COVID-19 Community Equity Fund
2023 NACo Achievement Award Winner
Los Angeles County, Calif., CA
Best In Category
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About the Program
Category: Health (Best in Category)
Year: 2023
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) COVID-19 Community Equity Fund (Equity Fund) is a partnership with grassroot community-based organizations (CBOs) to reduce the transmission of COVID-19, aid in response and recovery efforts, and address the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 in Los Angeles residents by providing outreach and education, and system navigation services. Equity Fund invests in CBOs that possess cultural and linguistic expertise and are considered trusted community messengers. With testing information, vaccination data, and updated health orders about COVID-19 safety, these CBOs are equipped to reach historically under-resourced and hard-to-reach communities and direct their services towards priority populations, geographic areas and neighborhoods in LA County that are highly impacted by COVID-19 and most vulnerable due to a history of marginalization.