The California Department of Food and Agriculture is announcing on its website that the counties of Kings, Riverside and Tulare will participate in Housing for the Harvest.
This program provide temporary hotel housing options for farm and food processing employees to self-isolate if they are COVID-19 positive and do not require hospitalization, or have been exposed and cannot properly self-isolate at home.
Six counties are now participating in Housing for the Harvest: Kings, Riverside, Tulare, Santa Barbara, Fresno and San Joaquin.
The state is securing hotel rooms in participating counties, with local governments identifying administrators to manage the program and local community organizations to provide additional services, like meals, wellness checks and in-language assistance.
Local administrators will serve as a point of contact for eligible workers.
Local administrators of the program can include a county or city agency, a Native American tribe, a non-profit organization, or a philanthropic organization.
More information is available on the CDFA website.
