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Starting Monday, April 12, those who lost loved ones to COVID-19 will be able to apply for retroactive reimbursements for burial costs. Applicants can receive up to $9,000 per burial. The deceased's documentation status is not considered, but the applicants must be U.S. citizens, legal residents, asylees, refugees, or non-citizen nationals. To apply, you must call 844-684-6333. The call center will be open from 7am to 7pm ET, starting April 12.... Before you call, please collect relevant documentation. The applicant(s) must provide: a copy of the death certificate. The death certificate must indicate the death "may have been caused by" or "was likely a result of" COVID-19 or COVID-19-like symptoms. Similar phrases that indicate a high likelihood of COVID-19 are also considered sufficient. proof of funeral expenses incurred. Documentation (receipts, funeral home contract, etc.) must include the applicant's name as the responsible person for the expense, the deceased individual's name, the amount of funeral expenses, and that funeral expenses were incurred after January 20, 2020 Please note, FEMA will only award COVID-19 funeral assistance for a deceased individual on a single application. If multiple individuals contribute toward funeral expenses, they should register under a single application as applicant and co-applicant. For examples of eligible funeral expenses and for more information, click here. If you are a NY-14 constituent with a question about the program, our office can be reached by email or phone (718-662-5970) during regular business hours. If you live outside the district, you can locate your congressional representative and their contact information here.

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PHILADELPHIA: We are so excited to announce in addition to Moderna, we will start administering the one-dose, Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine!If you previ...ously received the Moderna vaccine from BDCC and are scheduled to receive your second dose on Friday the 12th or Monday the 15th, your second Moderna vaccination will be available for you. We'll get through this together! #BlackDoctorsCovid19Consortium #ACCESS #ADVOCACY #EMPATHY #ACTION See more

****FROM THE DESK OF STATE REPRESENTATIVE ISABELLA FITZGERALD**** URGENT COVID VACINE NEWS!!!! As a Federal Retail Pharmacy Partner, Rite Aid is now able to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to a select group of qualified individuals in PHILADELPHIA, including seniors Ages 75+.... To better serve the members of our communities who do not have access to a computer or require personal assistance, we have established a COVID-19 vaccination scheduling hotline: COVID-19 Vaccination Scheduling Hotline 866-674-4659 Monday Friday 9AM 5PM Rite Aid #1941, 7401 Ogontz Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19138 Next Day Appointments Only To schedule an appointment through the hotline, qualified individuals must provide a valid mobile phone number and email address so Rite Aid can communicate any updates and reminders moving forward. To support our community as efficiently as possible, we encourage any qualified individuals with computer access to schedule through our online link at http://ritea.id/pennsylvania

Please join Community Legal Services of Philadelphia and The Pew Charitable Trusts for an event about debt impacting Black residents and residents of color, inc...luding consumer debt and court judgments, eviction and housing debt, and utility debt and shutoffs. This event will be moderated by Amadee Braxton of WURD Radio. The presentation will be on March 2nd from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. and then we will have small, private group conversations from 6:30-7:30 p.m. for people who are struggling with debt to talk about your experiences and imagine solutions. No registration is necessary for the public conversation from 5:30 6:30. Simply tune in on Facebook Live by visiting www.facebook.com/clsphila at 5:30 p.m. on March 2nd. But if you’re someone who’s dealing with debt and would like to discuss your personal experiences and offer your ideas for solutions, we’d like to invite you to join a separate, private conversation after the main event. You’ll need to register to participate in the private discussion, which you can do at https://tinyurl.com/dismantledebt