COVID-19 VACCINATION COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND WORKFORCE PROGRAM

Supporting frontline health workers across the country to increase vaccine access for families living in poverty.

PROGRAM IMPACT

Over 200 community health workers have been empowered to do vaccine outreach and administration across one hundred diverse high need locations.

In 2022 Sostento is delivering over $4 million in funds to resource the free and charitable clinic workforce that do COVID vaccination, education and outreach efforts. To date our network has achieved over 200,000 vaccinations in communities with high concentrations of poverty.

THE NETWORK

85 nonprofit clinics serving 100 locations across 16 states.

COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER SPOTLIGHTS

Meet the frontline heroes from the program.

FOCUS AREAS

Our efforts help clinics overcome challenges to vaccine access.

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Lack of Personnel & Outreach Staff

Clinics in the program are provided workforce grants of $20,000 to $100,000 alongside targeted training.

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Transportation Barriers to Access

Sostento trains clinics to coordinate free UberHealth rides that get patients to vaccination sites and staff to home based vaccinations.

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Not Enough Culturally Adapted Education

Clinics are provided with tailored educational materials and outreach strategies to deploy in their diverse communities.

HEALTH WORKER TESTIMONIALS

Stories from the frontline on the impact of the program.

CLINIC SUPPORT

Tools, services and other resources for increasing vaccination are provided to clinics by Sostento staff.

Data Collection

Clinics use a Sostento data collection tool to collect critical information about vaccination and outreach efforts.

Monthly Webinars

Each month all clinics in the program join a call to get updates and learn best practices from their peers and guest speakers.

Staff Trainings

Trainings on financial reporting, compliance and other key capacity building areas are provided to clinics.

PHOTOS FROM THE FRONTLINE

See the clinics in action.

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This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $7,292,304.00 with 0% percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov