Entertainment Industry Foundation Launches Coronavirus Response Fund

variety.com:

The Entertainment Industry Foundation has launched the COVID-19 response fund to provide financial relief to entertainment industry workers affected by coronavirus-related shutdowns. “During the COVID-19 pandemic, our own community has been impacted tremendously.

Productions have halted, many displaced workers have found themselves without pay or medical care, and live entertainment is at a standstill.

Every aspect of the entertainment business has been disrupted,” the fund said in a statement. The foundation said that funds will also support the public health response including the prevention, detection, and treatment of new cases of COVID-19. “As a partner to the entertainment industry, we are here for those in need in a time of crisis,