BFOA, MusiCares Here To Help
• As these unprecedented wildfires continue to rage and spread in the Los Angeles area, the Broadcasters Foundation of America (BFOA) wants to remind broadcasters in Southern California that Emergency Grants are available for those who qualify.
“We have set aside Emergency Grant Dollars to provide financial assistance to broadcasters in LA who are in need,” said Tim McCarthy, President of the Broadcasters Foundation.
The BFOA Emergency Grant Application Process is streamlined to deliver financial aid to those in need as speedily as possible, usually within weeks. Historically, it can take a week or more for victims of disasters like these wildfires to apply because their lives have been upended and they may not have immediate access to the internet, etc.
For those broadcasters, the BFOA has set up an emergency phone number at 212-373-8250. To apply directly online, please visit broadcastersfoundation.org.
• MusiCares has long provided crisis relief, preventive care, recovery resources, and need-based financial assistance for people across all music professions. As the devastation unfolds from the wildfires in Los Angeles, the Recording Academy® and MusiCares® have launched the Los Angeles Fire Relief Effort to support music professionals impacted by the crisis, and made a combined pledge of $1 million to kick off the efforts.
“The entire GRAMMY® family is shocked and deeply saddened by the situation that is unfolding in Los Angeles,” said Harvey Mason Jr., CEO of the Recording Academy and MusiCares. “The music community is being so severely impacted but we will come together as an industry to support one another. Our organizations exist to serve music people because music is a powerful force for good in the world, and we hope the broader industry will now rally to this cause.”
Contact MusiCares at MusiCaresRelief@musicares.org or 800-687-4227.
You can also contribute to the Los Angeles Fire Relief Effort To Support Music Professionals by donating HERE or visit MusiCares.org/FireRelief.
