April 26th 2020 O.A.

Small Business Support

To prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the Stay-At-Home Order has been extended to May 15.
The impact it has on small and medium businesses are growing bigger daily.

Restaurants in Little Tokyo are only allowed to provide takeouts and most of them are suffering a 80% decrease in profit.
Those that had to close also are suffering as they do not know when businesses can reopen.

Little Tokyo Service Center providing welfare service to the community now provides assistance and support for small businesses.

Restaurants must rethink their business models given the current circumstances.

To support small to medium businesses, the US government has implemented an economic stimulus package.

The core parts of the program are the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to keep workers on the payroll and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) to provide economic relief for businesses.
There are also other support programs such as low-interest federal and city loans, as well as grants from large corporations that do not need to be paid back. 

Contact Little Tokyo Service Center for any questions about the help offered for small businesses.

Keiro Webinar

Keiro held a webinar on Saturday, April 18th for caregivers.

Keiro is a non-profit organization providing welfare services for elderly Japanese Americans.
They regularly hold free of charge events and seminars.

The event was held in the form of a webinar due to the impact of the coronavirus.

Program Analyst, Kent Marume offered beneficial basic knowledge for caregivers and things to be careful so they can stay healthy from the coronavirus.

Keiro will continue to hold webinars.
Please visit their website for the themes and dates of future webinars.
They also have information about the coronavirus in both Japanese and English.