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L.A County launched the County COVID-19 Community Equity Fund to help slow the spread of COVID-19 in communities disproportionately impacted by the virus.
By News Desk
Fifty-one community-based organizations, or CBOs, will receive funding to provide a range of services, including outreach, education, case investigation and contact tracing. They also will help individuals who live in hard-hit neighborhoods connect with health and social services.
The goal of the Community Equity Fund is to reduce the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 in L.A. County by partnering with organizations and providing them with funding, training and technical assistance. The organizations will raise awareness in their communities on how to prevent spreading COVID-19 and will connect residents to health care, social services and COVID-19 testing when necessary. Some will also conduct case investigation and contact tracing to inform people who have been exposed to or are infected with COVID-19 about their risks and the need to isolate and quarantine.
Dr. Christina Ghaly, director of the L.A. County Department of Health Services said:
We believe the grassroots effort will help educate our residents, link them to much-needed services and help slow the spread of COVID-19.
The 51 community-based organizations were selected because of their experience in providing culturally and linguistically appropriate services in historically underserved communities. They also have a demonstrated history in advancing equity and experience in outreach and engagement. The Community Equity Fund is a joint effort by the L.A. County Department of Health Services and the L.A. County Department of Public Health in partnership with Community Partners, a nonprofit organization that will coordinate with the CBOs.
The CBOs represent the diversity that is Los Angeles County and they include health care centers, immigrant rights groups, churches and other organizations. Over the course of the next year, they will receive funding ranging from $100,000 to $500,000, as well as capacity building, training and technical assistance. The County is also appreciative of the additional support and partnership of the group of funders that have come together under Together Toward Health, a project of the Public Health Institute. Their support has been and will continue to be instrumental in helping the County achieve its COVID equity goals.
The partner organizations are:
| African Communities Public Health Coalition |
| Alma Family Services |
| Anti-Recidivism Coalition |
| Armenian Relief Society of Western USA, Social Services |
| Asian Pacific Policy & Planning Council |
| California Association of African-American Superintendents and Administrators (CAAASA) |
| California Black Women’s Health Project |
| California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative (fiscal sponsor Asian Health Services) |
| California Native Vote Project, a project of Community Partners |
| Center for Living and Learning |
| Central City Neighborhood Partners |
| Chinatown Service Center |
| CIELO comunidades Indigenas en Liderazgo |
| Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice |
| Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) |
| Community Coalition |
| Community Development Technologies Center |
| Dignity Health – Northridge Hospital Foundation |
| East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice |
| Esperanza Community Housing Corporation |
| Gender Justice LA |
| Good Seed Community Development Corporation |
| The G.R.E.E.N (Gathering Resources to Educate and Empower through Network) Foundation |
| Herald Christian Health Center |
| InnerCity Struggle |
| International Institute of Los Angeles (IILA)** |
| Kheir Clinic |
| Khmer Girls in Action |
| Los Angeles Brotherhood Crusade |
| Los Angeles Metropolitan Churches |
| LTSC Community Development Corporation |
| Maternal and Child Health Access |
| Northeast Valley Health Corporation |
| Pacoima Beautiful |
| Pilipino Workers Center of Southern California |
| Pomona Economic Opportunity Center, Inc. |
| Proyecto Pastoral |
| Pukuu Cultural Community Services |
| QueensCare Health Centers |
| SAAHAS For Cause |
| Southern California Pacific Islander COVID-19 Response Team |
| Southern California Rehabilitation Services, Inc. |
| St. John’s Well Child & Family Center |
| The TransLatin@ Coalition |
| Urban Peace Institute |
| Valley Care Community Consortium |
| Vision y Compromiso |
| The Wall Las Memorias Project |
| Watts Labor Community Action Committee (WLCAC) |
| Whittier Area First Day Coalition |
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