COVID 19 Resources Update

Dear Friends,

We wanted to share the following important community updates from our elected officials and county government. 

Please stay safe and follow all government instructions as we weather this crisis together. 

Thank you,

The Broward Democratic Party

Congressman Ted Deutch Coronavirus Tele-Townhall

Congressman Ted Deutch is hosting a free telephone town hall on our national response to the coronavirus on Saturday, March 21 at 10:00 a.m.

If you would like to participate in the telephone town hall, please  RSVP at the sign up form here.

Broward County COVID 19 Testing Sites

Under the direction of Governor Ron DeSantis, Florida National Guard (FLNG) soldiers and airmen, with the collaboration of Memorial Healthcare System, state, county and local agencies, will open a COVID-19 drive-thru Community Based Testing Site. The site will open at 9 a.m. Friday at C.B. Smith Park, 900 N. Flamingo Rd, Pembroke Pines, FL 33028, with only the main gate available for entrance into the park. The site will continue testing from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on a daily basis.

Testing is also available for prescreened patients at Cleveland Clinic and Broward Health. 

For more information on how to get tested, hours and locations please visit Broward County's Testing site webpage:

https://www.broward.org/CoronaVirus/Pages/Collection-Sites.aspx

Broward County Health is offering testing by appointment:

Florida and Broward County Community Resource Pages

Please visit the following state and county COVID-19 resource pages to find information about closures, how to protect yourself, your family and to file for business assistance

State of Florida COVID-19 Resource Page:

https://floridahealthcovid19.gov

Broward County COVID-19 Resource Page

https://www.broward.org/CoronaVirus/Pages/default.aspx

COVID-19 Business Assistance Resource Page

https://www.broward.org/CoronaVirus/Pages/BusinessAssistance.aspx

Broward County Public Schools

Broward County Schools will commence virtual learning programs starting March 30th. Laptops are being distributed to qualifying children and free Comcast services are being offered for students who need access to the internet. Feeding Programs will continue for needy families.

More Information can be found about all these service at the Broward County Public Schools COVID-19 Resource Page - https://news.browardschools.com