Group vaccinating those experiencing homelessness in new partnership with shelters
Updated Feb 28, 2021;
The Secaucus-based Riverside Medical Group announced Sunday a new partnership with shelters around North Jersey.
“The inequities that we’re seeing in vaccination administration is a problem, and we want to be part of the solution,” Zeyad Baker, a doctor and the group’s CEO, said in a statement.
“This partnership will undoubtedly help those most in need,” he said in a statement.
The organization will be working with nonprofits like Eva’s Village, which runs shelters and serves meals in Paterson.
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COVID vaccinations for homeless population
New Jersey had more than 8,860 residents classified as homeless in 2019, according to a federal report. While that was a decrease from the previous year, the pandemic has exacerbated many of the problems that drive people into the streets.
05:20 AM EST Share Kevin D’Amico says he wants to grow the shop’s brand and expand into additional locations in and near Downtown.
Buying a coffee shop in the middle of a pandemic sounds like a challenge, but Urban Grind Coffee Co. owner Kevin D’Amico had a plan.
D’Amico purchased the Downtown coffee shop Oct. 1. It had been closed since March 27 at the start of the pandemic.
Going in, he knew the shop wouldn’t be performing as usual. Many Downtown workers still are working remotely, and until they start coming back that won’t change.
“We have to just be smart, hunker down, run it the right way,” D’Amico said. “But you know, I figure at some point between now and the spring, this is all going to be over. People are going to come back to work and we’ll be up and running it full blast.”