Mountain Health & Community Services, Inc.

09/10/2020

During this fire season, San Ysidro Health remains open and committed to help the communities we serve across the County. Our Mountain Health Community Center is currently open and following all COVID-19 protocols. The center is available to help anyone displaced by the fires or those affected by the Public Safety Power shutoffs taking place in the rural East County communities and the Campo/Lake Morena area. Food boxes and water are available for those who need it. Senior Meals are also still available for pick up for seniors 60 and over. In addition, behavioral health counselors are available to assist during this time at our Mountain Health Family Medicine Health clinic located at, 1388 Buckman Springs Road. Please call, 619-445-6200, for an appointment as COVID-19 Safety precautions are in place.

We will continue to monitor this situation and provide an update if there are changes regarding our hours/services in this area.

For updates regarding the Valley Fire, evacuations and additional resources please visit:

San Diego County:
https://www.sdcountyemergency.com/content/oesemergency/en-us.html
Ready San Diego: https://www.readysandiego.org/
CALFIRE: https://www.fire.ca.gov/
American Red Cross :
https://www.redcross.org/local/california/southern-california.html
SDGE Power Outage Updates: https://www.sdge.com/residential/customer-service/outage-center/outage-map

During this fire season, San Ysidro Health remains open and committed to help the communities we serve across the County. Our Mountain Health Community Center is currently open and following all COVID-19 protocols. The center is available to help anyone displaced by the fires or those affected by the Public Safety Power shutoffs taking place in the rural East County communities and the Campo/Lake Morena area. Food boxes and water are available for those who need it. Senior Meals are also still available for pick up for seniors 60 and over. In addition, behavioral health counselors are available to assist during this time at our Mountain Health Family Medicine Health clinic located at, 1388 Buckman Springs Road. Please call, 619-445-6200, for an appointment as COVID-19 Safety precautions are in place.

We will continue to monitor this situation and provide an update if there are changes regarding our hours/services in this area.

For updates regarding the Valley Fire, evacuations and additional resources please visit:

San Diego County:
https://www.sdcountyemergency.com/content/oesemergency/en-us.html
Ready San Diego: https://www.readysandiego.org/
CALFIRE: https://www.fire.ca.gov/
American Red Cross:
https://www.redcross.org/local/california/southern-california.html
SDGE Power Outage Updates:
https://www.sdge.com/residential/customer-service/outage-center/outage-map

08/04/2020

Every other Saturday morning, Julie Atherton braves the blistering Campo temperatures to march up and down Feeding San Diego’s mobile pantry drive-through distribution line-up to help her fellow community members get the food they need. For over ten years, Julie has been instrumental i...

08/04/2020

A big thank you to the Sempra Energy Foundation for providing our organization with a grant for our hunger relief and food distribution efforts to help in order to help those affected by COVID-19.

06/05/2020

04/06/2020

Senior Nutrition Meals are still available for pick up or delivery seniors aged 60+. Central meal site is located at the Campo Community Center. We provide meal services in: Alpine, Boulevard, Descanso, Dulzura, Jacumba, Pine Valley and Potrero. Please contact us at (619) 478-2384 for meal reservations and questions.

04/02/2020

A message from SDG&E
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Dear Community Partners:

SDG&E is very much concerned by the economic hardship that many of our non-profit partners and the people that you serve are facing due to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19).

We want to remind you of SDG&E’s direct assistance programs that can help people experiencing financial hardships due to COVID-19. Many may qualify for SDG&E assistance programs and bill discount programs. Those programs are available at https://www.sdge.com/residential/pay-bill/get-payment-bill-assistance/assistance-programs and include the following:

California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE): Provides a 30% or more discount on monthly bills for customers with qualifying current household income or customers who are participating in certain public assistance programs.

Family Electric Rate Assistance (FERA): If a customer doesn’t qualify for CARE, they may qualify for FERA, which provides income-qualified households of three or more with a reduced electric rate (12%) on their monthly bill.

Medical Baseline Allowance: Customers who have a qualifying medical need or necessarily use a medical device (i.e. for a compromised immune system, life-threatening illness, or any condition where additional heating and air conditioning or a qualifying device is medically necessary to sustain a person’s life) are eligible for a significant discount on their energy bill. Household income is not a factor for qualifying, but a doctor’s certification on the application is required.

If you are aware of people that have been economically affected by COVID-19 who might benefit from these programs, please forward this message to them and welcome them to apply for assistance.

These programs are in addition to measures that we have taken to help our non-profit partners meet the challenges of COVID-19. We have accelerated some of our philanthropic giving initiatives to provide resources as soon as possible to our non-profit partners, many of whom have shifted their programming to provide basic needs in their communities. SDG&E has also dedicated resources to support food, income, utility, and rental assistance to impacted workers through the COVID-19 Community Response Fund at The San Diego Foundation (for non-profits), the San Diego Worker Assistance Initiative at the United Way (for impacted workers), and the SDG&E Neighbor-to-Neighbor Fund at the United Way (utility bill assistance accessible by calling 2-1-1).

We will get through this, and SDG&E is here to help. For a more complete list of how we are helping communities through this pandemic, please visit sdge.com/coronavirus.

