Through our partnership with Immunize Colorado and the Colorado Vaccine Equity Taskforce, we are proud to support vaccine equity in Jefferson County. Black, Latinx, and Native Americans have all experienced rates of infection, hospitalization, and death that far exceed their proportion of the population and increasing access to COVID-19 vaccines and improving vaccination rates is important for the wellness of our community. Here are organizations who have received initial funding to do this important work in Jeffco.

A Little Help
Helping older adults navigate online portals, coordinate appointments and transportation to and from vaccination appointments, and developing and distributing vaccine education online and via email communications.

Archway Housing and Services
Providing education, appointment navigation, transportation assistance and other supportive resources to assist affordable housing residents in accessing the vaccine through community-based opportunities.

Bayaud Enterprises
Partnering with ARC Thrift Store to provide outreach, education, appointment navigation and support resources to assist people with disabilities and people experiencing homelessness in accessing the vaccine through a series of outdoor vaccination clinics.

American Community of Colorado
Partnering with the Filipino Community of Colorado to provide outreach to the Filipino and other Asian communities and hosting pop-up vaccination clinics in partnership with Jefferson County Public Health.

Mountain Resource Center
Providing vaccination education and outreach, vaccination scheduling assistance, and a pop-up vaccination clinic targeting low-income and rural residents, Latinx families, and veterans living in West Jefferson and Park Counties’ mountain communities.

Muslim Youth for Positive Impact
Leading a statewide COVID-19 Vaccine Education Initiative to educate and engage the statewide Muslim community and collaborate with the Colorado Imam Council, mosques and Muslim community groups to host culturally competent vaccine awareness events and pop-up vaccine clinics.

OMNI Institute
Engaging in sustained sub-community outreach to educate underserved communities about the COVID-19 pandemic, creating awareness and addressing vaccination hesitancy in underserved communities in Jeffco to reduce barriers to vaccine access via community- based pop-up clinics.

ViVe Wellness
Providing outreach, education, scheduling assistance and vaccination clinics to Latinx communities in Jeffco, focusing on those who do not have transportation or access to technology or social media.

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