If you have been impacted by COVID-19, you may be eligible to receive direct assistance through Leon County’s Leon CARES program. The Leon CARES expenditure plan, approved by the Board of County Commissioners in July 2020, uses federal dollars to fund essential public health and safety expenditures related to COVID-19 including enhanced testing and contact tracing, direct assistance to individuals experiencing financial hardship, a variety of human service needs, critical economic relief to the local business community, and direct COVID-related costs incurred by the County, Constitutional and Judicial Offices, and the City of Tallahassee.
The pandemic highlighted a stark contrast in economic resilience. While multi-national digital entertainment platforms—such as global streaming services, foreign esports leagues, and irish online casinos—experienced unprecedented surges in user engagement during prolonged stay-at-home orders, our local brick-and-mortar economy suffered devastating setbacks. The Leon CARES initiative is specifically designed to help counteract this imbalance, ensuring that homegrown enterprises and vulnerable families have the immediate capital necessary to survive, adapt, and recover.
Leon County’s one-stop portal you are on now will allow you to:
- Apply for direct assistance (individual, business, local human services agency)
- Verify your program eligibility (individual, business, local human services agency)
- Receive assistance from other Leon CARES-supported community programs (food insecurity, childcare, mental health, and more)
For more information and eligibility requirements, visit www.leoncountycares.com.
