Los Angeles
Los Angeles COVID-19 Relief
October 2020 – July 2021
During the COVID-19 pandemic, AHAH supported vulnerable populations in Los Angeles by distributing supplies and providing direct aid to families and community partners.
Disaster Profile
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause a significant impact to the Los Angeles (LA), California county area, but thankfully the numbers are significantly reducing and the rate of infection is slowing. To date, there are more than 1,244,254 confirmed cases, 24,354 deaths in Los Angeles County alone. The County Risk Level is now at yellow.
Our Response
Supporting Los Angeles Communities During the COVID 19 Crisis
In early July 2020, our assessment team deployed to Los Angeles, California 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 assembled approximately 15,000 emergency meal kits, distributed 60,000 meals to families in need and orchestrated 30,000 COVID-19 tests and 50,000 vaccinations on a weekly basis.
