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New Bedford NAACP Urges Faster Action on Covid-19 Vaccination

[caption id="attachment_1755" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] COVID-19 vaccination (2020) by U.S. Secretary of Defense, CC by 2.0 [/caption] Calls 600 doses per week for area "woefully inadequate'; Urges better outreach in communities of color NEW BEDFORD -- In a statement released today, The New Bedford Branch of the NAACP is calling on elected officials and area residents to accelerate efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19 in our communities. New Bedford continues to report among the highest total number of infected individuals in the Commonwealth, at over 12,000 each. Yet, the number of vaccines arriving in our city is woefully inadequate: only...

An Act Effectuating Equity in COVID-19 Vaccination

SD.699 / HD.1283 Sponsors: Sens. Becca Rausch & Sonia Chang-Díaz and Reps. Liz Miranda & Mindy Domb Black and Latinx residents of Massachusetts have so far received the COVID-19 vaccination at far lower rates than the overall population, even as the virus has taken a disproportionate toll on their communities. An Act Effectuating Equity in COVID-19 Vaccination aims to close those gaps and reach vaccine parity through: Appointing an Equity & Outreach Director Require Governor Baker to immediately appoint a director of COVID-19 vaccination equity and outreach whose sole focus will be addressing disparities in COVID-19 vaccination rates rooted in...

COVID-19 Survey

We received this notice from Angela Navarro, who is working under the supervision of Andrea Klimt at UMASS Dartmouth’s Department of Health & Society. The department is trying to track who has been receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, as well as understanding the fears, concerns and obstacles preventing New Bedford residents from receiving the vaccine. This information will be shared with Health Departments, community leaders engaged in outreach, and will also be made available to the public. Please take the time to respond to this brief survey in the language of your choice. Your participation is greatly appreciated. Please feel free...

Get more vaccines into the Greater New Bedford area, prioritize underserved populations

Petition to Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker We are concerned that vaccination access and allocation is not meeting the needs or even getting to the most underserved area residents. We appreciate the outstanding work of the South Coast COVID vaccination partners (Southcoast Health, GNB Community Health Center, Seven Hills, Community Health Departments, and others) in our region, but it is clear to us that the effort is insufficient to meet the needs of the most underserved people. We applaud the work that has been done and want to support and enhance that existing infrastructure with a more targeted outreach effort. To Bring...

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COVID-19 eviction assistance

Ayuda con el Desalojo - Ajuda com Despejo The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has resources available for individuals and families struggling to make rent or mortgage payments or facing eviction due to COVID-19. Financial assistance, legal help, and mediation may be available to help you stay in your home. Resources are also available for low-income owner-occupants. For rent help / ayuda con la renta / ajuda com aluguel Call 800-244-9023 or 2-1-1 Mon-Thu 9am-1:30pm Get the answers you need. It's free, confidential, and multilingual.

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Vaccine Equity Now!

[caption id="attachment_1755" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] COVID-19 vaccination (2020) by U.S. Secretary of Defense, CC by 2.0 [/caption] The Vaccine Equity Now! Coalition — a newly formed coalition of 11 civil rights, immigrant justice, and public health organizations — is sounding the alarm to call attention to the dramatic racial inequities in the vaccine rollout in Massachusetts and to advocate for real solutions. Now, we need your help! We will need a tidal wave of support to convince Governor Baker and his administration to change course and put equity at the center of the roll-out. Please help us reach 10,000 signatures in...

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Vaccine Equity Now!

For over a year, the COVID-19 pandemic in Massachusetts and across the nation has been characterized by dramatic racial inequities across cases, hospitalizations, and deaths. Now, with vaccines finally available, White residents are receiving the vast majority of the state’s vaccine doses. As of last week, White residents had received 12 times more doses than Black residents and 16 times more doses than Latinx residents. On February 17th a coalition of Civil Rights, Immigrant Justice, and Public Health Leaders launched the Vaccine Equity Now! Coalition, #VaccineEquityNow, on February 17 at a 1:30 online press conference at which they issued five...

CDC Toolkits

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) created a communication toolkit to help public health professionals, health departments, community organizations, and healthcare systems and providers reach people who may need COVID-19 prevention messaging in their own languages. Visit the CDC Toolkit page here The toolkit provides: Current messaging from a trusted source. Information in plain language available for downloading and sharing. Translated materials to help communities disseminate messages to a wider audience.

NBCSOS – USOS forum on school safety during COVID-19

New Bedford Coalition to Save Our Schools (NBCSOS) in Collaboration with Uniting to Save Our Schools (USOS) Presents a Community Forum What does it mean to safely return to schools? How do we build power to demand safety & equity? Please join us this Thursday from 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. for an online community forum on school re-opening during the COVID-19 Pandemic and impacts on students in special education and other vulnerable populations. You may join the forum by clicking the link below/copying the link into your browser. A meeting ID and passcode are also provided in case you need...