We have a strong heat wave coming to the Pacific Northwest this weekend and into next week!
Check out this infographic in English and Spanish to learn more about the symptoms of heat illness, which can be mild or severe. Know symptoms and treatments to prevent serious heat illness and death:
– June 23, 2021
Check out this Water Quality Report for 2020 from Kitsap Public Health District, summarizing water quality monitoring results and highlights from the 2020 water year (Oct. 1, 2019 to Sept. 30, 2020). Kitsap Public Health District uses water sampling results to notify the public of potential health risks, and help keep our streams, swimming beaches and shellfish beds safe and healthy for the public to enjoy.
– June 17, 2021
June 10, 2021 6:00-7:30pm
No fee – Virtual event
The City of Bremerton Racial Equity Advisory Council Team and Kitsap Economic Development Alliance invite your participation in this special 90 minute event.
Restaurant Revitalization Fund Application Closing Monday May 24
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U.S. Small Business Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman announced that eligible eating establishments have until Monday, May 24, 8 p.m. ET, to submit applications to the Restaurant Revitalization Fund.
“If our nation’s food and beverage industry is going to fully recover, we must ensure as many of the hardest-hit businesses get the economic aid they need,” said Administrator Guzman. “We are committed to creating easy to navigate programs and removing barriers that have kept many of our nation’s smallest businesses from accessing these crucial economic lifelines. The SBA will continue to be as entrepreneurial as the small businesses we serve, and we will continue to work as fast as possible to deliver the relief our businesses need so urgently.”
“The numbers speak to the commitment SBA made to educating owners and operators through their work with the Association, our state partners, and other industry support organizations,” said Tom Bené, President & CEO of the National Restaurant Association. “The funds that have already been distributed will help accelerate the recovery of thousands of restaurants and bring much-needed capital to communities across the country.”
The $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund signed into law by President Joe Biden established an initial $5 billion set-aside established by Congress for applicants with gross receipts not more than $500,000. To further ensure an equitable distribution of funds, Administrator Guzman created two additional funding allocations to ensure the smallest of the small restaurants and other eating establishments have equitable access: 1) $500 million for applicants with 2019 gross receipts not more than $50,000, and 2) $4 billion for applicants with 2019 gross receipts between $500,000 and $1,500,000. In the first two weeks of the RRF program, and after 600 targeted community outreach events in multiple languages, SBA has received from priority groups:
Designed to ensure the smallest of small eating establishments get the relief needed, set-asides continue a commitment to an equitable distribution of funds to hard-hit communities. Because SBA still has potential set-aside funding available for eligible establishments with 2019 annual revenue of not more than $50,000, it will keep the application portal open until Monday, May 24, 8 p.m. ET. While all qualified restaurants may submit applications, more than $220 million of a $500 million set-aside remains in the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF). Eligible establishments that meet this revenue standard are encouraged to apply through SBA-recognized point-of-sale vendors or directly via the SBA online application portal.
To date, the RRF program has received more than 303,000 applications representing over $69 billion in requested funds, and nearly 38,000 applicants have been approved for more than $6 billion. Of the overall submitted applications, 57 percent came from women, veterans, and socially and economically disadvantaged business owners. During the first two weeks of the program, SBA has received applications from:
For those interested in applying to the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, visit sba.gov/restaurants.
Questions about food storage, food safety, or food preservation? We’re here to help!
Master Food Preserver (MFP) volunteers from Benton-Franklin counties are reaching out statewide to support consumers with food handling in the home. Anyone with questions related to consumer food storage, food safety or food preservation can contact the Master Food Preservers for advice. Information is available on how to store, prepare or process foods that meet both quality and safety guidelines. Contact the MFPs by email at wsuextension@co.benton.wa.us; or phone at 509-735-3551.
The WSU Master Food Preserver program is a volunteer outreach program designed to bring research-based education to the public. Volunteers receive over 40 hours of intensive training on all aspect of food handling in the home, including food storage, safety and preservation. In Benton-Franklin counties we have twenty-five experienced volunteers ready to help with your food questions. MFP volunteers are part of the Food and Nutrition outreach program in Benton-Franklin counties, under the direction of Lizann Powers-Hammond.
Lizann can be contacted by email at powers@wsu.edu, or by phone at 509-735-3551. We look forward to helping you. Food safety is our business and we’re here to help!
Marvin Williams Center in Bremerton is partnering with the Kitsap Public Health District and the Olympic College Nursing Program to provide COVID-19 vaccinations on May 8, 2021 from 10am to 3pm.
This clinic is offering the MODERNA Vaccine and is open to individuals 18 years of age and older
Do you want to talk to a Kitsap Master Gardener in person?
Join one of the weekly Zoom diagnostic clinics every Tuesday at 4:00 PM, May 24 through August 30, 2022.
You will need a Zoom account. Get a free one here: https://zoom.us/
(Need more help? Click here!)
While it’s not the same as being face-to-face, you will be able to talk in real time to a Master Gardener, share photos and maybe even take your device out to the garden to show the plants you’re asking about!
Click on the link, or copy and paste it to your device to use later:
LINK: https://bit.ly/ZoomClinics2022
Meeting ID: 916 8402 8001
Passcode: 792582
To join by phone, call: 1-253-215-8782
Password: 792582
Due to COVID-19, children who are eligible for free or reduced-price school meals will get extra food benefits. These food benefits are called P-EBT. P-EBT benefits help Washington families buy food when schools are closed or have reduced in-person attendance.