Non-stop Non-profits: How Their Work Brought Real Pandemic Relief
As Community Development practitioners, we see first-hand how the inequities in housing, health, and education impact the communities we serve. The COVID-19 public health crisis has exposed these inequities and shed much-needed light on the disproportionate impacts for the poor and communities of color. According to recent articles by the Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Affairs, people of color are: at an increased risk for serious illness if they contract COVID-19 due to higher rates of underlying health conditions, such as diabetes, asthma, hypertension, and obesity compared to Whites; more likely to be uninsured and to lack a regular provider …