NOTE: The conversation starts at the 12-second mark.

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Before the coronavirus pandemic, many Californians were struggling to make ends meet in a state with a high cost of living. The outbreak has left millions without jobs — but there's a lot of financial help available in California.

CalMatters income inequality reporter Jackie Botts moderates this Q&A on how people can get help paying for food, making rent or covering their bills -- and also how people with more financial means can help others in their communities.

SPEAKERS
* Jessica Bartholow, policy advocate at Western Center on Law and Poverty
* Armando Hernandez, community programs director at The Unity Council in Oakland
* Cathy Senderling-McDonald, deputy executive director of the County Welfare Directors Association of California

WHO SAID WHAT WHEN
* 0 to 4:30 minutes - Intro to CalMatters, and what this Q&A is about
* 4:30 min - Speakers tell us the most urgent needs for Californians seeking help right now
* 10:10 min - Food resources available to individuals, families and children
* 15:55 min - Can you use CalFresh benefits to buy food online?
* 18:25 min - Resources offered at county welfare departments
* 24:40 min - Help for undocumented workers and for immigrants with uncertain status
* 28:20 min - How to help farmworkers in need
* 30:40 min - Getting financial-stimulus checks from the Federal CARES Act
* 39:50 min - The best ways for people with time and money to help people in their communities right now
* 44 min - Resources for worried landlords and renters
* 47:40 min - Jobs and childcare assistance for sheltering-in-place parents, and advice for unemployment benefits and work assistance


A LIST OF USEFUL RESOURCES DISCUSSED IN THIS Q&A https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HBiuRFZYzJPWjE78C6H-XccbQ6VxkoAV9odRQVUJ1Dw/edit