“I’m hopeful that this grant program will spark some collaborations centered around race, racism and the history of racism in South Hampton Roads that wouldn’t have happened before,” said David Bearinger.
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Philly Fighting Covid, a PPE startup that pivoted to vaccine distribution, had a spectacular rise and fall.
The city provided vaccines to PFC but later cut ties after finding issues in its privacy policy.
The city is still soliciting vaccine partners and the event has spurred conversation about equity.
Andrei Doroshin seemed irate when he posted the statement on his company s website on January 29. It had been a tumultuous week for the 22-year old Drexel University graduate student.
He d admitted on national television to taking a small number of coronavirus vaccines home from a clinic run by his startup, Philly Fighting Covid. The city of Philadelphia had cut ties with his company. The press attention had been relentless.
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The $4.5 million will be shared between a number of different nonprofit organizations. The breakdown is as follows:
$1 million going to Campaign for Working Families for financial recovery in North Philadelphia,
$1 million to Local Initiatives Support Corporation in partnership with the Latino Equitable Development Collective for economic mobility within Philadelphia’s Latino community,
$1 million for the African Cultural Alliance of North America Inc. for targeted outreach to African and Asian immigrants and low-income communities, and
$1.5 million to Diversified Community Services for housing support, benefits access, and tax services.
Another $1 million in city funds will go to United Way for initiatives that haven’t yet been announced.
Voffee Jabateh wanted to provide coronavirus testing for Philadelphia’s community of African immigrants and refugees. Twice last year, he applied for city funding. Jabateh requested about $113,000 for the African Cultural Alliance of North America and pitched a plan to distribute information in different African languages and dialects at hair-braiding salons, grocery stores, laundromats, and .