Published September 21. 2021 04:11PM
The CDC Foundation announced the selection of the Hispanic Center of the Lehigh Valley among 150 national community-based organizations receiving grants of up to $100,000 for vaccination outreach and reduction of health inequities among communities at higher risk due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The unprecedented infusion of federal funding will allow the Hispanic Center to expand existing work promoting vaccination access and addressing vaccine hesitancy among Hispanic/Latino, African-American, and immigrant communities throughout the Lehigh Valley in efforts to reduce disparities in vaccination rates in neighborhoods that have been most impacted by the pandemic.
Over the next eight months, the Hispanic Center will work in collaboration with a wide network of medical and neighborhood partners throughout the Lehigh Valley to implement a coordinated campaign of neighborhood-based vaccination events, a bilingual media strategy, and build a network of credible, frontline nonprofit and community messengers to disseminate accurate and up-to-date information on vaccination opportunities.
“We are honored to be recognized for our community-based approach to addressing the pandemic, and we are thrilled that we will be able to expand our efforts to reach more of our neighbors here in the Lehigh Valley at a moment when vaccination is more important than ever,” said Executive Director Victoria Montero.
Since the start of the pandemic, the Hispanic Center has played an active role in responding to the local impact of the COVID-19 virus, particularly among people of color and low-income community members who have been most disproportionately affected in the Lehigh Valley.
For more information on the Hispanic Center of the Lehigh Valley, contact Montero at (610)-868-7800.
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