COVID-19 Updates

COVID-19 Updates

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LATEST UPDATES 
  • August 11, 2022: Get Your COVID-19 Vaccine! Protect your children and neighbors going back to school and before the winter COVID-19 season with vaccination events on August 18 and September 17.  
  • February 7, 2022: As of 7:00am, City Hall has now reopened to the public. 
  • January 19, 2022 - Residential households in the U.S. can order one set of 4 free at-home tests from USPS.com.  Visit COVID Home Tests | USPS to order your tests today.
  • January 13, 2022 - Stanton City Hall is temporarily closed to the public. City Hall staff may be reached by email or telephone during regular operating hours: City Hall Contacts. 
  • January 5, 2022 - To fight the surge in new COVID-19 infections, CDPH has extended the mask mandate. Everyone in California should wear a mask in indoor public spaces and workplaces until February 15, 2022. The City of Stanton will be requiring masks in all indoor public spaces. For full information on this mandate, please visit the CDPH website. 

    OC COVID-19 HOTLINE: The OC COVID-19 Hotline is available to answer questions about vaccine-related issues, including booking appointments, or assistance with transportation. Live operators are available Mon-Fri from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at (714) 834-2000.
  • December 15, 2021 - With a spike in the number of coronavirus cases, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is requiring masks to be worn in all indoor public settings irrespective of vaccine status from December 15 through January 15, 2022. The City of Stanton will be requiring masks in all indoor public spaces. For full information on this mandate, please visit the CDPH website. 
MORE INFORMATION
City Status
CITY SERVICES
City Hall is currently OPEN to the public. City staff are available during regular operating hours: Monday-Thursday, 7am-12pm, and 1pm-6pm. 

PUBLIC MEETINGS
Public meetings, including those for Councils, Commissions and Committees, are now being held in person. For information on our meetings, please visit the Agendas and Minutes page. 

PARKS IN STANTON
All parks in the City of Stanton are currently open. We invite all community members to come and enjoy the fresh air and get some exercise. We ask that all visitors continue to practice safe social distancing guidelines while visiting our parks such as maintaining a 6ft distance from those who are not in the same household and maintaining good hygiene. For the latest information on park amenities and services please visit the Parks in Stanton page. 

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - PLANNING AND BUILDING PERMITS 
Services are currently available in person and via phone or email. Plans can be submitted electronically to the Building Division for new plan submittals, plan re-submittals, revisions to existing plans at our Plan Check page. Please contact our permit technician via email at: JZambrano@StantonCA.gov. Payments can be made over the phone (Visa or MasterCard) when paying for plan check or permit fees.

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PARKING ENFORCEMENT
Parking enforcement resumed Monday, July 6, 2020. We ask that all residents move their cars on scheduled street sweeping days and times. 

TRASH COLLECTION AND STREET SWEEPING
At this time, the City of Stanton and CR&R continue to maintain normal waste and recycling collection and street sweeping schedules in all service areas. 


Senior Resources
FREE MEALS & SHELF-STABLE GROCERIES
Seniors are invited to visit City Hall to receive frozen meals offered through OC Meals on Wheels as well as boxes of shelf-stable items provided by Second Harvest Food Bank. Additionally, our home-delivered meal service continues to operate and deliver meals Monday-Thursday to homebound seniors in our community. If you, or a senior you know, are in need of a nutritious meal or any other resources, please call the Community Services Department at (714) 890-4270.

Food distribution is offered at City Hall two days a week:
  • Tuesdays, 11am - Until Supplies Last: Last name beginning with A-M
  • Thursdays, 11am - Until Supplies Last:  Last name beginning with N-Z
For additional information, please call (714) 890-4270. Can't make it to our distribution? Please find additional food resources here. 

HEALTHY SOCIAL DISTANCING
Practicing social distancing does not mean we have to be socially isolated! Stay in touch with friends, family and co-workers by texting, sending emails, talking on the phone, and video chatting. If you need someone to turn to but are having difficulty connecting with someone in your support network, there is online or phone support available through:
  • Stanton Community Services Department: (714) 890-4270
  • SAMHSA Disaster Distress Line (24/7): Call 1 (800) 985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746 to connect with a trained crisis counselor.
  • The Peer-Run Warm Line (24/7): Call 1(855) 845-7415 for peer-run non-emergency emotional support
  • The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (24/7): Call 1(800) 273-8255
  • Nami Warmline: 1(877) 910-WARM for telephone-based, non-crisis for anyone struggling with mental health and/or substance use issues.
  • OC-Links: 1 (855) 625-4657 for information and referrals to OC Behavioral Health Services.
TIP Orange County continues to be available 24/7/365 to support citizens in crisis via telephone, text, and video chat. TIP Orange County's Volunteers provide many of the same services on the phone that they normally provide in person on the scene. TIP has temporarily expanded its services and are ready and waiting to provide emotional and practical support to:
  • anyone that has experienced a death or trauma
  • anxious or lonely citizens needing to talk
If you know of someone who could use our volunteer's support please call the TIP Dispatch Number (949) 614-6333​. 

Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy (HICAP) is a volunteer-supported program that provides free unbiased medical counseling to seniors and their families. Individuals can arrange for one-on-one phone appointments at (714) 560-0424, M-F from 8am-4pm.

STAY FIT & HEALTHY 
Stay fit and healthy with Stanton's Senior Fitness instructor, Eva Zepeda! Eva will be uploading weekly videos and lessons on how to stay healthy for all of her students. Learn about key components of fitness and continue to be active indoors. Visit Eva's YouTube channel today to access her lessons and fitness videos today. 

For additional online resources, please visit our Virtual Family Resource Center