by Juan Carlos Lara : missionlocal – excerpt
DPH pandemic grants
The Department of Public Health announced $5.25 million in grants to neighborhood organizations for pandemic-related community assistance.
The funds are meant to support contact tracing, outreach efforts, mobile testing and community care for residents with Covid-19, according to a press release by the Department of Emergency Management.
In the Mission, the Latino Task Force and the Mission Language Vocational School will receive the grants, totalling about $500,000, according to Jon Jacobo, health committee chair for the Latino Task Force…
The community care component consists of workers bringing food or supplies to residents quarantining with Covid-19. If a quarantining community member lives in a crowded home, they will be connected with quarantine hotels in the city to prevent spread within the household.
The Latino Task Force also provides financial support to encourage residents to stay home rather than going to work sick…
Residents hoping to seek out the services mentioned above can do so here, or show up to 701 Alabama Street any Monday and Wednesday through Friday during regular business hours. …(more)
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