Throughout our 132-year history as a human rights organization, Heartland Alliance has courageously served and advocated on behalf of the most marginalized among us, especially during times of crisis and extraordinary need. Our participants look to us as a trusted resource as they seek access to health and healing, safety and justice, and economic opportunity.
COVID-19 brings unprecedented threats to the individuals and communities we serve, as the most vulnerable often have the least access to the information, resources, and care they need to stay healthy and safe. Heartland Alliance is committed to continuing services for our participants, many of whom fall in the highest-risk categories for contracting COVID-19 – the elderly, those experiencing homelessness, individuals with significant mental health needs, the medically fragile, and those with co-occurring health conditions.
As always, the safety and well-being of our employees, participants and volunteers is our topmost priority. As we carry out our work as courageous champions of human rights, Heartland Alliance is proactively taking steps to help decrease the spread of COVID-19:
- We have convened a COVID-19 Crisis Management Team that meets daily to address new issues that may develop and to closely monitor the latest developments with COVID-19. All of our action planning is informed by guidance from the World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and local, state and federal officials.
- We are adhering to CDC protocols regarding social distancing and emphasizing the importance of healthy hygiene; isolating participants who are displaying symptoms of the virus; quarantining participants who may have been exposed to the virus; and increasing the frequency and extent of facility cleaning practices.
- We are limiting or modifying face-to-face interactions with participants, partners, vendors, and colleagues by adapting our delivery of services to participants and working remotely, when possible, and conducting meetings via telephone, Skype, or conference calls.
- We are also actively working with our participant populations to share accurate information on and dispel myths about COVID-19 through a variety of resources and communications channels.
Especially in these uncertain times, what remains constant is our community of courageous champions of human rights. Please join us in providing health and safety to those most in need during this crisis:
- Follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram to stay updated on the latest developments with our work.
- Share stories of our courageous participants and employees, and help us spread accurate information about how to keep vulnerable populations safe from COVID-19.
- Make a gift to help employees across the Alliance provide access to critical supportive services to those who are most vulnerable.
- Donate homemade masks to help fight COVID-19.
We are grateful for the support and care you have for the individuals we serve, and for our employees who are on the frontlines every day.
