Improving the lives of Latinos in Georgia
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Improving the lives of Latinos in Georgia
Education-Health-Financial Stability-Immigration
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Help us to continue to help our community with urgent basic needs in order to improve living conditions of children and families and improve lives. Every $ goes towards the Urgent Basic needs program that helps keep families together and support Underserved families that have barriers of language, transportation, con
COVID Education and Outreach
Refugees to the United States, especially those who are recently resettled, may experience living arrangements or working conditions that put them at greater risk of getting COVID-19. Some refugees also have limited access to health care, as well as certain underlying medical conditions that put them at increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19, compared to the rest of the U.S.
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Some COVID-19 Vaccine Recipients Can Get Booster Shots
- People 65 years and older, 50–64 years with underlying medical conditions, or 18 years and older who live in long-term care settings should receive a booster shot.
- People 18 years and older should receive a booster shot at least 2 months after receiving their Johnson & Johnson/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine.
IF YOU RECEIVED
Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna
You are eligible for a booster if you are:
- 65 years or older
- Age 18+ who live in long-term care settings
- Age 18+ who have underlying medical conditions
- Age 18+ who work or live in high-risk settings
When to get a booster:
At least 6 months after your second shot
Which booster should you get?
Any of the COVID-19 vaccines authorized in the United StatesWhat You Need to Know
- COVID-19 vaccines are effective at helping protect against severe disease and death, including from variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 currently circulating (e.g., Delta variant).
- If you are fully vaccinated you can resume activities that you did before the pandemic. However, you should wear a mask indoors in public if you are in an area of substantial or high transmission. Being fully vaccinated and wearing a mask maximizes protection from the Delta variant and possibly spreading it to others.
- You may have side effects after vaccination. These are normal and should go away within a few days.
- Everyone aged 12 years and older is recommended to get vaccinated. Learn how to find a COVID-19 vaccine.
- People who are moderately to severely immunocompromised are recommended to get an additional dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (i.e., Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna).
- Certain groups of people are recommended to get a Pfizer-BioNTech booster shot.Everyone 12 years of age and older is now eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccination.
- COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective.
- Once you’re fully vaccinated, you can resume activities that you did before the pandemic. Learn more about what you can do when you have been fully vaccinated.
What We Know about How Well COVID-19 Vaccines Are Working
COVID-19 vaccination reduces the risk of COVID-19 and its potentially severe complications. All COVID-19 vaccines currently authorized for use in the United States helped protect people against COVID-19, including severe illness, in clinical trial settings. So far, studies that have looked at how COVID-19 vaccines work in real-world conditions (vaccine effectiveness studies) have shown that these vaccines are working w
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Family Well Being and Stability
We prioritize our most vulnerable families and children, living in poverty, with no other relief, with little or no support network, English language deficient, transportation barriers affected with unemployment, quarantine and illness.
Hispanic babies born in rural enclaves are more likely to be impoverished than those in the city. And it’s harder for them to receive help from federal and state programs, such as the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Consistent health care also is hard to come by, particularly if their parents are undocumented and are fearful of being discovered and deported—even though the children are U.S. citizens.
As a result, many researchers say, many of these children may never realize their full potential and escape poverty.
“These babies are starting behind the starting line,” said Daniel Lichter, a Cornell University researcher and coauthor of a recent study on their situation. “And their opportunities as they move into adulthood are jeopardized. These are American citizens at risk of failing to thrive.” (https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2015/08/14/hispanic-poverty-in-rural-areas-challenges-states)
Monthly we help 600-800 families connect to a box of culturally appropriate nutritious food. This helps our hard working families have a little more for medicines, rent or utilities. We help our babies connect to diapers and formula. We help our families connect to WIC, SNAP and Medicaid.
In 2020, we have helped over 10,000 families obtain access to nutritious, fresh food, alongside our over 30 Corporate Partners and funders. Over 7000 PPE and 8600 individuals connected to access to job opportunities
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