Description: Provides the Disability Disaster Access and Resource Center for Santa Clara County.
Partners with PG&E to assist residents with Access and Functional Needs in the event of a Public Safety Power Shut Off, PSPS.
PSPS preparedness workshops are held on the first Friday of each month.
Services include:
Creating a personal or family emergency plan
Back-up battery loans
Hotel vouchers
Food vouchers
Utility Medical Baseline Application Assistance
Battery program: Provides backup battery for customers rely on electricity operated medical devices. Customers must reside in a Tier 2 or 3 High Fire Thread District or have experienced 2 or more PSPS events.
Visit the Disability Disaster Access and Resources webpage for an application.
Eligibility: Must live or work in Santa Clara County
Must be a person with a significant disability or impairment or older adults
Subject to a PSPS event or other emergency
Battery program:
Must be a PG&E customer who relies on electricity to operate medical devices or to continue to live independently;
Reside in a Tier 2 or 3 High Fire Threat District or have experienced 2 or more PSPS events.
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