United Way of SWLA launches free rides to COVID-19 vaccine sites
United Way of SWLA launches free rides to COVID-19 vaccine sites By Lindsey Thompson and Madison Glaser | May 11, 2021 at 5:05 PM CDT - Updated May 17 at 8:39 AM
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - United Way of Southwest Louisiana announced Tuesday the launch of the Ride United Vaccine Access Campaign.
This program gives residents who have transportation challenges free rides to COVID-19 vaccination sites in Lake Charles through Lyft.
This effort is made possible through a grant from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation in partnership with United Way Worldwide and the Louisiana Association of United Ways.
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BATON ROUGE Louisiana s network of 211 call centers saw a 220% increase in call volume last year, a unique illustration of the need for information and services spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic and a destructive hurricane season.
Louisiana 211 is a free, 24/7 referral service that connects residents in Louisiana s 64 parishes to information about essential services, including housing, local food assistance programs, mental health care and employment support. In 2020, Gov. John Bel Edwards tapped 211 as the hub for state residents with COVID-19 questions to get up-to-date information on everything from the basics of the virus to vaccine locations.
Operators at the state s three 211 call centers in Lafayette, Monroe and New Orleans handled 290,002 calls in 2020, up 220% from call volume in 2019. Of those calls, more than 53% were people seeking COVID-19 information and roughly 20% were hurricane survivors seeking storm help, including after Hurricanes Laura and Delta batt
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