Register here:

https://www.disasterassistance.gov/

Register with the SBA here:

https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/disaster-assistance/california-wildfires

It is advisable to register regardless of whether you plan to use the loan or not to prevent fraud.

To see if you qualify for financial assistance, please complete and submit the registration form at https://disasterforms.redcross.org/f/2025CAWildfireRelief.

If you have received an invitation to apply for financial assistance, please call 1-800-RED-CROSS (800-733-2767) to speak to an agent about completing your enrollment.

This round of the Red Cross Immediate Financial Assistance program will be concluding on Feb 14, 2025. You must complete your financial assistance application by February 14, 2025, to receive this assistance.

The American Red Cross is committed to providing individuals affected by the devastating wildfires with:

• safe shelter
• access to food
• basic health services
• emotional support
• financial assistance to Californians who lived within the fire perimeters of Eaton, Palisades, Hurst, and Kenneth, as defined by Cal OES.

Receiving Red Cross financial assistance does not make you ineligible for FEMA assistance. To apply for federal Disaster Assistance at disasterassistance.gov or by calling 1-800-621-3362. FEMA approval is not required to be eligible for Red Cross financial assistance. Red Cross financial assistance is not a loan and does not need to be repaid.

All Red Cross services, including immediate financial assistance, are available to individuals regardless of nationality, race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, class or political opinions.

The Red Cross is a charity, not a government agency, and people do not need to be American citizens to receive help.

Register here for financial assistance from Tzu Chi:

https://tzuchi.us/offices/hq/la-wildfire-relief-application

APPLY NOW for LA Region Small Business Relief Fund/LA Region Worker Relief Fund!

LA County, LA City, Southern California Grantmakers, and partners have launched an LA Region Small Business and Worker Relief Fund for small businesses, nonprofits, and workers impacted by the 2025 wind and wildfire disaster. The program will provide grants up to $25,000 for eligible small businesses and nonprofits and $2,000 for workers.

APPLY NOW AT https://opportunity.lacounty.gov/small-business-worker-relief-funds/

For details, and for more information about grants and other resources, visit http://bit.ly/DEOWildfireResponse.

General access
For general small business support, please contact our Office of Small Business (OSB) at 844-432-4900 or email osb@opportunity.lacounty.gov.

To access virtual America’s Job Centers of California (AJCC) services, visit ajcc.lacounty.gov or email workforce@opportunity.lacounty.gov.
Please indicate “wildfire assistance” in email subject line for both OSB and AJCC services. Please indicate “wildfire assistance” in email subject line for both OSB and AJCC services.

Sign up for a weekly Los Angeles Area Small Business Response & Recovery Webinar (through March) at http://bit.ly/TFLAWebinar