OCBA COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment Donations Drive

OCBA Participates in Virtual Food Drives

• UCI Health Blood Donor Center-- Donate blood to help mediate the shortage of blood/platelet donors during the COVID-19 outbreak (http://www.ucihealth.org/medical-services/blood-donations)
   
  • To minimize potential COVID-19 spread, we ask that if you’ve had a recent cold or flu, to please refrain from attempting to donate until four symptom-free days have elapsed. If you’re returning from mainland China, Hong Kong, Europe, Iran, Macau or South Korea please self-defer until 28 full days have elapsed following your return to the U.S.
     
• Age Well Senior Services: Financially support delivery of Meals on Wheels to homebound seniors and pick-up-and-go lunches to our senior center lunch members, while all senior centers are temporarily closed. https://give.agewellseniorservices.org/give/211476/#!/donation/checkout
   
• Waste Not OC Coalition-- Attention Food Service Partners, if you have any excess edible food to donate, please call 855-700-9667 or email wastenotoc@gmail.com: https://www.wastenotoc.org/
   
• Meals on Wheels-- Register to be a potential volunteers who will help deliver meals to seniors in the event that there is an increased need for emergency short-term volunteers: https://www.mealsonwheelsoc.org/emergency-volunteer-opportunities/
   
• OneOC - Online Emergency Volunteer Center Effort
   
• Second Harvest Food Bank OC
   
  • Financially Support-- Give a monetary donation: https://www.feedoc.org/donate-now/
  • Harvest Truck Brigade-- Volunteers with mid-sized pickup trucks can help deliver food boxes to pantry sites: https://www.feedoc.org/harvest-truck-brigade/
  • Field Distribution Team-- Help distribute food to school and senior pantry sites https://www.feedoc.org/field-distribution-team/
     
• Community Action Partnership of OC Food Bank
   
  • Virtual Food Drive-- Start a fundraiser to help raise funds to feed Orange County during COVID-19
  • Volunteer-- Sign-up to help pack senior food boxes Mon-Fri (9AM - 4PM) and Sat (8:30AM - 10:30AM & 11AM - 1PM) @ Garden Grove
     
• Mercy House: Emergency Shelter
   
  • Financially Support-- Give a monetary donation: https://mercyhouse.net/covid19/
  • Donate Needed Items-- Email volunteer@mercyhouse.net if interested in donating
    • Hand Sanitizer?
    • Disinfectant Wipes?
    • Latex Gloves?
    • Non Perishable Food Items?
    • Bread
    • Hand Soap
    • Face Masks
    • Sanitary Gowns
  • Volunteer your Time-- Support those who are experiencing homelessness (families, adult men & women, mothers & children, etc.). Email volunteer@mercyhouse.net
     
• United Way Pandemic Relief Fund-- Monetary donations will help support low-income individuals and families at imminent risk of
  • homelessness https://www.unitedwayoc.org/blog/pandemic-relief-fund/
     
• 2-1-1 OC Volunteers-- Remove volunteers help answer phone calls for food and resource assistance
  • Email tammy.tu@feedoc.org
     
• Anaheim Crosspointe Church
  • Volunteer to Run Errands-- Sign up here
  • Donate Food Items-- Drop off items at Crosspointe Anaheim Mondays & Wednesdays (1PM-4PM)
     
• For Medical Supply Providers-- HCA is looking to partner with medical supply providers to help meet the growing demand for N95 masks, face shields, gowns, gloves, eye protection, disinfecting wipes, hand sanitizer, ventilators, and surgical masks. Fill out the interest form here.