On April 8, Nonprofit Montgomery hosted its fourth weekly meeting with county leaders including Councilmember Navarro and Councilmember Glass. Attendees were able to hear about the public health Emergency Grant legislation and updates on how safety-net clinics are responding to COVID-19. Click here to watch the webinar.
A few take aways:
Q. Do you know anything about the progress of making unemployment benefits available to self-employed people?
A. Yes, the federal stimulus expands unemployment benefits to self employed / independent contractors
Q.Outpouring of cloth mask creation by the community has been great. How can residents, especially seniors, obtain masks? Is there an organization making them available at little or no cost?
A. Yes! Montgomery Volunteer Center can provide more information about this.
Q: Is there a link for the Federal assistance program catered specifically to the Child Care Providers?
A. https://www.acf.hhs.gov/coronavirus/acf-covid-19-stimulus
Q. Is there a way to find out more easily the language capacity for the different domestic violence providers in the County, as well as for the mental health providers?
A: JCADA uses a language line for the phone, and the amazing folks at Ayuda for live translation.
MD Division of Unemployment Insurance
The website for the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation has this statement online: Please do NOT yet submit an application if you are self-employed, an independent contractor, gig worker, have insufficient work history, and/or believe you may be eligible. Our system is currently not set up to process these types of applicants, as they are formerly considered ineligible. If you do submit an application, it will be denied. To receive an e-mail once the new application is ready, please sign up online.