Primary Impacts to Date

 Health

Coordinated production of thousands of masks during early shortages

Promoted blood donations

Coordinated early on-site vaccination clinics for vulnerable populations

Nutrition

Located and mapped emergency food resources county-wide overlaying social vulnerability indicators

Identified gaps, redundancies, inefficiencies, and opportunities

Organized logistics for better coverage and distribution

Developed more effective communications strategies to reach vulnerable populations

Organized community drives for non-SNAP necessities

Connection

Partnered with a New Castle foundation to provide technology devices to students

Addressed isolation in older adults during the shutdown through the creation of a crafting enterprise that delivered hundreds of homemade cards to Beebe Hospital and senior living care facilities.

General

Developed early pandemic resource infographics for individuals/families and nonprofits/small businesses, providing links to navigate help for nutrition, housing, utilities, unemployment assistance, education, grants, loans, business support, and consulting