SOUTH HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Mennonite Friendship Communities announced Thursday that it has been selected to receive a $10,000 grant through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Vaccine Equity and Access Program to increase COVID-19 and influenza vaccine access among older adults.
The grant was offered as part of a national partnership between LeadingAge, a national association of nonprofit aging services providers, and CDC partner Community Catalyst to strengthen vaccine education through community outreach and community-provider coalitions. Mennonite Friendship Communities will use the grant to reward staff for their vaccination efforts and to help educate the community on the value of receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.
Mennonite Friendship Communities is one of 42 LeadingAge members that have received a grant via an application process earlier this year. Clinics will be held throughout the first quarter of 2022.
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