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MHACY Launches Vaccine Education Campaign
From the Municipal Housing Authority of the City of Yonkers' press release:
With vaccination rates lagging behind in many communities of color, the Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers (MHACY) has launched a campaign to allay fears and encourage its residents to get the vaccine.
DCHA’s Third Annual Modified Apprenticeship Training Program Celebrates Graduation
From the District of Columbia Housing Authority's press release:
Thirty five residents who participated in the District of Columbia Housing Authority’s Modified Apprenticeship Training Program (ATP) today celebrated their graduation, and more importantly, new job opportunities.
North King County Enhanced Shelter Opens In Shoreline (King County Housing Authority)
From the City of Shoreline, WA's press release:
Opinion: Center for veterans is worth all the time and effort (Yakima Housing Authority)
From the Yakima Herald:
In 2016, when interested parties first floated the idea of a veterans housing project at the old Marine Corps Reserve armory in Yakima, they knew it would take years. But they also were confident that time and toil spent on the project would pay off. Veterans were worth the effort.
State Department Of The Environment, Baltimore Housing Authority Continue To Test Wastewater Across City For COVID-19
From CBS 13 Baltimore:
The State Department of The Environment is working closely with the Baltimore City Housing Authority to test the wastewater of more than 14 locations in Baltimore for COVID-19.
Janet Abrahams, with the Baltimore City Housing Authority, said crews are pulling samples twice a week from each site.
“This is a very successful process that they have implemented,” she said.
Thousands of seniors in Chicago public housing get their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine: ‘I can’t wait to see my family’ (Chicago Housing Authority)
From the Chicago Tribune:
For the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, dozens of people gathered in the community room at a public housing building for senior citizens in South Chicago.
The room had been turned into a COVID-19 vaccination clinic and each of them patiently waited to get their first dose of the vaccine.
PHA hosted COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics at PHA Hi-Rises (St. Paul Public Housing Agency)
From the St. Paul Public Housing Agency's newsletter:
Community groups getting people vaccinated at mass vaccination site and elsewhere in the county (Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority)
From ABC News 5 Cleveland:
With Cleveland’s mass vaccine location opening at Cleveland State University’s Wolstein Center, tens of thousands of Ohioans will have the ability to get vaccinated over the next eight weeks.
The site was chosen because it’s near public transportation but also because it’s relatively close to communities of color which are getting vaccinated at lower rates than white communities across the nation.
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As Local Governments Try To Fix Vaccine Access Disparities, Community Leaders Question Whether It’s Enough (District of Columbia Housing Authority)
From DCist:
Significant racial disparities persist in the vaccine rollout across the D.C. region, despite the fact that Black and Brown communities have borne the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic. Now, after months of navigating complex appointment systems and logistical hurdles, public health officials and community-led groups are trying to correct course on a vaccine distribution process that was not designed for the region’s most marginalized residents.
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