COVID Vaccine Outreach Opportunities

Good Morning Volunteers,

The NOLA Ready Volunteer Corps & MRC have been instrumental to fighting the coronavirus pandemic in New Orleans. Thank you again for all your efforts the past few months. 

As of this morning, approximately 40% of New Orleanians have received at least the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. This is amazing progress, but vaccines haven't reached everyone yet. Vaccine uptake in New Orleans is uneven in part due to information about and access to COVID vaccines. Despite the best efforts of those involved in public health emergency response, some of the neighborhoods with the highest COVID-19 infection rates are the least vaccinated. The City and its community partners have been working to reach our most vulnerable residents for months, but now we are asking for your help: NOLA Ready volunteers can now train up to get involved with vaccine outreach. Vaccine outreach opportunities will vary, but can include tabling, canvassing, and assisting with mobile vaccination sites.

Below is our three-part outreach training curriculum. Many of you have already taken VAC 100 & HIP 100 (thank you!) so all you have to take now is VAC 200, our new volunteer outreach training. Click here to view the full training curriculum, including supplemental resources. 

1. Intro to Vaccine Outreach (VAC 200) - NEW!
2. Intro to Vaccine Administration (VAC 100)
3. HIPPA/Confidentiality Training (HIP 100)

Volunteers Needed

Lastly, although we're adding in volunteer opportunities related to COVID vaccine outreach and volunteer opportunities related to the upcoming 2021 hurricane season, that doesn't mean we are slowing down in running community vaccine sites and the mass vaccination site! New volunteer shifts have been added (with shortened shifts), and we have a need for volunteers on the following dates next week:

• Monday, April 12th
  •  6:30am-10:30am
  • 10am-2:30pm
• Thursday, April 15th
  • 6:30am-10:30am
  • 10am-2:30pm
  • 2pm-5pm

Sign up to lend a hand on the Opportunities Page.

- The Team at NOLA Ready
-The Team at MRC

volunteer@nola.gov

Please Review: Vaccine Outreach Training Plan

The training plan includes several supplemental materials to prepare you for vaccine outreach, including basic vaccine information, health equity resources, and more. Once you have completed the required trainings, you can check for upcoming vaccine outreach shifts on the Better Impact Opportunities Page.

NOLA Ready is the City of New Orleans' emergency preparedness campaign, managed by the New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. 

For questions about volunteering, email volunteer@nola.gov.