The Coronavirus has hit the city of Los Angeles hard and, like here in New York, there are many citizens out of work and in need of assistance of all kinds.
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“We cannot overstate what the economic impact of COVID-19 has been to our city and our people,” Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti said. “Our work to reduce the spread of this virus came with a massive cost instantly — small businesses shut down on our main streets, households lost jobs and hours and income and, by our estimate, our city’s unemployment rate has risen from 4.7% in February to over 24% in April.”
Tisch and the Jonas Brothers sent a combined donation of $1 million to “programs aimed at helping Angelenos in need including the Mayor’s Fund for Los Angeles and a partnership with local restaurants to provide meals to seniors.”
The money donated will go towards the Angelenos Card program where seniors age 65 and older, or 60-64 with underlying medical conditions, who reside in the city of Los Angeles can sign up for the program online.
“I’m grateful to you for not just recognizing the economic impact that this pandemic is having on our families, but for doing something about it,” Garcetti said. “Thanks to everyone’s generosity to this fund lives will be saved, and I encourage everyone to keep on giving.”
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