Residents and small business owners who have been economically impacted by COVID-19 are invited to attend an informational webinar to learn about the City of Monterey Park’s COVID-19 Emergency Rental, Small Business, and Utility Assistance Programs launching June 8, 2020.

These programs are provided by the City’s Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES), Community Block Development Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME) funds through the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

The City will be hosting webinars to discuss program overviews, eligibility requirements and the application process. Information sessions will be held via Zoom:

– Wednesday, June 3, 2020, at 11:00 a.m.
– Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at 2:00 p.m.

Translators will be available to assist residents and business owners who speak Chinese or Spanish. A brief overview of each of the COVID-19 assistance programs is listed below. (以上兩場網上講座有中文翻譯。兩場講座內容一樣。必須提前報名。)

2020 COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program 緊急租金支援計劃
Monterey Park residents may be eligible to receive emergency rental assistance under the City’s HOME Program. Residents must meet specific criteria outlined by federal guidelines.

2020 COVID-19 Small Business Assistance Program 小企業支援計劃
Small business stabilization grants are available to Monterey Park small business owners who meet one of HUD’s National Objectives.

2020 COVID-19 Utility Assistance Program 水電支援計劃
Residents may be eligible to receive utility assistance under the City’s CDBG program. Residents must meet specific criteria outlined by federal guidelines.

Applications for these programs can be accessed online at www.montereypark.ca.gov/coronavirus starting June 8, 2020. (網上申請表開始日期 June 8, 2020)

Staff will be available to answer questions about these programs until Friday, June 19, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. The deadline to submit online applications is 5:00 p.m. on Monday, June 22 and mailed applications must be postmarked no later than Monday, June 22, 2020. (網上申請截止日期 – 5:00 p.m. on Monday, June 22)

Brief summary in Chinese – 蒙特利公園市為受到 COVID-19 疫情影響的商家和居民，提供以上三項支援計劃。申請者必須在網上提出申請。網上申請將於週一，6月8日開始接受申請，截止日期是週一，6月22日 5:00 PM) 申請者也可以郵寄方式提出申請，截止日期是週一，6月22日 5:00 PM，以郵印為準。市府鼓勵有意申請者參與以上其中一場免費網上講座，以了解申請條件和細節。兩場網上講座內容相同，有中文和西語翻譯。　以上中文資訊由華埠服務中心翻譯，不是市府中文用語。所有內容以市府英語內容為準。有關詳細請見市府內容為準。請前往市府網站獲取最更新消息和資訊。Translated by CSC. Please refer to the English version from the City website.