UNITED WAY OF SLO COUNTY

Usda - the usda awarded funds to united way of san luis obispo county, aiding california farmworkers. The us department of agriculture's food and farmworker relief grant program ( ffwr ) provided relief in the form of a $600 flat-rate payments to eligible farmworkers, meatpacking workers, and food processing workers who incurred expenses preparing for preventing exposure to, and responding to, the covid-19 pandemic. This relief is intended to defray costs for reasonable and necessary personal, family, or living expenses such as, but not limited to: costs for personal protective equipment (ppe), expenses associated with quarantines and testing, and dependent care. Uwslo provided these funds to farmworkers who live in san luis obispo county. The funds awarded to uwslo flowed through a grant to united ways of california who served as the lead contractor and uwslo was subcontractor. After outreaching to and identifying eligible workers, uwslo staff directly assisted workers eligible in completing uwca's online application. Farmworkers used uwslo 211 texting system to reach out to show interest in the program and each inquiry was answered by staff.