From the District of Columbia Housing Authority's press release:
District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) Executive Director Tyrone Garrett is proud to be working with Johns Hopkins Health System (JHSS) and Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM), thanks to its partnership with D.C. Department of Health, successfully completing the first three weeks of the pilot program vaccinating senior citizens living in DCHA properties.
From the Yonkers Times:
Progress is being made in the efforts to vaccinate Yonkers residents and residents throughout Westchester, with the COVID-19 vaccine. Pictured avbove is Eduviges Aquinio, a resident of Flynn Manor, was the first senior to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers (MHACY) held a special vaccination program on February 4th for seniors who reside at MHACY properties. The program, which was held at the Nodine Hill Community Center, vaccinated more than 250 seniors.
From the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee's website:
Throughout 2020, the Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) demonstrated that it can adapt quickly and effectively as seen with its shift to a virtual format for the Make Your Money Talk (MYMT) financial literacy program. WWBIC provided financial capability education to 188 HACM residents in 2020, bringing the total number of graduates to 2,834 since the program’s inception in 2004.
From the Akron Beacon Journal:
The FirstEnergy Foundation has donated more than $3.4 million to nearly 100 organizations across its service territory as part of “Investing with Purpose,” a company initiative focused on supporting organizations that advance health and safety, workforce development, educational and social justice initiatives. The grants represent the first round of approximately $7 million in charitable contributions the foundation said it will award as part of the program.
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From WSOC TV:
Students living in public housing in Charlotte have an opportunity to get help paying for college.
Charlotte ranks among the worst in the nation in upward mobility, meaning if a child is born in poverty it is very difficult for them to climb out of it.
The Greater Steps Scholars program is designed to help end the cycle of poverty by investing in students in public housing.
From the El Paso Times:
The Housing Authority of the City of El Paso distributed 850 COVID-19 vaccines to elderly residents on Friday.
Along with the HACEP, the doses were made possible in collaboration with University Medical Center, Amistad, El Paso County Coliseum, El Paso County, and County Judge Ricardo Samaniego.
From TAP Into Paterson:
"In a continuing effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, healthcare professionals from CVS/Omnicare will be at senior housing sites to vaccinate Paterson Housing Authority (PHA) residents against the virus in the coming weeks.
From KSAT San Antonio:
Vinsen Faris, CEO of Meals on Wheels San Antonio, says he’s already started getting calls from seniors grateful for the chance to get their COVID-19 shots without leaving home.
“This is one of the first in the nation to actually knock on the doors, get inside the house and do the inoculation there in the home,” Faris said.
From Technical.ly:
Mayor Brandon Scott and the Baltimore City of Information and Technology (BCIT) partnered with ewaste recycling org PCs for People to donate more than 900 laptops to residents of Baltimore.
With the partnership, which was detailed Tuesday, city government is teaming with a digital inclusion nonprofit to get computer equipment to low-income families in the city at a time when access to devices is crucial for distance learning and remote work.