Commonpoint Queens Awarded Funding from Mayor de Blasio and NYC Health + Hospitals to Promote Test & Trace
Mayor de Blasio announced on July 27, 2020 $7.8 million in funding to promote public awareness around COVID-19 and the City’s Test & Trace Corps. Commonpoint Queens has been selected among thirty-seven other community-based organizations to educate the public on staying safe from COVID-19 and engaging with the Test & Trace Corps in the City’s public health response.
“Our city will not recover until we address the painful disparities laid bare by the COVID-19 crisis,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio. “As we emerge from the crisis, we are doing everything we can to deliver care to New Yorkers in the heart of their communities. The Test and Trace Corps is our most effective way to stop the spread of the virus and ensure that New Yorkers have the tools they need to protect themselves and their loved ones.”
The Test & Trace Corps is the City’s comprehensive effort to test, trace, and treat every case of COVID-19. Through a partnership with NYC Health + Hospitals and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Corps allows the City to immediately isolate and care for those who test positive for the virus and then rapidly track, assess, and quarantine anyone they may have infected.
For more information, please contact Brynn McCormick at bmccormick@commonpointqueens.org.The Mayor’s full press release can be found below or here.
NEW YORK—Mayor de Blasio today announced $7.8 million for community-based organizations to promote public awareness around COVID-19 and the City’s Test & Trace Corps. These 38 community-based organizations (CBOs) serve low-income and vulnerable communities across the five boroughs at increased risk of contracting COVID-19.
“Our city will not recover until we address the painful disparities laid bare by the COVID-19 crisis,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio. “As we emerge from the crisis, we are doing everything we can to deliver care to New Yorkers in the heart of their communities. The Test and Trace Corps is our most effective way to stop the spread of the virus and ensure that New Yorkers have the tools they need to protect themselves and their loved ones.”
The following organizations will receive funding from the City to educate the public on staying safe from COVID-19 and engaging with the Test & Trace Corps in the City’s public health response. Messaging and outreach work will begin this month and continue through November. Additional information is available here.
- National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS
- Public Health Solutions (PHS)
- SCO Family of Services
- The Child Center of NY, Inc.
- The Osborne Association, Inc.
- African Communities Together
- Brooklyn Public Library
- Center for the Integration and Advancement of New Americans, Inc. (CIANA)
- Community Health Action of Staten Island
- Community Mediation Services, Inc.
- Health People, Inc.
- Housing Works, Inc.
- India Home Inc.
- Make the Road New York
- Mexican Coalition for the Empowerment of Youth and Families
- Mosholu-Montefiore Community Center, Inc.
- Samuel Field YM&YWHA dba Commonpoint Queens
- SCAN-Harbor
- The Central Family Life Center
- The Fortune Society
- African Services Committee
- Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc.
- Center for Independence of the Disabled, New York (CIDNY)
- Fifth Avenue Committee, Inc.
- Girl Be Heard Institute
- Harlem Community Justice Center/Center for Court Innovation/Fund for the City of New York
- Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement
- Maspeth Town Hall, Inc.
- Pride Center of Staten Island, Inc.
- Project Hospitality
- Sure We Can, Inc.
- The Door – A Center of Alternatives, Inc.
- The Hetrick-Martin Institute, Inc.
- The Institute for Family Health
- The Korean-American Family Service Center, Inc.
- The New York Immigration Coalition, Inc.
- Translatina Network (dba Translatinx Network)
- YAI, Inc.
The Test & Trace Corps is the City’s comprehensive effort to test, trace, and treat every case of COVID-19. Through a partnership with NYC Health + Hospitals and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Corps allows the City to immediately isolate and care for those who test positive for the virus and then rapidly track, assess, and quarantine anyone they may have infected.
Additional information on the Test & Trace Corps, including program metrics, is available here.
