Theatre Bay Area has launched this fund with the generous donations from individual donors, many of them fellow artists, for performing arts workers who are facing a loss of income due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
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With the passing of AB 5, California moved to extend employee protections to freelancers this year, but many creative professionals still work for themselves and don't have typical salaried-worker safety nets like extended sick leave. Some self-employed people will not qualify for unemployment insurance, particularly artists who rely on informal, direct cash payments or practice without a business license.
With those challenges in mind, KQED has rounded up a list of mutual aid funds that distribute emergency grants to artists, creative professionals and freelancers facing financial hardships.
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