LA Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC)

In response to the recent fire and wind storms in Los Angeles, the LAEDC developed an online Wildfire Assistance webpage to outline several resources are available to support residents and businesses. 

Grants for Food & Beverage Workers

Restaurants Care opened a temporary fund to provide emergency relief grants to food and beverage workers impacted by the Los Angeles Area Fires. Grants will range between $350-$1,500. Grants will be awarded based on need and available funding. Note: not all qualified applicants will be awarded funding due to the tremendous need and limited funds. 

• Apply for Emergency Relief Grants

SBA Business Recovery Center

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has opened a Business Recovery Center (BRC) at the West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, located at 8272 Santa Monica Blvd., to assist businesses and residents who sustained economic losses and physical damages from the wildfires and straight-line winds. The business recovery center will be available Thursdays through Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. No appointment is necessary. For questions contact the SBA’s Customer Service Center at (800) 659-2955 or disastercustomerservice@sba.gov.

Economic Injury Disaster Loans

Working capital loans of up to $2 million to help small businesses meet their ordinary and necessary financial obligations that cannot be met as a direct result of the disaster. These loans are intended to assist through the disaster recovery period. The City of West Hollywood is located within a declared disaster area for the Wildfires and Straighline Winds (Disaster # CA-20030). For more information, please contact (800) 659-2955 or disastercustomerservice@sba.gov.  

• Loan Application (Online)

WeHoWorks Career Resource Center

WeHo Works collaborates with job seekers who live or work in West Hollywood, providing free job search skills training and job placement assistance. WeHoWorks also collaborates with employers, and hosts employer recruitments. WeHoWorks is located in the Wells Fargo Career Development Center in the West Hollywood Public Library. JVS WeHoWorks offers job seekers the choice of programs, intensive career and job search services, workshops and/or self-service options that include access to computers, phones and current job listings-all at no cost to eligible applicants. 

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