New England Blacks in Philanthropy has decided move our #CouchConversation – Reclaiming our Healing: Reimagining Wellness in the Black Community to a virtual conversation.
Please join us on Friday, March 27th at 2pm- 4pm as we discuss the Coronavirus and its impact on our communities. PediatricianDr Jeanette Callahan, Internist Dr. Robin Reedand Applied Psychologist Dr. Karen Craddock, There will be a questions and answer portion to our discussion. Learn more here.
As expected, COVID-19 is having a dire impact on our communities. Below, please find a list of Community Foundations in New England that have created funds to support the most vulnerable.
Public health emergencies, such as the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), are stressful times for people and communities. Fear and anxiety about a disease can lead to social stigma toward people, places, or things.
For example, stigma and discrimination can occur when people associate a disease, such as COVID-19, with a population or nationality, even though not everyone in that population or from that region is specifically at risk for the disease.
My first trip to China was in 2017. I visited the French Concession in Shanghai, admiring the many London plane trees. I strolled the Bund, the city’s waterfront promenade, looking out over the Huangpu River. I went to Beijing to see the Forbidden City and hiked part of the Great Wall, which was far more challenging than I had anticipated.
But no matter where we went, I noticed something, even through the fog of jet lag: I was being stared at. One afternoon as I stood on a sidewalk in Shanghai, a passenger on a bus pointed at me and laughed. It was a reminder that I was the only black woman in a sea of Chinese faces, and that for many, I didn’t belong.
The Boston Resiliency Fund is the City of Boston’s effort to help coordinate fundraising and philanthropic efforts to provide essential services to Boston residents whose health and well-being are most immediately impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Nellie Mae Education Foundation launched a rapid response fund to respond to the hate crimes and bias against Asian American communities resulting from COVID-19. The Racism is a Virus Too rapid response grant fund will support Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) that provide services for AAPI communities.
Karl-Anthony Towns and others are supporting COVID-19 relief
Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns has announced he’ll donate $100,000 to the Mayo Clinic for testing for the COVID-19 virus. The Minnesota-based medical system said the money will help increase capacity for COVID-19 testing from 200 to more than 1,000 per day.
To support the community, United Way Worldwide has created the COVID-19 Community Response and Recovery Fund. The fund supports communities struggling in the wake of the new virus, by supporting local United Ways and 211.
On the right, please find local United Ways that are supporting their communities. Each one has set up a COVID -19 fund. Please help your community by disseminating this information to make sure that no one is left behind.
So what should you tell kids about the coronavirus, and how? New York Times spoke to a pediatrician, two psychologists, a pediatric infectious disease specialist and a safety expert for their best tips.
