Staff of Juneau Community Foundation Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Community Foundation has announced the third round of grants for its Covid-19 response fund.
Executive Director Amy Skilbred says $50,000 goes to the Juneau Care Meals Program operated by the United Way of Southeast Alaska.
Nearly $22,000 is for the Safe Space for Food Program operated by Shepherd of the Valley and Resurrection Lutheran Churches.
There s a $15,000 grant to support opening a Juneau Youth Shelter. The need was identified by the Juneau Coalition on Housing and Homelessness.
Skilbred says the grants were made possible from over 250 donations
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Measures related to the pandemic and other matters involving city and borough finances are before the Juneau Assembly during Monday evening s regular meeting.
An emergency resolution up for action appropriates $3 Million from the general fund for COVID-19 pandemic emergency response management.
Nearly $86,000 in Cares Act funding is included in another emergency appropriation resolution for a grant to Perseverance Theatre to help it offset the economic hardship it has experienced as the result of the pandemic.
There s an emergency ordinance up for action that extends the use of face covering in certain indoor settings, on Capital Transit buses, and in certain areas of CBJ facilities open to the public.