Edmonton COVID19 Rapid Response Collaborative
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
From: Edmonton COVID19 Rapid Response Collaborative (ECRRC)
The Edmonton COVID19 Rapid Response Collaborative (ECRRC) consists of 13 agencies that have been responding to social and economic crisis triggered by COVID-19 pandemic. With financial support from the Province of Alberta, and the in kind assistance of the Government of Canada and the City of Edmonton, the collaboration aims to effectively contribute to flattening the curve by leveraging efforts of the various agencies involved. ECRRC will provide timely, dignified and culturally safe supports and information for Edmontonians who have tested positive for COVID-19 or have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive.
ECRRC believes that a strong community is created through building collaborative working relationships and creating new models to leverage each agency’s strengths and capacities to better serve the communities in which they are rooted. The communities served by the 13 organizations include Indigenous Peoples, immigrants, those living with disability and other vulnerable communities in Edmonton. ECRRC welcomes all Edmontonians in need of support to heal in dignified and caring ways to contact our (toll free) multilingual emergency response centre at 1-833-738-7727. Starting March 1, 2021, outreach workers will provide support in 30+ languages from Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. Callers will receive relevant information and be connected to needed services and supports including food, assistance with applications for income support, health and wellness, and cultural connections. Action for Healthy Communities Society of Alberta www.a4hc.ca Multicultural Health Brokers mchb.org Edmonton Immigrant Services Association www.eisa-edmonton.org John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights www.jhcentre.org Islamic Family & Social Services Association www.ifssa.ca Africa Centre www.africacentre.ca Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers www.emcn.ab.ca ASSIST Community Services Centre www.assistcsc.org Catholic Social Services www.cssalberta.ca Francophonie Albertaine Plurielle www.frap.ca Creating Hope Society www.creatinghopesociety.ca Canadian Native Friendship Centre www.cnfc.ca Coalition for Justice and Human Rights www.coalition4jhr.org
Special thank you to the City of Edmonton, Edmonton’s Food Bank, Alberta Health Services, and 211 for the continuous support in reaching the ECRRC objective.
For further details, please contact:
Bernadette Lahtail – biahtail@www.creatinghopesociety.ca Angelica Quesada – angelica@jhcentre.org
Emmanuel Onah – Ofodile Emmanuel Onah <emmanuel.onah@africacentre.ca
Co-Chairs of the Collaborative Edmonton COVID -19 Rapid Response
WEBSITE CONTENT FOR ALL AGENCIES If you are in Edmonton and need support, call 1-833-738-7727
If you or someone you know has tested positive for COVID-19 and you need information and support in your home language, please contact (toll free) the multilingual emergency response centre at 1-833-738-7727. An outreach worker will support you answer your questions and provide referrals in the following languages:
● Mandarin
● Amharic ● Nepali
● Arabic ● Oromo
● Cantonese ● Persian
● Cebuano ● Pidgin
● Dari ● Punjabi
● Dinka ● Saraiki
● Farsi ● Sinhala
● French ● Somali
● Hindi ● Spanish
● Indigenous Languages (TBD) ● Swahili
● Japanese ● Tagalog
● Kinyarwanda ● Tamil
● Korean ● Telegu
● Lingala ● Tigrinya
● Malayalam ● Urdu
You’re not in this alone!
● You don’t have to go to work if you’re sick. Know your rights, contact us now.
● Apply for government COVID-19 relief. There are financial supports available to individuals affected by COVID-19+ or who need to be in isolation. Find out how to apply. ● You’re not alone, everyone is feeling the strain of the pandemic. Reach out now for food relief.
In response to the ongoing pandemic, the new Edmonton COVID -19 Rapid Response Collaborative (ECRRC) has created a rapid response Indigenous Peoples, immigrants, those living with disability and other vulnerable communities help with ongoing COVID-19 related needs. Outreach workers provide support in 30+ languages with referrals to more than 12 agencies.
Support for this initiative comes from the City of Edmonton, Province of Alberta and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
OUR ORGANIZATION is pleased to announce our participation in the Edmonton COVID -19 Rapid Response Collaborative (ECRRC). ECRRC believes a strong community is created through building relationships. As a group, we hope to welcome everyone in Edmonton and support them through our group’s collective free services. The collaborative created a unique community model for inclusion of all individuals from various populations groups including Indigenous, newcomers and refugees, people with disability ethno-cultural and other vulnerable communities in Edmonton to benefit with dignity and respect. This project is supported by multiple community based organizations, social service agencies, the Government of Alberta, the City of Edmonton and in kind support from Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
Members of ECRRC include the following agencies and organizations: Action for Healthy Communities Society of Alberta www.a4hc.ca Multicultural Health Brokers mchb.org Edmonton Immigrant Services Association www.eisa-edmonton.org John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights www.jhcentre.org Islamic Family & Social Services Association www.ifssa.ca Africa Centre www.africacentre.ca Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers www.emcn.ab.ca ASSIST Community Services Centre www.assistcsc.org Catholic Social Services www.cssalberta.ca Francophonie Albertaine Plurielle www.frap.ca Creating Hope Society www.creatinghopesociety.ca Canadian Native Friendship Centre www.cnfc.ca Coalition for Justice and Human Rights www.coalition4jhr.org
For further details, please contact: name of the contact person of the agency participating in Edmonton COVID -19 Rapid Response Collaborative