A new fund is expected to be announced on Monday to assist with the economic crisis that has come in the last week due to the coronavirus.

A coalition of Chautauqua County funders are set to announce the Chautauqua County Crisis Response Fund: COVID-19, which has been established through the support of generous contributions from philanthropic and business partners.

This fund will be managed in partnership with the local United Ways, local Community Foundations and a number of private and corporate foundations. It serves as a coordinated response to pool resources to meet the immediate needs of our community today, and to support long-term needs that are not yet known.

There will be a full announcement on Monday listing the earliest contributors and a process by which resources will be rapidly deployed to community-based organizations on the front lines of this pandemic.