AHAH Monthly Program Update - Los Angeles (June 2021)

LOS ANGELES COVID-19 RELIEF UPDATE JUNE 2021

TOTAL PROGRAM IMPACT

Current Activities

864,592

PEOPLE FED

360,346

TESTS FACILITATED

As the need for volunteers at the COVID-19 testing and vaccination sites starts to slow - a promising sign that Los Angeles County is gaining control over the virus - our team continues to assist the local community in a diverse range of ways. On top of our key work at LA Food Bank, CORE, and Kedren Community Health Center, we are supporting Water Drop LA at the weekends, and plan to do some habitat restoration work with Tree People in the coming weeks.

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VOLUNTEERS VOLUNTEER HOURS

We’re grateful that all of our staff and volunteers have had at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine now, and 89% of people on program are fully vaccinated.

Volunteer Voices “The AHAH team was wonderful and took our safety and time seriously, while providing a supportive network! I highly recommend this program to those who haven't participated in service programs before as a way to stick a toe in the water and see if long term service projects are for you. All Hands and Hearts programs truly give you the opportunity to make a difference and be embraced by a community!”

- Grace “All Hands and Hearts DM12 programs offer a unique opportunity to serve and meet community needs in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Los Angeles program specifically offers a nice variety of work, caring and supportive staff, as well as a beautiful location. The program also takes COVID-19 precautions very seriously, which helps volunteers feel safe and comfortable working in the field. Overall, it has been an incredibly rewarding experience to be a part of!”

- Kymber Photos: (top) volunteers at the Kedren site, (left) volunteers at the AHAH program base.

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Disaster Profile The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the Los Angeles County, California area, but thankfully the numbers are significantly reducing and the infection rate is slowing. To date, there have been more than 1,244,254 confirmed cases and over 24,354 deaths. The County Risk Level is now at yellow.

Our Work In early July 2020, our assessment team deployed to Los Angeles to identify how we could be most effective in supporting the Los Angeles community through the COVID-19 crisis. Working closely with new and existing partners, we identified that the key needs related to COVID-19 were more volunteers to assist with food distribution and back-of-house support for COVID-19 testing and, more recently, vaccinations. In October 2020, we launched a program using our DM12 volunteer initiative to address these needs by increasing the capacity of partner organizations, Los Angeles Regional Food Bank and CORE, which is part of the operations at Dodgers Stadium and Pierce College.

With approximately 30 volunteers per cohort, 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.

Photos: (top right) cohort 3 DM12 volunteers, inclusive of AmeriCorps NCCC volunteers, (right) volunteers with their fundraising goals chart!

Our Partners in Los Angeles

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