Are You a Farmworker with Financial Hardship Due to COVID ......or need to care for a family member...
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Are You a Farmworker with Financial Hardship Due to COVID-19? Online applications will be accepted September 1 (at 5 p.m.) – September 30, 2020 (by 11:59 p.m.) This is not a first-come, first-served process. All applications will be reviewed after the application window closes. Hel p is Available! Basic Eligibility Criteria 1. Applicant must be a Farmworker. 2. Have lived in Ventura County for at least the last 30 days. 3. Income was impacted due to COVID-19 in one or more of the following ways: • Loss or reduction of income due to workplace closures, reduced hours, or layoffs. • Inability to work due to infection with COVID-19. • Need to miss work to care for school-age children due to school and daycare closures or need to care for a family member infected with COVID-19. • Unexpected expenses due to mandated government health orders to stay home or self-quarantine. 4. Have a need for assistance because of an inability to meet the most basic needs of food, housing and medical support. Priority will be given to those with an annual household income of less than 50% Area Median Income (AMI), followed by 51%-80% AMI. Note: Those who have received funding through the Ventura County Pandemic Rental Assistance Program are not eligible for this program. Household Income Levels Family Size Very Low Income (50% AMI) Low Income (51-80% AMI) 1 $39,550 $63,250 2 $45,200 $72,300 3 $50,850 $81,350 4 $56,450 $90,350 5 $61,000 $97,600 6 $65,500 $104,850 7 $70,000 $112,050 8 $74,550 $119,300 You will need to ... • Answer all mandatory questions. • Provide your email address. • Upload scan of identity verification. • Upload scan of most recent pay stub. • Provide further documentation if requested during program audits. Amount of assistance issued is based on a one-time payment and dependent on available funding. A paper check will be issued directly to eligible applicants approved for funding. For more information and to apply, visit vchsa.org/fhap. The Farmworker Household Assistance Program (FHAP) is intended to serve as bridge funding for residential household expenses to help stabilize housing for low-income farmworkers who live in Ventura County and are at greatest risk of homelessness. The program provides a grant amount of up to $1,500 per eligible household. A farmworker is defined as a person whose primary income is earned through permanent, seasonal, or migrant agricultural labor, including those employed in animal food, feed and ingredient production, packaging and distribution, field crop, and other agricultural facilities.
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Are You a Farmworker with Financial Hardship Due to COVID-19?
Online applications will be accepted September 1 (at 5 p.m.) – September 30, 2020 (by 11:59 p.m.)This is not a first-come, first-served process. All applications will be reviewed after the application window closes.
Help is Available!
Basic Eligibility Criteria1. Applicant must be a Farmworker.
2. Have lived in Ventura County for at least the last 30 days.
3. Income was impacted due to COVID-19 in one or more of the following ways:• Loss or reduction of income due to workplace closures, reduced hours, or layoffs. • Inability to work due to infection with COVID-19.• Need to miss work to care for school-age children due to school and daycare closures
or need to care for a family member infected with COVID-19.• Unexpected expenses due to mandated government health orders to stay home or
self-quarantine.
4. Have a need for assistance because of an inability to meet the most basic needs of food, housing and medical support. Priority will be given to those with an annual household income of less than 50% Area Median Income (AMI), followed by 51%-80% AMI.
Note: Those who have received funding through the Ventura County Pandemic Rental Assistance Program are not eligible for this program.
Household Income Levels
FamilySize
Very LowIncome
(50% AMI)
LowIncome
(51-80% AMI)
1 $39,550 $63,250
2 $45,200 $72,300
3 $50,850 $81,350
4 $56,450 $90,350
5 $61,000 $97,600
6 $65,500 $104,850
7 $70,000 $112,050
8 $74,550 $119,300
You will need to ...• Answer all mandatory questions.• Provide your email address.• Upload scan of identity verification. • Upload scan of most recent pay stub.• Provide further documentation if
requested during program audits.
Amount of assistance issued is based on a one-time payment and dependent on available funding. A paper check will be issued directly to eligible applicants approved for funding.
