Last Friday, March 20, the Law Center co-hosted a webinar with the Network of Bay Area Worker Cooperatives (NoBawc) for the cooperative community to share resources and discuss potential responses in light of unprecedented challenges caused by the pandemic. If you missed the webinar, you can tune in to the recording below. 

Watch the Webinar Recording

Resources

In addition, below are some of the key resources shared:

• 3/20/2020 Nobawc & Sustainable Economies Law Center Webinar (as mentioned above)

  • Slides  

  • Notes

• Housing

  • Template letter to send to your landlord requesting stay of eviction or suspension of rent

• State and Local Government Resources 

  • California State Treasurer's Small Business Resource List (lists public and private grants and loans)

  • State of California COVID-19 Information and Resources for Businesses

  • State of California Unemployment Insurance application portal

  • City of Berkeley: Emergency Relief Fund

  • City of Oakland: Various, visit their COVID-19 resources website

  • City of San Francisco: COVID-19 Small Business Resiliency Fund (loans of up to $10,000)

• Cooperative Community 

  • NoBawc COVID-19 Mutual Aid Network Database

  • US Federation of Worker Cooperatives (USFWC) Slack Channel

  • USFWC COVID: FAQ for Cooperatives (SBA EIDL and PPP information and how they apply to cooperatives)

  • FAQ for Immigrant-Owned Worker Cooperatives on Federal Coronavirus Funding Options

• Self-care 

  • East Bay Meditation Center is offering free resources