Governor Newsom has just unveiled a new senior hotline, for many different needs relating to the coronavirus emergency: (833) 544-2374. If you know a local senior who might benefit from knowing about this new service, please reach out to your neighbor and let them know.

From CBSN Bay Area:

SACRAMENTO (CBS SF) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom Tuesday announced the launch of an initiative for older residents to stay connected while staying at home during the coronavirus public health emergency.

The state is partnering with AARP, the Alzheimer’s Association, American Lung Association and other groups to streamline existing senior outreach programs and set up a hotline to help seniors get questions answered and direct them to support services.

The seniors’ hotline is (833) 544-2374. Newsom said California is also partnering with the 2-1-1 essential community services hotline to help connect people to needed services.

“We’re now reconstituting all of those programs and building capacity and partnership to significantly increase our connectivity to our seniors to check not just for wellness checks related to food and medicine but the deep anxiety people are feeling being isolated at home and the lonliness people are feeling at home not connected to the outside world, anxious about their life and their loved ones’ lives,” said Newsom.

Video and more from this article here: https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/03/31/coronavirus-california-update-gov-newsom-unveils-initiative-to-keep-seniors-connected/

Also NBC Bay Area: https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/coronavirus/gov-newsom-announces-statewide-hotline-for-seniors-to-access-services/2264980/