For more information and to apply, visit vchsa.org/fhap.
The Farmworker Household Assistance Program (FHAP) is intended to serve as bridge funding for residential household expenses to help stabilize housing for low-income farmworkers who live in Ventura County and are at greatest risk of homelessness. The program provides a grant amount of up to $1,500 per eligible household.
A farmworker is defined as a person whose primary income is earned through permanent, seasonal, or migrant agricultural labor, including those employed in animal food, feed and ingredient production, packaging and distribution, field crop, and other agricultural facilities.
¿Es Usted un Trabajador Agrícola con Dificultades Económicas Debidas al COVID-19?
Las solicitudes en línea serán aceptadas del 1 de septiembre (a las 5 p.m.) al 30 de septiembre del 2020 (antes de las 11:59 p.m.)Este no es un proceso de atender por orden de llegada. Todas las solicitudes serán revisadas después del cierre de la ventana de solicitud.
El Programa de Apoyo para Gastos Domésticos para Trabajadores Agrícolas (FHAP) está diseñado a servir como financiación puente para gastos domésticos para ayudar a estabilizar la vivienda para trabajadores agrícolas de bajos recursos quienes viven en el Condado de Ventura y corren el mayor riesgo de perder su vivienda. El programa proporciona una beca en la cantidad de hasta $1,500 por hogar elegible.
Un trabajador agrícola es define como una persona cuyos ingresos principales se ganan a través de labor agrícola permanente, de temporada, o migrante incluyendo a aquellos que trabajan en alimentos para animales, la producción e ingredientes para la industria alimentaria animal, paquetería y distribución, cultivos de campo, y otras instalaciones agrícolas.
¡Hay Ayuda Disponible!
Usted tendrá que ...• Contestar todas las preguntas requeridas.• Proporcionar su correo electrónico.• Subir una copia escaneada de su verificación de identidad.• Subir una copia escaneada de su talón de pago más reciente.• Proporcionar documentación adicional si se le pide durante
las auditorías del programa.
La cantidad de asistencia emitida se basa en un pago de una sola vez y depende de la financiación disponible. Un cheque de papel será emitido directamente a los solicitantes aprobados para financiación.
Para más información y para solicitar, visite al vchsa.org/fhap.
Límites de Ingresos del Hogar
Tamaño de
Familia
Ingresos Muy Bajos
(50% AMI)
Bajos Ingresos
(51-80% AMI)
1 $39,550 $63,250
2 $45,200 $72,300
3 $50,850 $81,350
4 $56,450 $90,350
5 $61,000 $97,600
6 $65,500 $104,850
7 $70,000 $112,050
8 $74,550 $119,300
1. El solicitante debe ser un Trabajador Agrícola.2. Haber vivido en el Condado de Ventura como mínimo los últimos 30 días.3. Los ingresos fueron impactados debido al COVID-19 en uno o más de las siguientes maneras:
• Pérdida o reducción de ingresos debido a cierres de trabajo, horas de trabajo reducidas o despidos.
• Incapacidad de trabajar debido a infección por COVID-19.• Necesidad de perder trabajo para cuidar a niños de edad escolar debido a cierres de
escuela y cuidado infantil, o la necesidad de cuidar a un familiar infectado por COVID-19.• Gastos inesperados debidos a las órdenes de salud obligatorias del gobierno de mantenerse
en casa o de cuarentena propia. 4. Tener una necesidad de ayuda debido a una incapacidad de cumplir con las necesidades más
básicas de alimentos, vivienda y apoyo médico. Se dará prioridad a aquellos con un ingreso anual del hogar de menos del 50% del Ingreso Medio del Área (AMI, por sus siglas en inglés), seguido por 51%-80% AMI.
Tenga en Cuenta: Aquellos que recibieron financiación a través del Programa de Ayuda por la Pandemia para Inquilinos del Condado de Ventura no califiquen para este programa.
Criterios Básicos de Elegibilidad
