LISC names Jorge Cruz to expand community investments, drive economic opportunity in Newark
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NEWARK, N.J., May 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ One of New Jersey s top impact investing strategists is set to take the helm of a leading community development organization, with ambitious plans to expand local investments in affordable housing, economic development, health, education and jobs.
Jorge Cruz, a 30-year veteran of community investing who most recently served as chief external affairs officer with New Jersey Community Capital (NJCC), is the new executive director of LISC Greater Newark, the local arm of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC). LISC is one of the nation s largest community development organizations, with some $24 billion invested nationwide, including more than $151 million in Newark.
N.J. county blocks COVID vaccine finder over concerns it favors ‘white, suburban people’
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“Appointments available!” the @UCNJ VaccineBot tweeted, with a link to Union County’s online booking portal.
By 1:37 p.m., four minutes later, the account tweeted that all the available appointments were gone.
The people who run these so-called “Twitter bots” might be praised by those who use it successfully, but some county officials in New Jersey are trying to block them at a time when vaccine appointments are in high demand. Some are booked within seconds, while other eligible New Jersey residents have waited months.
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The Rockefeller Foundation Launches $20 Million Initiative to Increase Covid-19 Vaccination Rates Among Communities of Color
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NEW YORK, April 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Rockefeller Foundation announces the launch of a historic $20 million Equity-First Vaccination Initiative to improve the vaccination rate among communities of color, which have been disproportionately impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Representing less than one-third of the 74 million people who are now fully vaccinated in the United States, communities of color are twice as likely to die from Covid-19 and three times as likely to be hospitalized as white Americans. To close this gap, the Foundation will initially collaborate with five organizations to deploy equity-first, hyper-local public health interventions in five U.S. cities: Baltimore, Md.; Chicago, Ill.; Houston, Texas; Newark, N.J.; Oakland, Cal
Rockefeller Foundation names Newark in $20M equitable COVID vaccination plan
5 cities chosen to increase rates for communities of color April 13, 2021
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The Rockefeller Foundation announced April 13 that it selected Newark as one of five pilot cities to launch a historic $20 million equity-first vaccination initiative to improve the vaccination rate among communities of color, which have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The foundation will invest in United Way of Greater Newark’s public education campaign to improve confidence in the vaccine among Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC), women, the homeless, youth aging out of foster care, undocumented residents and other communities. Additionally, United Way of Greater Newark will partner with community partners throughout the city to deliver vaccines through mobile vaccine units in these same communities.