Month: April 2020

April 28, 2020 by Press Release - Napa County Board of Supervisors (NAPA, CALIF.) – Napa County announced today the expansion of free COVID-19 testing through a collaboration recently announced by Governor Gavin Newsom with Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE) and Verily. “Governor Newsom has identified six indicators to safely and scientifically evaluate how the…

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April 27, 2020 by Loraine Stuart The Napa Valley Register has been consistently and thoroughly providing Napa County important, current information on the Covid-19 crisis for which we are very grateful. All of us in Napa County are interlinked. All of us are only as secure and healthy as our neighbors who have less economic…

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April 24, 2020 by Register Staff Napa and Solano County residents feeling the emotional and mental toll of COVID-19 can get support from a special helpline and free drug treatment for teens in Napa County. Through a disaster relief grant from Napa Valley Community Foundation funded by the Napa Valley Vintners, Aldea Children and Family…

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April 23, 2020 by Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff NAPA COUNTY, CA— Napa County announced the expansion of free coronavirus testing in the county through a collaboration with California Gov. Gavin Newsom, the nonprofit group Community Organized Relief Effort — or CORE, founded by Sean Penn in 2010 in response to the Haiti earthquake — and…

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April 16, 2020 by Rachel Raskin-Zrihen The city of Napa wants its residents to know there are ways they can help keep their favorite local businesses stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic. City officials also want business owners to keep up with the ever-changing landscape of help available, and have launched some tools to do…

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April 15, 2020, Star Editorial Board In a society like ours that depends on many nonprofits to provide emergency services in times of crisis, having someone who can make sure it is all running well is a gift. Fortunately, such an organization actually exists in the Napa Valley. The Napa Valley Community Organizations Active in…

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April 7, 2020 by Register Staff Napa Valley Community Foundation has partnered with the Napa County Public Health Division to eliminate financial barriers that might prevent uninsured or underinsured residents from being tested for the COVID-19 virus. A grant of $100,000 has been issued from the Napa Valley Community Disaster Relief Fund managed by the…

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