LA County Relief: Funding & Resource Portal
The recent wildfires have devastated our communities, displacing many residents and causing unimaginable losses. This portal serves as a one-stop resource to connect with trusted organizations that are providing crucial relief and support to those affected. Below are funds focused on supporting first responders, offering housing assistance, providing relief for small businesses and workers, and removing barriers for students and communities. Together, we can unite to help our neighbors and LA County recover stronger than before.
Rebuild Lives: Providing displaced families and individuals with housing and relocation assistance.
Empowering the Future: Removing barriers to education and communities overcoming disaster challenges by addressing short- and long-term needs.
Meeting Critical Needs: Providing essential aid, including food, shelter, mental health, and medical care.
Relief funds are available for eligible displaced workers experiencing job loss or significant wage reductions and help find new employment opportunities.
Relief funds are available for small businesses and non–profits who lost their business or revenue and need to recover and rebuild their legacy business.
First Responder & County Support
Housing Relief
Education & Community Support
Health & Basic Needs
LA Region Worker Relief Fund
LA County and partners have launched an LA Region Worker Relief Fund for workers displaced and impacted by the 2025 wind and wildfire disaster. The program will provide grants up to $2,000 for eligible applicants to access relief and find economic security and new employment opportunities. The Fund will be administered by Community-Based Organization(s) with the Department of Economic Opportunity.
Grants will be awarded to workers with employment and wage loss due to the emergency who reside in LA County and are 18 years or older. Grants will be awarded based on impact and direct ability to access relief.
Eligible workers with employment or wage loss will receive $2,000 in cash assistance. Grants will be administered by DEO and Community-Based Organization partners.
Applications will open February 2025.
Technical assistance will be made available to workers, including accessibility in multiple languages and in partnership with region’s Americas Job Centers of California, the City’s Youth Source Centers, and Community-Based Organizations to ensure equitable and inclusive economic recovery for all impacted workers.
Relief funds support immediate cash assistance for the most impacted workers due to the wind and wildfires. They should support a worker’s ability to quickly access transportation, housing, childcare, technology access and other immediate expenses.
Institutional giving for the LA Region Worker Relief Fund is now live.
Donations will be managed by the LA County Department of Economic Opportunity and Southern California Grantmakers.
For information on how to contribute today, reach out to Stephanie Holloway at funds@opportunity.lacounty.gov and Libby Williams at libby.williams@lacity.org.
Mission: We create quality jobs, help small businesses and high-road employers start and grow, and build vibrant communities and spaces.
Vision: An equitable economy with thriving local communities, inclusive and sustainable growth, and opportunity and mobility for all.
For emergency resources and assistance for workers and businesses, visit: bit.ly/DEOWildfireResponse
LA Region Small Business Relief Fund
LA County and partners have launched an LA Region Small Business Relief Fund for small businesses and nonprofits impacted by the 2025 wind and wildfire disaster. The program will provide grants up to $25,000 for eligible applicants to access relief, start to recover, and rebuild their business in LA County and will be administered by Community-Based Organizations with the Department of Economic Opportunity.
Grants will provide support small businesses and nonprofits in LA County with an average annual gross receipt of $6 million or less and 100 or fewer employees, directly impacted by the 2025 wind and wildfire disaster, are eligible to apply.
Small businesses and non-profits facing space or revenue loss in the impacted areas earning an average annual gross receipt of $6 million or less with 100 or fewer employees may be eligible for $2,000 to $25,000 grants corresponding to economic impact.
Grants will be administered by DEO and Community-Based Organization partner.
Applications will open February 2025.
Technical assistance will be made available to small businesses and nonprofits, including accessibility in multiple languages and in partnership with DEO’s Office of Small Business, the City’s Business Source Centers, Community Development Financial Institutions, and Community-Based Organizations.
Relief funds support immediate cash assistance for the most impacted small business and nonprofits because of the wind and wildfire event. They should support the rebuild and revitalization of legacy businesses and nonprofits in LA County.
Institutional giving for the LA Region Small Business Relief Fund is now live.
Donations will be managed by the LA County Department of Economic Opportunity and Southern California Grantmakers.
For information on how to contribute today, reach out to Stephanie Holloway at funds@opportunity.lacounty.gov and Libby Williams at Libby.Williams@lacity.org.
Mission: We create quality jobs, help small businesses and high-road employers start and grow, and build vibrant communities and spaces.
Vision: An equitable economy with thriving local communities, inclusive and sustainable growth, and opportunity and mobility for all.
For emergency resources and assistance for workers and businesses, visit: bit.ly/DEOWildfireResponse
LA County Relief Fund
The County has launched the LA County Relief Fund to provide direct cash aid to homeowners, renters, business owners, workers, and other impacted community members.
Donors can restrict their funding to either impacted fire areas by further stating “Eaton Fire” or “Palisades Fire.” Donations received without a fire area restriction will be unrestricted and used for eligible individuals from both areas.
Donors interested in supporting this fund should contact the Center for Strategic Partnerships at LACountyReliefFund@lacounty.gov
To ensure that support reaches communities most in need, funding will prioritize the following:
- Individuals and families directly affected by the fire and windstorm events: This includes those who lost their loved ones, home, income, or suffered physically harm, displacement, or significant disruption to their health, safety, and overall stability.
- Marginalized populations: For the most vulnerable to housing instability and unhoused due to the fire and windstorm events. It includes low-income or fixed-income households, those with limited financial resources (such as savings), previously living in public or affordable housing, and lacking alternative sources of support.
- Vulnerable Populations: Addressing needs to individuals with disabilities or special health needs, children and youth, older adults, residents with limited English proficiency, those experiencing social isolation, and individuals who may not be eligible for federal or State aid.