Vaccine equity and the increasing efforts to reach minority communities
State and national surveys show that minorities continue to receive COVID-19 vaccinations at rates substantially less than their white counterparts. Author: Kevin Reece Updated: 11:11 PM CST February 4, 2021
DALLAS Faced with the stark reality that, both locally and nationwide, minorities are not receiving the COVID-19 vaccine in numbers proportionate to their populations, city and county leaders are doubling government and community efforts to make sure everyone gets their place in line. We need help. We need the churches, the PTA, said Dallas City Councilman Tennell Atkins shortly after returning from a Thursday COVID-19 vaccination registration drive at Singing Hills Recreation Center.
Silverdale Baptist Church Raises Funds To Support Local Nonprofits Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Across the United States, the twin crisis of the pandemic and economic downturn are depleting donations and could force as many as a third of nonprofits to close for good. But here in Chattanooga, one mission-minded church is filling a gap for four local nonprofits: The Bethlehem Center, The Chattanooga Community Kitchen, The Chattanooga Rescue Mission, and Hope for the Inner City.
This past Christmas Eve, Silverdale Baptist Church asked its congregation to give a special gift to benefit local mission partners who minister to the neediest in our community: the hungry and homeless. Silverdale raised over $32,000 over Christmas to help these local mission partners.
Dallas has 10 COVID vaccine registration sites. See where they are and when they’re open
The majority of nearly a dozen temporary registration sites are in southern Dallas.
Noemi Gonzalez (right), Senior Secretary to Commissioner Elba Garcia, helps Maria Dominguez register for a COVID-19 vaccine at a Pollo Campero location on N. Cockrell Hill Road on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in Dallas. The registration drive-through event, organized by Oak Cliff activist Leslie Cannon, took place in the 75211 zip code, which has been heavily affected during the pandemic. (Lynda M. González/The Dallas Morning News)(Lynda M. González / Staff Photographer)
The city of Dallas announced on Thursday almost a dozen grocery stores, recreation centers and other sites where people can get help signing up for a COVID-19 vaccine.
United Way Of Greater Chattanooga’s Restore Hope Fund Has Helped 1,132 Households Friday, January 29, 2021 United Way of Greater Chattanooga announces that the Restore Hope Fund has assisted 1,132 households, including 1,719 adults and 1,505 children, in the greater Chattanooga area.
In March of 2020, the Restore Hope Fund was launched in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to support the greater Chattanooga community. The fund was designed to assist individuals and households experiencing lost wages or other adverse circumstances due to the COVID-19 crisis.
United Way partnered with 12 local nonprofit agencies to support the needs of those directly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, including La Paz, Boys and Girls Club of Chattanooga, Jewish Federation of Greater Chattanooga, Rock Bridge Community Church, Helen Ross McNabb Center, Clinica Medicos, Bethlehem Center, Chattanooga Area Command, Northside Neighborhood House, Partnership for Families, Children and Adults,
The Bethlehem Center Skates Into The New Year With A Fundraiser Monday, December 28, 2020
Since its opening in mid November, Ice on the Landing has designated Wednesdays as Charity Night. On Wednesday, Jan. 6 from 4-9 p.m., the community will have an opportunity to support The Bethlehem Center while celebrating the New Year. A percentage of the ice rink’s sales on Jan. 6 will directly benefit from The Bethlehem Center’s Virtual Learning Centers. The Bethlehem Center partnered with Hamilton County Schools in September to offer Virtual Learning Centers for students who decided to enroll in the Hamilton County Schools’ At Home Learning. To date, The Bethlehem Center operates three learning centers whereby 60 students gather weekly for remote learning.