AHAH Monthly Program Update - Los Angeles (February 2021)

LOS ANGELES COVID-19 RELIEF UPDATE FEBRUARY 2021

TOTAL PROGRAM IMPACT

404,456 335,229 44 8,209

PEOPLE FED TESTS FACILITATED VOLUNTEERS

Current Activities Having said goodbye to our first cohort of DM12 volunteers at the beginning of last month, our staff team were glad to welcome the second cohort to program on January 24, inclusive of two AmeriCorps NCCC teams! Following their period of mandatory quarantine, the volunteers will continue supporting the essential work of our partners, CORE and LA Regional Food Bank.

VOLUNTEER HOURS

While COVID-19 cases remain extremely high in Los Angeles, we are pleased to share two pieces of positive news: 1) that CORE is now administering COVID-19 vaccinations as well as testing, and 2) that we have decided to extend our program until July given the significant, ongoing needs of the County in response to the COVID-19 crisis. These additional three months will enable us to distribute approximately 380,000 more meals to families in need, administer approximately 235,000 more COVID-19 tests and help facilitate approximately 600,000 vaccinations.

Partner Spotlight "In this unprecedented pandemic, we need all hands on deck to protect our communities,” said Ann Lee, CORE co-founder and CEO. “We are immensely grateful to have All Hands and Hearts’ helpful volunteers supporting our L.A. program at this turning point in the pandemic. Their support is invaluable to CORE and the Angeleno community."

Photos: (top) our second cohort of DM12 volunteers at the base of operations, (left) a volunteer packaging food parcels at the LA Regional Food Bank.

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Disaster Profile The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause significant impact to the Los Angeles (LA) County, California area. To date, there are more than 1,120,895 confirmed cases, over 16,800 deaths and the threat level is extreme — signifying that severe and uncontrolled levels of COVID-19 infection is spreading in the community and could quickly overwhelm the healthcare system.

Our Work Our team has been in Los Angeles since early July, working with new and existing partners to identify how we can be most effective in supporting the Los Angeles community through the COVID-19 crisis. More volunteers to assist with food distribution and back-of-house support for COVID-19 testing were identified as key, current COVID-19 related needs, and we are addressing these needs by increasing the capacity of partner organizations, LA Regional Food Bank and CORE. With approximately 30 volunteers, alongside the volunteers of our partners, we aim to assemble 15,000 emergency meal kits, distribute 60,000 meals to families in need and orchestrate 30,000 COVID-19 tests and 50,000 vaccinations on a weekly basis.

About All Hands and Hearts We effectively and efficiently address the immediate and long-term needs of communities impacted by natural disasters. We communicate directly with local leaders and community members and then deploy our unique model of engaging volunteers to enable direct impact, helping to build safer, more resilient schools, homes and infrastructure.

We have earned a 4-star rating by Charity Navigator for the seventh year in a row. This year only seven percent of rated non-profits received this distinction for financial and operational efficiency.

Our Partners in Los Angeles

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