Two "public service announcements"

To all members and friends of HJCS... The following two (2) items may be of interest to you.  The first is an offer of financial assistance for funeral expenses for Covid-19 related deaths, and the second is for beachwood residents looking for vaccine appointments.  I hope these might help some of you.  Rob Altshuler, President.

DHS Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships On March 24, FEMA released the interim policy guidance on the COVID-19 Funeral Assistance program. It will be a reimbursement program for eligible funeral expenses for deaths related to COVID-19 that occurred after January 20, 2020. Please see the press release for more information about the newly released policy: FEMA to Help Pay Funeral Costs for COVID-19-Related Deaths. The program is not yet active, but is anticipated to begin in early April. This bulletin is simply a notice to provide awareness of the impending launch, allowing individuals an opportunity to begin to gather documentation and case workers time to gain familiarity. If your organization provides funeral assistance please take a look at how your program may interact with the FEMA's COVID-19 Funeral Assistance program to avoid duplication of benefits. For those accustomed to conventional natural disaster responses please note that FEMA intends to establish a dedicated toll-free phone number for COVID-19 Funeral Assistance, separate from DisasterAssistance.gov. For those looking for more specific details about the program please go to the COVID-19 Funeral Assistance website. DHS Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Have a comment, question or looking for information? E-mail us at Partnerships@fema.dhs.gov

 

From the city of Beachwood: Limited Number of Access Codes for Wolstein Center Vaccination Clinic. Mayor Horwitz's office has obtained a limited number of Access Codes for the mass vaccination site at the Wolstein Center. If you are a Beachwood resident age 40 or over (or are younger than 40 but have a qualifying medical condition) and have been unsuccessful in scheduling a vaccine appointment, please email Lynn Johnson or call during business hours for your code. We will distribute the codes until they are all gone. This access code is only valid for the Wolstein Center vaccination site. When visiting https://gettheshot.coronavirus.ohio.gov/, you will enter your access code after the qualification answers. Each access code can be used to schedule one person for an appointment. Lynn's contact info is: 216-292-1905 Lynn.johnson@beachwoodohio.com (If you email, please include your street address) Thanks very much for promoting the health of our City.

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