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#StocktonStrong


For those of you who are looking for resources in town for you and your families, or to volunteer, look no further. Check out #StocktonStrong  and the resources/opportunities happening right now in the city of Stockton. 

This website was created by Mayor Michael Tubbs' team. The site features a letter from the Mayor himself to the city reassuring citizens by saying, "Already, our city has taken action to protect our residents, adopting a two month moratorium on residential evictions and creating a $1,235,000 Coronavirus Emergency Response Fund. Our nonprofit partners are working as hard as ever to deliver critical resources and have established a number of volunteer operations and emergency funds" and ending with the hashtag #stocktonstrong. 

The website features resources for a variety of issues that people may be facing during the pandemic:
  • Food Insecurity 
  • Adult/Child Education
  • Lack of Income 
  • Small Business Funding
  • Questions/news regarding COVID-19 in the San Joaquin County
The site also has a volunteer survey for those of you who are willing to assist the city in any way. On the program's Instagram and Twitter pages (@stktnstrong) they both listed a need for tutors for students, so I made sure to sign myself up to offer some help to the community!

If you can, I definitely recommend volunteering or promoting the account on your social media pages. The city is making an effort to help those in need, let's make sure that those people know what type of resources are out there.

Make sure you stay #stocktonstrong.

All my best, 
Liz Malone 

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