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Montgomery: Residents at Alabama’s four state veterans homes were set to receive COVID-19 vaccinations beginning Tuesday. The arrival of the vaccine is a bright spot amid a record-setting surge in COVID-19 cases. Alabama ranked sixth in the United States for the most new cases per capita in the past 14 days. Alabama’s vaccine plan has prioritized front-line medical workers and residents and employees of long-term care facilities for the first allotments of the vaccine. Health care workers began receiving vaccinations last week. State Health Officer Scott Harris said last week that vaccinations were to be begin at long-term care facilities this week under a partnership with pharmacies. The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs said in a news release that the first immunizations of the Pfizer vaccine will be administer
Group raises awareness about food insecurity in W Virginia
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Empty Bowls raises awareness about food insecurity in county
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Dec 23, 2020
Barb Fortner puts out a new selection of bowls as Eleanor Lee looks at the decorated bowls at 2020 s Empty Bowls luncheon to raise funds and awareness about hunger. TWV FILE PHOTO
FAIRMONT â The Empty Bowls luncheon was the last event the United Way of Marion and Taylor Counties held in 2020 before the coronavirus pandemic.
The annual fundraiser brings in a lot of donation to the nonprofit while also raising awareness about food insecurity. With many residents having lost jobs this year while, the issue of food insecurity is at a high rivaling that of the Great Depression.
âWe have done a lot more with food insecurity issues,â said Emily Swain, community impact director of the United Way. âWith our COVID fund, we have distributed a lot to food pantries that help people facing hunger issues, because it has been a problem this year with folks facing unemployment, their kids being out of school and having to feed more