share your resource information as well.

In response to the fires, the County of Los Angeles has stated that it will be releasing Wildfire Economic Recovery resources including business-interruption grants and business assistance resources. LINKED HERE.

ATA will be updating a list of resources and links HERE. Please feel free to reach out with any updates. 

Stay Safe,

Karen

Financial Assistance

• CA Disaster Help Center’s list of state government social services available to victims of natural disasters. View here
• CA Fire Foundation offers $250 gift cards to households that experienced more than 25% damage to their home/apartment. Contact the LA Fire Department by calling (213) 978-3800 to receive a gift card, and click here for more information. View here
• The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is now accepting applications for individual assistance from impacted Los Angeles County residents, apply hereor by calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362).
• Entertainment Industry workers can receive financial assistance from the Entertainment Community Fundand the Motion Picture & Television Fund. ECF's application asks for a list of documents to be uploaded. If a document is unavailable, upload a blank file to move the application forward.  
• Music industry professionals can apply for MusiCares Disaster Relief grants by emailing MusiCaresRelief@musicares.orgor calling (800) 687-4227.

Additional Resources:

https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/resources-for-socal-fire-victims-evacuees-and-first-responders

https://abc7.com/post/socal-wildfires-where-palisades-eaton-hurst-sunset-fire-victims-can-get-help/15780705/

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/donation-center-at-santa-anita-park-helping-thousands-victims-of-eaton-fire/

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:

https://www.laworks.com/

From the County Board of Supervisors:  https://lacounty.gov/emergency/

From Congress member Laura Friedman: https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents

From Senator Alex Padilla:  https://www.padilla.senate.gov/disaster-resources/