To keep our customers and employees safe, we have temporarily closed all of our branch office payment locations. Please consider using our alternative payment locations. Also, if you are having trouble paying your bill, don’t hesitate to call our Customer Contact Center at 1-800-411-7343 to make ...

04/02/2020

A message from Supervisor Dianne Jacob
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Dear friend,

We are in challenging times and many of you have questions and concerns. I will be leading a virtual Town Hall for District 2 residents on the coronavirus crisis – and I’d like to invite you to take part. It will be held tomorrow (Thursday) at 4 p.m. I will be joined by the County’s Public Health Officer, Dr. Wilma Wooten. We will brief attendees on the public health emergency and take questions submitted in advance and during the online session.

How to participate:

Web Browser & Mobile Device:
https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/live-event/tyqyfjxf

Phone (Listen in only)
1 (415) 466-7000 (US)

Enter the participant PIN: 2097869 followed by # to confirm.

How to submit questions in advance:
Email dianne.jacob@sdcounty.ca.gov

For the latest local and state information go to:
www.coronavirus-sd.com
www.covid19.ca.gov

Other resources include:
2-1-1
Access to local resources and services
800-339-4661
Senior hotline
888-724-7240
Mental health hotline
619-531-3507
Consumer protection hotline
Text COSD COVID19 to 468-311
Local information via text

I hope you can take part in the Town Hall. I welcome your input and questions.

Supervisor Dianne Jacob

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03/26/2020

Senior Meals are available for anyone over the age of 60. They are available for pick up or delivery at the following locations;Alpine, Descanso, Jacumba, Potrero, Pine Valley, Dulzura and Campo. Call for information; Mountain Health Community Center Monday-Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm (619) 478-2384. Due to current restrictions caused by COVID-19 we are extending delivery service to all Seniors 60 and above instead of 65.

03/25/2020

FOOD TRUCK!!!
In addition to the Mountain Health Community Center at 976 Sheridan Rd., Campo, CA 91906 (619) 478-2384, having food boxes currently available, we have also scheduled an additional food truck delivery for MONDAY, MARCH 30th @ 12. This is in addition to the regularly scheduled food truck deliveries on the 2nd & 4th Monday of the month. Hope to see you there - but 6' apart.

03/25/2020

Mountain Health's Community Center (976 Sheridan Rd., Campo, CA 91906) has Food Boxes available for you M-F 8:30am-4:00pm. For those that have been here before, please come to the back porch area and knock on the door. New clients will need to complete an intake form. Feel free to call with any questions (619) 478-2384. **Friendly reminder, if there are already clients there, please keep the recommended 6' distance from them**.

03/20/2020

Keep Americans Connected

Almost 200 service providers nationwide (including AT&T, Cox Communications, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon) have signed onto the Federal Communications Commission’s Keep Americans Connected Pledge.
The pledge states that for the next 60 days:
the company will not terminate service to any residential or small business customers because of their inability to pay their bills due to the disruptions caused by the pandemic;
waive any late fees that any residential or small business customers incur because of their economic circumstances related to the pandemic; and
open its Wi-Fi hotspots to any American who needs them.
In addition, several providers are removing data limits as well as expanding services for low-income households. AT&T, Comcast, and T-Mobile, have all removed data caps for the time being. Expansion of services includes:
Comcast internet essentials is free for 60 days
HH with students - 60 days free of Spectrum or Altice
Connect2Compete - expand and improve service

03/18/2020

One can only color so many floral-trimmed affirmations before one begins to crave something slightly more perverse.

03/18/2020

    In the blink of an eye, once-crowded museums sit empty. We’re preparing ourselves for social distancing and potential quarantine.

03/18/2020

More resources for kids who are out of school.

Over 30 Virtual Field Trips with Links (Click on colored text for links. Safe Travels!) San Diego Zoo The San Diego Zoo has a website just for kids with amazing videos, activities, and games. Enjoy the tour! Yellowstone National Park Virtual Field Trip Mud Volcano, Mammoth Hot S...

03/18/2020

KPBS is partnering with local school districts to offer online learning options for teachers, parents & students while schools are closed during the pandemic. It includes an online library of free education tools and videos.

Inspire your students with thousands of free teaching resources including videos, lesson plans, and games aligned to state and national standards.

03/12/2020

"EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY The Senior Nutrition Congregate Program is making temporary service changes. The Senior Nutrition Program meals in a congregate setting will not be served for dining at site until further notice. This measure is being taken out of an abundance of caution to prevent the spread of Corona Virus disease, or COVID-19, amongst those 60 and above. Although San Diego County's general population remains at low risk of COVID-19, older adults have been identified as a high risk group and should avoid attending large gatherings.

In order to ensure that vulnerable seniors continue to receive meals, California Department of Aging has approved a temporary change in service method. Congregate meals can be packaged and picked up by clients at your local congregate sites.

Home Delivery Meals have not changed and will continue as scheduled. "
For questions call us at (619) 478-2384

03/02/2020

Come on in and join us for lunch at the Mountain Health Community Center every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday! For additional lunch location's please view backside of calendar for times and dates. For more information please contact (619) 478-2384!
Ages 60 and up $4 suggested donation
Ages 59 and under $6 fee
Ages 13 and under $3 fee