The Tri-County Interfaith Partnership invites you to join a historical event where faith leaders from across the region unite their voices and bring hope to our communities. Considered some of the most trusted neighborhood messengers, faith leaders play a vital role in helping people overcome vaccine hesitancy and feel safe in taking the vaccination.
Equity is at the core of this partnership, ensuring that we support smaller faith-based groups that are often volunteer-based, and carry the spiritual load of grieving families, while simultaneously providing assistance to their community needs, such as vaccine access and support. These faith-based organizations, located in some of the most underserved regions, are usually left behind.
Our event will explore some key themes:
- Faith Leaders & staff considered essential workers. The role of faith leaders as some of the most trusted messengers who can influence followers to overcome hesitancy and take vaccines.
- The success of partnering with county officials in ensuring vulnerable populations have the connections they need to access vaccines.
- The Importance of a diverse group of health experts that represent our communities' demographics and can relate COVID-19 messaging in a culturally-relevant way.
- The intersection of people with disabilities and people of faith, particularly when it comes to seniors in communities of color.
- The resources and tools, such as messaging, available to help faith leaders.
We also extend this invitation to philanthropy, government, and other community partners that can support faith-based organizations in our region.
For more information contact: Karla López del Río, karlalo@ucr.edu
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About The Tri-County Interfaith Partnership
A subsidiary of the Tri-County Community Partnership (TCCP), is a diverse network of faith-based organizations from across the region with the sole purpose of uniting on common issues that uplift our communities.
About the Tri-County Community Partnership (TCCP)
An innovative, cross-sectoral and cross-regional effort in Southern California that harnesses the talent and civic energy of government agencies, community media, nonprofits, businesses, and faith-based organizations to collaborate on common solutions to major issues. The TCCP builds on the foundations of 2020 Census outreach in the counties of Imperial, Riverside, and San Bernardino, and is an early national model on rapid response that benefits from investments in civic infrastructure.
Date: Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at 3:30 pm (PST)
Register here: interfaith-summit.eventbrite.com
*Zoom Link and Agenda to be sent via email prior to event
