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How small businesses affected by the Boyle Heights warehouse fire can apply for assistance
Claudia Hernandez hands a customer some change in East Los Angeles on June 26, 2026.
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Isaac Ceja
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Boyle Heights Beat
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This story first appeared on The LA Local.
Businesses impacted by the Lineage warehouse fire have access to recovery resources.
Inclusive Action, the Boyle Heights Chamber of Commerce and the Hustle & Heart Collective have launched the Boyle Heights Fire Relief Fund for Small Businesses, which will provide financial assistance to brick-and-mortar businesses and street vendors directly affected by the fire.
Resources may also be available through the city’s BusinessSource Center, which offers grants, business advising, financial counseling and other services.
Boyle Heights Fire Relief Fund for Small Businesses
The program aims to award grants to 500 affected small businesses and vendors in Boyle Heights and East Los Angeles near the Lineage facility.
Who qualifies?
- Brick-and-mortar businesses
- Street vendors
- Home-based businesses
Grant amounts:
- Street vendors: Up to $1,000
- Brick-and-mortar businesses: Up to $3,000
Eligible ZIP codes:
- 90022
- 90023
- 90033
- 90063
Application requirements:
- Business website and email address (organizations will assist applicants who do not have these).
- Proof of address, utility bill and lease agreement (if applicable).
- Street vendors can upload photos of their business if they do not have traditional business documentation.
- Number of employees.
- Applicants will be asked how they plan to use the grant funds.
For additional information, visit the frequently asked questions page.
Apply by July 13 at inclusiveaction.jotform.com/261790764235059
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Small Business Recovery Services
Through the city’s established BusinessSource Center, NEW Economics for Women, impacted businesses will have access to recovery resources to help stabilize operations and retain jobs, including:
- Small business recovery grants of up to $1,000 for eligible businesses directly impacted by the fire
- Industrial air purifiers for severely impacted businesses
- One-on-one business advising
- Assistance applying for disaster relief programs
- Access to capital and micro-loan opportunities
- Business continuity and recovery planning
- Commercial lease and financial counseling
- Marketing and customer recovery strategies
- Technical assistance with permitting and regulatory requirements
- Referrals to additional local, state, and federal business assistance programs
Visit or contact the New Economics for Women:
Address: 1780 East First Street, Los Angeles 90033
Phone: 323-568-1520
Email: ELABSC@neworg.us
More recovery assistance
Visit the city’s Boyle Heights Recovery Updates website for more resources available to displaced workers and other employment services.
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