Organizing for Black Lives and Funding COVID-19 Relief: Community Responses to Systemic Racism and Imagining Public Health 4.0

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This article summarizes the approach taken by Florida CBO the Contigo Fund, which created two relief funds to address structural inequities among the LGBTQ+ and Black communities. These funds were used to provide grants to other organizations that support these communities and direct small grants to applicants.

Resource Details

  • Population: Black or African American|Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Persons
  • Setting/Context of Implementation: Community
  • Topics of Practice: Outreach/ Education/ Communications
  • Outcomes of Interest: Advancing Racial Equity|Reduction of Health Disparities
  • Level of Evidence: Best
  • Tools or Materials Included in Resource: No
  • Social Determinants of Health: Economic Stability
  • Outside of US: No