Eastern Bank Foundation Announces 2021 Community Advocacy Award Honorees
Each COVID-19 Warrior is at the forefront of addressing inequities exacerbated by the pandemic
“Time and again, at times of great challenge and especially during this pandemic, it’s our nonprofit sector that picks us up and moves us forward,” said
The areas addressed by this year’s honorees are as follows:
Increasing Food Access
Racial inequities in food insecurity and gaps in food access are growing, alarmingly. Reports estimate 30 percent of adults in
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Merrimack Valley Food Bank , led by Executive DirectorAmy Pessia -
Healthy
Waltham , led by Executive DirectorMyriam Michel -
Gather
New Hampshire , led by Executive DirectorDeb Anthony
Easing Child Care Scarcity
The pandemic has also laid bare the flaws in our child education and care ecosystem. Since COVID-19,
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Old Colony Y , led by President & CEOVincent J. Marturano
Addressing Vaccination Inequities
To address disparities surrounding the vaccine, organizations took different approaches to getting communities vaccinated. They focused on getting accurate and culturally-competent information into our communities through vaccine education, and providing access in pop-up clinics at churches, civic centers and elsewhere to help people actually get the vaccine. Community Advocacy Award honorees being recognized for vaccination equity efforts are:
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Cape
Abilities , led by Interim President & CEOKim McElholm -
GOTVax, co-founded by Dr.
Alister Martin , Emergency Medicine Physician atMassachusetts General Hospital and Assistant Professor atHarvard Medical School , andJon Santiago , Emergency Medicine Physician atMassachusetts General Hospital and State Representative from the 9thSuffolk District -
Essex County Community Foundation , led by President and CEOBeth Francis
Supporting Businesses of Color
In
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Black Economic Council of Massachusetts (BECMA), led by President and CEOSegun Idowu -
Small Business Strong, an initiative led by
Yvonne Garcia in addition to her role as Chief of Staff to the Chairman and CEO of State Street Corporation where she is also Global Head of Communications
Read more about all of the 2021 Community Advocacy Award honorees at:
https://www.easternbank.com/communityadvocacyawards
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