Oakland Small Business Emergency Grants Disbursed
The City of Oakland and Working Solutions have announced the disbursement of 90 emergency grants to extremely low-income small business owners in Oakland to help them weather the COVID-19 crisis. The Oakland Small Business Emergency Grant Program was administered by Working Solutions, with $500,000 in private philanthropic dollars from the recently established Oakland COVID-19 Relief Fund. In the press release below, you can see a detailed demographic and geographic breakdown of the grant recipients and access videos of three grant recipients sharing what this funding means for their businesses.
Demand was overwhelming, and more funding is needed to provide additional grants to Oakland’s most vulnerable businesses. To donate to the Oakland Small Business Emergency Grant Program, please visit www.workingsolutions.org/donate.
Media Coverage:
Interview with Working Solutions CEO Sara Razavi on ABC7 News, April 26, 2020: “Coronavirus relief: Oakland small businesses awarded grants to help during COVID-19 pandemic closures”
San Francisco Business Times, April 22, 2020: “Oakland grapples with overwhelming demand for small business grants”
KGO 810, The Morning Show with Nikki Medoro, April 22, 2020: “Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Keeps Us Informed About What Cities Are Doing to Fight Coronavirus in the Bay Area”
Oakland News, April 22, 2020: “City of Oakland, Working Solutions Announce Disbursement of $500,000 in Emergency Grants to Small Businesses”